Graduate Certificate in Higher Education*

Course code: 2550 + Course abbreviation: GradCertHigherEd + Total credit points required: 24 + 2 years part-time only

Study mode and course location

Multimode (Clayton; Gippsland; Peninsula – P/T only)

* Currently, this course is available only to academic staff members at Monash.

Course description

This course, offered by the Centre for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching, is designed to equip teachers in higher education institutions for the rapidly changing teaching and learning environment in which they operate. It seeks to encourage a scholarly and professional approach to university teaching. Upon completing the course, participants should be able to demonstrate knowledge and competence in the following areas: designing and evaluating a teaching program, using a range of teaching methods, and designing and applying assessment strategies aligned to learning objectives. Participants should also be able to demonstrate the application of the above knowledge and competencies to their discipline or professional area.

Entry requirements

Participants must have a first degree or equivalent qualifications or experience considered by the faculty board to be equivalent to, or a satisfactory substitute for, the above awards. Participants must be actively involved in tertiary teaching.

Course structure

The course comprises three core units and one elective unit.

Core units

HED5001 Designing for learning (core), or LAW7287 Turning theory into practice #, or MEU0001 Teaching and learning in health professional education #
HED5002 Teaching for learning (core), or LAW7288 Tradition and practice in law teaching #, or MEU002 Developing clinical teaching and supervision #
HED5003 Assessing learning and evaluating teaching (core), or LAW7289 Evaluation and assessment #, or MEU0003 Assessment and evaluation in health professional education #

Elective units

Select one of the following:

HED5004 Action research project (elective)
LAW7290 Negotiated project #
MEU0004 Educational project research and development in health settings #
HED5005 Postgraduate research supervision (elective)

# Note the following: (i) Participants may substitute up to two units from the Graduate Certificate of Higher Education with directly relevant units in the Graduate Certificate in Law Teaching (course code 3383) or the Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education (course code 3413), ie HED5002 (Teaching for learning) may be substituted with LAW7288 (Tradition and practice in law teaching) or MEU002 (Developing clinical teaching and supervision), with the approval of the course coordinator; (ii) HED5001 is a prerequisite for the units HED5002, HED5003 and HED5004. The units HED5001, HED5002 and HED5003 are prerequisites for HED5004. However, students should consult the course coordinator to assist in planning their program if a different pathway is required.

Contact details

Telephone +61 3 9903 4478 or visit www.calt.monash.edu.au/staff-teaching/gche.html

Course coordinator

Dr Andrys Osman (Centre for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching)

Graduate diplomas of education

Pre service teacher education programs

Requirements for the graduate diplomas of education early childhood/primary/secondary

English language requirement

All applicants for admission to an initial teacher education Graduate Diploma of Education courses must meet minimum English language requirements as a prerequisite for admission to a course.

Working With Children Check

A current Working With Children Check (WWCC) is required in all Graduate Diploma of Education courses before students commence their field placement. Refer to the information about the WWCC under ‘Graduate studies’ in the ‘Faculty information’ section above.

Applications

Applicants through VTAC

Australian domestic student should consult the website at www.education.monash.edu.au/prospective/howToApply/englishLanguageRequirements.html#postgraduate.

International students

International applicants should consult the postgraduate course guide or visit www.monash.edu/international/englishrequirement/.

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