Graduate Diploma
Broaden your skills in design and technology practice with this flexible course, offering online units and practical components at ACU's Strathfield Campus. Graduates can gain recognition as teachers in various technology-related subjects.
Broaden your skills and specialist knowledge in emerging design and technology practice through the Graduate Diploma in Design and Technologies Education at ACU.
Learn how to transfer expertise in the principles of design and key engineering technologies to empower students to become critical users of technologies and designers and producers of designed solutions for sustainable futures.
Graduates who successfully complete this course will be able to apply for recognition as a teacher in the following subject areas: design and technologies, industrial technology (timber) and industrial technology (engineering), in addition to their current teaching areas.
This flexible course allows for all units to be delivered online, with the practical components undertaken at ACU's Strathfield Campus.
Flexible Study:
Are you interested in completing a unit from the Graduate Diploma in Design and Technologies Education as a stand-alone microcredential? Express interest by contacting FEA.Partnerships@acu.edu.au
An applicant must comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Diploma in Design and Technologies Education course, an applicant must have completed a Bachelor degree in Education or a Bachelor degree with a recognised teaching qualification.
Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2026 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.
You will need to meet the minimum entry requirements and subject prerequisites for your chosen course.
If you have completed at least two units of AQF-recognised study at bachelor level or above, we'll assign you with a new selection rank that reflects your study level, duration, and grade point average.
If your prior study or relevant work experience has provided you with knowledge, skills or experience aligned with the learning outcomes of units in your new course, you may be eligible to gain credit for study or have your prior learning recognised. This means you may be able to complete your ACU course in a shorter timeframe.
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Broaden your skills and specialist knowledge in emerging design and technology practice through the Graduate Diploma in Design and Technologies Education at ACU.
Learn how to transfer expertise in the principles of design and key engineering technologies to empower students to become critical users of technologies and designers and producers of designed solutions for sustainable futures.
Graduates who successfully complete this course will be able to apply for recognition as a teacher in the following subject areas: design and technologies, industrial technology (timber) and industrial technology (engineering), in addition to their current teaching areas.
This flexible course allows for all units to be delivered online, with the practical components undertaken at ACU's Strathfield Campus.
Student will explore units in:
To complete the Graduate Diploma in Design and Technologies Education, students must complete 80 credit points.
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