Graduate Certificate of Secondary Science
2024 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2024 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Graduate Certificate of Secondary Science |
| Deakin course code | E514 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts and Education |
| Campus | This course is only offered Online with on campus intensives (at a Melbourne city location) For students who commenced prior to 2024 only |
| Online | No |
| Duration | 2 years part-time |
| Course Map - enrolment planning tool | Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser in Student Central. |
This course is offered in conjunction with the Department of Education and Training (DET). | |
The final intake to this course was in Trimester 2, 2023. Students should contact a Student Adviser in Student Central for course and enrolment information. | |
Course sub-headings
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study and their study discipline, and your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
Use the Fee estimator to see course and unit fees applicable to your course and type of place. For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current students website.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes |
| Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities | Synthesise key disciplinary concepts, multimodal literacies, and investigative practices relevant to the teaching of secondary sciences and apply these to the teaching and learning of contemporary issues and sustainable practices in science. |
| Communication | Generate and employ a range of communication strategies to interpret and translate complex knowledge to support engagement with learning in science education in diverse settings. |
| Digital literacy | Design, apply, and evaluate digital technologies to flexibly develop students' digital skills to understand science concepts and practices. |
| Critical thinking | Critically analyse and flexibly respond to diverse individual student needs and school contexts to design and implement strategies supporting a culture of interest in and learning of secondary science. |
| Problem solving | Evaluate the diverse learning needs of students interpreting curriculum requirements and contemporary practice principles to generate and implement science teaching and learning sequences. |
| Global Citizenship | Formulate and implement inclusive teaching and learning strategies that respond to the cultural diversity of students and empower them to participate as ethical and informed citizens in a global context. |
| Approved by Faculty Board October 2020 | |
Course rules
To complete the Graduate Certificate of Secondary Science, students must attain 4 credit points.
The course comprises a total of 4 credit points including:
- 4 credit points of core units (ETM705, ETM706, ETM707, ETM708)
- DAI001 Academic Integrity Module (0-credit-point compulsory unit)
Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements.
Course structure
Core Units
| DAI001 | Academic Integrity Module (0-credit-point compulsory unit) |
ETM705 Knowledge for Teaching Science 7-10: Biological Science [No longer available]
ETM706 Knowledge for Teaching Science 7-10: Chemical Science [No longer available]
| ETM707 | Knowledge for Teaching Science 7-10: Earth and Space Science |
| ETM708 | Knowledge for Teaching Science 7-10: Physical Science |