Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching (Higher Education)
Note: This course is available to local students and off-shore international students who are studying in a country other than Australia; this course is not available to on-shore international students on a student visa.
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Duration
Four units are required for completion, typically one or two units are completed per semester on a part-time basis
Intakes
Online (Semester 1, Semester 2) - View application and start dates
Study mode
- Online
2022 Start Dates
2023 Start Dates

The course really was the groundbreaker and the greatest motivator to explore and investigate ways to improve my teaching.
Dr Sabina Sestigiani
Lecturer in Italian Studies and 2017 AAUT (Australian Awards for University Teaching) Citation Award Winner for Teaching Excellence
Course information in detail
- Course detail, course structure and units of study.
Course description
Winner of the 2018 Vice-Chancellor's Teaching Excellence (Higher Education) Team Award
Swinburne's prestigious teaching award goes to this innovative, high impact course that transforms learning in higher education.
Please note
- Swinburne staff - find out more here.
- This course does not lead to teacher registration.
Course structure
Units of study
Two core units:
EDU60004 Scholarly Teaching: to explore, evaluate and improve
The program is delivered online, supported by network meetings and online interaction with other participants.
Careers and graduate outcomes
- Career opportunities, course aims and objectives and professional recognition.
Career opportunities
Aims and objectives
- Analyse the changing nature of knowledge and knowledge construction for learning and teaching in higher education
- Evaluate pedagogical models and frameworks and their application in designing for learning within the context of changing global environments and diverse student cohorts
- Design and develop effective digital first learning environments, learning activities and assessment tasks to support and enhance learning
- Demonstrate capacity for scholarship and reflexivity to inform practice and effect evidence based change

Professional recognition
Pathways and scholarships
- Credit transfer and recognition of prior learning.
Course fees and requirements
- Fees, entry requirements and non-year 12 entry.
Course fees
How do I pay my fees?
FEE-HELP is a loan given to eligible full-fee paying higher education students to help pay part or all of their tuition fees. The Commonwealth Government pays the amount of the loan directly to Swinburne.
The total tuition fee is dependent upon the combination of units of study selected by the student. Fees are reviewed each year. Find out more about fees.
Entry requirements
- Hold an Australian Bachelor degree or equivalent qualification (AQF Level 7) in any discipline
- Be employed in an academic or academic support role in a tertiary environment