Graduate Diploma in Education
Study our new Graduate Diploma in Education and switch to a career as a primary or high school teacher in just one year. Apply now and begin in February 2025.
Explore our postgraduate courses
Our postgraduate education courses can help you progress your current career in education or change your career and fulfil your dream of becoming a teacher.
Courses to become a qualified teacher
Do you dream of changing your career to become a teacher and shape the minds of future generations? If you already have an undergraduate degree, you could switch to a career in teaching with our Master of Teaching or Graduate Diploma in Education.
Master of Teaching
Choose your major in early childhood, primary or secondary education.
Graduate Diploma in Education
Switch to a career as a primary or high school teacher in just one year.
Courses for educators
If you already work in the education sector, the following courses will help you to advance your career.
Education
Master of Education
Graduate Certificate in Education
Higher Education
Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Innovative Learning and Teaching
Master of Arts (Applied Linguistics)
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) (OpenUnis)
Why study postgraduate education at Curtin?
Multiple intakes
Most of our courses offer multiple intakes throughout the year so you can advance your career sooner.
Real-world learning
Participate in real-world learning through face-to-face pracs in a school environment.
Flexibility and support
Whether you’re looking to study online or on-campus this course offers flexible study options so you can tailor your studies around other commitments.
#1 graduates in Australia
For the fifth year in a row, Curtin has outranked all other WA public universities for undergraduate outcomes in full-time employment, starting salary and staff qualification*.
*QILT 2022 Employer Satisfaction Survey
Top 70 Globally in Education
Curtin is ranked in the top 70 universities in the world for the field of Education in the University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) 2022-23.
Hear from our students
Tamara was able to balance her personal life and her studies while completing her Master of Teaching and inspire the next generation.
“Despite all the fear, stress and doubt that comes with any big life-changing move, I realised that no matter where you are in your life or career, connection is everything. Becoming a teacher has opened so many doors for me.” Read more
