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- Build your own degree by choosing topics of interest to you.
- Learn today, use tomorrow with our real-world courses.
Highlights
- Build your own degree by choosing topics of interest to you.
- Learn today, use tomorrow with our real-world courses.
- Flexible delivery with online, full-time or part-time study.
Why choose this course?
The Graduate Certificate in Education is flexible and innovative and can be custom designed to your needs.
Our world-class academics are leaders in their fields who will engage you in deep professional learning and reflection to expand your knowledge and skills. The teaching team has extensive experience and the course is backed by QUT’s evidence-based research programs working to develop solutions to current and emerging issues in education.
Be inspired by postgraduate students putting their learnings into action. Read their stories on our Education insights blog.
Explore this course
You can build a qualification just for you. Mix and match topics to build the knowledge and skills you need for your classroom and your career. To view the full range of units see the details and units tab.
Flexible delivery
The Graduate Certificate in Education - Choice of Units is delivered online and can be completed in full-time or part-time study mode. Online and part-time study options are not available to international students on Australian government international student visas. If you hold a different visa which allows you to study, you may be able to undertake flexible study.
Careers and outcomes
You can build the course to suit your personal development needs and career aspirations.
Past graduates have secured leadership positions within middle management in schools, within educational systems, and within a variety of other professional settings such as hospitals, government, and community organisations.
Course articulation
You have the option to keep learning and build towards a Master of Education.
To graduate with the Graduate Certificate in Education you will need to complete 48 credit points of option units. You may study full or part-time depending on the offerings of the units chosen.
If you are an international students studying on a student visa you may only study full time, and will need to select units which are offered in the same semester.
If you are a non-student visa holder or an international student studying from your home country you may study full or part-time.
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. We review fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.
2025 fees
2025: CSP $2,400 per year full-time (48 credit points)
2025 fees
2025: $17,400 per year part-time (48 credit points)
2024 fees
2024: CSP $2,300 per year part-time (48 credit points)
2024 fees
2024: $16,100 per year part-time (48 credit points)
Student services and amenities fees
You may need to pay student services and amenities (SA) fees as part of your course costs.
HECS-HELP: loans to help you pay for your course fees
You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a HECS-HELP loan.
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
QUT Real World International Scholarship
A scholarship to cover tuition fees, with eligibility based on your prior academic achievements.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Academic performance
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