Diploma in Educational Studies (Tertiary Preparation)

Australian Catholic University - MacKillop Campus

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In Canberra, Brisbane, Melborne and 2 other venues (Australia)

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Description

  • Duration

    1 Year

  • Start date

    Different dates available

The Diploma in Educational Studies (Tertiary Preparation) is designed for domestic and international students who want to undertake a pre-service teacher degree in Early Childhood, Primary, or Secondary education but do not currently meet the entry requirements. By completing this pathway course you can then enter the relevant Bachelor degree with credit.

Students can select units from the first year of the relevant pre-service teacher degree courses and gain formal recognition for units successfully completed that are beyond the stated prerequisite requirements.

The Diploma in Educational Studies (Tertiary Preparation) is also available by direct entry application to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in Away From Base mode. Early Childhood and Primary units only available in this study mode.

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Ballarat (Australia)
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Melborne (Australia)
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About this course

Working opportunities in school settings but it is not a teaching qualification.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed:

Year 12 with the ACU minimum eligibility rank for Diploma programs; or
Entry via an alternative pathway as approved for ACU; or
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants may be selected following an interview with the course coordinator and staff of the campus Indigenous Higher Education Unit. An applicant should have:
Minimum of three years’ work experience; or
Year 12 or equivalent; or
Relevant tertiary study skills or successful completion of a Tertiary Communication Skills program.

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Subjects

  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • English
  • Anatomy
  • Indigenous
  • Cultures
  • Literature
  • Literacy
  • English Language
  • English Conversation
  • Science
  • Sustainability

Course programme

Pathway to gain entry into Early Childhood (Birth to Five) or Early Childhood and Primary (Birth to 12) course

Year 1 - Semester 1
  • EDAB161 Indigenous Cultures and Peoples
  • EDLA168 Children’s Literature for Literacy (Pre: English requirement)
  • EDST108 Science, inquiry and sustainability (Pre: Science requirement)
  • EDFD167 Contexts for Learning and Development
Year 1 - Semester 2
  • EDAR104 Creative arts in the early years
  • EDLA167 Linguistics for Literacy (Pre: English requirement)
  • EDMA163 Exploring Mathematics 1 (Pre: Math requirement)
  • UNCC100 Self and community: exploring the anatomy of modern society
Pathway to gain entry into Education (Primary) course

Year 1 - Semester 1
  • SCIT140Science in Our World (Pre: Science requirement)
  • ENGL104 Exploring Literature Pre: English requirement)
  • NMBR140 Introduction to Mathematical Thinking (Pre: Math requirement)
  • Discipline Minor
Year 1 - Semester 2
  • COMM140 Digital Communication Technologies
  • POLS140 Global Citizens: Civics and Citizenship in a Changing World
  • UNCC100 Self and community: exploring the anatomy of modern society
  • Discipline Minor
Pathway to gain entry into Education (Secondary) course

Year 1 - Semester 1
  • COMM170 Communicating and Interpreting Ideas
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Year 1 - Semester 2
  • UNCC100 Self and community: exploring the anatomy of modern society
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Additional information

Start dates

Ballarat
Semester 1 - February
Semester 2 - To be advised

Brisbane
Semester 1 - February
Semester 2 - To be advised

Canberra
Semester 1 - February
Semester 2 - To be advised

Melbourne
Semester 1 - February
Semester 2 - To be advised

North Sydney
Semester 1 - February
Semester 2 - To be advised

Strathfield
Semester 1 - February
Semester 2 - To be advised

Course costs - Average first year fee: $6680 Commonwealth Supported (indicative only; subject to passage of legislation)

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