Course
code: 2036 + Clayton + Course coordinator: Dr Margaret Gearon (telephone
(03) 9905 2819 for initial inquiries)
OFFERED ON A COHORT BASIS ONLY.
The Postgraduate Certificate of Education (Bilingual/Immersion Education) is
designed to accommodate teachers and school administrators involved in
implementing a content-based immersion program in their school and to assist
them to further their understanding of the processes of second language
teaching and learning in such a context.
To be eligible for admission to the course, applicants must hold either an approved three-year bachelors degree and an approved fourth year of study, or an approved four-year bachelors degree, or have qualifications or experience considered by the faculty board to be equivalent to, or a satisfactory substitute for, the above awards. It would be advantageous for applicants to also have experience and/or qualifications as teachers or educational administrators.
The course consists of 24 credit points of study. Students will complete two 12-point units chosen from the following list:
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.
Candidates who successfully complete the Postgraduate Certificate of Education
(Bilingual/Immersion Education) may complete a postgraduate diploma or a
masters degree by undertaking a further two or four units respectively.
The Postgraduate Certificate of Education (Bilingual/Immersion Education) requires a minimum of the equivalent 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 24.
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