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Graduate Certificate of Education (Professional Development Studies)


General information

Course code: 1762 Gippsland campus (distance education) Contact: Course coordinator - Associate Professor Tony Taylor (Gippsland) (telephone (03) 5122 6375 or (03) 9902 6375 for initial inquiries) HECS fees applicable Full fees apply ($4675 in 2000) when the limited HECS places have been allocated International student fees ($6000 for 2001)

Aims

The Graduate Certificate of Education (Professional Development Studies) 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 graduate and postgraduate study. Such students will be required to achieve specified minimum grade levels prior to their proceeding to further graduate or 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.

Course outline

The course comprises 24 points of study. These are normally completed by the student undertaking four six-credit-point units.
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 units 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:

All unit 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.
Confirmation of unit availability in the following year will be available in September each year. To confirm unit availability, telephone (03) 5122 6375 or (03) 9902 6375 at Gippsland, or (03) 9905 2819 at Clayton, or visit our website at http://www.education.monash.edu.au/courses.htm after 30 September.

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 6375 or (03) 9902 6375), or visit our website at http://www.education.monash.edu.au or email de.inquiries.gipps@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.

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