Graduate Certificate in Education (Higher Education)

Admission requirements

Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification, and normally be employed in a teaching position in a higher education institution. However, the Dean (Education) may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.

Course aims

The Graduate Certificate in Education provides candidates with opportunities to critically examine recent literature, engage in debate and reflection, and expand and apply in-depth knowledge of:

policies and practices related to their area of interest
methods for fostering interdisciplinary and intercultural partnerships and working collaboratively
theoretical and practical matters in education in such a way as to improve professional decision making
curriculum, pedagogy and assessment policies and practices designed to improve learning outcomes and student/client well-being
theoretical and practical matters related to their area of interest.

Learning outcomes

It is expected that graduates will be able to:

further enhance dispositions, cognitive skills, reflective awareness and creativity to facilitate the application of evidence-based knowledge, skills and capacities to educational practices
apply high-level technical and communication skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse and theorise about developments that contribute to professional practice or scholarship
critically reflect on, evaluate and synthesise knowledge gained from reading, discussion and writing to demonstrate an advanced understanding of educational research, policies and practices
demonstrate contemporary evidence-based knowledge when operating in educational contexts.

Credit

Credit may be granted, on application, for topics completed or being undertaken towards another relevant Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Masters degree, or for accredited professional development.

Program of study

To qualify for the Graduate Certificate in Education (Higher Education) specialisation, a student must complete 18 units with a grade of P, NGP, or better, according to the following program of study.

Core - Year 1 topics

EDUC8905 Higher Education: A Global Context (4.5 units)
EDUC9906 Higher Education: Global Perspectives on Teaching and Learning (4.5 units)
EDUC9907 Pedagogies for Global Higher Education Contexts (4.5 units)
EDUC9908 Researching Higher Education from a Global Perspective (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.