Graduate Diploma in Education

Advance your career and stay up-to-date with current best practice with La Trobe's Graduate Diploma in Education. You'll develop your networks and grow your career as an educator and leader.

Deepen your foundations with core subjects on educational leadership, how humans learn and digital technologies. Then add a specialisation of your choosing, such as curriculum design, or inclusion and diversity.

This flexible course is designed for people who're working. Many subjects are delivered in intensive or blended modes, making it easier to fit study into your life. You can also study at your own pace, undertaking one to four subjects per semester.

If you'd like the option to further extend your skills, the Graduate Diploma in Education can also provide a fully credited pathway to the Master of Education.

You'll learn:

• Contemporary educational practice
  • Develop your understanding of educational best practice.
• Diversity
  • Explore diversity in educational contexts and plan for socially just and inclusive education.
• Research
  • Explore educational research and learn how to incorporate it into your practice.
• Learning sciences
  • Learn about the science of language and reading and how to apply this across primary and secondary classrooms.
• Leadership and team building
  
  • Learn how to evaluate current practice and manage diversity in educational organisations.

The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 8 - Graduate Diploma.

Successful completion of an Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent).

6.5 IELTS (Academic) with no individual band less than 6.0.

After graduation, you'll be well-equipped to find work in educational leadership, community development, workplace mentoring, industry innovation, as well as online and offline social networks.

Possible roles include:

• Leading teacher
  • Contribute to the overall leadership in schools and oversee the development of curricula.
• Adult educator
  • Support adult learners to acquire new knowledge and skills.
• Learning designer
  • Use strategic thinking to lead the design and implementation of educational programs.
• Workplace trainer
  • Provide leadership and training within workplaces.