Course code: 1762 + Off-campus (Gippsland) + Course coordinator: Associate Professor Tony Taylor (Gippsland) (telephone +61 3 9902 6367 for initial inquiries) + Limited Commonwealth-supported (HECS) places available + When Commonwealth-supported places have been allocated, full-fees apply per course: $6250 in 2004 (Australian residents); $8000 for 2005 (international students)
This is a flexible program offered to allow professional educators to upgrade their qualifications. It is also offered to non-tertiary-qualified applicants with substantial professional experience who may use it as an entry to further graduate and postgraduate study. Such students will be required to achieve specified minimum grade levels prior to their proceeding to further graduate or postgraduate study.
Admission to this course will be open to applicants who possess a degree or diploma or who have equivalent professional/commercial experience and who are qualified educators or who have suitably acceptable experience in a related field.
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, Gippsland campus.
The course is equivalent to 24 credit points of study and is normally completed over one year of part-time study by off-campus learning. Study modes will vary according to the needs of program components. The expected number of hours per week for a part-time student is 24.
The course comprises 24 points of study. These are normally completed by the student undertaking four six-credit-point units.
This qualification is designed to be very flexible and will permit a wide range of studies and activities in professional development to be drawn together, including credit for non-award programs, workplace research, formal units of study and supervised independent study as part of a `recognition of prior learning' program. There are several recommended pathways through this course, and applicants can choose from the following:
All unit choices will be contingent upon
prerequisites, which are stated in the various course catalogues and
handbooks.
It should be noted that professional development pathways may be contracted by
educators in industry or professionals other than school teachers.
To confirm unit availability, telephone +61 3 9902 6367 or visit
http://www.education.monash.edu.au/current/timetables/ after
30
September.
Assessment is by way of a combination of tasks which may include examinations, assignments and other set tasks.
Further information regarding this course may be obtained from the administrative officer, Faculty of Education, Gippsland campus (telephone +61 3 9902 6367), or email de.inquiries.gipps@education.monash.edu.au or visit our website at http://www.education.monash.edu.au.
Completed applications are to be forwarded to the Administrative Officer, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Gippsland campus, Churchill, Victoria 3842, Australia, by 22 October 2004.
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