Postgraduate Diploma of Education (Mathematics and Science Education)

• General information
• Admission requirements
• Course outline
  • Specialist elective units
  • General elective units
• Length of course/workload required

General information

Course code: 3233 + Clayton (on-campus/multi-mode) + Course coordinator: Professor Richard Gunstone (telephone (03) 9905 2819 for initial inquiries)
The Postgraduate Diploma 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.

Admission requirements

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.

Course outline

The course consists of 48 credit points of study. Students will complete four 12-point units (two specialist elective units and two general electives):

Specialist elective units

• EDF6401 Research on teaching and learning science and mathematics
• EDF6402 Research on science and mathematics curriculum

General elective units

• choose any two postgraduate units relevant to their course as approved by the course coordinator

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 Diploma of Education (Mathematics and Science Education) may complete a masters degree by undertaking up to a further two units (including a research core unit).

Length of course/workload required

The Postgraduate Diploma of Education (Mathematics and Science Education) requires a minimum of at least one year of full-time study and no more than three 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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