Graduate Certificate in Higher Education

Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00004G

The Graduate Certificate in Higher Education supports the acquisition and development of knowledge, intellectual and practical skills needed to undertake academic teaching responsibilities in a scholarly way. The course comprises four units of study. These focus on theories, principles and concepts related to learning and teaching in higher education; curriculum and assessment design, and evaluation of higher education programs; development of knowledge and skill in the area of Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL); and development of capability in the Scholarship of Learning and Teaching (SoLT).

Structure

40 credit points.

Subjects

• Higher education studies
• Professional education

Standard entry requirements

• There are two admission pathways to the Graduate Certificate in Higher EducationStudents admitted to the 4 x 10 credit point pathwayStudents self-registered in the 8 x 5 credit point micro-credential pathway, who are admitted at the completion of 40cp of study. Admission Path ATo be eligible for admission to the course through path A, an applicant must: comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy. have completed a Bachelor degree or equivalent
• And either: hold an academic appointment (including sessional academic) with a direct teaching role, in a tertiary education institution or hold an appointment in a tertiary education institution (whether academic or not) that has a role in the advancement of learning and teaching at a Faculty level or an institutional level and that also involves at least some direct teaching. Admission Path BTo be eligible for admission to the course through path A, an applicant must: hold an academic appointment (including sessional academic) with a direct teaching role, in a tertiary education institution or hold an appointment in a tertiary education institution (whether academic or not) that has a role in the advancement of learning and teaching at a Faculty level or an institutional level and that also involves at least some direct teaching.

Study information

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