Graduate Certificate of Education

Course Description

The Graduate Certificate of Education is designed to provide students with a deeper understanding and appreciation of educational issues and their implications in a variety of educational settings within the context of an overarching Christian worldview.

This course aims to develop graduates who will be able to critically assess and evaluate current theories and practices, with a view to providing creative solutions in a diverse range of educational settings.

Graduates may seek employment at senior levels of leadership and management in schools, or other educational institutions or settings.

Graduate Attributes and Course Learning Outcomes

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Entry Requirements

Graduate Certificate of Education applicants should have:

a four-year Bachelor's degree or a combined degree in education or Master of Teaching plus two years of relevant professional experience*, OR

* “Relevant professional experience” may include roles such as teacher, trainer, coach, lecturer, educational leader, educational administration.

Applicants who first language is not English must demonstrate proficiency in English. This would normally be equivalent to a minimum overall IELTS score of 7.0 with the minimum score in the reading and written component being 7.0

Course Duration

Minimum 0.5 years
Maximum 2 years

Study Modes

This course is delivered fully online.

Course Type

Postgraduate

Course Area

Education Courses

Registered Provider

Morling College

Course Pathways

Graduate Certificate of Education

To complete the Graduate Certificate of Education, 48 credit points are required in total.

Students complete:

two core units EDE800 and ED801 (24 credit points) and
two elective units (24 credit points).

On completion, graduates may choose to continue their studies through the Master of Education with full credit for their four units of study.

Units

Graduate Certificate of Education
	CODE	DESCRIPTION	CREDIT POINTS	AITSL APST
Core Units (compulsory)	EDE800	Foundations of Christian Education	12	6
Core Units (compulsory)	ED801	Worldview Assumptions in Education	12	1,6,7
Elective Units (choose 2 units)	EDE820	Teaching from a Christian Perspective	12	2,3,4,5,7
	EDE821	Christian Schools as Learning Communities	12	1,2,3,4,5,6,7
	EDE910	A Christian Approach to Curriculum	12	2,3,4,5,6,7
	EDE911	Neurodiversity and the Nature of Learning	12	1,2,6
	EDE912	Special Education	12	1,2,3,4,5,6
	EDE913	Digital Technologies and Effective Pedagogy	12	2,3,4,5,6,7
	ED930	Contemporary Cultural Issues for Educators	12
	ED931	Biblical Anthropology, Personality and Positive Education	12	1,6,7

Course units aligned with the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) and Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST)