Course
code: 3234 + Clayton (on-campus/multi-mode) + Course coordinator: Professor
Richard Gunstone (telephone (03) 9905 2819 for initial inquiries)
The Postgraduate Certificate of Education (Mathematics and Science Education)
is designed to meet the needs of teachers, coordinators, text and curriculum
developers and lecturers at all levels wishing to increase their understanding
of recent developments in teaching, assessment, curriculum and research in
science and mathematics education, as well as teachers and other educators who
wish to gain higher qualifications and research expertise in science and
mathematics education.
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.
The course consists of 24 credit points of study. Students will complete two 12-point units:
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 2002 for unit availability via our website at
http://www.education.monash.edu.au/students/timetables/ after 30
September.
Candidates who successfully complete the Postgraduate Certificate of Education
(Mathematics and Science Education) may complete a postgraduate diploma or a
masters degree by undertaking a further two or four units respectively.
The Postgraduate Certificate of Education (Mathematics and Science Education) requires a minimum of at least 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. The expected number of hours per week for a part-time student is 24.
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