Educational Studies (Leadership in Aboriginal Education)
GDip.
Overview
About this course
Develop the skills and knowledge to improve educational outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and learn how to identify and disrupt deficit discourses about Aboriginal peoples, cultures and histories by creating deep and real world cultural understandings through your students.
Who is it for?
The degree is ideal for teachers with a lifelong commitment to social justice, equity, and culturally responsive approaches to curriculum, pedagogy, leadership and research.
Structure
What you’ll study
You will complete 6 units of study (36 credit points), including:
- a minimum of 5 units of study (30 credit points) from this specialisation, comprising;
- a minimum of 3 units of study (18 credit points) of core units; and
- a minimum of 2 unit of study (12 credit points) of elective units; plus
- a maximum of 1 unit of study (6 credit points) of postgraduate Education units which can be chosen from any designation within the Master of Education program.
Costs
Tuition
HK$187,437.08
(international)
Funding
Admissions
Qualifications
Admission to the course requires:
- a Bachelor of Education from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification and either the completion of postgraduate studies, or professional experience equivalent to one year full-time in a field considered by the Faculty to be appropriate to the program of study; or
- a bachelor's degree and either the Graduate Diploma in Education or Bachelor of Teaching or Master of Teaching from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification; or
- a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification and either the completion of postgraduate studies in Education, or professional experience equivalent to two years full-time in a field considered by the Faculty to be appropriate to the program of study.
Language requirements
IELTS
6.5
A minimum result of 6.5 overall and a minimum result of 6.0 in each band
TOEFL
85
A minimum result of 85 overall including a minimum result of 17 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 19 in Writing
PTE
61
A minimum result of 61 overall and a minimum result of 54 in each band