The Graduate Certificate in Cognitive Psychology and Educational Practice is an 18 unit course offered by the College of Education, Psychology and Social Work on campus, or fully online or in a combination of both modes.
The Graduate Certificate in Cognitive Psychology and Educational Practice encapsulates a critical and contemporary understanding of cognitive psychology in educational practice. It is professionally oriented and is intended for people currently employed in the field of education, those who would like to be so employed, and those who have an interest in expanding their knowledge and practice with a focus on understanding and renewing teaching and learning.
The Graduate Certificate in Cognitive Psychology and Educational Practice articulates with the Master of Cognitive Psychology and Educational Practice.
The course is also available as an exit award from the Master of Cognitive Psychology and Educational Practice upon completion of 4 core topics from the Master of Cognitive Psychology and Educational Practice.
Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution.
However, the Dean (Education) may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.
The course aims to provide students with opportunities to:
On completion of this course you will be able to:
To qualify for the Graduate Certificate in Cognitive Psychology and Educational Practice, a student must complete 18 units with a grade of P or NGP, or better, in each topic according to the program of study below.
Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.
18 units comprising:
EDUC8731 Motivation, Cognition and Metacognition in Learning (4.5 units)
EDUC9732 Teaching to Develop Motivation, Cognition and Metacognition (4.5 units)
EDUC9733 The Psychology of Learning and Instruction (4.5 units)
EDUC9734 Applications of Psychology to Learning and Instruction (4.5 units)
Every effort has been made to ensure the information published on the Course Rule pages is accurate at the time of publication. Flinders University reserves the right to amend its curriculum without prior notice, and will update the Course Rules to reflect any amendments at the earliest opportunity.
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