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Master of Teaching (Secondary)/Graduate Certificate of Religious Education
Australian Catholic University, Multi-campus (7 campuses, 5 states), Australia
About this program
This is a graduate entry, preservice teacher education course for those who want to become secondary school teachers. Whether you are looking for a complete career change or are a recent graduate, you can use your undergraduate degree to inform your specialist teaching areas in this course. Depending on your undergraduate degree and campus of study, this course will prepare you to teach in two specialist areas. By combining the Graduate Certificate in Religious Education, you will gain the certification and knowledge to teach Religious Education in Catholic Schools in addition to their other teaching areas. Professional experience Students must complete a minimum of 60 days professional experience during which time they are required to be available full-time. Work placement The Professional Experience program consists of a minimum of 10 weeks of teaching rounds, usually broken into three blocks. Professional experience covers all school and community-based experience designed to help students develop professional competence and personal commitment, in accordance with the expressed Catholic philosophy of the University. The professional experience units apply skills, techniques and processes taught in the Foundations Studies and Professional Studies units. Professional experience units are planned as a specific sequence allowing for progressive development of both classroom-based proficiency and an understanding of the relevance of theory to practice and practice to theory. The practicum will be supported by other forms of in-school experiences, such as school-based tutorials and workshops. Certain prerequisite units are required before students are placed in schools. Supervised professional experience is at the heart of all our pre-service teacher education courses and the Faculty will find appropriate placements to suit the needs of your course. Placements will usually be arranged for the scheduled placement period in the professional experience calendar though this may not always be possible. Accreditation Graduates are eligible for registration as secondary school teachers in government, independent, Catholic, and other faith-based schools. The Graduate Certi
Cost & duration
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Course structure
1 term of coursework
- Completion requirements To qualify for the degree, without a named specialisation, a student must complete 200 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of: 100 cp from Education Studies 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 20 cp from Elective units (Part C) 0 cp from ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education units (Part D) 40 cp from Religious Education and Theology units (Part E) OR To qualify for the degree with a named specialisation in Internship, a student must complete 200 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of a. 160 cp from Internship units (Part F) b. 40 cp from Religious Education and Theology units (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 Polic 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
- Accounting
- Biology
- Business Studies
- Chemistry
- Dance
- Design and Technologies. The full schedule includes further elective and core curriculum units (63 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)
Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) TeacherANZSCO 241111
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting 189/190/491 and the employer-sponsored 482/186, via AITSL assessment and state registration.
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)
Special Needs TeacherANZSCO 241511
On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491, via AITSL assessment and state registration. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
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. Admission Requirements for the 'All Points to Teaching' program To be eligible for admission to the Master of Teaching (Secondary) (Internship) 'All Points to Teaching' program, an applicant is required to meet employment-based criteria for the 'All Points to Teaching' program in addition to the Master of Teaching (Secondary) course entry requirements. 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.
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