Overview 2020
Location
Full Fee Paying places available
This course may not be available to international students. Please see the list of distance courses (i.e. online and taken outside Australia) that are offered to international students
- Applied Learning
- Early Childhood
- Inclusive Education.
- Leadership
- Teaching Technologies
- TESOL
Learning outcomes
Graduates at this level will have advanced knowledge and skills for professional or highly skilled work and/or further learning.
AQF 8 | CLO |
Knowledge Graduates at this level will have advanced theoretical and technical knowledge in one or more disciplines or areas of practice | 1. Knowledge - Graduates will know and understand:
5. Professional Learning - Graduates will:
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Skills Graduates at this level will have advanced cognitive, technical and communication skills to select and apply methods and technologies to:
| 2. Skills - Graduates will:
4. Communication, Collaboration and Leadership - Graduates will:
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Application of knowledge and skills Graduates at this level will apply knowledge and skills to demonstrate autonomy, well-developed judgement, adaptability and responsibility as a practitioner or learner | 3. Application of Knowledge and Skills - Graduates will:
6. Ethical Professional Practice - Graduates will:
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Course structure
The Graduate Certificate consists of a core unit, plus any three (3) postgraduate Education units.
Choose from one of the following specialisations
Applied Learning
Complete the following 3 units (37.5cp)
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for EAL502 Contemporary Educational Perspectives
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
Complete one of the following units (12.5cp)
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Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Spring school (extended) | ||||
View all details for ESH714 Understanding Educational Inquiry
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Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Spring school (extended) | ||||
View all details for ESM708 Improving Teaching and Practice through Action Research
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Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for EAL504 Facilitating Engaging Learning Experiences
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for ELT506 Technology Enhanced Learning and Teaching
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Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for ESM710 Leading Organisational Improvement
Early Childhood
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Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Term 1 | ||||
View all details for ESM780 Curriculum Pedagogy and Assessment in Early Childhood
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Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Term 2 | ||||
View all details for ESM781 Literacy, Mathematics and Science in Early Childhood
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Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Term 4 | ||||
View all details for ESM782 Leadership and Advocacy in Early Childhood
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Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Term 3 | ||||
View all details for ESM783 Negotiated Study in Early Childhood
Inclusive Education
Core unit (12.5cp):
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Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Term 1 | ||||
View all details for EMT603 Inclusive Practices in Education Settings
Choose any three units from the following (37.5cp):
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Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Spring school (extended) | ||||
View all details for ESH714 Understanding Educational Inquiry
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Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Term 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Term 2 | ||||
View all details for ESM740 Educating Students with Dyslexia and Learning Difficulties (A)
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Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Term 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Term 1 | ||||
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for ESM742 Inclusive Educational Technology
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for ESM743 Educating Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for ESM744 Educating Students with Dyslexia and Learning Difficulties (B)
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for ESM746 Principles of Applied Behaviour Analysis
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Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Term 2 | ||||
View all details for ESM747 Educating Students with Multiple Disabilities
Leadership
Complete the following three units (37.5cp):
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Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
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Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
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Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for ESM710 Leading Organisational Improvement
Complete one of the following units (12.5cp):
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Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Spring school (extended) | ||||
View all details for ESH714 Understanding Educational Inquiry
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Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Spring school (extended) | ||||
View all details for ESM708 Improving Teaching and Practice through Action Research
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Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CAM539 Leadership in Health and Human Services
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Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CAM620 Management in Health and Human Services
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
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Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CAM722 Leading and Managing Change in Health and Human Services
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Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for EAL504 Facilitating Engaging Learning Experiences
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
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Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Term 1 | ||||
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Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Spring school (extended) | ||||
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Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launceston | Spring school (extended) | ||||
TESOL
Core unit (12.5cp)
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Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Spring school (extended) | ||||
View all details for ESH714 Understanding Educational Inquiry
Complete four of the following units (37.5cp):
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Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Spring school (extended) | ||||
View all details for ESH714 Understanding Educational Inquiry
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Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Spring school (extended) | ||||
View all details for ESG714 Global Issues in Second Language Acquisition
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Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for ESG715 Linguistics and Language Analysis
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
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Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for ESG717 Methodologies in Second Language Teaching
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Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for ESG719 TESOL Futures and Digital Technologies
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Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for ESG721 Literature, Literacies and Language Learning
Teaching Technologies
Complete the following 4 x 12.5cp units (50cp):
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for ESH730 Teaching Design and Technologies
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Entry requirements
Eligibility
Interested in studying the Graduate Certificate in Education (Specialisation), you will need to meet the following requirements:
If you are an In-Service Teacher
Hold an Initial Teacher Education (ITE) degree:
- Bachelor of Education,
- Bachelors degree with a Diploma of Education,
- Bachelors degree with a Bachelor of Teaching,
- Bachelors degree with a Master of Teaching,
- or equivalent ITE qualifications.
If you are an Educator
Graduates without a teaching qualification but with extensive experience in teaching or training can apply for admission to the course.
The Teaching Technologies specialisation is designed specifically for secondary Technology teachers currently teaching in Tasmanian high schools and it is expected that the students who are enrolled in this specialisation will be Technology teaching specialists.
An alternative pathway to the Graduate Certificate of Education (Specialisation) for domestic students is available on a Commonwealth Supported (CSP) basis for the first four units through the Bachelor of Education with Professional Honours (Specialisation) (E4R) course.
Articulation from
Completed undergraduate education and teacher education courses
Articulation to
This course articulates to a Master of Education
Alternative entry pathways
An alternative pathway to a Graduate Certificate of Education (Specialisation) for domestic students is available on a Commonwealth Supported (CSP) basis for four units through one of the Bachelor of Education with Professional Honours courses:
Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
Domestic students enrolled in a full fee paying place are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the fees you pay for each unit you enrol in. Full fee paying domestic students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.
Detailed tuition fee information for domestic students is available at the Domestic Student Fees website, including additional information in relation to a compulsory Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
International students
2020 Total Course Fee (international students): $15,475 AUD*.
Course cost based on a rate of $30,950 AUD per standard, full-time year of study (100 credit points).
* Please note that this is an indicative fee only.
International students
International students are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the annual rate. International students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.
Scholarships
For information on general scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the scholarships website.
How can we help?
Do you have any questions about choosing a course or applying? Get in touch.
- Domestic
- 1300 363 864
- International
- +61 3 6226 6200
- Course.Info@utas.edu.au
- Online
- Online enquiries