1999 Education Handbook - Graduate Diploma in Children's Services (GradDipChildServ)

Graduate Diploma in Children's Services (GradDipChildServ)

General information
Introduction to course
Objectives
Admission requirements
Credit provision
Course structure
Length of course/workload required
Further information

General information

Peninsula campus
Course code: 0907
Contact: Associate Professor Anne Stonehouse (please telephone 9904 4291 for initial inquiries)

Introduction to course

The Graduate Diploma in Children's Services degree is designed to prepare graduates with a primary teaching qualification for employment in children's services.

Objectives

The major objectives of the Graduate Diploma in Children's Services are to provide students with a program of studies and experiences which should enable them to develop:

knowledge and understanding of the issues relevant to the development and education of children under school age in children's services;
the knowledge and skills necessary to teach in a variety of children's services environments;
teaching skills which will ensure the implementation of learning and delivery of experiences of high quality to children;
appreciation of the complex issues related to the provision of care and education to children in children's services settings.

Applicants must have a minimum of a three-year university qualification in primary education or equivalent and substantial experience (at least equivalent of six months full-time) working in children's services. Intending applicants who have a primary qualification but do not have the required experience working in children's services may be allowed to enrol in the course provided they are willing to complete over the time of their participation in the course the equivalent of a minimum of three weeks in a children's service setting. (This is in addition to the requirements in the field studies subject, and can include paid relief work.)

Credit provision

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.

Course structure

The course consists of the following eight subjects, including field studies or a practical placement undertaken in the second year of the course:

EDN5000 Current issues in children's services
EDN5001 Australian family studies
EDN5002 Program development and implementation
EDN5003 Principles and practices of child health and safety
EDN5004 Children's services management
EDN5005 Field studies
EDN5006 Child development
EDN5007 Professional development

Length of course/workload required

This course consists of the equivalent of one year's full-time study taken on campus. The course is offered part-time, with at least two subjects being offered each semester. Students will also have reading, research and assignments to complete. Depending on the interest of students enrolling in the course, subjects may be offered in an intensive summer or winter school, thereby enabling students to complete the course in less than two years. The expected number of hours per week for a full-time student is forty-eight.

Further information

Details of all subjects, including reading lists, follow the course information in this handbook.
Further information regarding this course may be obtained from the senior administrative officer, Faculty of Education, Peninsula campus (telephone 9904 4291) or visit our web site at http://www.education.monash.edu.au/