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Postgraduate Diploma of Education (Special Education)


General information

Course code: 3222 + Clayton (on-campus/multi-mode) + Contact: Dr Joanne Deppeler (telephone (03) 9905 2819 for initial inquiries)
The Postgraduate Diploma of Education (Special Education) is designed for teachers, educational administrators, and other health and human resource professionals who wish to continue postgraduate studies in special education and to further assist them in understanding of the processes of teaching and learning in both inclusive and special settings.

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 the following four 12-point specialist elective units:

Specialist elective units

Two units chosen from:

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 (Special 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 (Special 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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