Graduate Certificate in Education

Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

1. Explain how the theoretical foundations and practice of education (including various specialisations) have informed and can facilitate developments in educational practice.
2. Synthesise and analyse scholarly literature to evaluate local and international developments in practice.
3. Integrate educational theory and professional knowledge to plan, implement and evaluate a professional enquiry initiative or conduct a theoretical investigation.

The Graduate Certificate in Education is based on principles of active learning and practice-oriented enquiry, informed by professional standards, contemporary theoretical perspectives, and research in teaching and learning. The program is founded on a key value of personal and collective professional responsibility for the improvement of educational outcomes and environments for learning across diverse settings.

The program aims to be relevant and responsive to the needs of people in a range of education-related roles. You will work in collegial ways and communicate effectively across professional settings to initiate and support change in and beyond your immediate spheres of influence.

By the end of the Graduate Certificate of Education, you will have new professional knowledge and an understanding of key research principles and methods. You will be able to critically reflect on and investigate practice and apply new ideas in diverse educational contexts. You will build the foundational knowledge and skills of rich reflective practice and models for enquiry that can be applied to your work context or specialised area of study to effect change.

We recognise that relationships are fundamental to effective teaching and that the past experiences of students contribute to their capacity for learning. The Post-graduate Coursework Program is therefore taught in flexible mode using adult education principles to enable learning in online and face-to-face environments.

Recommended study pattern

The Graduate Certificate in Education requires the completion of 50 UTAS credit points (4 x 12.5 credit point subjects). This can be completed either as:

• a 50 credit points Specialisation ; OR
• a 12.5 credit point Core AND 37.5 credit points of subjects from any specialisation or elective subjects.

You can choose the specialisation pathway if you want to focus on a single area of study , which will be named on your testamur.

Alternatively, you can complete the core and elective option, which allows you to choose from subjects in any specialisation or from postgraduate subjects offered by the School of Education to build a degree that suits your needs.

For students undertaking full-time study, the following study pattern is recommended.

Select oneSpecialisation stream from the following:

APPLIED LEARNING

Core Subject:

• TAS-EDP726 Reflective Strategies for Professional Learning

Electives (Select 3 subjects):

• TAS-EDP502 Facilitating Engaging Learning Experiences
• TAS-EDP503 Foundations of Applied Learning
• TAS-EDP504 Contemporary Educational Perspectives
• TAS-EDP505 Educational Professionalism

TESOL

Core Subject:

• TAS-EDP726 Reflective Strategies for Professional Learning

Electives (Select 3 subjects):

• TAS-EDP720 Linguistics and Language Analysis
• TAS-EDP729 Work Integrated Learning in a TESOL Context
• TAS-EMT517 Languages Teaching Methodologies
• TAS-ESG716 Language, Culture and Diversity

LEADERSHIP

Core Subject:

• TAS-EDP726 Reflective Strategies for Professional Learning

Electives (Select 3 subjects):

• TAS-EDP714 Leading Organisational Improvement
• TAS-EDP715 Understanding Leadership
• TAS-EDP716 Leadership for Change
• TAS-EDP717 Leadership for Learning

INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

Core Subject:

• TAS-EDP726 Reflective Strategies for Professional Learning

Electives (Select 3 subjects): 

• TAS-EDP712 Educating Students with Multiple Disabilities
• TAS-EDP713 Re-engaging Disengaged Students
• TAS-EDP725 Educating Students with Dyslexia and Learning Difficulties
• TAS-EMT603 Inclusive Practices in Education Settings

Or Select the Non-Specialisation Stream from the following:

The non-specialisation stream allows you to complete the Graduate Certificate with greater flexibility around your subject choice. In this Stream you will complete:

- a 12.5 credit point Core subject TAS-EDP726 Reflective Strategies for Professional Learning and;

- 37.5 credit points of Elective subjects from any specialisation or Education postgraduate subjects. You can find the available Elective subjects below.

Core Subject:

• TAS-EDP726 Reflective Strategies for Professional Learning

Education Postgraduate Electives

Select 3 Subjects:

• TAS-EDP502 Facilitating Engaging Learning Experiences
• TAS-EDP503 Foundations of Applied Learning
• TAS-EDP504 Contemporary Educational Perspectives
• TAS-EDP505 Educational Professionalism
• TAS-EDP701 Understanding Educational Inquiry
• TAS-EDP712 Educating Students with Multiple Disabilities
• TAS-EDP713 Re-engaging Disengaged Students
• TAS-EDP714 Leading Organisational Improvement
• TAS-EDP715 Understanding Leadership
• TAS-EDP716 Leadership for Change
• TAS-EDP717 Leadership for Learning
• TAS-EDP720 Linguistics and Language Analysis
• TAS-EDP722 Advanced Independent Project
• TAS-EDP723 Independent Project
• TAS-EDP725 Educating Students with Dyslexia and Learning Difficulties
• TAS-EDP729 Work Integrated Learning in a TESOL Context
• TAS-EMT603 Inclusive Practices in Education Settings
• TAS-ESG716 Language, Culture and Diversity

Award requirements

Satisfactory completion of 4 subjects, as required in the schedule, within 0.5-2 years from commencement.

Degrees are usually made up of core subjects and electives. Some degrees include a choice of majors, so you can focus your studies on a specialisation.

This list is a general overview. Download the full Degree Guide for more information.

• Applied Learning

• TESOL

• Leadership

• Inclusive Education

• Non-Specialisation stream

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Indicative total fee $2,230

The amount shown here is indicative for an Australian citizen studying full-time, which is typically 8 subjects per year.

Fees may vary depending on:

• the subjects you choose
• credit from previous work experience
• your eligibility for government funding loans or subsidies such as HECS-HELP or a Commonwealth supported place.

To learn more, go to Fees or contact a student advisor.

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An Initial Teacher’s Education (ITE) degree at Bachelor’s level or equivalent qualification such as a Master of Teaching.

Completed a Certificate IV or equivalent qualification AND 3 years of industry or teaching experience.

The University of Tasmania grants credit and recognition of prior learning that may include formal and/or informal prior learning. More information is available here.