MTeach(Sec)/GradCertRE
Credit points
190
Minimum duration
Normal duration: 2 years full-time or equivalent part-time. (This course is 2.5 years but may be completed in two years.)
Approved locations
- Blacktown
- Brisbane
- Canberra
- Melbourne
- Strathfield
EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
Admission requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must:
- have successfully completed a Bachelor degree or equivalent qualification, with:
- a major study in one teaching area; and
- a separate minor study in a second teaching area, that may be separate from or related to the major study area;
- be able to select from teaching areas that are available within the course and meet the requirements of applicant's local state/territory registration authority; and
- the combination of teaching areas identified would usually prepare the applicant to teach across all year levels of secondary schooling.
- demonstrate suitability for teaching as evidenced by completion of an assessment available in the relevant State at the time of application
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.
International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
Additional Approvals
All students enrolled must have the appropriate approvals before they may enter a classroom.
These are: Blue Card (Qld), Working with Vulnerable People (ACT) or Working with Children Check (NSW and Vic).
International students must provide a police check from their home country. All students who have lived in another country for twelve months or more must provide a police check from that country for that period.
Disclaimer :The Course entry requirements above are for 2021 Admission.
Completion requirements
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 190 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 50 cp from Education Studies (Part A)
- 40 cp from Curriculum Studies (Part B), consisting of either:
- 20 cp in each of two teaching subjects OR
- 40 cp from one teaching subject OR
- 20 cp from one teaching subject and 20 cp from Electives (Part H)
- 20 cp from Religious Education units (Part C)
- 20 cp from Theology Units (Part D)
- 40 cp from Specified Units - Master of Teaching (Secondary) (Part E)
- 20 cp from Year 1 Professional Experience units (Part F)
- 0 cp from LNTE110 Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic and LNTE111 Literacy and Numeracy Test (Part G)
Students admitted under admission requirement 1.2 must also complete the agreed program of additional study approved by the Course Coordinator.
Exit points
A student who has successfully completed the following requirements may exit from the course that qualification. Note that none of these qualifications qualify a student to teach in Australia.
- Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies: 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 40 cp from Education Studies;
- 40 cp from Curriculum Studies.
- Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies: 40 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings is required for a student to exit with this qualification.
A student who does not meet the LANTITE requirements may exit with the Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies or Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies if they meet the requirements of those awards.
A student who has completed 20 credit points from the Religious Education units and 20 credit points from the Theology units may exit with the Graduate Certificate in Religious Education.
Part A : Education Studies
Complete exactly 50 credit points from the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDFD546 | Development and Learning | 10 | |
| EDFD548 | Effective Teaching and Professional Practice | 10 | |
| EDFD604 | Fostering Positive Behaviour | 10 | |
| EDFD653 | Social and Cultural Contexts of Education | 10 | |
| EDFD687 | Catering for Diversity in the Inclusive Classroom | 10 |
Part B : Curriculum Studies Units
Complete 20 to 40 credit points from the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDAR516 | Visual Arts Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 | 10 | |
| EDAR517 | Visual Arts Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2 | 10 | |
| EDAR518 | Visual Arts Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 3 | 10 | |
| EDAR519 | Visual Arts Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 4 | 10 | |
| EDAR521 | Media Arts Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 | 10 | |
| EDAR522 | Media Arts Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2 | 10 | |
| EDCU519 | Extension Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 3 | 10 | |
| EDCU520 | Extension Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 4 | 10 | |
| EDDR501 | Drama Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 | 10 | |
| EDDR502 | Drama Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2 | 10 | |
| EDLA538 | English Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 | 10 | |
| EDLA539 | English Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2 | 10 | |
| EDLA531 | Language Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 | 10 | |
| EDLA532 | Language Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2 | 10 | |
| EDLA612 | Assessment and Curriculum Design in TESOL | 10 | |
| EDLA618 | Teaching Strategies for TESOL | 10 | |
| EDMA517 | Mathematics Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 | 10 | |
| EDMA518 | Mathematics Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2 | 10 | |
| EDMA519 | Mathematics Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 3 | 10 | |
| EDMA520 | Mathematics Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 4 | 10 | |
| EDMU508 | Music Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 | 10 | |
| EDMU509 | Music Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2 | 10 | |
| EDMU510 | Music Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 3 | 10 | |
| EDMU511 | Music Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 4 | 10 | |
| EDPH512 | Health Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 | 10 | |
| EDPH513 | Health Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2 | 10 | |
| EDPH514 | Physical Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 | 10 | |
| EDPH515 | Physical Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2 | 10 | |
| EDPH521 | Health and Physical Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 | 10 | |
| EDPH522 | Health and Physical Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2 | 10 | |
| EDPH523 | Health and Physical Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 3 | 10 | |
| EDPH524 | Health and Physical Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 4 | 10 | |
| EDPH525 | Outdoor Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 | 10 | |
| EDPH526 | Outdoor Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2 | 10 | |
| EDRE533 | Religious Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 3 | 10 | |
| EDRE534 | Religious Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 4 | 10 | |
| EDRE540 | Religion Studies Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment | 10 | |
| EDSS516 | Commerce and Business Studies Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 | 10 | |
| EDSS517 | Commerce and Business Studies Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2 | 10 | |
| EDSS520 | History Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 | 10 | |
| EDSS532 | Geography Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 | 10 | |
| EDSS534 | Humanities and Social Sciences Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 | 10 | |
| EDSS538 | Society and Culture Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 | 10 | |
| EDSS615 | History Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2 | 10 | |
| EDSS616 | Geography Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2 | 10 | |
| EDSS617 | Society and Culture Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2 | 10 | |
| EDSS618 | Legal Studies Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment | 10 | |
| EDSS619 | Politics and International Relations Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment | 10 | |
| EDSS621 | Business Cpa | 10 | |
| EDSS622 | Accounting Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment | 10 | |
| EDSS624 | Economics Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2 | 10 | |
| EDST535 | Psychology Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 | 10 | |
| EDST541 | ICT and Digital Technologies Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 | 10 | |
| EDST542 | ICT and Digital Technologies Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2 | 10 | |
| EDST543 | Science Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 | 10 | |
| EDST544 | Science Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2 | 10 | |
| EDST547 | Design and Technologies Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 | 10 | |
| EDST548 | Design and Technologies Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2 | 10 | |
| EDST620 | Earth and Environmental Sciences Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment | 10 | |
| EDST623 | Psychology Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2 | 10 | |
| EDST655 | Biology Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment | 10 | |
| EDST656 | Chemistry Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment | 10 | |
| EDST657 | Physics Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment | 10 | |
| EDTE599 | Design and Technologies Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 | 10 | |
| EDTE699 | Design and Technologies Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2 | 10 |
Part C : Religious Education units
Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDRE527 | Religious Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 | 10 | |
| EDRE528 | Religious Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2 | 10 |
Part D : Theology units
Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| THBS501 | Biblical Studies | 10 | |
| THCT500 | Foundations of Christian Faith | 10 |
Part E : Specified Units - Master of Teaching (Secondary)
Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDFD663 | Transition into the Profession | 10 | |
| EDFX613 | Research-Informed Pedagogy and Graduate Professional Experience Secondary 3 | 20 | |
| EDRS688 | Interpreting and Designing Educational Research | 10 |
Part F : Professional Experience Units
Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDFX511 | Graduate Professional Practice Secondary 1 | 10 | |
| EDFX512 | Graduate Professional Practice Secondary 2 | 10 |
Part G : Literacy and Numeracy Test
Complete exactly 2 of the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LNTE110 | Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic | 0 | |
| LNTE111 | Literacy and Numeracy Test | 0 |
Part H : Electives
Complete 0 to 20 credit points from the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDAB661 | The Space In-Between: Indigenous Knowings and Western Knowledges | 10 | |
| EDFD690 | Educational Assessment | 10 | |
| EDFD691 | Curriculum Literacies | 10 | |
| EDST616 | ICT and Learning: Research and Practice | 10 |
Other Education electives at Master’s/AQF Level 9 as approved by the Course Coordinator.
Students undertaking the Lutheran strand enrol in the following Lutheran units via the Australian Lutheran College and gain a Graduate Certificate in Religious Education from that Institution: BS1101L (10cp) Exploring the Bible, CT1002L (10cp) The Christian Faith, DE1007L (10cp) Principles and Context of Lutheran Schooling, DE1012L (10cp)The Practice of Lutheran Education