Program summary
Program overview
Program structure
Admission requirements
Program requirements and notes
Enquiries

Program summary

Award abbreviation: GCSpecialEd
Degree type: postgraduate coursework program
Mode of study: on campus
Duration: one semester full-time or up to two years part-time
Fee type: domestic fee-paying places, international fee-paying places
Total courses: 4
Commence: Semester 1 or Semester 2
Program code: ED506
CRICOS code: 063004G (only a full-time study option is available to international students)

Program overview

The Graduate Certificate in Special Education program is an attributes-based curriculum in graduate teacher education that has a principled approach to design and development, and is responsive to current and future market demand, both locally and globally. The program will ensure it graduates scholarly teachers in the field of special education who demonstrate a commitment to critical and reconstructive professional learning, the creation of deep curriculum knowledge in this field, the development of socially just and culturally inclusive pedagogical and assessment practices. Graduates of this program will be able to professionally enhance learning outcomes for all students who are learning in special needs contexts.

Program structure

4 required courses:
EDU770 Policy, Processes and Professional Practices
EDU771 Contexts of Disability
EDU772 Responding to Difference: Programming Reporting and Assessment
EDU773 The Special Education Teacher in New Times

Admission requirements

To be eligible for entry to the program applicants must meet one or more of the following requirements:

• be recognised as registered teachers in Queensland (or equivalent)
• hold an undergraduate degree in education
• demonstrate a strong committment to special needs learners
• be recently graduated beginning teachers who demonstrate, through interview, that they have the capacity to work in special education contexts

Program requirements and notes

1. Refer to the Academic Rules.
2. Refer to explanation of terms.
3. International students need to refer to the English language requirements.
4. Only a full-time study option is available to international students.

How to apply

Apply for a postgraduate program.

Enquiries

Program adviser, Education
Faculty of Science, Health and Education
Tel: +61 5459 4699
Email: education@usc.edu.au 

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