Course Details
| Course Code | ED42 |
| Level | Postgraduate |
| QTAC Code | Direct Entry to CHC |
| Duration | .5F/1P |
| Assumed Knowledge | Preservice Teacher Ed award plus 1 year teaching experience |
| Mode | External Studies |
| Credit Points | 40 |
| Starting Semesters | 1 & 2 |
| Overseas Students | Unavailable |
| CRICOS Code | NA |
Contact Details
For contact details, please refer to the Contact page.
General Information
The Graduate Certificate in Christian Education is a one semester full time course, or part time equivalent, which is designed to provide professional development to qualified and experienced Christian teachers. It is aimed particularly at teaches who have already completed a Bachelor of Education but who want to undertake studies which will assist them to develop Christian perspectives and professional education practices. The course emphasises reflecting critically on the role and tasks of the Christian professional teacher, and the mission, philosophy and practices of Christian schooling, and becoming equipped to translate this reflection on education into practice.
The Graduate Certificate in Christian Education is available by external mode, and is offered on a full time and part time basis, subject to the availability of units.
The Graduate Certificate in Christian Education requires 40 credit points for completion.
Course Accreditations
- CHC Education & Humanities courses are accredited by the Qld Minister for Education and by the Qld College of Teachers
- CHC is approved under the Higher Education Support Act 2003
- All undergraduate courses are approved for HECS-HELP/ Youth Allowance/Abstudy and Austudy
- All postgraduate courses are approved for FEE-HELP
- Courses available for overseas students are listed on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions & Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS)
Course Structure
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN CHRISTIAN EDUCATION (ED42)
CHC provides sample unit outlines for each unit offered in this course. Should you wish to view the latest version of a unit outline, please contact the Course Coordinator via the School Administration Office at ahill@chc.edu.au.
Students undertake a total of 40 Credit Points of Core units and Elective units, where each unit carries a weighting of 10 credit points. Core units must be completed prior to Elective units being undertaken.
Core Studies Units
| Unit Summary | Sample Unit Outline |
|---|---|
| ED601 Applying Worldview Studies to Christian Education | Download |
| ED602 Philosophical Perspectives on Education | Download |
OR
Graduates of CHC preservice courses may be exempt from the core units listed above on the basis of their previous studies. Students who receive exemption from these units will complete the following Core unit and an elective listed in the table below. (20 credit points).
Core Studies Units
| Unit Summary | Sample Unit Outline |
|---|---|
| ED600 Theological Reflections on Education | Download |
PLUS
All students must complete any two Electives Units (to be chosen from the 600-level ED units listed below):
Elective Units
Related Documents
Units
- ED600 Theological Reflections on Education
- ED601 Applying Worldview Studies to Christian Education
- ED602 Philosophical Perspectives on Education
- ED610 Theory and Practice in Educational Leadership
- ED611 Leadership and Change Management
- ED612 Risk Management in Learning Organisations
- ED613 Establishing and Sustaining Distinctively Christian School Cultures
- ED620 Enhancing the Spiritual Formation of Teachers
- ED621 The Spiritual Development of Leaders
- ED622 Critical Engagement for Teaching Christianly
- ED630 Innovative Practices that Enhance teaching for Learning
- ED631 Improving Learning praxis
- ED632 Personal Pedagogy as a Living Curriculum
- ED633 Investigating the Motivation and Management of Learners
- ED634 Supervising Learner Teachers
- ED640 Curriculum in Context
- ED641 Cross-curricular Literacies in Schools
- ED642 Language, Literature and Literacies
- ED643 Teaching Mathematics: Engaging Learners Through Diagnosis and Remediat
