Highlights

  • 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.

 

What to expect

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

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.

Fees

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.

Find out more about postgraduate course fees

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.

Find out more about government loans

Scholarships

You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.

Browse all scholarships

International Merit Scholarship

A high achievement scholarship for future international undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Scholarship eligibility
Academic performance

QUT Real World International Scholarship

A scholarship to cover tuition fees, with eligibility based on your prior academic achievements.

Scholarship eligibility
Academic performance