Graduate Certificate of Education
Graduate Certificate of Education
The Graduate Certificate of Education is a shorter postgraduate course for qualified teachers promoting the emergence of educational leaders across the independent, Catholic and public school systems. Why enrol in the Graduate Certificate of Education? Sheridan’s Graduate Certificate of Education (GradCertEd) promotes the emergence of educational leaders across the independent,…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Graduate Certificate of Education is a shorter postgraduate course for qualified teachers promoting the emergence of educational leaders across the independent, Catholic and public school systems.
Why enrol in the Graduate Certificate of Education?
Sheridan’s Graduate Certificate of Education (GradCertEd) promotes the emergence of educational leaders across the independent, Catholic and public school systems. Sheridan seeks to train leaders who exemplify professional excellence, address the needs in their school community and incorporate Christian perspectives into their personal and professional lives. Instruction takes place in a supportive environment that fosters intellectual inquiry, equips for professional practice and encourages servant leadership.
The program allows for specialisation in Educational Studies, Educational Research or Educational Leadership and Management. Sheridan anticipates that the GradCertEd program will be a catalyst for building capacity within each teacher’s school, stimulating new research that will lead to school improvement, and cultivating a {DQ}learning community{DQ} for both students and staff.
The GradCertEd is a nested qualification within the Sheridan Master of Education (MEd). GradCertEd graduates who are subsequently accepted into the MEd program will receive full credit for their MEd course’s first six (6) months.
Course Learning Outcomes
Graduate Certificates qualify individuals who apply a body of knowledge in a range of contexts to undertake professional or highly skilled work and as a pathway for further learning.
Upon completion of the Graduate Certificate of Education, you will be able to:
- Advance your understanding of current knowledge and professional practice in specialised disciplines of education
- Demonstrate your ability to analyse and synthesise information, concepts and theories from a multi-disciplinary perspective.
- Critically evaluate current and past scholarship and professional practice in the light of contemporary research, of workplace practice, and of perspectives grounded in Christian scholarship.
- Demonstrate your intellectual independence through creative contributions to the study and/or practice of education.
- Communicate your improved understanding of current knowledge and professional practice through prepared presentations and projects in a variety of settings.
- Apply research-based technical and creative tools to complex problems in theoretical and actual workplace settings.
- Model self-discipline, professional judgment, personal integrity, teamwork and respect for the dignity of individuals and groups in study and workplace settings.
Each unit you take in the Graduate Certificate of Education program will contribute towards the fulfilment of these broader learning outcomes.
REQUIREMENTS
Academic admission pathways into GradCertEd:
4-year Bachelor of Education degree, or
3-year undergraduate degree and a minimum 1-year postgraduate pre-service teacher education qualification (e.g. GradDipEd or MTeach), or
3-year undergraduate degree in a non-education discipline AND 2 years’ full-time equivalent relevant professional experience
Minimum English language proficiency requirements for postgraduate courses are:
IELTS (Academic): 6.5 (with individual Reading and Writing bands of no less than 6.5 and no other individual band less than 6.0)
TOEFL (Internet based): 86 (no band less than 20)
TOEFL (Paper based): 550 (with Test of Written English 5)
Pearson Test of English (PTE Academic): 58 (no band less than 50)
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
