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Clayton
campus (distance education)
Course code: 2217
Contact: Professor Fazal Rizvi (please telephone 9905 2819 or
9905 2784 for initial inquiries)
This
course is designed primarily to meet the needs and interests of educational
administrators, teachers, academics, educational services providers and student
support staff engaged in international education at all levels of education. It
would also be of interest to staff training officers from industry and private
providers.
The course is based on the belief that as a new millennium dawns the influences
of new technologies and globalisation are increasing economic and cultural
interpenetration of nations, creating a new 'knowledge economy'. The emergence
of this 'knowledge economy' has profound implications for education's purposes
and organisation. Increasingly educational institutions are expected to be
self-funding and in response many have pursued international educational
'markets'. This has both challenged current practices and created the need for
the development of new competencies.
This course seeks to provide students with an understanding of the processes of
internationalisation in education, enabling them to develop skills of planning,
managing and evaluating initiatives in international education in ways that are
culturally appropriate, informed and sensitive.
The course is offered through the distance education mode, with support through
regular electronic communication.
The objectives of the Graduate Certificate in International Education should enable students to develop:
The course is available to three-year qualified candidates who hold a university degree or its equivalent. Students must have a bachelors degree (hons) or a pass degree accompanied by relevant experience. There are no specific subject prerequisites.
Applicants contemplating admission to this course may seek formal credit or recognition of prior learning. Applicants should apply for credit prior to enrolment but currently enrolled students may also apply. The Faculty of Education considers each application on its merits within the context of the faculty guidelines on credit transfer which are contained in a booklet Learning from experience available from the Professional Development Institute, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Gippsland campus, Churchill 3842 ($7 postage and packing).
The course consists of two 12-credit point subjects:
Students may exit the course after the completion of the core
subject and one of the other three subjects with the award of a Graduate
Certificate in International Education.
Students who have successfully completed the Graduate Certificate of
International Education may, by undertaking the remaining two subjects, qualify
for the Graduate Diploma in International Education.
This course requires a minimum of at least one semester of full-time study and no more than three years of part-time study. Each of the subjects is of one semester in length and requires approximately fifty hours of instruction. The expected number of hours per week for a part-time student is twenty-four.
This course may be offered by HECs or full fee. In 1998, the fee for each subject is set at $1295. In addition, students choosing to complete GED2866 (Exploring education in the Asia-Pacific region) in an international setting will need to pay for additional travel and accommodation.
Students
are referred to the subject descriptions, including reading lists, following
the course information in this handbook.
Further information regarding this course may be obtained from the inquiry
office, Clayton campus (telephone 9905 2819/2784) or visit our web site at
http://www.education.monash.edu.au/
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