Graduate Certificate
Enhance your skill set and further your educational career with an online Graduate Certificate in Education from Southern Cross University.
The Graduate Certificate in Education equips teachers and educational professionals with the foundational knowledge to lead teaching and learning in increasingly complex educational environments. As you work through the units of study, you'll become confident in exploring everything from contemporary educational leadership to educational investigation. And, if you decide to pursue a higher qualification, units of study completed during the Graduate Certificate can be credited towards enrolment in a Master of Education.
To qualify for entry to the Graduate Certificate in Education online, you must have:
Non-standard language admission requirements for international students (IELTS) with an overall score of 7.5 or equivalent.
Find out more about Rules Relating to Awards and Specific Award Rules
We may recognise and grant credit for past education or qualifications in a process called advanced standing. If you're eligible for advanced standing, this can impact the number of units you need to study, reducing the time and cost of your overall degree.
Find out more about applying for advanced standing.
You'll learn about the various local, national and global educational contexts that can affect education practice, and how to connect this to professional experiences, allowing you to identify both challenges and opportunities within educational leadership.
Be equipped to create changeGain the advanced research skills you need to form strategies for improvement, as well as the ability to apply learning theory into practice in your day-to-day role.
Model lifelong learningFurther study is a way to reflect on your own teaching and learning practice. In particular, you'll learn what is needed to lead, create, and sustain a culture of reflective professional learning in a school environment.