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Graduate Diploma in Education - Macquarie University

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Course Information:
College: College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Division: Australian Centre for Educational Studies
Department(s): School of Education
Area Of Study: Education
Course Type: Undergraduate
Degree Type: Graduate Diploma
CRICOS Code: 007450F
Key Features:
The Graduate Diploma in Education provides a professional qualification for secondary teaching in selected subject areas. The program includes an academic strand comprising units in Education, and a professional strand comprising units in curriculum, methodology and supervised school experience. The school experience component includes at least 50 days of supervised practicum in a school setting, with a designated classroom teacher as mentor. 
Suitable For:
Students with a recognised Bachelor degree or equivalent, who would like to obtain a professional qualification for secondary teaching in Economics or Business Studies, English, Geography, History, Languages, Mathematics and Science. The Bachelor degree must contain a major in one of these subject areas. 
Career Opportunities:
Secondary School teachers in these subject areas. 
Requirements - 2009 :
Entry Requirements: The Graduate Diploma in Education is open to graduates holding a recognised Bachelor degree with a major in at least one teaching subject available in Macquarie's pre-service teacher education program.
Course Quota: No
Work Experience Requirements: No work experience requirements.
English Language Requirements:
  • IELTS of 7.0 overall with 6.5 in each section
  • TOEFL (Paper based test): Score of 600 overall, 5.5 TWE and the following scores for each section: 55 Listening, 54 Reading, 61 Writing
  • TOEFL (Computer based test): 250 overall, 5.5 Essay Rating, and the following scores for each section: 21 Listening, 21 Reading, 26 Writing.
  • TOEFL (Internet based test): Score of 100 overall, with 21 Listening, 20 Reading, 24 Writing, 24 Speaking

Students who do not meet the English entry requirements above are advised to include an English Language Course prior to commencing full time study.
 
Course Commences: Semester 1 (February), 2009
Study Options: Full-Time
Minimum Course Duration: 1 Year
Minimum Course Credit Points: 27
Confirmed Per Credit Point Fee*: $836.00
Estimated Annual Fee*: $20,064.00
Annual Fee Notes: Fee based on 27 credit points in the first year.
Location: North Ryde (Sydney)
Subjects Per Year: More than 8
Notes: The program offers secondary curriculum units in the following subject areas: English, Economic and Business Studies, Geography, History, Languages, Mathematics, Science, Drama (minor only), English as a Second Language (minor only), Legal Studies (minor only), Society and Culture (minor only), Information and Communication Technologies (minor only).

Students must complete two curriculum units in at least one of the subject areas from English to Science. This is their first teaching subject. Most will complete at least one curriculum unit in a second subject, and in the case of English, Geography and History this is expected.

Macquarie University requires that the first teaching subject must have been studied for at least three years at university, and the second teaching subject for at least two years.

Students complete the program in one year of full-time study commencing in late January.

* This is a proposed fee only and is subject to change.For courses of more than one year’s duration: For units completed in 2009, the 2009 fee will apply. For units completed in 2010 (or 2011, depending on the duration of the course), you will pay the fee approved for the 2010 (or 2011) academic year respectively.

For students commencing in semester two, 2009: the 2009 fee listed will apply for your first semester of study only. The fee approved for 2010 will take effect from semester one, 2010.

All fees are in Australian Dollars (AU$), unless otherwise stated.
Sample Program:

This is a sample study program only. The units listed in this sample program may not be a true representation of what an official study program will look like for this course. This sample program shows an example of possible units which could be taken under this area of study.

YEAR 1 (CORE UNITS)
EDUC262 Education: The Learner*
EDUC264 Education: The Policy Context*
TEP414 School Experience II*
TEP416 School Experience IIA*
YEAR 1 (ELECTIVE UNITS)
TEP434 Science in the Secondary School II*
Sample Program Notes: All students must complete:

EDUC262 or EDUC 264; and TEP 416

Students specialising in Primary education must also complete TEP493

Students specialising in Secondary education must also complete TEP 416 and one unit of TEP422, TEP424, TEP426, TEP428, TEP430, TEP432, TEP434, or TEP447

 
 

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