Career opportunities
A course in education can lead you to a career in:
- community education centres
- early childhood education
- government departments
- hospitals
- primary schools
- private academies and agencies
- private colleges
- secondary schools
- sports, recreation and fitness industries
- TAFE, Vocational Education and Training (VET)
- universities.
Postgraduate
Postgraduate (further study)
A postgraduate qualification can be undertaken by students who have already completed an undergraduate degree or possess significant, demonstrable work experience. Postgraduate courses include graduate certificates, graduate diplomas, master’s and PhDs, as well as specialist programs for industry professionals.
Research
Higher Degrees by Research (supervised research)
Research degrees are research based master’s or PhD programs that focus on a single area of expertise. They provide students the opportunity to carry out highly specialised research under expert supervision.
The course is continuously changing to cater to what's relevant to what is happening in the industry today.
Juliana De Quilettes
Bachelor of Creative Arts (Drama)/Master of Education
Our community
Our teaching courses are accredited with the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT). We’ve also got links with a number of industry partners.
We have partnerships to help you develop innovative research. With links to schools, professional associations and government departments, we’ll help bring your ideas to life.
Recent Deakin research
Early childhood science education: do Australian publishing trends represent world publishing trends?
Coral Campbell finds, from a historical perspective, a distinctive approach evolving in early childhood science education.
If you're a Deakin alumni commencing a postgraduate course, you may be eligible to receive a 15% reduction per unit on your enrolment fees. Your spouse and members of your immediate family may also be eligible to apply.
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