Graduate Certificate in Education Studies

Program of study

Prescribed units added:

• EDIT425
• EDIT426

Listed units added:

• EDIT513
• EDIT517
• EDIT518
• EDIT521
• EDCX509
• EDCX510
• EDCX528
• EDCX528
• LING466
• EDSP412
• EDSP501
• EDSP505
• EDSP552
• EDSP554

Note changes to program of study.

Program of study

• Schedule B:  EDLA510 added.

Course Requirements

Restriction around completing only 6cps at 500 level removed.

Note changes to program of study.

Note changes to course requirements.

Program of study:

• Listed units removed - EDSP502, EDCX515, ENGL504 & ENGL510

Career outcomes:

• Removal of specialisations no longer in the course and reworded the Career outcomes to emphasise the flexible choice and remaining specialisation being TESOL

Additional Requirements:

• Updated clauses relating to placement within the degree and contact with children to reflect current requirements outlined by the Office for Professional Learning.

Advanced Standing:

• Updated the Advanced Standing requirements to appropriately match UNE policy and restrict RPL (professional experience) as credit for units in this award, due to the specific nature of the units and requirements of the Department of Education (TESOL Specialisation).

Note changes to program of study

No changes for 2022

Nil

No changes for 2021

Nil

Admission to candidature

Admission rule (d) has been deleted

Award of Degree

Amended to delete reference to Schedule B and Schedule C

Program of Study Overview

• Schedule B (Careers and Transitional Education) has been deleted
• Schedule C (Gifted and Talented: Teaching for High Potential) has been deleted
• Schedule D (TESOL) now becomes Schedule B

Program of Study – Schedule A

Listed Units:

• EDLT472 deleted
• EDLT481 deleted
• EDLT488 deleted
• EDCX528 title change
• EDCX542 deleted
• EDCX547 deleted
• EDCX548 deleted
• EDCX555 deleted
• EDCX560 deleted
• EDCX573 deleted
• EDCX575 deleted
• EDCX576 deleted
• EDEE500 deleted
• EDEE518 deleted
• EDEE520 deleted
• EDEE521 deleted
• EDEE528 title change
• EDIT523 deleted
• EDLT572 deleted
• EDLT573 deleted
• EDLT581 deleted
• EDLT584 deleted
• EDLT588 deleted
• EDLT589 deleted
• EDSP501 title change
• EDSP502 title change
• EDSP503 deleted
• EDSP504 deleted
• EDSP552 added
• EDSP554 added

No changes to Schedule B (previously Schedule D).

Note unit and title changes

Note changes to Schedules

Candidates under pre-2020 rules may complete under their current rules or apply to transfer.

Candidates under pre-2020 rules may take listed units added to the 2020 rules.

Candidates under pre-2020 rules, completing the Gifted and Talented: Teaching for High Potential specialisation have been advised to complete their core units during the 2019 academic year as the units will not be offered in 2020.

Candidates under pre-2020 rules, completing Careers and Transitional Education specialisation will be advised to complete the units EDUC407and EDUC506 by the end of 2020. EDUC496 is to be replaced with DYPP500A and can be done at any time.

Program of Study – Schedule A

• EDCX573 title change to Educational Policy and Planning
• EDCX576 title change to Higher Education: Leadership and Management
• EDEE523 has been removed
• EDEE500 and ENGL504 and ENGL510 have been added to the listed units in a section where a student would choose only one of these three units as a 6cp listed unit.

No changes to the other Schedules.

Note unit and title changes

Current students may complete under their current rules or apply to transfer to the 2019 rules.

Candidates studying the Schedule A Program under pre-2019 rules may take listed units added to the 2019 rules i.e EDEE500 and ENGL504 and ENGL510 have been added to the listed units in a section where a student would choose only one of these three units as a 6cp listed unit.

Program of Study - Schedule A

• EDIT427, EDIT428, EDIT527, EDLA523, EDSL515, EDSL70, EDSL577, EDSL578 and EDSL584 have been withdrawn

Current students may complete under their current rules or apply to transfer to the 2018 rules.

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course.

Program of Study - Overview

• Schedule C (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Language (TESOL)) is now Schedule D
• There is a new Schedule – Schedule C (Gifted and Talented: Teaching for High Potential)

Unit Change

• EDLT582 code changed to EDLT572

Program of Study - Schedule A

Listed Units:

• EDLA489 title changed to Teaching Pronunciation
• EDLT472, EDLT481 and EDLT488 have been added
• EDCX573 title changed to The ‘Learning’ Organisation, Policy and Planning
• EDCX575 title changed to Theory, Principals and Values
• EDEE520 title changed to Image, Text and Multimodality
• EDLA503 title changed to Perspectives on Language, Society and Culture
• EDLA519 has been deleted
• EDLA523 title changed to Second Language Acquisition: Research into Practice
• EDLT582 code changed to EDLT572
• EDLT588 title changed to eLearning for Gifted and Talented Children
• EDLT589 has been added
• EDSL577 title changed to Leadership and Management in Educational Institutions
• EDSL578 title changed to Evidence-Based Performance
• EDSL584 title changed to Instructional Leadership

Schedule D – Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Prescribed Units:

• EDLA503 title changed to Perspectives on Language, Society and Culture

Listed Units:

• EDLA489 title changed to Teaching Pronunciation

Current students may complete under their current rules or apply to transfer to the 2017 rules subject to meeting the admission requirements.

Note unit, unit code and title changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that have been withdrawn will be credited towards their course

Schedule A – No Specialisation

• EDCX509 has been added
• EDCX515 title changed to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education: Issues and Policies
• EDEC550, EDEC551, EDPE543, EDSE563, EDSS568 and EDSS576 have been withdrawn
• EDSP502 title changed to Planning and Instruction for Students with Exceptionalities
• EDSP504 title changed to Evidence-Based Management for Challenging Behaviours: PrEx 10 Days
• EDUC506 title changed to Career Development: Theory and Application

Schedule B - Careers and Transition Education Specialisation

• EDUC506 title changed to Career Development: Theory and Application

Schedule C – Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Specialisation

Prescribed Units:

• Credit points changed from 24 cps to 18 cps
• EDLA410 has been moved to Listed Units
• EDLA487 title changed to Teaching English as an Additional Language or Dialect I
• EDLA488 title changed to Teaching English as an Additional Language or Dialect II

Listed Units:

• Listed Units has been added
• Complete 6 cps from the following units:
  • EDLA410 Linguistics for Language Teachers
  • EDLA489 Teaching English Pronunciation

Current students may complete under their current course rules or apply to transfer to 2016 rules.

Note unit, unit code and/or title changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course

These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2016 course rules

Note credit point change

Note addition of Listed Units

Schedule A – No Specialisation

• EDCX435, EDCX446, EDCX476, EDLT420, EDLT490, EDSP444, EDUC428, EDLI502, EDLI504 and EHPS591 have been withdrawn
• EDIT425, EDIT426, EDIT427, EDIT428, EDLA410, EDLA489, EDUC496, EDUC497 and EDIT527 have been added
• EDI415 title changed to Implementing eLearning Environments
• EDLA487 title changed to Teaching English as an Additional Language or Dialect I
• EDLA488 title changed to Teaching English as an Additional Language or Dialect II

Schedule B - Careers and Transition Education Specialisation

• HSMH421 has been withdrawn
• HSCS435 has been added
• EDSP444 has been withdrawn and replaced with EDUC496

Schedule C – Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Specialisation

Prescribed Units:

• Credit points changed from 12 cps to 24 cps
• EDLA410 has been added
• EDLA503 moved from Listed Units to Prescribed Units

Listed Units:

• All Listed Units have been withdrawn – EDLA510, EDLA519, EDLA523, EDCX446, EDCX476, EDIT415, EDLT490, EDSP444, EDUC407, EDUC428, EDUC456

Note unit code and/or title changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their courses

These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2015 course rules

Schedule B:

• Students who have not completed EDSP444 must complete EDUC496

Specialisation no longer offered:

• Comparative Education
• Literature and New Literacies
• Educational Leadership

Careers and Transition Education Specialisation

• Core Units: Credit points changes from 18 cps to 24 cps
• Listed Units withdrawn
• EDUC507 code changed to EDUC407 Career Development – Policies and Practice
• EDSP444 moved from Listed Units to Core Units
• EDSP462 has been withdrawn

New – Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Specialisation

Core Units:

• Complete the following units: EDLA487 and EDLA488
• Listed Units: Complete 6 cps from the following units – EDLA503, EDLA510, EDLA519, EDLA523
• And complete 6 cps from the following units – EDCX435, 446, 476; EDIT415; EDLT420, 490; EDSP444; EDUC407, 428, 456

No Specialisation

Credit points changed from 24 cps to 18-24 cps – Complete 18-24 cps from the following units:

• EDCX435, 446, 476; EDIT415; EDLA487, 488; EDLT420, 490; EDSP444; EDUC407, 428, 456
• And complete not more than 6 cps from 500-level units listed in Schedule A from the Master of Education

Note new and withdrawn Specialisations

Note unit changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their courses

These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2014 course rules

New – Comparative Education Specialisation

Core Units: Complete the following units –

• EDCX560 Frameworks for Intercultural Studies and Education
• EDCX573 Planning and Policy
• EDCX576 Comparative and International Education Policy

Listed Units: Complete 6 cps from the following units -

• EDSL515 Managing Organisational Transition
• EDSL581 Leadership for Personnel Development

New – Educational Leadership Specialisation

Core Units: Complete the following units –

• EDCX573 Planning and Policy
• EDCX575 Higher Education Leadership and Management
• EDCX576 Comparative and International Education Policy

Listed Units: Complete 6 cps from the following units -

• EDSL515 Managing Organisational Transition
• EDSL581 Leadership for Personnel Development

No Specialisation

The following units have code and/or title changes:

• EDIT517 title changed to eLearning Communities

The following units have been added:

• EDCX573, EDCX575, EDCX576, EDSL581

The following units have been withdrawn:

• EDAE506, EDAE514, EDEC500, EDLT590, EDME537, EDPE545, EDSE567, EDSS571, GEPL570, BEPP596

Note unit and/or title changes

Note two new Specialisations

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their courses

These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2013 course rules

New – Career and Transition Education Specialisation

Core Units: Complete the following units –

• EDUC506 Foundations of Career Development Theory
• EDUC507 Career Development – Policies and Practice
• HSHM421 Foundational Counselling and Assessment Skills

Listed Units: Complete 6 cps from the following units -

• EDSP462 Transition: School to the Community
• EDSP444 Childhood and Adolescence: Development and Learning

No Specialisation

The following units have code and/or title changes:

• PDAL596 code changed to BEPP596 Special Topic

The following units have been added:

• EDEC550, EDEC551 EDUC506 and EDUC507

The following units have been withdrawn:

• EDEC500 and PDAL599

Note unit and/or title changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their courses

These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2012 course rules

New – Literature and New Literacies Specialisation

• Prescribed Units: Complete the following units –
• EDEE518 ICT and New Literacies
• EDEE520 Image, Text and Contemporary Culture
• EDEE521 Grammar for Teaching English in the 21^st Century
• EDEE523 Multimodal Folk and Fantasy Literature

No Specialisation

The following units have code and/or title changes:

• EDCX547 title changed to Culturally Responsive Schooling (CRS)
• EDIT513 title changed to Creating Accessible eLearning Environments
• EDLA502 code changed to EDLI502 TESOL I
• EDLA504 code changed to EDLI504 TESOL II
• EDSE563 title changed to Innovations in Science Education
• EDSL570 title changed to The Principalship and School Leadership Positions
• EHPS591 title changed to Research Methods 2

The following units have been added:

• EDEE518, EDEE520, EDEE521, EDEE523, EDSS568, EDSS576, PDAL596, PDAL599

The following unit has been withdrawn:

• EDEE529

Note unit and/or title changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their courses

These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2011 course rules

The Middle Years Schooling Specialisation is no longer offered.

The International Schooling, Education and Development Specialisation is now the Graduate Certificate in International Schooling, Education and Development.

Middle Years Schooling Specialisation

• EDSP472 is now EDSP503 Student Behaviour and Learning: Social Contexts and Diversity
• EDSP480 is now EDSP505 Inclusive Education: Strategies in Context

International Schooling, Education and Development Specialisation

• EDLA403 is now EDLA503
• EDCX410 is now EDCX510
• EDCX528 title change to Peacemaking

No Specialisation

The following units have code and/or title changes:

• EDAE406 is now EDAE506
• EDCX409 is now EDCX509
• EDCX415 is now EDCX515
• EDCX455 is now EDCX555 International Schools in Global and Local Context
• EDLA403 is now EDLA503
• EDLT484 is now EDLT582
• EDSE467 is now EDSE567
• EDSP480 is now EDSP505

The following units have been added:

• EDAE514, EDCX510, EDCX528, EDCX542, EDCX547, EDCX548, EDCX560, EDEC500, EDEE528, EDEE529, EDIT513, EDIT518, EDIT523, EDLA502, EDLA504, EDLA510, EDLA519, EDLT583, EDLT584, EDLT590, EDPE543, EDPE545, EDSE563, EDSL515, EDSL570, EDSL577, EDSL578, EDSL584, EDSP501, EDSP502, EDSP503, EDSS571, EDUC596, EDUC597, EHPS590, EHPS591, GEPL570

The following units have been withdrawn:

• EDAE410, EDAE415, EDCX420, EDCX446, EDCX476, EDCX522, EDEC333, EDEE423, EDEE428, EDIT412, EDIT413, EDIT414, EDLA423, EDLT488, EDME411, EDME433, EDME471, EDPE341, EDPE441, EDPE443, EDPE444, EDPE445, EDSE464, EDSE465, EDSE466, EDSP443, EDSP482, EDSP484, EDSP485, EDSS473, EDSS475, EDUC414, IDIG502, IDIG512, IDIG511, PDPS433

Note unit and/or title changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their courses

Currently enrolled students must complete this course by 31 December 2011 or transfer to the new version of the Graduate Certificate in Education Studies

• EDCX 422(Group 1 and 3) has been recoded as EDCX522
• EDCX349 (Group 4) has been withdrawn
• Code for HS332 (Group 5) changed to HSHM332
• Code for PDPS402 (Group 5)  changed to PEAC504
• Code for PDPS429 (Group 5)  changed to PEAC528
• Code for PDPS451 (Group 5)  changed to PEAC552
• Code for PDPS473 (Group 5)  changed to PEAC573

Note the unit changes