Professional Certificate in Education (ProfCertEd)

Program Code
PCED

Program Faculty
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics

Academic Year
2021

These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).

Overview

The Professional Certificate in Education is designed to provide specialist training in any area of Education. Students must have qualified for a degree from the University of Adelaide or a degree from another institution accepted by the Faculty for the purpose as equivalent.

Graduates of this program will NOT be eligible for teacher registration.
The Professional Certificate in Education is not an AQF qualification type.

Academic Program Rules for Professional Certificate in Education

There shall be a Professional Certificate in Education.

Qualification Requirements

To qualify for the Professional Certificate in Education, the student must satisfactorily complete a program of study consisting of the following requirements with a combined total of not less than 6 units, comprising:

  1. Core courses to the value of 6 units or
  2. Courses to the value of 6 units from one of the Master of Education specialisations or
  3. Courses to the value of 6 units of electives or
  4. Courses to the value of 6 units from the following: Other postgraduate coursework courses deemed by the Faculty to be appropriate in Education including Mathematics, Science, Digital Technologies, Languages, History, Geography, Psychology, English, English as a Second Language, Music and Business. Prior approval is required from the Faculty.

Core Courses