Course

Graduate Certificate in Education (Social Ecology)

Approved Abbreviation: GradCertEd(SocEcol)

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Western Sydney University Course Code: 1684.1

Students should follow the course structure for the course version relevant to the year they commenced. This version applies to students whose commencement year for this course is 1H 2010.

The Graduate Certificate in Education (Social Ecology) explores the dynamic inter-relationships between the personal, social, environmental and ‘spiritual’ domains. We acknowledge that everything we do as individuals affects others; our shared communities and environments. We view ourselves as being parts of the systems (local to global) in which we live, and needing to take responsibility for our roles. Key themes include transformative learning and leadership, applied imagination and creativity, environmental education, social action and advocacy, eco-psychology, eco-spirituality, sense of place and the emergent characteristics of complexity, systemics and ecological thinking.

Graduates will develop skills in the areas of environmental education, environmental advocacy, ecological systems, environmental futures, critical and transformative learning and leadership and other areas of interest.

Study Mode
One year part-time.

Admission

Applicants must have successfully completed an undergraduate degree in any discipline

OR

Have five years’ work experience in a Social Ecology-related area (community work; environmental work; outdoor education; counselling; adult education, facilitation and training and personal development).

Applications from Australian and NZ citizens and holders of permanent resident visas must be made via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).

http://www.uac.edu.au

International applicants must apply directly to Western Sydney University via the International Office.

http://www.uws.edu.au/international

Applicants who have undertaken studies overseas may have to provide proof of proficiency in English. Details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof can be found on the Universities Admissions Centre website (UAC).

Overseas qualifications must be deemed by the Australian Education International - National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (AEI-NOOSR) to be equivalent to Australian qualifications in order to be considered by UAC and Western Sydney University.

Course Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 40 credit points which include the units listed in the recommended sequence below.

Recommended Sequence

Year 1

1H

101655

Transformative Leadership

Choose one of

101651

Applied Imagination

101653

Environmental Education and Advocacy

2H

101658

Transformative Learning

Choose one of

101652

Ecopsychology and Cultural Change

101654

Researching Social Ecology