Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies (GradDipEdStud)

To qualify for a graduate diploma, candidates must successfully complete six units (36 credit points).

Students need to complete the required number of core units and elective units from the selected designation, and the remaining units may be chosen from any other designation within the Master of Education program. A part-time candidate may choose to complete the requirements in three semesters by undertaking two units per semester or further extend their candidature over three years by completing one unit per semester.

The Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies is designated in that it carries the name of your chosen specialisation, eg Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies (Special Education).

1) For a designated degree

• Coach Education
• Educational Management and Leadership
• Educational Psychology
• Health Professional Education
• International Education
• Research Methodology
• Special Education
• TESOL

The Graduate Diploma is articulated with the Master of Education degree. That is, if you have completed the Graduate Diploma and did not take out the award, you may enrol in the Master of Education and receive full credit for the completed units (but only within six years of finishing the Diploma).

It is also possible to maintain the same designation by completing a further two units of study and ascertaining that the required core and elective units for that specialisation are completed.

You have the option to graduate with a designated or general degree.

2) For a general degree

You are required to choose 2 units of (12 credit points) from one designation and 4 units (24 credit points) may be taken from any designations within the Master of Education program. Remember, however, that the usual requirements regarding course selection apply.