Graduate and Postgraduate Diplomas
Graduate Diploma in Student Welfare – Melbourne (Bundoora) (EDGSW), Albury-Wodonga (EDGSWW)
The course provides a professional qualification for student welfare coordinators or for teachers interested in developing a career path in student welfare or associated roles. The course aims to provide candidates with specific understandings and skills that will enhance their performance in pastoral care and student welfare.
Duration
The course may be taken over one year full-time or two to three years part-time.
Admission requirements
Normally applicants should have an approved teaching qualification and a minimum of three years of teaching experience. Candidates with a Bachelor degree may apply and will be considered based on their background and experience.
Course structure
The course consists of 120 credit points of study. Units are selected from the following:
Units offered at the Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus
| Teaching period | Unit title | Unit code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-S | Classroom Discipline | EDU4CSD |
| TE-SEM-1 | Approaches to Humanistic Psychology | EDU5AHS |
| TE-SEM-1 | Approaches to Pastoral Care | EDU4APC |
| TE-SEM-1 | Counselling Workshop | EDU4CWS |
| TE-SEM-1 | Intercultural Communication and Education | EDU5CCU |
| TE-SEM-1 | Communication and Interpersonal Skills1 | EDU4IS |
| TE-SEM-1 | Person-centred Approach to Teaching, Counselling and Nursing | EDU5PCA |
| TE-SEM-1 | Working with Different Learning Needs | EDU5WWD |
| TE-SEM-2 | ‘At Risk’ Students: critical considerations | EDU5ARS |
| TE-SEM-2 | Education and Cultural Diversity1 | EDU5ECD |
| TE-SEM-2 | Holistic Education | EDU4HE |
| TE-SEM-2 | Leadership and Team Building Skills | EDU5LSS |
| TE-SEM-2 | Modes and Structures of Consciousness | EDU5MC |
- Key: 1 Not available in 2008.
Note: With the approval of the course coordinator, students may select an elective from the Education graduate Diploma or Masters unit listing or from other faculty unit listings.
Units offered at the Albury-Wodonga Campus
| Teaching period | Unit title | Unit code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-S | Approaches to Pastoral Care | EDU4APC |
| TE-SEM-S | ‘At Risk’ Students: critical considerations | EDU5ARS |
| TE-SEM-S | Education and Cultural Diversity1 | EDU5ECD |
| TE-SEM-1 | Approaches to Humanistic Psychology1 | EDU5AHS |
| TE-SEM-1 | Counselling Workshop1 | EDU4CWS |
| TE-SEM-1 | Interpersonal Skills1 | EDU4IS |
| TE-SEM-1 | Leadership and Supervision Skills | EDU5LSS |
| TE-SEM-2 | Classroom Discipline and Student Responsibility | EDU4CSD |
| TE-SEM-2 | Gender and Education | EDU5GE |
| TE-SEM-2 | Holistic Education1 | EDU4HE |
| TE-SEM-2 | Person Centred Approach in Teaching, Counselling and Nursing1 | EDU5PCA |
- Key: 1 Not available in 2008. Classes with less than 10 students may not run.
Note: With the approval of the course coordinator, students may select an elective from the Education graduate Diploma or Masters unit listing or from other faculty unit listings.
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