GraduateEducation
Master of Teaching (Secondary)
Australian Catholic University, Multi-campus (7 campuses, 5 states), Australia
About this program
Transform your outlook and accelerate your career opportunities with a Master of Teaching (Secondary) degree. Graduate ready to design and implement engaging, creative and flexible learning experiences to inspire and positively influence the lives of young people.Delivered with the latest research-informed pedagogy, your professional journey to becoming a graduate teacher is guided by highly experienced mentor teachers in a range of educational contexts. You will gain theoretical understanding and deep knowledge of how students learn and participate in real-world practical experience in the classroom with professional placements.Whether you are looking for a complete career change or are a recent graduate, your undergraduate degree will form the foundations for your specialist teaching areas in this course. This course will prepare you to teach in one or two specialist teaching areas, depending on your undergraduate degree and campus of study.The following senior secondary level teaching areas are available (with some variations from state to state): accounting, business studies, biology, chemistry, design and technologies, drama, earth and environmental studies, economics, English, geography, health, history, language, legal studies, mathematics, music, physics, religious education, society and culture, TESOL, visual arts.The following programs are available to domestic students only:Teach Now Victoria (TNV): Fast-Track Your Future in Education - Victoria We are proud to partner with the Victorian Department of Education to offer Teach Now Victoria (TNV): Fast-Track Your Future in Education to an employment-based pathway program for people wanting to become a secondary teacher in outer-metropolitan, rural and regional locations across Victoria. Successful applicants will be awarded up to a $16,000 scholarship. Learn more about eligibility, how to apply or to register your interest. All Points to Teaching (APTT) scholarship The All Points to Teaching (APTT) program is a unique employment-based initiative where participants undertake a full-time undergraduate or postgraduate degree in secondary education, whilst being located in, and working at schools within one
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
- Completion requirements To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of: 100 cp from Education Studies and Effective Teaching Units (Part A) 40 cp from Secondary Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment units (Part B), consisting of either: 20 cp in each of two teaching areas OR 40 cp from one teaching area 0 cp from ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units (Part C) 20 cp from Elective units (Part D) OR To qualify for the degree with a named specialisation in Internship, a student must complete 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings (Part E). Other requirements Additional Approvals All students enrolled must have the appropriate approvals before they may enter a classroom. These are Blue Card (Queensland), Working with Vulnerable People Registration (Australian Capital Territory), or Working with Children Check (New South Wales, Western Australia, and Victoria), Working with Children Clearance (Northern Territory), or Police Record Check (South Australia and Tasmania). International students must bring police check documentation from their own countries. To meet the requirements for working in se Core / specified units include: EDES590: Foundations of Teaching 1: Understanding Adolescents
- EDES591: Foundations of Teaching 2: The Nature of Learning
- EDES600: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories, Cultures and Education
- EDES603: Inclusive Practice
- EDES690: Literacy and Numeracy across the Secondary Curriculum
- EDES691: 21st Century Skills across the Secondary Curriculum
- EDET590: Effective Teaching 1: Professional Practices
- EDET690: Effective Teaching 2: Engaging Learners
- EDET691: Effective Teaching 3: Teacher Inquiry and Evidence-based Practice
- EDET692: Applied Educational Assessment Across the Secondary Curriculum
- ACCT: Accounting
- BIOL: Biology
- BUSD: Business Studies
- CHEM: Chemistry
- DANC: Dance
- DETI: Design and Technologies. The full schedule includes further elective and core curriculum units (60 unit offerings in total)
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
Secondary School TeacherANZSCO 241411
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting 189/190/491 and the employer-sponsored 482/186. Needs an AITSL skills assessment and registration with a state teacher regulatory authority (such as VIT or NESA) to work.
Assessed by Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL)
Primary School TeacherANZSCO 241213
On STSOL and CSOL, so it supports the 190, 491, and the employer-sponsored 482/494/186, but not the 189 on its own. AITSL assesses at least one year of full-time equivalent primary-education study within the qualification.
Assessed by Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL)
List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.
Admissions
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy. To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must: a) have successfully completed a Bachelor degree or equivalent qualification with a major study that meets the content requirements in at least one secondary teaching area offered by ACU, and b) Victoria ONLY: demonstrate suitability for teaching as evidenced by completion of the relevant state/jurisdiction assessment, which will be provided in the application process. Applicants who completed Bachelor degrees outside Australia should review Admission to Coursework Programs Policy to determine if they are required to meet additional English Language Proficiency requirements for entry into the course. Applicants seeking teacher registration in Australia should check with state registration bodies to confirm English Language Proficiency requirements for teacher registration. Admission Requirements for the Internship specialisation To be eligible for admission to the Master of Teaching (Secondary) (Internship) specialisation, an applicant is required to be from an approved sponsored cohort and meet the Master of Teaching (Secondary) course entry requirements.
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