Graduate and Postgraduate Diplomas
Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies – Bendigo (RGEST), Melbourne (Bundoora) (EDGEST), Albury-Wodonga (EDGESTW)
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 Masters level study.
Duration
The course may be taken over 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 (15 credit points at the Bendigo Campus). Units may be selected from the following.
Units offered at Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus
Each of the following is a 20 credit point unit.
| Teaching period | Unit title | Unit code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Approaches to Humanistic Psychology | 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 Education | EDU5DLE |
| TE-SEM-1 | Discourse Analysis: spoken and written language in use1 | EDU5DAS |
| TE-SEM-1 | Enhancing Mathematical Competency for Primary Teachers | EDU4MPE |
| 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 Skills1 | EDU4IS |
| TE-SEM-1 | Drama and Movement Education# | EDU4DME |
| TE-SEM-1 | Introduction to Research Methodology (30 credit points) | EDU4IRM |
| TE-SEM-1 | Issues in Science Education 11 | EDU4SC1 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Learning Technologies in Education | EDU4LTE |
| TE-SEM-1 | Methods of Teaching (adult) | EDU4MTA |
| 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 change1 | EDU5AED |
| TE-SEM-2 | Advanced Reading Methodology | EDU5ARM |
| 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 | Introduction to Australian Schools | EDU5IAS |
| TE-SEM-2 | Issues in Science Education 21 | EDU4SC2 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Leadership and 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 Change1 | EDU5MOC |
| TE-SEM-2 | Modes and Structures of Consciousness | EDU5MC |
| TE-SEM-2 | Music and Dance Education# | EDU4MUE |
| TE-SEM-2 | Reading Subject 2 | EDU5RS |
| TE-SEM-2 | Research Practicum 2 | EDU4RP |
| TE-SEM-2 | Teaching and Learning in a Virtual Environment | EDU5TLV |
| 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 2008.
- # Requires pre-requisite of teaching qualification.
Units offered at Bendigo Campus
At Bendigo Campus
Each of the following is a 15 credit point unit.
| Teaching period | Unit name | Unit code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Learning Technologies | EDU1LT |
| TE-SEM-1 | The Contemporary Child | EDU2TCC |
| TE-SEM-2 | Indigenous Studies | EDU2IS |
| TE-SEM-1 | Education in a Network Society | EDU3ENS |
| TE-SEM-1 | Science Teaching | EDU2ST |
| TE-SEM-2 | Art and Music Education | EDU2AME |
| TE-SEM-2 | Studies of Soc. and Environment | EDU2SOS |
| TE-SEM-1 | Health and Physical Education | EDU3HPE |
| TE-SEM-1 | Literacy Teaching | EDU3LT |
| TE-SEM-2 | Mathematics Learning | EDU3ML |
| TE-SEM-2 | Science Learning | EDU3SL |
| TE-SEM-1 | Literacy for All | EDU4LFA |
| TE-SEM-2 | Numeracy for All | EDU4NFA |
Units offered at Albury-Wodonga Campus
| Teaching period | Unit title | Unit code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-S | ‘At Risk’ Students: critical considerations | 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 Supervision 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 | EDU5AED |
| TE-SEM-2 | Art Education | EDU4AE2 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Contexts in Art Education | EDU4CAE |
| TE-SEM-2 | Intercultural Communication and Education | EDU4CC |
| 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-2 | Introduction to Research Methods | EDU4IRM |
| TE-SEM-2 | Research Methods in Education | EDU5MRE |
- Key: 1 Not available in 2008. Classes with less than 10 students will not run.
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