Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Primary)

The Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Primary) is designed to prepare graduates from other disciplines to be eligible for registration and employment as teachers in primary schools.

Our academic staff are renowned to have strong industry links and are involved in up-to-date research, making Deakin's education courses responsive to the requirements of schools.

Course duration
The Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Primary) is offered through intensive mode at the Geelong campus at Waurn Ponds, commencing in November each year and finishing in June of the following year.

The duration is a seven month full-time course for applicants with an approved three year undergraduate degree of diploma.

Course overview
Deakin's Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Primary) is one of Deakin's core pre-service teacher education programs focusing on preparing graduates from other disciplines to become eligible for registration and employment as teachers in primary schools. The course is tailored to meet the accelerating market demand for new primary teachers and to cater for domestic, fee-paying and international student requirements for a short intensive course.

Employment opportunities
As a graduate you will be eligible to teach in primary schools, and you will also have transferable organisational, management, human resource management and training skills. Currently, there is a strong demand for qualified teachers and graduate starting salaries are high when compared to the graduate average. The increased demand for teachers has also resulted in improvements in teaching conditions, resources and career advancement opportunities. As a graduate of this course you may find employment as a teacher within the private or public education sectors.



Deakin’s highly relevant Graduate Diploma of Teaching provides:

• The opportunity to be able to complete a full one-year post-graduate course in two thirds the time of any other similar 8 credit-point course (Nov-June)
• An environment where both locals and internationals interact within the classroom for significantly greater shared learning and real world experience
• An opportunity for students to experience studying and teaching in different educational settings
• A specialist qualification covering all areas in primary curriculum including English, maths, science, arts, social ed., health & phys. ed. and technology.
• Responsiveness: the ability to be responsive to the requirements of schools is an essential component and academics do this by constant contact with teachers
• Relevance: Practising teachers have been consulted to ensure course content is relevant for both local and international teachers and the course utilises the most current research available
• The opportunity for graduates to apply early for positions within the Victorian teaching system
• A course where international graduates can teach at primary level and align their completion with school commencement year, in their home countries.
• Admission for non-Education degree students to the course
• Academics that are specialists in both teaching and educational research.

 

 

2009 International Scholarship Program - Successful candidates with good academic achievements may be eligible for a AUD$5000 annual Deakin International Scholarship

Why Choose Deakin University?

Quality
At Deakin we pride ourselves on providing quality courses. Excellence is evident in all aspects of our courses from the standard of our study materials to the teaching staff, who are leaders in their field both theoretically and practically. Setting a benchmark for Australian universities, our library service is among the best in the world. Regardless of where you live, resources can be posted, or accessed from our library's comprehensive electronic collection.

The School of Education at Deakin University has an international reputation for providing high quality programs for educators and trainers or those wishing to enter the profession. Our academic staff have strong industry links and are involved in up-to-date and relevant research.

Deakin's Faculty of Arts and Education is regarded as one of the leading arts and education faculties in Australia at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Its flexible and innovative learning environment allows students the opportunity to excel in their field of study.

Technology
As a Deakin student you have access to the best new technologies. The University has produced its own Software Essentials DVD to support online communication. All units offer a dedicated teaching and learning site Deakin Studies Online.

Support
academic support is available to you throughout your time at Deakin, providing advice and assistance in areas including time management, reading and note taking, avoiding plagiarism, critical thinking, writing essays and reports, class presentations and exam preparations.

Networks
As a Deakin student, you will become part of a network of researchers, academics, practitioners and alumni. Extended professional experience placements are a feature of this course, allowing you to form networks and gain valuable experience before you graduate.