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Australian Catholic University (ACU)

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Graduate Certificate in Higher Education

  • Graduate Certificate

The Graduate Certificate in Higher Education supports the acquisition and development of knowledge, intellectual and practical skills needed to undertake academic teaching responsibilities in a scholarly way.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Certificate
Duration
2 - 4 years full-time

About this course

The Graduate Certificate in Higher Education supports the acquisition and development of knowledge, intellectual and practical skills needed to undertake academic teaching responsibilities in a scholarly way. The course comprises four units of study. These focus on theories, principles and concepts related to learning and teaching in higher education; curriculum and assessment design, and evaluation of higher education programs; development of knowledge and skill in the area of Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL); and, development of capability in the Scholarship of Learning and Teaching (SoLT).

Graduates will develop their knowledge, intellectual and practical skills in ways that are informed by, and benefit from, the university's graduate attributes and the University's mission.

Entry requirements

There are two admission pathways to the Graduate Certificate in Higher Education

  1. Students admitted to the 4 x 10 credit point pathway
  2. Students self-registered in the 8 x 5 credit point micro-credential pathway, who are admitted at the completion of 40cp of study.

Admission Path A

To be eligible for admission to the course through path A, an applicant must:

  1. comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
  2. have completed a Bachelor degree or equivalent; and either:
    1. hold an academic appointment (including sessional academic) with a direct teaching role, in a tertiary education institution
    2. or
    3. hold an appointment in a tertiary education institution (whether academic or not) that has a role in the advancement of learning and teaching at a Faculty level or an institutional level and that also involves at least some direct teaching.

Admission Path B

To be eligible for admission to the course through path A, an applicant must:

  1. hold an academic appointment (including sessional academic) with a direct teaching role, in a tertiary education institution
  2. or
  3. hold an appointment in a tertiary education institution (whether academic or not) that has a role in the advancement of learning and teaching at a Faculty level or an institutional level and that also involves at least some direct teaching.

Career pathways

This course is designed to enhance the capacity of graduates to undertake work as an academic in a tertiary education institution. Possession of this qualification may be advantageous to gaining employment as an academic, or to professional advancement.