Education Studies

Discover how you can make an impact in your community and empower the next generation. In the Diploma of Education Studies, you’ll develop the knowledge, skills and dispositions necessary to aim for career in teaching. You’ll come to understand the profession of teaching, engage with various styles of teaching (pedagogy) and assessment, and explore how educators develop creative abilities in children. You’ll learn about historical and contemporary education systems and care, including elements of education curriculum, policy and practice both in Australia and globally. Undertake specialised study in key learning areas including English, PDHPE and HSIE. You’ll also have the opportunity to meet the English and Maths level requirements needed to study an undergraduate degree.

What you will study

The Diploma in Education Studies has been designed to give you a core knowledge base where you’ll learn academic literacy, research and discipline-specific skills needed for further study. You’ll complete a short list of directed courses, providing you with a taste of discipline areas within our Education degrees. The Diploma in Education Studies offers a guaranteed entry pathway into the Bachelor of Education (Primary), the Bachelor of Education (Secondary) or the Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary).

Study areas:

Early Childhood Education

English

HSIE

Why study with us

PDHPE

Primary Teaching

Secondary Teaching Teaching

• Guaranteed degree entry – Complete the Diploma in Education Studies and receive a guaranteed entry into the Bachelor of Education (Primary and Early Childhood), the Bachelor of Education (Primary), or the Bachelor of Education (Secondary).

• Receive credit – Receive up to 80 units credit towards an undergraduate degree.

• No extra time or cost – Depending on which degree you would like to move into after the Diploma, it may be possible to complete your degree in the standard, minimum timeframe. Also, for any courses for which you receive credit, you don’t have to pay for those again once you get into your degree.

• Extensive Support – Gain additional support through pathways courses which develop foundational degree skills in smaller class sizes. The support offered in a Diploma helps students transition into larger classes alongside undergraduate students and experience study as you would in an undergraduate degree program.

• Diversify your skills and knowledge – Get a taste of the different education disciplines with our directed course list.

Career opportunities

Careers in education can be quite diverse and go beyond becoming a teacher at various levels of education. Additional roles include community educator, educational consulting, curriculum development, policy analysts, research, materials developer, evaluators or administrators

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