- Place your research in context and develop a research question
- Engage with a collaborative learning community
- Generate leadership and change in your professional field
Program summary
Program title: Graduate Certificate in Professional Learning
Award abbreviation: GCProfLearning
Degree type: coursework
Study mode: on campus (blended)
Duration: 1 year minimum part-time, 2 years maximum part-time. Program is only available part-time.
Commence: Semester 1 or Semester 2
Fee type 2012: Commonwealth supported places, postgraduate coursework places
Total courses: 4
USC program code: ED501
CRICOS code: Not available to international students on a Student Visa.
Learn to engage with curriculum development.
The Graduate Certificate in Professional Learning offers practising educators, those seeking employment, and educators returning to the workforce, a series of learning opportunities to engage in a critical orientation to professional learning. It brings educators together in a collaborative learning community to enhance their leadership and engagement in curriculum development, evaluation, teaching, learning and assessment. To further your studies, the Graduate Certificate articulates into the Master of Education (coursework option), and you may apply the units completed to the higher award.
The Master of Education offers you the opportunity to develop advanced knowledge and understanding in education, research skills, and a strong foundation for furthering your career as an educational professional. The program is aimed at practising professionals working as educators in primary or secondary schools, early childhood, higher education and adult and vocational education.
The coursework option provides a range of courses that will provide opportunities for you to engage with theory and link it directly to practice in your education context.
Admission requirements
A student entering the graduate certificate program will normally be required to hold an undergraduate degree, or equivalent, from a recognised higher education institution. Entry by non-graduates who have extensive relevant industry experience may be considered on a case-by-case basis by the Dean, Faculty of Science, Health and Education.
Enquiries
Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Tel: +61 7 5430 2869
Email: education@usc.edu.au
Program structure
Program requirements and notes
- Students are required to successfully complete four courses as specified in the Graduate Certificate in Professional Learning program structure.
- Refer to related policies, rules, plans and procedures.
- Not available to international students on a Student Visa.
- Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods including, for example, essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations.
- When enrolling, please refer to the Study Plan.
Required courses (4):
Select 4 courses from:
EDU700 Policies of Crime Prevention
EDU702 International Justice and Human Rights
EDU703 Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice
EDU704 The Administration of Justice: Issues in Policing
EDU708 Employment and Industrial Law
TOTAL UNITS 48
Study Plan
This Graduate Certificate in Professional Learning study plan is for students commencing in the current semester.
Select 4 courses from:
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDU700 Business Law and Ethics | |||
| EDU702 An Introduction to Australian Politics: The Makings of a Republic? | |||
| EDU703 Introduction to Sociology: Society, Culture and Change | |||
| EDU704 Editing for the Communications Professional | |||
| EDU708 The Writer and the Law |