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Graduate Certificate of Education (Special & Inclusive Education)

Graduate Certificate of Education (Special & Inclusive Education) (GCEF)

Entry requirements
Study mode
  • Online
Campus
  • -
Duration
  • 0.5 year(s) (or part-time equivalent)
Start
  • Feb, May

Overview

  • UniSQ’s Graduate Certificate of Education (Special and Inclusive Education) extends your specialist knowledge, experience and skills required to work within education settings facilitating the inclusion of all learners, particularly those with disabilities and additional learning needs. 
  • Enhance your role in a range of specialised contexts applying contemporary, evidence-based pedagogies, whether in your own practice and/or supporting general education teachers to develop and implement individualised programs for students with diverse learning needs. 
  • You will have the opportunity to study in the areas of wellbeing promotion; trauma, behaviour and learning; functional behaviour assessment; neurodiversity and autism; differentiation; learning difficulties: mathematics; learning difficulties: reading; and multi-tiered learning design within special and inclusive education contexts. 
  • This specialisation does not qualify you for teacher registration in Queensland. You can qualify for teacher registration in Queensland with the Master of Learning and Teaching (Early Years), Master of Learning and Teaching (Primary) or Master of Learning and Teaching (Secondary).

Further study

Successful completion of the Graduate Certificate of Education (Special and Inclusive Education) will qualify you to apply for the Graduate Diploma of Education (Special and Inclusive Education) or the Master of Education (Special and Inclusive Education).

Career outcomes

  • Upon graduation you will be well prepared to develop and implement individualised programs for students with diverse learning needs. Career outcomes include classroom and leadership opportunities within special and inclusive education. Career opportunities may also be pursued within the disability sector, training sector, human services and community-based government organisations. 

Entry requirements

  • 3-year bachelor degree from an Australian university or equivalent

English language requirements

You are required to meet the applicable English language requirements and this degree requires a minimum of IELTS 6.5 with a minimum 6.0 in each subscore. UniSQ also accepts other English language proficiency tests.

If you don't meet the English language requirements, you can apply to study the English for Academic Purposes EAP3 pathway program through the Union Institute of Language (UIL).

Recognition of prior learning or work experience

If you have previously studied in your home country, you may be eligible for recognition of prior learning to reduce the number of courses that you need to study to finish your program.

Pathways

UniSQ offers a number of bachelor degrees for you to study to help you meet the entry requirements for your chosen degree.

Degree structure

To complete this degree students must complete 4 units.

Courses to be studied Units
4 x specialisation courses 4
Total 4

Refer to the UniSQ Handbook for an example of courses to be studied and recommended enrolment patterns.

Fees and scholarships

Your actual fees may vary depending on the courses you select. We review our fees annually so these may be subject to change.

Approximate annual costs1 for international students' first year of study (4 units) in this degree:

Study Mode Cost
External/Online

You are responsible for the full cost of your course and are charged a tuition fee.

AUD 13420
On-campus

You are responsible for the full cost of your course and are charged a tuition fee.

AUD 13420

1 These are indicative annual fees for 2025. 

Student services and amenities fees

You may need to pay student services and amenities (SA) fees as part of your course costs.

Scholarships

At UniSQ, we offer a range of scholarships to support your success at university. Find a scholarship that works for you.

How to apply

Complete your online application directly to UniSQ.

Intakes

You can select to start your study in Trimester 1 or 2.

Study period  Orientation  Study period start date Finish date
Trimester 1, 2025  Monday 3 February  Monday 10 February  Friday 9 May
Trimester 2, 2025 Monday 19 May Monday 26 May  Friday 22 August
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