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Master of Teaching (Primary)
La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
About this program
If you're passionate about sharing your love of learning, La Trobe's Master of Teaching (Primary) will give you the tools to thrive in a rewarding teaching career. Feel completely prepared from your first day in the classroom. Through a combination of practical and evidence-based learning, you'll gain the confidence and knowledge to help shape the lives of our next generation. Learn the most up-to-date skills for the modern classroom. Understand the needs of diverse learners and gain the skills and experience to succeed in any classroom. You'll prepare for classroom teaching with extensive in-school experience and guidance from our highly experienced and dedicated teaching academics. Become the best teacher you can be. With extensive real-world teaching experience, you'll learn how to manage classrooms, design class plans, guide students, and create a safe and engaging learning space for your students. We focus on practise-based learning and our students learn about creating relationships from day one. You'll be embedded in your community from your first semester and will be mentored by community leaders. Understand how to connect with every student as an individual and develop meaningful relationships with students, parents and the wider school community. We are committed to social justice and diversity. With campuses across metropolitan, regional and rural Victoria, we collaborate with a range of communities on the things that matter most to them and us. Your study experience will be flexible and suited to your needs.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
- Year 1: Foundations Of Language And Early Reading
- Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Histories And Culture
- Learning Design And Classroom Management
- Literacy And Numeracy Across The Curriculum
- Professional Identity And Ethics For Educators
- Science And Technology (Steam)
- Teaching Mathematics
- Understanding Learning And Differentiation Year 2: Diverse Learners And Pedagogy
- Framing Identities And Cultures
- General Capabilities
- Researching Teacher Impact
- Sustaining Evidence-Based Practice
- Teaching English And Eal/D
- Teaching For Impact And Inclusion
- Understanding And Assessing Integrated Curriculum
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
Successful completion of an Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent). Applicants with a Bachelor's degree from countries other than Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada or the Republic of Ireland will be required to complete IELTS (or equivalent): Overall 7.0 IELTS (Academic) with no individual band less than 7.0 and a score of no less than 7.5 in Speaking and Listening. Applicants intending to study this course in NSW (Sydney Campus) must also: 1. possess at least a Band 4 result in a prior HSC mathematics course, or 2. have undertaken at least 0.125 EFTSL (1 unit) of mathematics/numeracy in the prior bachelor degree or equivalent qualification, or 3. pass a bridging unit (in addition to the course units) that is benchmarked to a NSW Education Standards Authority HSC Band (see below) Those students who do not meet this requirement can undertake a bridging course, Unilearn UNL31 Introductory Mathematics. Applicants who complete this course must submit a copy of their Unilearn Statement of Achievement and transcript with their application. Refer to Unilearn Introductory Mathematics page for further information. Specialisation - compulsory: In a relevant discipline area for primary teaching as per the National Program Standards, the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) and the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA). Applicants will require at least one year of full-time equivalent study (in Australia, usually 8 units), at any year le
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