School of Education
Faculty of Arts and Education
The unique and new 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. It provides an opportunity for you to experience studying and teaching in different educational settings through compulsory professional experience (supervised school experience) placements.
The course is an intensive study course enabling students to complete what is usually a one-year course of study in seven months full-time from November to June. It is a specialist qualification covering all areas in primary curriculum including English language, mathematics, science, arts, social education, health and physical education and technology. Graduates will be specialists in both teaching and educational research.
Graduates will meet the Victorian Institute of Teaching’s Professional Standards for Graduating Teachers and will be eligible for registration as a primary teacher in Australia. Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Primary) - Deakin course code E665
The Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Honours) is a Type A Honours
year available to graduates of three year bachelor degrees in Early Childhood
with a grade point average of 70% or above in their third year. In most
higher education institutions, graduates from Honours programs may apply
for a doctoral program. The honours year includes writing a research
proposal, undertaking coursework units and writing a thesis.
Graduates of
the Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Honours) program will be
recognised as four-year qualified early childhood teachers.
ECE
Honours flyer (pdf-125k) Early Childhood Education website
All undergraduate courses are accredited to ensure that they develop and assess the attributes graduates need for life beyond graduation.
