Content
Postgraduate Certificate in Education
Start
  • Semester 1 (February)
  • Semester 2 (July)
  • Semester 3 (November)
Flexibility
  • On-campus
  • Online
Campus
  • Toowoomba
Duration
  • 0.5 years or part time equivalent
Units
  • 4 units
Approximate annual fees
  • Domestic full fee paying
    AUD 7800
Start
  • Semester 1 (February)
  • Semester 2 (July)
  • Semester 3 (November)
Flexibility
  • On-campus
  • Online
Campus
  • Toowoomba
Duration
  • 0.5 years or part time equivalent
Units
  • 4 units
Approximate annual fees
  • Distance/Online
    AUD 8560
  • On-campus
    AUD 9040

What will I study?

Program structure

Courses to be studied Units
4 x Coursework electives 4
Total 4

Please note: the courses listed below are a sample only and current students should consult the USQ Handbook for their recommended enrolment patterns.

Postgraduate Education Electives: 
 Select eight units from the following: 
EDR8000 Foundations of Contemporary Educational Research Methods 
EDR8001 Effective and Ethical Educational Research 
EDU5010 Politics and Pedagogy in Early Childhood 
EDU5112 Transforming Learning with ICT 
EDU5221 Professional Learning 
EDU5321 Educating Students with Special Needs 
EDU5322 Behaviour Management and Support 
EDU5325Child Abuse and Neglect: Intervention, Protection and Prevention
EDU5335Emotional and Behavioural Problems of Children and Adolescents
EDU5601Designing for Flexible Learning Environments
EDU5702Exploring Learning and Teaching in Higher Education Contexts 
EDU5703 Engaging Curriculum and Pedagogy 
EDU5704 Popular Culture as Curriculum and Pedagogy 
EDU5705 Principles of Quality Curricula 
EDU8007 Developing Matters in Early Childhood Education 
EDU8011 Professional Culture, Dynamics and Change in Early Childhood Education 
EDU8111 Emerging Environments for Learning 
EDU8114 Online Pedagogy in Practice 
EDU8117 Networked and Global Learning 
EDU8118  
EDU8311 Concepts and Theories in Educational Management 
EDU8312Educators as Leaders: Emerging Perspectives 
EDU8314 Human Resource Strategies for Innovation 
EDU8317 Individual Assessment and Testing 
EDU8318 Organisational Transformation Through Learning 
EDU8324 Learning Difficulties: Reading 
EDU8326Learning Difficulties: Mathematics 
EDU8328 Consultation and Communication: Theory and Practice 
EDU8331 Career Development in Educational Settings 
EDU8332 Introduction to Counselling in Educational Contexts 
EDU8333 Advanced Counselling in Educational Contexts 
EDU8406 Theories for Learning Futures 
EDU8415 Multi-Modal Texts and New Literacies 
EDU8605 Building Communities of Practice 
EDU8606 Lifelong Career Development 
EDU8702 Scholarship in Higher Education: Reflection and Evaluation 
EDU8703 Critical Multiliteracies 
EDU8704New Pedagogies 
EDU8705 Personal Pedagogy in Context 
EDU8712 Contemporary Approaches to Alternative Education 
LIN5000 The Nature of Language 
LIN5003 Syllabus Design and Materials Writing 
LIN8001 Principles of Second Language Learning 
LIN8002 Methodology in Teaching a Second Language 
LIN8006 Computer-Assisted Language Learning 
LIN8007 Language Testing 
LIN8015 Introduction to Sociolinguistics 
LIN8017 Bilingualism and Bilingual Education