Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies (Special and Inclusive Education)

Program Overview

This program equips educators to specialize in teaching children with special educational needs. It includes core units, elective units, and potential specializations. Graduates gain knowledge and skills to excel as teaching professionals, educational administrators, researchers, and policymakers in special education. The program is offered full-time or part-time and is not available to student visa holders.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This program will equip you to tackle the real-world challenges that teachers face in the classroom every day – from working with students who have special education needs, to preventing disruptive behaviour and teaching students with learning difficulties.

Outline:

Candidates are required to complete a total of 36 credit points (cp), including:

• 12 cp (2 units of study) of core units;
• minimum of 18 cp (3 units of study of elective units from the Special and Inclusive Education Units of Study Table
• maximum of 6 cp (1 unit of study) from any specialisation within the Master of Education program.

Careers:

Graduates will have the skills and knowledge to further their careers as:

• teaching professionals
• educational administrators
• researchers and policymakers within specific areas of education practice.

Other:

• The program is available full-time or part-time.
• The program is delivered face-to-face.