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Graduate Diploma of Specialist Education
Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia
About this program
The Graduate Diploma of Specialist Education at Charles Darwin University is a one-year professional development course that builds on experience in education with current educational and research perspectives, developing analytical thinking, collaborative learning and transformative practice skills in localised, national and international settings. It can be completed online or on campus, full-time or part-time, and specialisations include Digital Learning Futures, Inclusive Education, Indigenous Knowledges Education, International Education, Managing and Leading Education, TESOL, and University Teaching and Learning. It is designed for teachers, practitioners, policymakers and principals in the Northern Territory, Australia and the Asia Pacific.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Study plan in 3 parts
- Core Units (2 units): Contemporary Issues in Education
- Research Methodologies in Education
Specialist Elective (4 units)
- Digital Technologies in Education Aid and Development
- Digital Cultures
- Curricula and Assessment
- Education
- Apps and Mobile Devices
- Digital Literacies and Data Literacy
- Inclusive Education
- Policies and Practice
- Promoting Positive Behaviour
- Special Education
- Language and Literacy
- Building Relationships in Indigenous Contexts
- Challenging Educational Paradigm
- Creative Ways of Working with Children and Young People
- Indigenous Knowledges and Epistemologies
- Challenging Educational Paradigm
- Indigenous Research Methodologies
- Neocolonialism
- Advocacy and Critique of Development
- Indigenous Policy Agendas in Federal and State Politics
- Indigenous Sovereignty and the Challenges of Reconciliation
- Building Relationships in Indigenous Contexts
- Assessment and Quality Assurance in Learning and Teaching
- Leadership in Education
- Indigenous Knowledges
- Property Rights and Economic Participation
- Challenging Educational Paradigm
- Indigenous Policy Agendas in Federal and State Politics
- Global Human Resources (replaces BUS506 Global Megatrends from 2026) (not equivalent)
- Business Analytics
- Leadership in Education
- Entrepreneurship (replaces ENT501 Sustainable Entrepreneurship from 2026) (not equivalent)
- Indigenous Policy Agendas in Federal and State Politics
- Challenging Educational Paradigm
- Research Methods in Applied Linguistics
- Language
- Meaning and Learning (unit title change 2023)
- Applied Language Teaching Methodologies
- Understanding Language Acquisition
- Intercultural Communication
- Effective Tertiary Teaching
- Technologies for Teaching and Learning
- Designing Curriculum and Assessment
- Digital Cultures
- Curricula and Assessment
- Education
- Apps and Mobile Devices
- Digital Literacies and Data Literacy
- Assessment and Quality Assurance in Learning and Teaching
- Challenging Educational Paradigm
- Scholarship of Tertiary Teaching
General Electives (2 units): Units totalling up to 20 credit points may be selected from postgraduate units offered by the University. Students may select units from any of the approved specialisations (as above) as electives or by cross institutional enrolment that is approved by the course coordinator
Career & PR pathway
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Assessed by Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL)
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Admissions
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a related field
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