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Diploma in Educational Studies (Tertiary Preparation)
Diploma in Educational Studies (Tertiary Preparation)

Diploma in Educational Studies (Tertiary Preparation)

  • ID:ACU610007
  • Level:1-Year Diploma
  • Duration:
  • Intake:

Fees (AUD)

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60
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100
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20
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1

Admission Requirements

Entry Requrements

  • Recognised international high school qualification

English Requrements

  • 7.0 minimum score in Reading and Writing and a minimum of 7.5 in listening and speaking.

Course Information

The Diploma in Educational Studies (Tertiary Preparation) is designed for domestic and international students who want to undertake a pre-service teacher degree in Early Childhood, Primary, or Secondary education but do not meet the admission rank for a Bachelor’s program and/or do not meet the required Science/English/Maths subject prerequisites in QLD and/or VIC for their desired pre-service teaching degree. By completing this pathway course, students may then be eligible enter the relevant Bachelor degree with credit.

Students can select the required prerequisite units, as well as units from the first year of the relevant pre-service teacher degree courses. Once you successfully transfer, students can gain formal recognition for the relevant pre-service teacher units successfully completed that are beyond the stated prerequisite requirements.

The Diploma in Educational Studies (Tertiary Preparation) is also available by direct entry application to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in Away From Base mode. Early Childhood and Primary units only available in this study mode

CRICOS Code: 093165J

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Year 1 - Semester 1, EDAB161

  • Indigenous Cultures and Peoples, EDLA168

  • Children’s Literature for Literacy

  • (Pre: English requirement), EDST108

  • Science, inquiry and sustainability

  • (Pre: Science requirement), EDFD167

  • Contexts for Learning and Development

Year 1 - Semester 2, EDAR104

  • Creative arts in the early years, EDLA167

  • Linguistics for Literacy

  • (Pre: English requirement), EDMA163

  • Exploring Mathematics 1

  • (Pre: Math requirement), UNCC100

  • Self and community: exploring the anatomy of modern society

Pathway to gain entry into Education (Primary) course

Year 1 - Semester 1, SCIT140

  • Science in Our World

  • (Pre: Science requirement), ENGL104

  • Exploring Literature

  • Pre: English requirement), NMBR140

  • Introduction to Mathematical Thinking

  • (Pre: Math requirement), Discipline Minor

Year 1 - Semester 2, COMM140

  • Digital Communication Technologies, POLS140

  • Global Citizens: Civics and Citizenship in a Changing World, UNCC100

  • Self and community: exploring the anatomy of modern society, Discipline Minor

Pathway to gain entry into Education (Secondary) course

Year 1 - Semester 1, COMM170*

  • Communicating and Interpreting Ideas, Consult Course Coordinator for units, Consult Course Coordinator for units, Consult Course Coordinator for units

Year 1 - Semester 2, UNCC100*

  • Self and community: exploring the anatomy of modern society, Consult Course Coordinator for units, Consult Course Coordinator for units, Consult Course Coordinator for units

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Pre Courses

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Pathway Courses

Depending on the units undertaken, on successful completion of this course students may be eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Education (Primary), the Bachelor Early Childhood Education (Birth to Five Years), the Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) or the Bachelor of Teaching/Bachelor of Arts.

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

Our graduates have pursued careers in:

  • Working opportunities in school settings, but this is not a teaching qualification.

  • Teaching assistance

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

OSHC: 530 ($) AUD per year

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