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The University of Notre Dame Australia

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Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education

  • Graduate Diploma

The Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education is designed for educators aiming to enhance their teaching skills in higher education and adult learning. Delivered online, it focuses on learner-centred approaches, technology integration, and pedagogical research projects.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Diploma
Duration
1 semester full-time
Course Code
4162
Study Mode
Online
Intake Months
Jan, Feb

About this course

Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education

Are you a passionate educator looking to enhance your teaching skills in higher education and adult learning? Facilitated by experienced academics from The University Notre Dame Australia's Learning and Teaching Office, this nested suite of programs is for those interested in developing their learning and teaching practices to meet the demands of teaching adults in the 21st century. The suite has been created so that having completed the Graduate Certificate (four courses in total), you can earn the Graduate Diploma (eight courses in total). You can exit here or continue your studies at the master's level (by coursework). Get in touch today to find out more.

Why study this degree?

Delivered entirely online, this highly-focused program provides opportunities for you to apply your knowledge of current perspectives about university teaching. You will finish the program with the capabilities to teach from a learner-centred approach, incorporate technology to enhance student engagement and grow in a community of practice to create pedagogical research projects.

The Program is underpinned by a growth model recognising that higher education teachers are learners and that growth requires a scholarly approach. With this in mind, the program has been created so that you can complete four courses to earn the Graduate Certificate and another four (eight courses in total) to earn the Graduate Diploma. It also provides the foundation for the proposed Master of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education by coursework.

As a nested program, if you have an equivalent Graduate Certificate qualification from another institution, you can apply for credit and enter the Graduate Diploma or Master's qualification.

Entry requirements

Entry requirements

Applicants must have a recognised bachelor's degree in any discipline OR have a Graduate Certificate of Learning and Teaching for Higher Education.

Study locations

Sydney

Fremantle

Online

What you will learn

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education graduates will be able to:

  1. Critically evaluate contemporary theories and practices and current trends in learning and teaching in higher education to inform innovative and effective practices
  2. Critically evaluate the higher education literature to generate scholarly and evidence-based practice
  3. Solve complex learning and teaching challenges in higher education curriculum and the classroom
  4. Create and evaluate curriculum design, teaching and learning strategies and assessment practices that are inclusive and promote student engagement with complex ideas in their discipline
  5. Apply technology enhanced learning to promote student engagement and deep learning
  6. Implement continuing professional learning plans using life-long learning attributes.

Career pathways

With the Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching for Higher Education, you will be prepared to teach in higher education institutions such as TAFE or higher education academies.

Course structure

Program summary

Completed in the Graduate Certificate

  • EDUC5011 Introduction to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
  • EDUC5115 Introduction to Teaching in Higher Education
  • EDUC5116 Designing Curriculum for Effective Learning
  • EDUC5117 Principles and Practices of Assessment and Evaluation

Plus

  • PHIL6020 Ethical Issues in Professional Life
  • Three electives from:
    • EDUC5009 Global Learning in Higher Education
    • EDUC5012 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in Higher Education
    • EDUC5013 Leadership in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
    • EDUC5014 Learning and Teaching for Optimal Wellbeing
    • EDUC5119 Supervising Postgraduate Research (Completed in GC)

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

Credit for prior study or work

As a nested program, if you have an equivalent Graduate Certificate qualification from another institution, you can apply for credit and enter the Graduate Diploma or Master's qualification.

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