Distance Education 2000 - Graduate Certificate of Education (Professional Development Studies)

Graduate Certificate of Education (Professional Development Studies)

Aims
Entry requirements
Course outline
Length of course/workload required
Further information
Completed applications

Course code: 1762 · Gippsland campus (distance education) · Contact: course coordinator, Associate Professor Tony Taylor (Gippsland) (telephone (03) 5122 6969 or (03) 9902 6969 for initial inquiries) · HECS fees applicable · Full fees apply ($A4675 in 2000) when the limited HECS places have been allocated

Aims

The Graduate Certificate of Education (PDS) is a flexible program offered to allow professional educators to upgrade their qualifications.
This course is also offered to non-tertiary-qualified applicants with substantial professional experience who may use it as an entry to further postgraduate study.

Entry requirements

Admission to this course will be open to applicants who possess a degree or diploma or who have equivalent professional/commercial experience and who are qualified educators or who have suitably acceptable experience in a related field. Application forms can be obtained from the Course Inquiries Centre on free call 1800 671 845 or by email at course.inquiries@celts.monash.edu.au

Course outline

This qualification is designed to be very flexible and will permit a wide range of studies and activities in professional development to be drawn together, including credit for non-award programs, workplace research, formal subjects of study and supervised independent study, as part of a 'recognition of prior learning' program. There are three recommended pathways through this program. Applicants can choose one of the following:

· a number of distance education and other subjects from the Distance Education Handbook (available from the Distance Education Centre, Gippsland campus) to make up a tailored selection of subjects totalling 24 points
· a combination of distance education subjects plus a selection of specially contracted subjects
· a combination of distance education and internal subjects (from the Faculty of Education at the Clayton and Peninsula campuses).

All subject choices will be contingent upon prerequisites which are stated in the various course catalogues and handbooks. It should be noted that professional development pathways may be contracted by educators in industry or professionals other than school teachers.

Length of course/workload required

The graduate certificate course is equivalent to 24 credit points of study and is normally completed over one year of part-time study by distance education. Study modes will vary according to the needs of program components. The expected number of hours per week for a part-time student is 24.

Further information

Further information regarding this course may be obtained from the administrative officer, Faculty of Education, Gippsland campus (telephone (03) 5122 6969 or (03) 9902 6969) or visit our web site at http:// www.education.monash.edu.au

Completed applications

Completed applications are to be forwarded to the administrative officer, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Gippsland campus, Churchill, Victoria, 3842.