Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies

Course code/s: Bendigo (RGEST), Melbourne (EDGEST), Albury-Wodonga (RGESTW)

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’ 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’s degree or equivalent is required.

Course structure

The course has a total of 120 credit points.

Subjects offered at Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus

All subjects are 15 credit points except where indicated.


Teaching period	Subject title	Subject code
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	International Education Policy and Management (30 credit points)	EDU5IEP
TE-SEM-1	Communication and Interpersonal Skills	EDU4IS
TE-SEM-1	Person-centred Approach in Teaching, Counselling and Nursing	EDU5PCA
TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2	Research Methods in Education (30 credit points)	EDU5RME
TE-SEM-1	Science and Technology in Contemporary Society	EDU5STC
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	Holistic Education	EDU4HE
TE-SEM-2	Leadership and Team Building	EDU5LTB
TE-SEM-2	Managing Organisational Change	EDU5MOC
TE-SEM-1	Teaching and Learning in a Virtual Environment	EDU5TLV
TE-SEM-S	Classroom Discipline	EDU4CSD
TE-SEM-2	Using Multimedia for Learning	EDU4UML

Classes with less than 15 students may not run.

Some subjects may not be available.

Subjects offered at Bendigo Campus

Students should contact the Course Administrator for a list of available subjects.

Subjects offered at Albury-Wodonga Campus