Graduate Coursework

Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood Research

Course code: GC-ECHRES

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Duration
1 year part time
Mode (Location)
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Intake

March

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Duration
1 year part time
Mode (Location)
Online
Intake

March

Key dates

Fees

AUD $24,928 (2026 indicative first year fee)

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English language requirements

IELTS 7.0: with writing 7.0 and no other band less than 6.5

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Career outcomes

Overview

The course equips participants to work as ethical researchers who connect research, teaching, and policy.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this course, students should be able to:

  1. Critically review early childhood research and identify relevant issues in the field.
  2. Understand the relationship between research questions, literature review, and methodology.
  3. Articulate multiple research methodologies in relationship to research questions and literature.
  4. Design and implement a self-study research project in early childhood education related to current issues and practices in the field.

Further study

The University of Melbourne's Faculty of Education is widely recognised as a leader in Australian and international education research. Graduates interested in further study in one of the Faculty of Education’s suite of graduate research degrees may have several options, depending on their prior qualifications, academic achievement, research experience and professional experience. Entry to graduate research degrees is competitive. For more information about our graduate research study in Education.