Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies (non-articulated)
This course is designed to enable three-year trained teachers the opportunity to meet teacher registration requirements.
Course overview
- Course title
- Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies (non-articulated)
- Award abbreviation
- GradDipEdSt
- Course code
- 30330
- Course type
- postgraduate diploma
- Status
- current / 2020
- Administered by
- Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Education
- CRICOS code
- 042570G
Course details
- Intake periods
- Beginning of year and mid-year
- Attendance type
- full- or part-time (Student visa holders should read Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 for more information.)
- Credit points required
- 48
A standard full-time load is 24 points per semester. - Standard course duration
- 1 year
- Time limit
- 4 years
- Delivery mode
- internal
- Locations offered
- UWA (Perth)
- Domestic fee type
- Commonwealth supported and/or HECS-HELP
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Dr Jennifer Shand
- Fees
- Visit the fees calculator.
Prospective students should see the Future Students website for details on admission requirements, intake periods, fees, availability to international students, careers information etc.
Course structure
Key to availability of units: |
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S1 = Semester 1; S2 = Semester 2; N/A = not available in 2020; NS = non-standard teaching period |
All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.
Note: Units that are indicated as N/A may be available in 2021 or 2022.
Take unit(s) to the value of at least 6 points from Group B or Group C, and unit(s) to the value of at least 12 points from Group D:
Group B
Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
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S1 | EDUC5445 | Art Curriculum I | 30 hours | |
S1 | EDUC5460 | English Curriculum I |
| 30 hours |
S1 | EDUC5461 | Languages Other Than English (LOTE) Curriculum I |
| 30 hours |
S1 | EDUC5462 | Mathematics Curriculum I |
| 30 hours |
S1 | EDUC5463 | Career Development Curriculum I | 30 hours | |
S1 | EDUC5464 | Information and Communication Technology Curriculum I |
| 30 contact hours (150 hours total time commitment). Further information is available in the unit outline. |
S1 | EDUC5465 | Science Curriculum I |
| 30 contact hours (150 hours total time commitment). Further information available in the unit outline. |
S1 | EDUC5466 | Humanities and Social Sciences Curriculum I |
| 30 contact hours (150 hours total time commitment). Further information is available in the unit outline |
N/A | EDUC5467 | Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Curriculum I |
| 30 contact hours (150 hours total time commitment). Further information is available in the unit outline. |
NS | EDUC5468 | Special Education Curriculum I |
| 30 contact hours (150 total time commitment). Further information is available in the unit outline. |
NS | EDUC5469 | School Psychology I |
| 30 hours |
S1 | MUSC4631 | Secondary Music Curriculum 1 | 30 hours of lectorials and workshops | |
S1 | MUSC4711 | Studio Teaching and Musical Leadership 1 | 30 hours of lectorials and workshops | |
S1 | SSEH5464 | Physical Education Curriculum I |
| lectures: 60 hours; tutorials: as arranged |
Group C
Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
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NS | EDUC5446 | Art Curriculum II |
| 30 hours |
NS | EDUC5470 | English Curriculum II |
| 30 contact hours (150 hours total time commitment). Further information available in the unit outline. |
NS | EDUC5471 | Languages Other Than English (LOTE) Curriculum II |
| total workload: 150 hours; contact hours: 30 hours |
NS | EDUC5472 | Mathematics Curriculum II |
| total workload: 150 hours; contact hours: 30 hours. Further information available in the unit outline. |
NS | EDUC5474 | Information and Communication Technology Curriculum II | 30 hours. Further information available in the unit outline. | |
NS | EDUC5475 | Science Curriculum II | total workload: 150 hours; contact hours: 30 hours. Further information available in the unit outline. | |
NS | EDUC5476 | Humanities and Social Sciences Curriculum II |
| total workload: 150 hours; contact hours: up to 30 hours. Further information available in the unit outline. |
N/A | EDUC5477 | Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Curriculum II | total workload: 150 hours; contact hours: 30 hours. Further information available in the unit outline. | |
NS | EDUC5478 | School Psychology II |
| 30 hours |
S2 | MUSC4632 | Secondary Music Curriculum 2 |
| 30 hours of lectorials and workshops |
S2 | MUSC4712 | Studio Teaching and Musical Leadership 2 |
| 30 hours of lectorials and workshops |
NS | SSEH5474 | Physical Education Curriculum II |
| lectures: 30 hours; tutorials: as arranged |
Group D
Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
---|---|---|---|---|
NS | EDUC5404 | Educational Linguistics | 30 contact hours (150 hours total time commitment). Further information is available in the unit outline | |
NS | EDUC5410 | General Capabilities Across the Curriculum | 30 contact hours (150 hours total time commitment). Further information is available in the unit outline. | |
S1 | EDUC5411 | Enhancing Teaching through Understanding Contemporary Education | lectures: 2.5 hours per week (for 10 weeks) | |
NS | EDUC5415 | Educational Leadership and Management | lectures/seminars: 2.5 hours per week (for 10 weeks) | |
N/A | EDUC5416 | Education in Rural Australia | 30 contact hours (150 hours total time commitment) | |
NS | EDUC5454 | Learning Difficulties | lectures/seminars: 2.5 hours per week for 10 weeks | |
S1 | EDUC5492 | Understanding and Managing Disruptive Behaviour Disorders | lectures/seminars: 2.5 hours per week for 10 weeks | |
NS | EDUC5494 | Approaches to Student Assessment | lectures/seminars: 2.5 hours per week (for 10 weeks) | |
S1 | SSEH5491 | Health Education |
| lectures: 3 hours per week |
NS | SSEH5492 | Health Promotion in the Schools |
| lectures: 3 hours per week; field work/labs: 2 hours per week; one debating night |
See also the rules for the course and the Student Rules.
Rules
Applicability of the Student Rules, policies and procedures
1.(1) The http://handbooks.uwa.edu.au/postgraduate/student-procedures'>student procedures apply, except as otherwise indicated in the rules for this course.
Academic Conduct Essentials module
2.(1) Except as stated in (2), a student who enrols in this course for the first time irrespective of whether they have previously been enrolled in another course of the University, must undertake the Academic Conduct Essentials module (the ACE module).
(2) A student who has previously achieved a result of Ungraded Pass (UP) for the ACE module is not required to repeat the module.
English Language competency requirements
3. To be considered eligible for consideration for admission to this course an applicant must satisfy the University's English language competence requirement as set out in the University Policy on Admission: Coursework.
Admission requirements
4. To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—
(a) a relevant bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA;
or
(b) a three-year teaching qualification from a recognised teacher training institution.
Admission ranking and selection
5. Where relevant, admission will be awarded to the highest ranked applicants or applicants selected based on the relevant requirements.
Articulations and exit awards
6. This course does not form part of an articulated sequence.
Course structure
7.(1) The course consists of units to a total value of 48 points.
(2) Units must be selected in accordance with the course structure, as set out in these rules.
Satisfactory progress
8. To make satisfactory progress in a calendar year a student must pass units to a value of at least half the total value of units in which they remain enrolled after the final date for withdrawal without academic penalty.
9. A student who has not achieved a result of Ungraded Pass (UP) for the ACE module when their progress status is assessed will not have made satisfactory progress even if they have met the other requirements for satisfactory progress in Rule 8.
Progress status
10.(1) Students who fail to make satisfactory progress under Rule 8 for the first time are assigned the progress status of 'Suspended' by the Faculty.
(2) Students who fail to make satisfactory progress under Rule 8 for a second time are assigned the progress status of 'Excluded' by the Faculty.
11. A student who does not make satisfactory progress in terms of Rule 9 is assigned the progress status of 'On Probation', unless they have been assigned a progress status of 'Suspended' or 'Excluded' for failure to meet other satisfactory progress requirements in Rule 8.