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6 months
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Full time / Part time
16 February 2026 (Semester 1) | 10 August 2026 (Semester 2) | 15 February 2027 (Semester 1) | 09 August 2027 (Semester 2)
Course Overview
Where You Can Study
Bruce, Canberra
Australian National University, 110 Ellery Cresent - Baldessin Precinct Building, Acton, ACT 2601
Eligibility
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
TEQSA
Accreditation Status
AccreditedCourse Content
Critical Reasoning and Academic Literacy PG
Required unit — 3 credit points, Level P
Educating Globally PG
Restricted Choice — 3 credit points, Level P
Educational Leadership and Change PG
Restricted Choice — 3 credit points, Level P
Education Research Perspectives PG
Restricted Choice — 3 credit points, Level P
Educating for Sustainable Worlds PG
Restricted Choice — 3 credit points, Level P
Engaging Communities in Change PG
Restricted Choice — 3 credit points, Level P
Critical Policy Analysis in Education PG
Restricted Choice — 3 credit points, Level P
Educating for Inclusion PG
Restricted Choice — 3 credit points, Level P
Leading and Sustaining Professional Learning Communities PG
Restricted Choice — 3 credit points, Level P
Investigating Curriculum and its Context PG
Restricted Choice — 3 credit points, Level P
Curriculum Development and Design PG
Restricted Choice — 3 credit points, Level P
Leading Coaching and Mentoring in Education PG
Restricted Choice — 3 credit points, Level P
Positive Psychology and Wellbeing Education PG
Restricted Choice — 3 credit points, Level P
Understanding the Rural Professional Context PG
Restricted Choice — 3 credit points, Level P
Leadership in Indigenous Education PG
Restricted Choice — 3 credit points, Level P
Issues and Challenges in School Improvement: International Perspectives PG
Restricted Choice — 3 credit points, Level P
Indigenous Ways of Knowing, Being and Doing PG
Restricted Choice — 3 credit points, Level P
Contemporary Uses of Digital Technologies in Education PG
Restricted Choice — 3 credit points, Level P
Applications of Learning and Memory PG
Restricted Choice — 3 credit points, Level P
Evaluating Education Systems and Programs PG
Restricted Choice — 3 credit points, Level P
Advanced Professional Learning G
Restricted Choice — 3 credit points, Level G
Common Questions
The Graduate Certificate in Education Studies is intended for applicants without a 4-year Bachelor of Education and who therefore cannot satisfy entry to the existing Graduate Certificate in Education. It creates a pathway to postgraduate study of education via a three-year degree related to education, and articulates into the existing Master of Education Studies.
The standard duration is 0.5 years full time or part-time equivalent, with a maximum of 3 years from the date of enrolment to the date of course completion.
Applicants must have either: (1) a completed Bachelor degree or equivalent in education; (2) a completed Bachelor degree in any field and a Graduate Diploma (AQF8) in Education; or (3) a completed Bachelor degree or equivalent in any field and four years of work experience in education or a relevant field as approved by the University. Applicants with an assessable qualification lower than AQF 7 will be considered under equivalent graduate status.
The course is open for admissions in Semester 1 and Semester 2 each year. In 2026, teaching starts on 16 February (Semester 1) and 10 August (Semester 2), both open to domestic and international students. In 2027, teaching starts on 15 February (Semester 1) and 09 August (Semester 2).
There are currently no formal credit transfer arrangements for entry to this course. Any previous study or work experience will only be considered as part of the application process in accordance with current course rules and university policy.
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