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Graduate Certificate in Education (Curriculum)

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The Graduate Certificate in Education (Curriculum) at Notre Dame Australia is designed for experienced teachers aiming to deepen their understanding of contemporary curriculum and expand career opportunities. The program emphasizes excellence, social justice, and pastoral care, offering courses on topics like Justice and Social Teaching and Strategic Management in Education.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Certificate
Duration
0.5 semester full-time, 0.5 semester part-time
Course Code
4068
Study Mode
In person, Online
Intake Months
Jan, Feb, Jul, Oct

About this course

Graduate Certificate in Education (Curriculum)

Are you an experienced teacher who would like to further your teaching career? The University of Notre Dame Australia's Graduate Certificate in Education (Curriculum) will give you the qualifications you need to expand your career choices and cultivate a deep understanding of the contemporary curriculum. Get in touch today to find out more.

Why study this program?

Are you a four-year trained teacher who would like to know more about curriculum development? If so, the Graduate Certificate in Education (Curriculum) is the ideal postgraduate degree for you. This program covers topics such as Justice and Social Teaching, Leading Curriculum Planning, Strategic Management in Education and Children of High Ability.

Committed to excellence, social justice and the pastoral care of students and staff, Notre Dame offers a uniquely personal approach to teaching and learning. We empower students to build on their knowledge and experience, sharpen their skills and challenge them to succeed in their chosen field. With support from academic staff who are specialists in their fields, you receive an unparalleled education with best practice content and a practical approach to teaching and learning.

Graduates of this program may choose to enrol in a Master of Education.

Entry requirements

Entry requirements

To be eligible for admission to the applicants must also meet the following specific requirements:

  • A Bachelor or postgraduate degree in teaching/education or a cognate discipline.
  • Eligibility for teacher registration in Australia.

Study locations

Fremantle

Online

What you will learn

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of The Graduate Certificate in Education (Curriculum) graduates will be able to:

  1. Critically apply and reflect on advanced knowledge and understandings of specialised educational theory, practice, and research within the domain of curriculum studies
  2. Critically evaluate issues pertaining to curriculum planning and design, which underlie the understanding of significant contemporary developments in education both nationally and internationally
  3. Use cognitive, technical, and creative skills with initiative, high level of personal autonomy and accountability to generate understanding of complex issues in curriculum studies within school contexts; and
  4. Use communication and technical skills to implement, justify and interpret critical issues in curriculum planning and design within educational contexts.

Career pathways

Career opportunities

A Graduate Certificate in Education (Curriculum) can lead to leadership positions in early childhood teaching, primary and secondary teaching, vocational and workplace teaching, and tertiary teaching in the curriculum area that interests you.

Course structure

Program summary

Students must complete four of the following courses:

  • Instructional Leadership
  • Values Across the Curriculum
  • Mentoring and Coaching Graduate, Early Career and Established Teachers
  • Positive Education: Wellbeing and Student Achievement
  • Trends in Early Childhood
  • Development and Teaching
  • Justice and Social Teaching
  • Teaching and Leading in the Middle Years of Schooling
  • Strategic Management in Education
  • Early Childhood Curriculum Development
  • Instructional Strategies for Students with Learning Disabilities

Students may undertake study as a part-time or full-time student, commencing in Summer Term (January), in Semester 1 (February) or April Intensive, in Winter Term (July), in Semester 2 (July) or October Intensive, subject to course availability.

For a list of courses available please see Schedule of Courses.

Full details of the program requirements are contained in the Program Requirements.

More information regarding courses can be found at the course descriptions page.

Please note: the availability of these courses is indicative only and may be subject to change.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Teacher Education courses at The University of Notre Dame Australia.
91.3%
Overall satisfaction
82.7%
Skill scale
83.3%
Teaching scale
88.4%
Employed full-time
$92.8k
Average salary