Graduate Diploma of Specialist Education

Graduate Diploma

Build on your experience in education with the Graduate Diploma of Specialist Education.

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Key details

Degree Type

Graduate Diploma

Duration

1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Course Code

TEDU01

Study Mode

Online, In person

About this course

Build on your experience in education with the Graduate Diploma of Specialist Education. This one year professional development course will give you the latest educational and research perspectives to develop your analytical thinking, collaborative learning and transformative practice skills in localised, national and/or international settings.

This flexible course can be completed online or on campus, full-time or part-time, and can be personalised to meet your personal, organisational, workplace and community interests.

Choose to specialise in:

Digital Learning Futures,
Inclusive Education,
Indigenous Knowledges Education,
International Education,
Managing and Leading Education,
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), or
University Teaching and Learning

This course is designed for teachers, practitioners, policymakers and principals working in the Northern Territory, Australia and the Asia Pacific.

Entry requirements

Successful completion of a recognised bachelor degree, graduate certificate, graduate diploma or master's degree or equivalent international qualification.

Study locations

Casuarina

Online

What you will learn

The Graduate Diploma of Specialist Education offers two core units, which equip students with contemporary educational and research perspectives and approaches. The programme also offers a choice of specialist areas encompassing Digital Learning Futures, Inclusive Education, Indigenous Knowledges Education, International Education, Managing and Leading Education, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), or University Teaching and Learning.

Career pathways

Graduating from this course may lead to career opportunities as education policymakers, practitioners, school teachers and principals in Australia and internationally.

Please note that completion of this course does not lead to teacher registration.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Teacher Education courses at Charles Darwin University (CDU).

64.3%

Overall satisfaction

64.3%

Skill scale

53.6%

Teaching scale

97.1%

Employed full-time

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