The Graduate Certificate in Education (Curriculum Specialisation) provides a pathway for qualified secondary teachers to expand the number of teaching areas for which they are eligible to teach.
Applicants to this course can be either currently working in secondary schools or seeking employment in secondary schools.
This course comprises two curriculum units that cover NSW syllabus requirements for Years 7-10 and Years 11-12.
In addition, students will undertake one in-school professional experience block and one fully-online leadership unit.
Applicants must have a minimum of four undergraduate pre-requisite units as required by the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for the area of study the applicant is intending to teach.
Academic course advice should be sought.
Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 40 credit points, comprising 20 credit point of core units plus 20 credit point of alternate units, as per the recommended sequence below.
All students are required to complete the two units below:
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Code
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Name
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102098
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Contemporary Teacher Leadership
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Code
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Name
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102792
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Professional Experience 1
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Students are required to select one of the following unit combinations, based on desired specialisation, and are advised to seek academic course advice:
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Code
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Name
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102090
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Secondary Curriculum 2A
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Code
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Name
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102087
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Secondary Curriculum 1A
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Code
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Name
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102091
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Secondary Curriculum 2B
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Code
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Name
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102088
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Secondary Curriculum 1B
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Code
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Name
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102092
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Secondary Curriculum 2C
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Code
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Name
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102089
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Secondary Curriculum 1C
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Recommended Sequence
Two of the following units from Option A, B or C above, as follows.
Choose one of
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Code
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Name
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102090
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Secondary Curriculum 2A
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Code
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Name
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102091
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Secondary Curriculum 2B
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Code
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Name
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102092
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Secondary Curriculum 2C
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And the second unit from Option A, B or C as selected above for Autumn
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Code
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Name
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102087
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Secondary Curriculum 1A
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Code
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Name
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102088
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Secondary Curriculum 1B
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Code
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Name
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102089
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Secondary Curriculum 1C
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Code
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Name
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102792
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Professional Experience 1
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Code
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Name
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102098
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Contemporary Teacher Leadership
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Two of the following units from Option A, B or C above, as follows.
Choose one of
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Code
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Name
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102087
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Secondary Curriculum 1A
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Code
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Name
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102088
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Secondary Curriculum 1B
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Code
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Name
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102089
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Secondary Curriculum 1C
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And the second unit from Option A, B or C as selected above for Spring
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Code
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Name
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102090
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Secondary Curriculum 2A
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Code
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Name
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102091
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Secondary Curriculum 2B
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Code
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Name
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102092
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Secondary Curriculum 2C
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Code
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Name
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102098
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Contemporary Teacher Leadership
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Code
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Name
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102792
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Professional Experience 1
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The core unit listed below counts towards completion of this course for students who passed this unit in 2020 or earlier.
102093 - Secondary Professional Practice 1
