Graduate Diploma in Education

The program provides a systematic study of issues in education such as professional practice; learning and motivation; the social context of education; student-teacher interaction; and curriculum and assessment in the Australian context.
It incorporates two full time 5-week blocks of supervised teaching in schools, one in the metropolitan area and one in country South Australia.
Students are also required to undertake studies in curriculum areas related to undergraduate qualifications and teaching specialisations.
Areas of specialisation include: Agricultural Science Accounting Business Studies Economics Biology Chemistry English English as a Second Language (ESL) Geography History Information Technology Mathematics various Modern Languages Music Physics Psychology Quotas are applied in general school teaching curriculum areas.
Academic Program Rules The Calendar is a comprehensive handbook of the University's academic program rules.
Graduate Diploma in Education Areas of Specialisation Example Study Plan Core courses All core courses 3 units eachEDUC 6201 Education, Culture & Diversity EDUC 6202 Student Learning & Interaction PlusEDUC 6205 Professional Experience 1EDUC 6206 Professional Experience 2 Curriculum and Methodology Courses * Students undertake a 2 Teaching Areas ie a minimum of four Curriculum and Methodology courses (3 units each) to the total value of 12 units.
Most courses have pre-requisites.
Not all courses will be offered each year.
  See the Program Rules for the list of courses offered.
Students must enrol in Course A in semester 1 and Course B in semester 2, in the same year.
BUSINESSAccounting Curriculum and MethodologyBusiness Studies Curriculum and MethodologyEconomics Curriculum and MethodologyENGLISHEnglish Curriculum and MethodologySenior English Curriculum and MethodologyHUMANITIESGeography Curriculum and MethodologyHistory Curriculum and MethodologySenior History Curriculum and MethodologyMUSICClassroom Music Curriculum and MethodologyInstrumental Music Curriculum and MethodologyLANGUAGESChinese Curriculum and MethodologyFrench Curriculum and MethodologyGerman Curriculum and MethodologyIndonesian Curriculum and MethodologyItalian Curriculum and MethodologyJapanese Curriculum and MethodologySpanish Curriculum and MethodologyModern Greek Curriculum and MethodologyVietnamese Curriculum and MethodologyOther Languages Curriculum and MethodologyESLEnglish as a Second Language Curriculum and MethodologyMATHEMATICSMathematics Curriculum and MethodologySenior Mathematics Curriculum and MethodologyINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYInformation Technology Curriculum and MethodologySCIENCEBiology Curriculum and MethodologyChemistry Curriculum and MethodologyPhysics Curriculum and MethodologyAgricultural Science Curriculum and MethodologyScience Curriculum and MethodologyPSYCHOLOGYPsychology Curriculum and MethodologyGENERALAlternative Curricula Curriculum and MethodologyExtended Specialist Curriculum and Methodology Assessment Assessment consists of written reports and essays, collection and preparation of teaching resource materials, tutorial and seminar participation and oral presentations.
Teaching practice is assessed by mentor teachers and university staff.