Objectives
The Postgraduate Certificate in Education course is designed for graduate students interested in pursuing a broad academic study of education. It provides studies in a range of academic areas, including Arts Education, Career Development, Early Childhood, Education and Training in Professional Contexts, Information and Communication Technology, Literacy Education, Mathematics Education, Pastoral Care Leadership, Religious Education, TESOL, and Wellbeing in Inclusive Schooling. Students will be encouraged to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of recent research, and/or professional developments related to their program of study. They will be offered opportunities to engage and interact with other students from diverse professional backgrounds.
Course description
Special Entry
Applicants whose educational qualifications do not satisfy the requirements for admission to the course but who have equivalent knowledge, skills and/or competencies, demonstrated by relevant documentation, may be granted admission to the course, subject to approval by the designated Admissions Officer, in consultation with the relevant Course Co-ordinator or Head of School.
English Language Requirements
Applicants require IELTS (International English Language Testing System) with an overall score of 6.5, including an individual score of 6.0 for all tests.
Postgraduate Certificate in Education
PgCertEd
40 cp
Minimum duration: 6 months full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
Nationally, online (http://www.acu.edu.au/elearning/) with selected units on campus:
Brisbane, Queensland
Canberra, ACT
Melbourne, Victoria
Sydney (Strathfield), NSW
New Zealand (Religious Education specialisation only)
EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
1. Requirements for Completion of the Postgraduate Certificate
1.1 To qualify for the Postgraduate Certificate, a student must complete 40 cp from across the range of units in the Schedule of Unit Offerings.
1.2 To qualify for the Postgraduate Certificate with a named specialisation, a student must complete 40 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
1. 20 cp from Core Unit sequences (i) or (ii); study must relate to the specialisation selected under paragraph (b);
2. 20 cp from one Education Specialisation.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Core Units
Sequence (i)
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDFD659 20 Leading Learning and Teaching
Sequence (ii)
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDFD658 10 Interpreting and Designing Educational Research
EDCU607 10 Project
Education Specialisations
Arts Education
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDAR602 10 Visual Arts Curriculum Studies: Advanced Professional Practice
EDCU620 10 Dance Curriculum Studies: Advanced Professional Practice
EDCU619 10 Music Curriculum Studies
EDDR600 10 Drama Curriculum Studies: Advanced Professional Practice
Career Development
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDSS609 10 Counselling for Career Development
EDSS610 10 Educating for Lifelong Career Development
EDSS611 10 Professional Practice and Development
EDSS612 10 The Postmodern Global Workplace
Early Childhood
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDCU619 10 Music Curriculum Studies
EDFD648 10 Engaging Learners in the Early Years
EDFD660 10 Understanding Childhood and Learning
EDLA615 10 Literacy in the Early Years
EDMA625 10 Issues for Effective Learning and Teaching in Numeracy
EDRE641 10 Early Childhood and Religious Education
Education and Training in Professional Contexts
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDTS604 10 Creating Collaborative Learning Communities
EDTS607 10 Mentoring for Professional Learning and Development
EDTS608 10 Professional Portfolios in Action
Information and Communication Technology
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDST605 10 Information and Communication Technology in Education and Training
EDST608 10 Online Instructional Systems
EDST616 10 ICT and Learning: Research and Practice
EDST617 10 Designing and Implementing ICT Learning Environments
Literacy Education
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDLA615 10 Literacy in the Early Years
EDLA616 10 Literature for Children and Young Adults
EDLA617 10 Researching Curriculum Literacies
EDLA625 10 Literacy Education in Contemporary Society
EDLA626 10 Ways of Meaning: Language in Education
Mathematics Education
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDMA622 10 Assessment of Mathematical Understanding to Inform Teaching
EDMA623 10 Beyond Number: Measurement and Space in the Primary Years
EDMA624 10 Chance, Data, Pattern and Algebra in Primary and Middle Years
EDMA625 10 Issues for Effective Learning and Teaching in Numeracy
EDMA626 10 Making Connections in Mathematics: Development of Rational Number
EDMA627 10 Making Connections: Early and Whole Number Development
Pastoral Care Leadership
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDAC611 10 Designing and Implementing Child Abuse Prevention Programs
EDAC618 10 Processes for Education in Personal and Interpersonal Development
EDFD604 10 Managing Challenging Behaviour
EDLE605 10 Leading Educational Change
SWTP608 10 Child Welfare Context and Policy
Religious Education
At least 20 cp from Religious Education units (including the Core units, if studied with a Religious Education focus) and 20 cp from other units in this specialisation:
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDRE621 10 History and Theories of Religious Education
EDRE622 10 Cultural Contexts of Religious Education
EDRE623 10 Coordination in Religious Education
EDRE624 10 Curriculum in Religious Education
EDRE625 10 Contemporary Issues in Religious Education
EDRE626 10 Faith, Moral Development and Values Education
EDRE627 10 Social Justice and Religious Education
EDRE628 10 Creative Arts and Religious Education
EDRE629 10 Spirituality and the Religious Educator
EDRE632 10 Teaching World Religions
EDRE637 10 Religious Education in the Middle Years
EDRE639 10 Religious Education in the Faith Community
EDRE641 10 Early Childhood and Religious Education
THEL602 10 Theology Today
THEO602 10 Biblical Narrative as Theology
THEO615 10 New Testament Christology
THEO629 10 Issues in Liturgical Studies
THEO643 10 Women and the Church
THEO648 10 History and the Development of the Church
THEO674 10 The Corinthian Correspondence
Any other Theology unit approved by the Course Co-ordinator.
TESOL
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDLA612 10 Assessment and Curriculum Design in TESOL
EDLA614 10 Language, Culture and Communication
EDLA618 10 Teaching Strategies for TESOL
EDLA619 10 Language and Learning
Wellbeing in Inclusive Schooling
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDFD651 10 Social Justice: A Whole School Approach
EDFD652 10 Issues in Wellbeing in Inclusive Schooling
EDFD653 10 Foundations in Social and Emotional Learning
EDFD655 10 Leading Whole School Wellbeing
EDFD656 10 Wellbeing for Educators
EDFD661 10 Wellbeing and Inclusive Communities
EDFD662 20 Wellbeing and Inclusive Schooling
EDLE605 10 Leading Educational Change
THEO658 10 Foundations of Social Justice
Electives
Research Units
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDCU607 10 Project
EDFD633 10 Methods of Educational Research (Pre: EDFD658)
EDFD617 20 Research Project (Pre: EDFD658. Inc: EDFD649, EDFD650)
EDFD649 10 Research Project Part 1 (Pre: EDFD658. Inc: EDFD617)
EDFD650 10 Research Project Part 2 (Pre: EDFD658, EDFD649. Inc: EDFD617)
Other Units
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDLA609 10 Socio-Cultural Contexts of Language and Literacy Practices
EDMA610 10 Technologies and Mathematics Learning
EDMA613 10 Intervention: Identification and Program Structure
EDMA614 10 Intervention: Effective Strategies
EDST601 10 Education for the 21st Century
EDST610 10 Creating a Sustainable World: Developing Ecoliteracy
EDST615 10 Sustainability Science
EDTS602 10 Teacher Growth and Change
EDTS603 10 Contemporary Issues in Learning
EDTS606 10 Current Issues in Inclusive Education
EDTS618 10 Current Issues in Education and Learning
EDTS619 10 Curriculum in Action
Electives may be taken from other Master’s level courses, with the approval of the Course Co-ordinator.
