University of Sydney’s postgraduate program in Indigenous Languages Education

If you are an Indigenous Australian student interested in Indigenous Languages Education we can provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively implement the NSW Aboriginal Languages Syllabus from Kindergarten to Year 10, and syllabi from other states and territories.

The graduate certificate is completed in one semester; the graduate diploma in one and a half semesters; and the master's in two semesters (a full year). All units of study are delivered in block mode; students are required to attend classes at the Camperdown campus for six one-week blocks each year with the remaining study taken at home. The first block for 2014 commences January 12.

The Indigenous Languages Education postgraduate program does not substitute for a standard teaching qualification, but the courses offered at Master, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate level do provide both professional development for teachers and training for others to assist teachers or work in community education in Indigenous Australian languages. The NSW Department of Education and Training accepts the Masters program as providing appropriate training for qualified Aboriginal teachers seeking additional approval to teach an Aboriginal language.

For more information, follow the link below.

http://sydney.edu.au/education_social_work/future_students/postgraduate/deg_mile.shtml

John Hobson
email:  john.hobson@sydney.edu.au
phone:  02 9351 6994 

or

Susan Poetsch
email:  susan.poetsch@sydney.edu.au
phone:  02 9351 5202.