How to apply for a graduate course (diplomas and certificates)

Post-VTAC Direct Entry Applications

Applications for direct entry into the Graduate Diploma of Education and Master of Teaching courses have closed for 2012.  Students interested in studying a Faculty of Education course are advised to view the details of the postgraduate courses still available for direct entry.

VTAC Applications

Applications for the following graduate level initial teacher education courses are made through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC):

• Graduate Diploma of Education (Primary) - Peninsula, Gippsland
• Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) - Clayton, Gippsland
• Master of Teaching (Early Childhood) - Peninsula
• Master of Teaching (Secondary) - Berwick

Students apply online via the VTAC website and send additional hard-copy documentation to VTAC. All this information is then forwarded to us for the selection process. Information about VTAC and how to apply can be found at the VTAC website or in the VTAC Guide that becomes available in July every year and can be purchased from newsagents.

Selection Policy

• Prerequisites
  • Completion of an approved degree or equivalent diploma
  • Satisfying the requirements for Secondary Teaching Specialisms (Teaching Methods), if applying for the Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary)
• Selection criteria based on:
  • Academic merit determined by Grade Point Average (GPA) and/or post-secondary academic record
  • The availability of supervision and teaching practice facilities
  • Proof of English Proficiency
  • Supporting information submitted via the online supplementary form, if required