Course Catalogue

Graduate Diploma of Educational Studies (TEDST1)

2026

Course Structure

This course offers 8 specialist elective units.

A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 80 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless otherwise indicated.

Unit type

Credit Points

Specific requirements

Specialist Elective
(8 units)

80cp

Specialist Elective units totalling 80 credit points selected from one of the streams listed below:

EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PRIMARY stream
Complete 10 credit points of:
EST500 Equity, Inclusion, Diversity and Advocacy or EST535 Society and Education
Plus 70 credit points of the following:
ECE501 Human Development and Play Pedagogies or ECE500 Play, Pedagogies and Philosophies in Early Childhood (no longer available)
ECE503 Curriculum Studies and Programming
ECE512 Assessment for Learning and Curricula
ECL516 Early Years Literacy and English
ECL523 Mathematics with Young Children
ECU502 Primary Humanities or ECU501 Humanities and Social Sciences Education (no longer available)
ECU511 Arts, Health and PE for the Early Years (replaced by ECL246 from 2025)
ELA512 English Literacy: Reading and Writing (not offered 2026)
ELA515 Primary Specialisation: English and Literature (no longer offered 2024, may undertake EST533)
ELA522 Primary Specialisation: Languages Other Than English (no longer offered from 2024, no replacement)
ELA525 English Literacy and Literature (F-2)
ELA526 English Literacy and Literature (3-6)
EMA511 Mathematics and Pedagogy (not offered 2026)
EMA522 Mathematical Content Knowledge for Teaching (not offered 2026)
EMA565 Mathematics Education and Pedagogy
EPE501 Early Childhood Professional Experience 1
EPE502 Early Childhood Professional Experience 2
EPE510 Education in Context: Preparation for Practice and Assessment (no longer available 2026)
EPE520 Developmental Learning and Pedagogy (no longer available 2026)
EPE540 Specialist Knowledges and Pedagogy (no longer available 2026)
EPE635 Professional Experience: Assessment for Graduate Teachers or EPE530 Classroom Ready: Impactful Teaching
ESC511 Science and Technology in Education (not offered 2026)
ESC520 Science Curriculum and Pedagogy
ESC522 Primary Specialisation: Science and Technology
EST505 Indigenous Perspectives and Inclusive Practices or EST503 Teaching Indigenous Learners
EST510 Research Based Practice and Leadership or ECE510 Leadership, Advocacy and Research
EST520 Teacher Professional Identities
EST533 Primary Specialisation: Special Education, Language and Literacy

PRIMARY stream
Complete 10 credit points of:
ETL503 Understanding Learner Development or ETL501 Learning and Teaching Adolescents (no longer available)
Plus 70 credit points of the following:
ECU502 Primary Humanities or ECU501 Humanities and Social Sciences Education
ECU503 Health and Physical Education
ECU510 Primary Arts or ECU500 Arts Education (no longer offered 2023)
EIE501 Inclusive Education, Policies and Practice or EST535 Society and Education
ELA511 English, Language and Literacy (no longer offered 2024, may undertake ELA525)
ELA512 English Literacy: Reading and Writing (not offered 2026)
ELA515 Primary Specialisation: English and Literature (no longer offered 2024, may undertake EST533)
ELA522 Primary Specialisation: Languages Other Than English (no longer offered from 2024)
ELA525 English Literacy and Literature (F-2)
ELA526 English Literacy and Literature (3-6)
ELA529 English Language and Literacy Assessment
EMA511 Mathematics and Pedagogy (not offered 2026)
EMA512 Mathematics and Context (not offered 2026)
EMA522 Mathematical Content Knowledge for Teaching (not offered 2026)
EMA541 Primary Mathematics Education 1
EMA542 Primary Mathematics Education 2
EPE510 Education in Context: Preparation for Practice and Assessment (no longer available 2026)
EPE520 Developmental Learning and Pedagogy (no longer available 2026)
EPE528 Primary Professional Experience 1
EPE540 Specialist Knowledges and Pedagogy (no longer available 2026)
EPE635 Professional Experience: Assessment for Graduate Teachers or EPE530 Classroom Ready: Impactful Teaching
ESC511 Science and Technology in Education (not offered 2026)
ESC520 Science Curriculum and Pedagogy
ESC522 Primary Specialisation: Science and Technology
EST501 Managing the Classroom Environment and Student Wellbeing
EST511 Integrating Indigenous History, Cultures and Learning in Teaching Practice or EST503 Teaching Indigenous Learners
EMG505 Research Methodologies in Education or EST532 Projects in Researching Classroom Practice
EST533 Primary Specialisation: Special Education, Language and Literacy
ETE525 Primary Technologies

SECONDARY stream
Complete 10 credit points of:
ETL503 Understanding Learner Development or ETL501 Learning and Teaching Adolescents (no longer available)
Plus 70 credit points* of the following:
* No more than 20 credit points of 300 level units may be taken.
ECM301 Secondary Science 1
ECM302 Secondary Science 2
ECM311 Secondary Health and Physical Education 1
ECM312 Secondary Health and Physical Education 2
ECM313 Secondary Visual Arts 1
ECM314 Secondary Visual Arts 2
ECM317 Secondary Business Enterprises 1
ECM318 Secondary Business Enterprises 2
ECM331 Secondary Music 1
ECM332 Secondary Music 2
ECM333 Secondary Humanities 1
ECM334 Secondary Humanities 2
ECM341 Secondary Technologies 1
ECM342 Secondary Technologies 2
ECM351 Secondary Languages Other Than English 1
ECM352 Secondary Languages Other Than English 2
ECM361 Secondary Mathematics 1
ECM362 Secondary Mathematics 2
ECM381 Secondary English 1
ECM382 Secondary English 2
ECM501 Teaching the Curriculum: Junior Secondary Science (no longer available)
ECM502 Teaching the Curriculum: Senior Secondary Science (no longer available)
ECM511 Teaching the Curriculum: Junior Secondary Health and Physical Education (no longer available)
ECM512 Teaching the Curriculum: Senior Secondary Health and Physical Education (no longer available)
ECM513 Teaching the Curriculum: Junior Secondary Visual Arts (no longer available)
ECM514 Teaching the Curriculum: Junior Secondary Geography (no longer available)
ECM515 Teaching the Curriculum: Senior Secondary Geography (no longer available)
ECM516 Teaching the Curriculum: Junior Secondary Economics (no longer available)
ECM517 Teaching the Curriculum: Senior Secondary Economics (no longer available)
ECM518 Teaching the Curriculum: Junior Secondary Indigenous Knowledge Systems (no longer available)
ECM519 Teaching the Curriculum: Senior Secondary Indigenous Knowledge Systems (no longer available)
ECM523 Teaching the Curriculum: Senior Secondary Visual Arts (no longer available)
ECM531 Teaching the Curriculum: Junior Secondary Music (no longer available)
ECM532 Teaching the Curriculum: Senior Secondary Music (no longer available)
ECM533 Teaching the Curriculum: Junior Secondary Legal Studies (no longer available)
ECM534 Teaching the Curriculum: Senior Secondary Legal Studies (no longer available)
ECM541 Teaching the Curriculum: Junior Secondary Technologies (no longer available)
ECM542 Teaching the Curriculum: Senior Secondary Digital Technology (no longer available)
ECM551 Teaching the Curriculum: Junior Secondary Languages Other Than English (no longer available)
ECM552 Teaching the Curriculum: Senior Secondary Languages Other Than English (no longer available)
ECM561 Teaching the Curriculum: Junior Secondary Maths (no longer available)
ECM562 Teaching the Curriculum: Senior Secondary Maths (no longer available)
ECM581 Teaching the Curriculum: Junior Secondary English (no longer available)
ECM582 Teaching the Curriculum: Senior Secondary English (no longer available)
ECM591 Teaching the Curriculum: Junior Secondary History (no longer available)
ECM592 Teaching the Curriculum: Senior Secondary History (no longer available)
EIE501 Inclusive Education, Policies and Practice (replaces EST535 from 2023)
ELA511 English, Language and Literacy (no longer offered from 2024, may undertake ELA525)
ELA512 English Literacy: Reading and Writing (not offered 2026)
ELA513 English as An Additional Language
EMA512 Mathematics and Context (not offered 2026)
EMG501 Contemporary Issues in Education
EMG505 Research Methodologies in Education
EPE510 Education in Context: Preparation for Practice and Assessment
EPE520 Developmental Learning and Pedagogy
EPE529 Secondary Professional Experience 1
EPE635 Professional Experience: Assessment for Graduate Teachers or EPE531 Impactful Teaching and Learner Engagement for Secondary (no longer available)
ESC511 Science and Technology in Education (not offered 2026)
EST504 Digital Technologies and Education
EST508 Assessment and Reporting
EST511 Integrating Indigenous History, Cultures and Learning in Teaching Practice or EST503 Teaching Indigenous Learners
EST521 Developing New Teaching Content
EST532 Projects in Researching Classroom Practice (no longer available from 2024)
ETL502 Secondary Schooling Operations and Practices
TES502 Language, Learning and Meaning

80cp

Total Credit Points

Course Rules (unless otherwise indicated in the above course structure)

See the Higher Education Course Rules (Award Requirements) in the Units and Courses Policy.

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