3205 - Postgraduate Certificate of Education
This course entry should be read in conjunction with information provided in the Faculty information section of this Handbook by the managing faculty for this course
| Abbreviated title | PostgradCertEd |
|---|---|
| CRICOS code | 037971K |
| Managing faculty | Education |
| Intake restrictions | This course is available only to cohort groups. |
| Study location and mode | Off-campus (Clayton) On-campus (Clayton) Multi-modal (Clayton) |
| Total credit points required | 24 |
| Duration (years) | 0.5 years FT, 1 year PT |
| Contact details | Telephone +61 3 9905 2819 or visit http://www.education.monash.edu.au. |
| Course coordinator | Dr Jane Southcott |
Description
Objectives
The program aims to:
- help participants focus on teaching and learning in ways that encourage the development of reflective practice and its relationship to ongoing professional learning and growth
- stimulate students to think about the relationship between theory and practice in teaching
- foster deeper understandings of classroom practice and its relationship to student learning
- foster a greater awareness of the nature of professional learning
- highlight the nature of professional knowledge of practice
- develop deeper understandings of a diversity of approaches to teaching and learning about practice.
Involvement in the program will aid participants in coming to a better understanding of the central role of professional learning in the ongoing development of professional knowledge of practice.
Structure
Requirements
Students complete any two 12-point units selected from the units offered* within the postgraduate coursework studies programs and approved by the course advisor.
* Units within the Postgraduate Certificate of Education are offered in various flexible learning modes. These may include units offered through on-campus (weekly or intensive block delivery classes) and off-campus modes. Some units may be offered on one or more campuses or in more than one mode. See the handbook entry for 2500 Master of Education for the full list of units offered.
Progression to further studies
Candidates who successfully complete the Postgraduate Certificate of Education may complete a relevant postgraduate diploma or masters degree by undertaking a further two or four units respectively.Award(s) received on completion