Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary)

• General information
• Admission requirements
  • Applications - Clayton campus
  • Applications - Gippsland campus
• Course outline - full-time (Clayton campus)
• Course outline - part-time (Clayton and Gippsland campuses)
• Methods and practice of teaching subjects
  • Note
  • School placement program
• Length of course/workload required
• Further information

General information

Course code: 0074 * Full-time * Clayton (on-campus) * Course code: 1737 * Part-time * Clayton (on-campus) * Contact: course coordinator Dr Debbie Corrigan (telephone (03) * 9905 * 2819 * Course code: 1737 * Part-time * Gippsland (distance education) * Contact: Dr Phillip Edwards (telephone (03) * 5122 * 6969 or (03) * 9902 * 6969 for initial inquiries)
The faculty offers a one-year full-time or two years part-time course leading to the award of the Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) for graduates wishing to become secondary school teachers. The course combines academic studies of the foundations of education with methods and practice of teaching in subjects appropriate to the student's first degree. The program is offered on-campus at Clayton and by distance education from the Gippsland campus.

Admission requirements

The minimum entry requirement is completion of an approved degree. The subjects studied in that degree must include a minimum two-year sequence in relevant tertiary subjects for the method subjects to be studied in the course (for example, English, economics, mathematics). A major sequence in one of these subjects is desirable.
Advice on the suitability of undergraduate sequences or other information about the Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) may be obtained from the course coordinator.
For overseas degrees, the faculty accepts assessments made by the Employment Assessment Centre, Department of Education, Employment and Training, GPO Box 4367, East Melbourne, Victoria, 3001.
Criteria for selection include the following:

• academic merit
• the availability of supervision and teaching practice facilities in the various teaching method subjects
• referee reports (Gippsland only)
• proof of English proficiency

Applications - Clayton campus

Applications are made through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC). Application forms are found in the VTAC guide, which can be obtained from Victorian newsagents from August, or via the VTAC website at http://www.vtac.edu.au They must be submitted to VTAC by the end of September (later applications will be accepted on payment of a late fee).

Applications - Gippsland campus

Application forms can be obtained from the Course Inquiries Centre on freecall 1800 671 845 or by email at course.inquiries@CeLTS.monash.edu.au Applicants for admission to the Gippsland course must include two referee reports with their application. Proformas for the referee reports may be obtained by contacting the faculty office, Gippsland campus, telephone (03) 9902 6372.

Course outline - full-time (Clayton campus)

The full-time course consists of two methods and practice of teaching subjects and two 12-point subjects. These two 12-point subjects cover four foundation areas:

• psychological studies
• social and comparative studies
• historical and philosophical studies
• research and evaluation in curriculum and teaching

The supervised teaching practice component of the methods and practice of teaching subjects is conducted in blocks.
The full-time course consists of the following subjects:

• EDF5203 Social foundations of schooling
• EDF5204 Teaching and learning
• EDF52xx Method and practice of teaching (first method)
• EDF52xx Method and practice of teaching (second method)

In addition, service units may be undertaken in areas such as educational technology-media, information technology, and occupational health and safety. Assistance is also available in aspects of speech and verbal communication in the classroom. Some full-time students may be required to attend sessions at a residential camp before the first teaching round.
Method and practice of teaching subjects include school placements. A total of 10 weeks of school placements are undertaken during the year for students enrolled at the Clayton campus.
This is a conceptual outline only. It gives a general indication of how the course will progress and is subject to change without notice. Students should consult their course coordinator to assist in planning their program. Please check the timetable for 2001 for subject availability via our website address at http://www.education.monash.edu.au/students/timetables/.

Course outline - part-time (Clayton and Gippsland campuses)

This is a conceptual outline only. It gives a general indication of how the course will progress and is subject to change without notice. Students should consult their course coordinator to assist in planning their program. Please check the timetable for 2001 for subject availability via our website address at http://www.education.monash.edu.au/students/timetables/.

Methods and practice of teaching subjects

Each student must choose two methods and practice of teaching subjects. Students are advised to consult the following list of teaching subjects together with the outlines for each subject and its prerequisites. This information should then be used to choose two methods and practice of teaching subjects.
The prerequisites for entry to these subjects are determined by the faculty and do not necessarily meet the requirements of particular employers in specific subject fields. Students in doubt about the suitability of their qualifications for employment with the Victorian Department of Education, Employment and Training are invited to check with the department's recruitment unit.

Note

The availability of any of the methods and practice of teaching subjects from year to year is dependent on the faculty's ability to provide appropriate tutorial assistance, supervision and teaching practice facilities.

School placement program

Detailed information about teaching practice times and requirements can be obtained from the faculty office at Clayton or Gippsland. Details of orientation meetings will be available at enrolment.

Length of course/workload required

This course consists of one year of full-time study or two years of part-time study taken on-campus or by distance education. The expected number of hours per week is 48 for a full-time student and 24 for a part-time student, except during teaching practica. The course will normally commence in mid-February. Candidates must satisfactorily complete all subjects and receive a satisfactory teaching assessment to be eligible for the award.

Further information

Further information regarding this course may be obtained from the Faculty of Education, Clayton campus (telephone (03) 9905 2881), or Gippsland campus (telephone (03) 9902 6969 or (03) 5122 6969), or visit our website at http://www.education.monash.edu.au

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