Course code: 1736 + 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: $12,500 in 2004 (Australian residents); $16,000 for 2005 (international students)
The course is a flexible program offered to allow professional educators to upgrade their qualifications. It will provide three-year trained teachers with their fourth year of tertiary study.
Admission to this course will be open to applicants who possess a degree or diploma 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 Graduate Diploma of Education (Professional Development Studies) course is equivalent to one year of full-time study (48 credit points) and is normally completed over two years of part-time study. The expected number of hours per week for a part-time student is 24.
The course comprises 48 points of study. These points are normally completed by students undertaking eight six-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 catalogues and handbooks.
These pathways may be followed by educators in industry or by professionals
other than school teachers.
The units listed below provide a possible indication of the availability of units offered in off-campus learning mode.
* All units listed above are for six credit points each, except for EDF4248 (Historical understanding in schools: from research into practice), which is a 12 credit point unit.
To confirm unit availability, telephone +61 3 9902 6367 or
visit http://www.education.monash.edu.au/current/timetables/ after 30
September.
Study modes will vary according to the needs of program components and may
include, for example, a variety of forms of off-campus learning; lectures,
seminars, workshops or tutorials at a nominated centre; tele-conferences or
video conferences; residential schools, research and/or development; and direct
experience through innovation.
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 the course coordinator to assist in planning their program.
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, Monash University, 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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