Course Catalogue

Graduate Certificate of Specialist Education (UEDU01)

2026

Course Structure

The Graduate Certificate of Specialist Education offers specialist learning streams encompassing Digital Learning Futures, Inclusive Education, Indigenous Knowledges Education, International Education, Managing and Leading Education, or Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), which equip students with contemporary educational perspectives and approaches.

A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 40 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless otherwise indicated.

Unit type

Credit Points

Specific requirements

Specialist Electives
(4 units)

40cp

Specialist Elective units totalling 40 credit points selected from ONE of the specialisations outlined below.

DIGITAL LEARNING FUTURES
Complete all 20 credit points of:
DLF511 Hacking the Matrix: Video Fames, Cyber Security and the Digital Paradigm (not offered 2026)
DLF514 Education, Apps and Mobile Devices
Plus 20 credit points of the following:
DLF512 Digital Technologies in Education Aid and Development
DLF513 Digital Cultures, Curricula and Assessment
DLF515 Digital Technologies: Digital Literacies and Data Literacy
UTL521 Technologies for Teaching and Learning

INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
Complete all 30 credit points of:
EIE501 Inclusive Education, Policies and Practice
EIE502 Promoting Positive Behaviour
EST533 Primary Specialisation: Special Education, Language and Literacy
Plus 10 credit points of the following:
IAS537 Building Relationships in Indigenous Contexts
IAS538 Challenging Educational Paradigm
SWK572 Creative Ways of Working with Children and Young People
EST535 Society and Education (no longer available from 2023)

INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGES EDUCATION
Complete all 30 credit points of:
IAS533 Indigenous Knowledges and Epistemology
IAS538 Challenging Educational Paradigm
IAS522 Indigenous Research Methodologies
Plus 10 credit points of the following:
IAS530 Neocolonialism, Advocacy and Critique of Development
IAS531 Indigenous Policy Agendas in Federal and State Politics
IAS537 Building Relationships in Indigenous Contexts

INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
Complete all 20 credit points of:
EMG501 Contemporary Issues in Education
EMG505 Research Methodologies in Education
Plus 20 credit points of the following:
EMG502 Philosophies and Ethics in Education (not offered 2025)
EMG503 Assessment and Quality Assurance in Learning and Teaching
EMG504 Leadership in Education
IAS532 Indigenous Knowledges, Property Rights and Economic Participation
IAS538 Challenging Educational Paradigm
IAS531 Indigenous Policy Agendas in Federal and State Politics
MPP501 Theoretical Approaches to Public Policy in Northern Contexts

MANAGING AND LEADING EDUCATION
Complete all 20 credit points of:
EMG504 Leadership in Education
IAS538 Challenging Educational Paradigm
Plus 20 credit points of the following:
HRM506 Global Human Resources (replaces BUS506 Global Megatrends from 2026) (not equivalent)
BUS508 Business Analytics
ENT502 Entrepreneurship (replaces ENT501 Sustainable Entrepreneurship from 2026) (not equivalent)
IAS531 Indigenous Policy Agendas in Federal and State Politics
MAN517 Executive leadership (replaces MAN516 Resilience Management and Leadership from 2026) (equivalent)

TESOL
Complete all 40 credit points of the following:
TES502 Language, Meaning and Learning (unit title change 2023)
TES503 Applied Language Teaching Methodologies
TES504 Understanding Language Acquisition
TES506 Language Testing and Evaluation

40cp

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.

COURSE CHANGES and Transitional Arrangements for 2026

Course Changes:

BUS506 Global Megatrends has been replaced by HRM506 Global Human Resources (not equivalent)
ENT501 Sustainable Entrepreneurship has been replaced by ENT502 Entrepreneurship (not equivalent)
MAN516 Resilience Management and Leadership has been replaced by MAN517 Executive Leadership (equivalent)

Transition Arrangements:

Students who have completed BUS506 Global Megatrends should not complete HRM506 Global Human Resources.
Students who have completed ENT501 Sustainable Entrepreneurship should not complete ENT502 Entrepreneurship.
Students who have completed MAN516 Resilience Management and Leadership should not complete MAN517 Executive Leadership

Further Assistance

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Unit Catalogue - provides general information about each unit including a brief description, the semester and mode offered as well as the fees for Commonwealth Supported places.
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