Diploma of Education
Central Queensland University
About
The Diploma of Education is an exit award from the Bachelor of Education (Secondary) after the successful completion of 8 units (48 credit points).
The diploma is non-registerable and suitable for those seeking paraprofessional work in educational settings e.g.
teacher assistant.
Structure
Course Structure
--> In order to complete this course, you must:
- Complete the core structure
Core Structure
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| Number of units: 8 | Total credit points: 48 |
The unitss listed below are indicative only and have been selected from the first year of the Bachelor of Education (Secondary) course structure in accordance with the typical volume of learning for an exit award at Level 5 of the Australian Qualifications Framework.
Students will be eligible to exit the Bachelor of Education (Secondary) and receive the award of the Diploma of Education on completion of any 48 credit points from the host course some of which may vary from the recommended study schedule outlined below.
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| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> EDSE11024 | Teaching Youth | --> |
| --> EDED11454 | Education as a Profession | --> |
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| Year 1 - Term 2 | ||
| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> EDED11457 | Responding to Diversity and Inclusion | --> |
| --> EDFE11038 | Professional Practice 1 - Introduction to Teaching | --> |
In addition to the above, the recommended study schedule also requires students to complete two units from Discipline Teaching Area 1 and two units from Discipline Teaching Area 2 as follows:-
Year 1, Term1
Discipline Teaching Area 1
Discipline Teaching Area 2
Year 1, Term 2
Discipline Teaching Area 1
Discipline Teaching Area 2
A list of units relating to the Discipline Areas can be found by accessing the handbook entry for CC13 Bachelor of Education (Secondary).
Entry requirements
What do I need to start?
Entry Scores
Entry Requirements
N/A - This is an Exit Award
Security Requirements
No information available at this time
Health Requirements
No information available at this time
Assumed Knowledge
N/A - This is an Exit Award
Fees and Charges
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- International Fees -->
Learning outcomes
Core Learning Outcomes
- 1.
- Demonstrate theoretical knowledge and concepts, with depth in areas relating to units studied within the field of education.
- 2.
- Use cognitive, technical, creative and communication skills to demonstrate knowledge, express ideas and perspectives, identify, analyse, synthesise and act on information in the context of units studied in the course.
- 3.
- Apply knowledge and/or technical/creative skills with depth in specialised areas and in a range of situations, with personal autonomy and responsibility for own outputs alongside initiative and judgement within the constraints of units studied in the course.
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| 1. KNOWLEDGE Have technical and theoretical knowledge and concepts, with depth in some areas within a field of work and learning | --> | ||
| 2. SKILLS Have cognitive and communication skills to identify, analyse, synthesise and act on information from a range of sources | --> | ||
| 3. SKILLS Have cognitive, technical and communication skills to analyse, plan, design and evaluate approaches to unpredictable problems and/or management requirements | --> | ||
| 4. SKILLS Have specialist technical and creative skills to express ideas and perspectives | --> | ||
| 5. SKILLS Have communication skills to transfer knowledge and specialised skills to others and demonstrate understanding of knowledge | --> | ||
| 6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate application with depth in some areas of specialisation, in known or changing contexts | --> | ||
| 7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to transfer and apply theoretical concepts and/or technical and/or creative skills in a range of situations | --> | ||
| 8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate personal responsibility and autonomy in performing complex technical operations with responsibility for own outputs in relation to broad parameters for quantity and quality | --> | ||
| 9. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement to organise the work of self and others and plan, coordinate and evaluate the work of teams within broad but generally well- defined parameters | --> |
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