Postgraduate Certificate of Education (general course option)

• Aims
• Entry requirements
• Course outline
• Assessment
• Length of course/workload required
• Advanced standing for previous studies
• Further information
• Completed applications

Course code: 3205 + Clayton campus (off-campus distributed learning) + Contact: Course coordinator + Dr Robin Small (telephone (03) 9905 2819 for initial inquiries) + HECS fees applicable + Full fees apply ($5150 in 2001) when the limited HECS places have been allocated + International student fees ($6500 for 2002)

Aims

The Postgraduate Certificate of Education is designed for students wishing to pursue their studies at postgraduate level from across a broad range of areas.

Entry requirements

Applicants require:

• an undergraduate degree, and
• a fourth-year of study such as an honours degree, graduate diploma or graduate bachelors degree recognised by the faculty, or
• other qualifications or experience considered by the faculty to be equivalent to or a satisfactory substitute for the above awards.

Course outline

The course comprises 24 credit points of study. Students will complete two 12-point units selected from the units offered within the postgraduate coursework studies programs and approved by the course coordinator.
Confirmation of unit availability in the following year will be available in September each year. Please check the timetable for 2002 for unit availability via our website at http://www.education.monash.edu.au/students/timetables/.

Assessment

All units are assessed by a combination of tasks, which may include examinations, assignments and other set tasks.

Length of course/workload required

The Postgraduate Certificate of Education requires a minimum of one semester of full-time study and no more than two years of part-time study. Each of the units is one semester in length. The expected number of hours per week for a part-time student is 12.

Advanced standing for previous studies

Applicants contemplating admission to this course may seek formal credit or recognition of prior learning. Applicants should apply for credit/RPL prior to enrolment. The Faculty of Education considers each application on its merit within the context of the faculty guidelines on credit transfer. Further information may be sought from the Faculty of Education, Clayton campus.

Further information

For more detailed information, contact the Administrative Officer, Admissions, Faculty of Education, Clayton campus, telephone (03) 9905 2819, or email info@education.monash.edu.au or visit our website at http://www.education.monash.edu.au/.

Completed applications

Completed applications are to be forwarded to the Administrative Officer, Admissions, Faculty of Education, PO Box 6, Monash University, Victoria 3800 by 26 October 2001.

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