Improve your maths skills to meet entry to study teacher education
If you’re ready to study a teaching degree at university but don’t have the maths prerequisite, successful completion of Griffith’s Bridging Maths meets subject prerequisite requirements for entry into Griffith education degrees—and you could commence your studies in the next available trimester.*
*Subject to meeting other admissions criteria and selection rank.
Griffith Bridging Maths
Course topics
Topics covered in the course include:
- Developing a mathematical mindset approach to learning
- Number and numeracy
- Money, measurement, and relations
- Applied trigonometry, algebra, matrices and univariate data
- Bivariate data, sequence and change, and Earth geometry
- Investing and networking.
Delivery mode
This course is offered part-time over six weeks in on-campus and online modes. It is expected that you will commit to approximately 13–15 hours per week of study comprising:
- a compulsory two-hour, face-to-face tutorial once each week on campus or online*
- approximately 13 hours per week of self-study completing online modules (including assessment).
*online available for students not currently residing in Brisbane or Gold Coast or who are unable to attend on campus due to work or family commitments.
Tutorials
Tutorials are run once a week from 5.30 to 8.30pm. On-campus tutorials are run on the Gold Coast and Mount Gravatt campuses. Online tutorials use virtual classroom technology.
Learn more about the technology requirements.
Course dates
Monday 13 May to Friday 24 June 2024
The course will be offered on campus and online, subject to student numbers and conditions.
Fees
This course does not incur a fee for applicants to Griffith initial teacher education degree/diploma degrees. You must have received advice from Griffith University Admissions that this is the correct pathway for you, and whether you are eligible to receive a conditional offer for the next intake.
Eligibility
This course is for prospective Griffith University students intending to undertake degree study in teacher education. You could be:
- an Australian citizen
- a New Zealand citizen
- the holder of a permanent resident/humanitarian visa.
This course is not available to international students, or applicants who have not completed their studies with English as the language of instruction or worked extensively in an English-speaking environment. Completion of this course will not satisfy English Language Proficiency requirements.
Please note: This program is designed as a Griffith University initial teacher education pathway. If considering this course for admission into other institutions, you will need to check their prerequisite requirements.
Bridging maths for aspiring educators caters to students who meet all other admissions criteria, including selection rank and need to meet the maths subject prerequisite for Griffith Initial Teacher Education programs.
Please ensure that you have received advice from Griffith University Admissions that this is the correct pathway for you, and whether you are eligible to receive a conditional offer for the next intake.
How to apply
Step 1: Check entry requirements
Before applying for the Bridging maths for aspiring educators course, it's important you discuss your teaching degree entry requirements with us directly, to ensure this course is suitable for you. If you do not meet other admissions criteria, there are other pathways to our teaching degrees that may be better for you.
If you are eligible for the course, you may be eligible to receive a conditional offer for the next available intake for the Diploma of Education or the Bachelor of Education. Once you successfully complete the Bridging maths for aspiring educators course, Griffith will update your application that you have met the Maths prerequisite.
For more information or support, please contact futurestudents@griffith.edu.au
Step 2: Apply
Please complete this online application form by Friday 3 May 2024.
Griffith's School of Education and Professional Studies will then contact you to advise course enrolment next steps.