Course structure

Core Subjects

  • Enhancing Learning in Higher Education
  • Assessment Design and Practice
  • Teaching in Practice
  • Project on Teaching and Learning

To gain the Graduate Certificate, participants must complete all four subjects, each worth 12.5 credit points.

Teaching method

This course is delivered online or in a mixed attendance mode. Participants must be engaged in teaching in higher education and will normally take the course part-time, over one or two years.

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2026 Subject offerings

Semester 1

  • Subject overview: University handbook
    Coordinator: Professor Chi Baik

    Intensive on-campus (Parkville) - Seminar schedule
    *All seminars are at 9.30am-4.00pm unless stated otherwise
    Monday 2 February
    Tuesday 3 February
    Monday 9 February
    Tuesday 10 February
    Semester 1 Online - Seminar schedule
    *All seminars are at 4.15-5.45pm unless stated otherwise
    Tuesday 10 March
    Tuesday 17 March
    Tuesday 24 March
    Tuesday 31 March
    Tuesday 14 April
    Consultations (optional) Thursday 16 April, 2.30-5.00pm
    Tuesday 21 April
    Tuesday 28 April
    Tuesday 5 May
    Consultations (optional) Thursday 7 May, 9.30am-12.00pm
    Tuesday 12 May
    Tuesday 19 May

  • Subject overview: University handbook
    Coordinator: Dr Samantha Marangell

    Intensive on-campus (Parkville) - Seminar schedule
    *All seminars are at 9.30am-4.00pm unless stated otherwise
    Thursday 12 February
    Friday 13 February
    Thursday 19 February
    Friday 20 February
    Semester 1 Online - Seminar schedule
    *All seminars are at 4.15-5.45pm unless stated otherwise
    Wednesday 11 March
    Wednesday 18 March
    Wednesday 25 March
    Wednesday 1 April
    Wednesday 15 April
    Wednesday 22 April
    Consultations (optional) Thursday 23 April, 2.00-3.30pm
    Wednesday 29 April
    Wednesday 6 May
    Wednesday 13 May
    Consultations (optional) Tuesday 12 May 1.00-3.00pm
    Wednesday 20 May
    Wednesday 27 May

Semester 2

  • Subject overview: University handbook
    Coordinators: Dr Mat Hardy (intensive) and Dr Samantha Manragell (online)

    Intensive on-campus (Parkville) - Seminar schedule
    *All seminars are at 9.30am-3.00pm unless stated otherwise
    Monday 29 June
    Tuesday 30 June
    Monday 6 July
    Tuesday 7 July 
    Semester 2 Online - Seminar schedule
    *All seminars are at 4.15-5.45pm unless stated otherwise
    Wednesday 29 July
    Wednesday 5 August
    Wednesday 12 August
    Wednesday 19 August
    Wednesday 26 August
    Wednesday 2 September
    Wednesday 9 September
    Wednesday 16 September
    Wednesday 23 September
    Consultations (optional) Wednesday 7 October, 2.00-3.00pm
    Consultations (optional) Wednesday 14 October, 3.00-4.00pm

  • Subject overview: University handbook
    Coordinator: Prof Chris Ziguras

    Intensive on-campus (Parkville) - Seminar schedule
    *All seminars are at 9.30am-4.00pm unless stated otherwise
    Thursday 2 July
    Thursday 9 July
    Thursday 23 July
    Semester 2 Online - Seminar schedule
    *All seminars are at 4.15-5.45pm unless stated otherwise
    Thursday 30 July
    Thursday 6 August
    Thursday 13 August
    Thursday 20 August
    Thursday 27 August
    Thursday 3 September
    Thursday 10 September
    Consultations (optional) Thursday 17 September
    Consultations (optional) Thursday 24 September
    Thursday 8 October
    Thursday 15 October
    Thursday 23 October
    Consultations (optional) Thursday 29 October
    Consultations (optional) Thursday 5 November

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