Graduate Diploma in Education
Why study the Graduate Diploma in Education at UNE?
This award qualifies graduates to apply for registration as secondary teachers in Australian states and territories in approved curriculum areas. Secondary candidates are usually required to undertake two curriculum areas. However Music, Mathematics, Science and English are undertaken as double curriculum units and are not taken with any other teaching area.
Clinical Placement or Practical Experience: Students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Education must undertake two practica. These experiences are designed to support students in forming their own links between the academic knowledge they develop at the university and the practical knowledge they can observe, model and individually create within the classroom and school.
On-campus students should be aware that placements are not usually possible in the Armidale area. Generally off-campus students are permitted to undertake their practicum in approved schools of their choice.
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DURATION
1 Year Full-time4 Years Part-time
FEES
CSP (quotas apply) or Full Fee2007 STUDY OPTIONS
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| Official Abbreviation | GradDipEd |
| Course Type | Postgraduate |
| Commencement | Semester 1 |
| Study Mode | On and Off Campus |
| Course Duration |
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| Fees | CSP (quotas apply) or Full Fee |
| Total Credit Points | 48 |
| Entry Requirements | A Candidate shall hold a relevant university degree. As a guide, you must have completed a major sequence of units at degree level for your first teaching subject area (e.g. two units at 100 level, two units at 200 level and two units at 300 level). For your second teaching subject area you must have completed a minor sequence of units at degree level (e.g. two units at 100 level and two units at 200 level). Aboriginal Studies; Computing; Drama; Economics, Commerce and Business Studies; History; Legal Studies; Mathematics; Modern Languages; Social Science (e.g. Asian Studies, Politics, Sociology or Studies in Religion) requires three-ninths of a degree of background studies. Teaching English to speakers of Other Languages requires two-ninths of a degree of background in Linguistics Visual Arts requires a comprehensive degree in Visual Arts including studies in practical arts and art history (a minimum of one year in practical art is required). Agriculture requires a comprehensive degree in Agriculture including crop, animal and farm machinery units. Science requires one-ninth of a degree in Physics or Chemistry and three-ninths of a degree in another subject chosen from Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Geology. Music requires a comprehensive degree in Music which includes Theory, Composition and Performance |
| Additional Requirements | In response to the New South Wales Department of Education and Training's requirement to meet legal obligations in respect of the Commission for Children and Young People Act 1998, and the Child Protection (Prohibited Employment) Act 1998, the Faculty of Education, Health and Professional Studies has introduced new guidelines regarding students undertaking field experience. All students are required to declare whether they are a prohibited person by completing a Prohibited Employment Declaration with their Enrolment Form. The NSW Department of Education and Training has recently introduced probity (criminal record) checks for all student teachers participating in unsupervised situations with school students. This includes the internship component of this award. Candidates should be aware that they will be subject to probity checks on behalf of potential employers after completing the award and prior to receiving clearance to function as an independent classroom teacher. Probity checks will need to be carried out prior to students undertaking any school experience. These requirements are subject to change. Current information and further information (including requirements for other states) can be obtained at: http://www.une.edu.au/education/profexp/letter-to-students.php |
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Credit Point Requirements
Total number of credit points required are 48Program of Study
Course Structure |
Credit Points |
|---|---|
| Core Units | 24 cps |
| Curriculum Units | 24 cps |
| Practical Experience | - |
| Total | 48 cps |
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