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Graduate and Postgraduate Diplomas

Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies – Bendigo (RGEST), Melbourne (Bundoora) (EDGEST), Albury-Wodonga (EDGESTW), Shepparton (EDGESTP) 1

Note: 1 Not available in 2007.

Course brochure

This course is designed to provide an opportunity for teachers and other professionals to further their professional development in general educational studies. It provides a fourth-year qualification for teachers with three years’ primary training or a qualification in education for nurses or other professionals who wish to pursue studies in professional education related to their own environment. The course is a pathway to Master’s level study.

Duration

The course is one year full-time or two to three years part-time.

Admission requirements

A three-year Bachelor degree or equivalent is required.

Course structure

The course has a total of 120 credit points. Each unit normally has a value of 20 credit points. Units may be selected from the following.

Units offered at Bendigo Campus

Bendigo unit offerings are currently under review. Please contact the School of Education for an up-to-date list of available units.

Units offered at Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus
Teaching period
Unit title
Unit code
TE-SEM-1 Approaches to Humanistic Psychology1 EDU5AHS
TE-SEM-1 Approaches to Pastoral Care EDU4APC
TE-SEM-1 Intercultural Communication and Education EDU5CCU
TE-SEM-1 Counselling Workshop EDU4CWS
TE-SEM-1 Developments in Literacy Education1 EDU5DLE
TE-SEM-1 Educational Administration 1: a critical approach EDU5EA1
TE-SEM-1 Enhancing Teaching and Learning with ICT and Multimedia EDU4ITM
TE-SEM-1 International Education Policy and Management EDU5IEP
TE-SEM-1 Communication and Interpersonal Skills EDU4IS
TE-SEM-1 Introduction to Research Methodology (30 credit points) EDU4IRM
TE-SEM-1 Learning Technologies in Education EDU4LTE
TE-SEM-1 Methods of Teaching (adult) EDU4MTA
TE-SEM-1 Modes and Structures of Consciousness EDU5MC
TE-SEM-1 Person Centred Approach in Teaching, Counselling and Nursing EDU5PCA
TE-SEM-1 Reading Subject 1 EDU5RS
TE-SEM-1 Research Methods in Education EDU5RME
TE-SEM-1 Research Practicum 1 EDU4RP
TE-SEM-1 Science and Technology in Contemporary Society EDU5STC
TE-SEM-1 Science Technology and Society in Education (15 credit points) EDU4STS
TE-SEM-1 Working with Different Learning Needs EDU5WWD
TE-SEM-2 Adult Education: theory, practice and change EDU5AED
TE-SEM-2 ‘At risk’ Students: critical considerations EDU5ARS
TE-SEM-2 Curriculum Development and Design EDU5CDD
TE-SEM-2 Educational Administration and Management EDU5EA2
TE-SEM-2 Education and Cultural Diversity1 EDU5ECD
TE-SEM-2 Holistic Education EDU4HE
TE-SEM-2 Issues in Science Education 21 EDU4SC2
TE-SEM-2 Leadership Team Building Skills EDU5LSS
TE-SEM-2 Learning, Reading and Writing1 EDU4LRW
TE-SEM-2 Literacies, Cultures and Community Learning EDU5LAC
TE-SEM-2 Managing Organisational Change EDU5MOC
TE-SEM-2 Reading Subject 2 EDU5RS
TE-SEM-2 Research Practicum 2 EDU4RP
TE-SEM-S Classroom Discipline EDU4CSD
TE-SEM-S Issues in Education EDU4IIE
TE-SEM-S Using Multimedia for Learning EDU4UML

Key: 1 Not available in 2007.

Units offered at Albury-Wodonga Campus
Teaching period
Unit title
Unit code
TE-SEM-S ‘At Risk’ Students: critical considerations1 EDU5ARS
TE-SEM-S Approaches to Pastoral Care EDU4APC
TE-SEM-1 Developments in Literacy Education1 EDU5DLE
TE-SEM-1 Approaches to Humanistic Psychology1 EDU5AHS
TE-SEM-1 Counselling Workshop1 EDU4CWS
TE-SEM-1 Interpersonal Skills1 EDU4IS
TE-SEM-1 Issues in Special Education EDU5SEI
TE-SEM-1 Leadership and Team Building Skills EDU5LSS
TE-SEM-1 Managing Organisational Change1 EDU5MOC
TE-SEM-1 Methods of Teaching (adult) EDU4MTA
TE-SEM-1 Pedagogical Principles and Practice1 EDU5PP
TE-SEM-1 Person-centred Approach in Teaching, Counselling and Nursing1 EDU5PCA
TE-SEM-1
or
TE-SEM-2
Reading Subject EDU5RS
TE-SEM-1 Research Methods in Education EDU5RME
TE-SEM-1
or
TE-SEM-2
Research Practicum EDU4RP
TE-SEM-2 Adult Education: theory, practice and change EDU5AET
TE-SEM-2 Art Education EDU4AE2
TE-SEM-2 Classroom Discipline and Student Responsibility EDU4CSD
TE-SEM-2 Curriculum Design and Implementation EDU5CDI
TE-SEM-2 Curriculum Development and Design EDU5CDD
TE-SEM-2 Gender and Education EDU5GE
TE-SEM-2 Holistic Education1 EDU4HE
TE-SEM-2 Using Multimedia for Learning EDU4UML
TE-SEM-5 Introduction to Research Methods EDU4IRM
TE-SEM-5 Research Methods in Education EDU4MRE

Key: 1 Not available in 2007.

A full description of units, including the unit name, unit code, credit points, campus/location, unit coordinator, class requirements, assessment, prerequisites and readings, appears at the end of this chapter. For the most recent descriptions of units students should access the unit database at www.latrobe.edu.au/udb_public

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Last Updated: 2 November, 2006

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