Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary)
Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary)
Are you an aspiring high school teacher with an existing degree in another field? This course will equip you to teach with provisional registration in WA secondary schools after one year of full-time study. A key feature of this course is 50 days of professional experience, which will allow you…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Are you an aspiring high school teacher with an existing degree in another field?
This course will equip you to teach with provisional registration in WA secondary schools after one year of full-time study.
A key feature of this course is 50 days of professional experience, which will allow you to make the essential connection between theory and practice whilst building both professional and generic skills in real teaching environments.
This course is delivered through partnerships between the University and individual schools, allowing you to gain experience in a range of settings, including public, metropolitan, rural, regional and remote schools.
Upon graduation, you will be eligible to teach in a major and minor area of study in secondary schools in both the private and government sector.
Specialisations you can study in this course
Art Education
Catholic Education
Dance Education
Design and Technology Education
Digital Technology Education
Drama Education
English Education
Food and Materials Technologies: Home Economics
Health and Physical Education
Health Education
Humanities and Social Sciences Education
Instrumental Music Education
Languages Other Than English (LOTE)
Learning Enrichment: Students with Additional Needs
Mathematics Education
Media Education
Music Education
Science Education
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Course learning outcomes
Reflect critically on an advanced body of education knowledge, research principles in secondary teaching.
Apply cognitive, technical and creative skills to investigate, evaluate and synthesise teaching theory and practice in authentic situations.
Apply communication and collaboration skills to design curriculum, learning and assessment activities in secondary education.
Career Opportunities
This course provides an employment pathway nested within ECU’s nationally accredited Master of Teaching (Secondary) course. You are encouraged to continue studying and complete the master’s course which meets state and national requirements for full registration to teach in Secondary schools.
REQUIREMENTS
All applicants are required to have a discipline-specific bachelor or equivalent qualification relevant to the Australian Curriculum or other recognised areas of school provision. Professional experience cannot be accepted as an alternative to completion of the bachelor degree. Applicants must be able to demonstrate advanced skills and knowledge in a particular discipline to enrol in a major area of specialisation (eg. a Major in their bachelor degree) and intermediate skills to enrol in a minor area of specialisation (eg. a Minor in their bachelor degree), and provide a resume, In addition to satisfying academic entry criteria, applicants for pre-service teacher education courses at Edith Cowan University must also satisfy non-academic criteria. Applicants’ non-academic capabilities will be assessed based on completion of a Non-Academic Requirements for Teacher Entry (NARTE) online questionnaire.
Academic admission requirements (Band 6) may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:
Bachelor degree; or
Equivalent prior learning including at least five years relevant professional experience.
English competency requirements:
IELTS Academic: average level of 7.5 or more, across the four components of listening, speaking, reading and writing; no score below level 7.0 in any of these components; and a score of 8.0 or more in the components of speaking and listening
TOEFL iBT: TOEFL iBT: 84 (with no score below 17)
TOEFL Paper-Based Test (PBT): Minimum score of 573, including Test of Written English of 5.0 or better. (Results are typically valid for only 2 years)
Pearson Test of English (PTE): PTE Academic 58, with no score less than 50 for postgraduate standard entry courses. (Results are typically valid for only 2 years)
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Edith Cowan University (ECU) is a large, multi-campus institution serving communities in Western Australia and internationally.ECU was awarded university status in 1991, but despite its relative youth, the University has a proud history of more than a century of service to education in Western Australia and is recognised for its teaching and learning, excellence in research, and partnerships with the community.We have more than 23,300 students, including around 18,500 undergraduates and 4,800 postgraduates. Approximately 3,600 international students attend the University, originating from 104 countries.We are a progressive University with courses developed through ongoing industry input, and employing lecturers who engage fully with their students. We’re a university that knows while knowledge is important, understanding comes from experience –experience that enables you to adapt what you’ve learned to whatever opportunities come your way. Because that’s when you do more than just survive in this world. You thrive in it.
