MTeach(Sec)/GradCertRE
Credit points
200
Minimum duration
2 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Approved locations
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 the 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.
Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2023 Admission.
Completion requirements
To qualify for the degree, 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 Curriculum Studies units (Part B), consisting of either:
- 20 cp in each of two teaching subjects OR
- 40 cp from one teaching subject
- 0 cp from ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education units (Part C)
- 20 cp from Elective units (Part D)
- 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 Police Record Check (South Australia and Tasmania).
Exit points
A student who has successfully completed the following requirements may exit from the course with that qualification:
- *Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies: 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings of the Master of Teaching (Secondary).
- *Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies: 40 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings of the Master of Teaching (Secondary).
- *Graduate Certificate in Religious Education: 40 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings of the Graduate Certificate in Religious Education.
- Master of Teaching (Secondary): 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit offerings of the Master of Teaching (Secondary).
*Note that none of these qualifications qualifies a student to teach in Australia.
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.
Progression requirements
Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator.
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Schedule of unit offerings
Complete exactly 100 credit points from the following:
- EDES590Foundations of Teaching 1: Understanding Adolescents10 CP
Education Studies
- EDES591Foundations of Teaching 2: The Nature of Learning10 CP
Education Studies
- EDES600Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories, Cultures and Education10 CP
Education Studies
- EDES601Special Education and Inclusive Practice10 CP
Education Studies
- EDES690Literacy and Numeracy across the Secondary Curriculum10 CP
Education Studies
- EDES69121st Century Skills across the Secondary Curriculum10 CP
Education Studies
- EDET590Effective Teaching 1: Professional Practices10 CP
Effective Teaching:
15 days professional experience
- EDET690Effective Teaching 2: Engaging Learners10 CP
Effective Teaching:
20 days professional experience
- EDET691Effective Teaching 3: Teacher Inquiry and Evidence-based Practice10 CP
Effective Teaching:
25 days professional experience
- EDET692Applied Educational Assessment Across the Secondary Curriculum10 CP
Effective Teaching
Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:
- EDAR599Visual Arts Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 110 CP
Teaching Area: Visual Arts
- EDAR699Visual Arts Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 210 CP
Teaching Area: Visual Arts
- EDAT699Accounting Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment10 CP
Teaching Area: Accounting
- EDBI699Biology Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment10 CP
Teaching Area: Biology
- EDBU699Business Studies Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment10 CP
Teaching Area: Business Studies
- EDCB599Commerce and Business Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 110 CP
Teaching Area: Accounting, Business Studies, Economics
- EDCH699Chemistry Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment10 CP
Teaching Area: Chemistry
- EDCU599Extension Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 310 CP
Extension unit for double teaching areas
- EDCU699Extension Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 410 CP
Extension unit for double teaching areas
- EDDR599Drama Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 110 CP
Teaching Area: Drama
- EDDR699Drama Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 210 CP
Teaching Area: Drama
- EDEE699Earth and Environmental Studies Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment10 CP
Teaching Area: Earth and Environmental Science
- EDEN599English Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 110 CP
Teaching Area: English
- EDEN699English Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 210 CP
Teaching Area: English
- EDEO699Economics Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment10 CP
Teaching Area: Economics
- EDGE599Geography Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 110 CP
Teaching Area: Geography
- EDGE699Geography Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 210 CP
Teaching Area: Geography
- EDHE599Health Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 110 CP
Teaching Area: Health
- EDHE699Health Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 210 CP
Teaching Area: Health
- EDHI599History Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 110 CP
Teaching Area: History
- EDHI699History Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 210 CP
Teaching Area: History
- EDIT599ICT and Digital Technology Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 110 CP
Teaching Area: ICT and Digital Technology
- EDIT699ICT and Digital Technology Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 210 CP
Teaching Area: ICT and Digital Technology
- EDLA599Language Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 110 CP
Teaching Area: Language
- EDLA699Language Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 210 CP
Teaching Area: Language
- EDLS699Legal Studies Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment10 CP
Teaching Area: Legal Studies
- EDMA599Mathematics Curriculum Pedagogy and Assessment 110 CP
Teaching Area: Mathematics
- EDMA699Mathematics Curriculum Pedagogy and Assessment 210 CP
Teaching Area: Mathematics
- EDMS599Media Arts Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 110 CP
Teaching Area: Media Arts
- EDMS699Media Arts Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 210 CP
Teaching Area: Media Arts
- EDMU598Music Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 110 CP
Teaching Area: Music
- EDMU599Music Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 310 CP
Teaching Area: Music
- EDMU698Music Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 210 CP
Teaching Area: Music
- EDMU699Music Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 410 CP
Teaching Area: Music
- EDOE599Outdoor Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 110 CP
Teaching Area : Outdoor Education
- EDOE699Outdoor Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 210 CP
Teaching Area : Outdoor Education
- EDPH599Physical Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 110 CP
Teaching Area : Physical Education
- EDPH699Physical Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 210 CP
Teaching Area : Physical Education
- EDPI699Politics and International Relations Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment10 CP
Teaching Area: Politics and International Relations
- EDPS699Psychology Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment10 CP
Teaching Area: Psychology
- EDPY699Physics Curriculum Pedagogy and Assessment10 CP
Teaching Area: Physics
- EDRE516Learning and Teaching for Religious Education10 CP
Teaching Area: Religious Education
- EDRE544Change and Continuity in Religious Education10 CP
Teaching Area: Religious Education
- EDRE699Religious Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment II10 CP
Teaching Area: Religious Education
- EDSI599Science Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 110 CP
Teaching Area: Science, Biology, Earth and Environmental Science, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology
- EDSI699Science Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 210 CP
Teaching Area: Science
- EDSO699Society and Culture Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment10 CP
Teaching Area: Society and Culture
- EDSS599Humanities and Social Sciences Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 110 CP
Teaching Area: Legal Studies, Society and Culture, Politics and International Relations, Psychology
- EDTE598Design and Technologies Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 110 CP
Teaching Area: Design and Technologies
- EDTE698Design and Technologies Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 210 CP
Teaching Area: Design and Technologies
- EDTL599TESOL Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 110 CP
Teaching Area: TESOL
- EDTL699TESOL Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 210 CP
Teaching Area: TESOL
- EDVS599Vocational Studies Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 110 CP
Teaching Area: Vocational Studies
- EDVS699Vocational Studies Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 210 CP
Teaching Area: Vocational Studies
Complete exactly 3 of the following:
- LNTE110Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic0 CP
- LNTE100LANTITE - Literacy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students0 CP
- LNTE101LANTITE - Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students0 CP
Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:
- EDLL605Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leadership10 CP
- EDLL606Leading Change in Education10 CP
- EDRE642Religious Foundations of Catholic Schools10 CP
- EDFD653Social and Cultural Contexts of Education10 CP
- EDTE694Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Textiles Technology10 CP
Teaching Area: Design and Technologies -Textiles
- EDTE695Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Industrial Technology10 CP
Teaching Area: Design and Technologies -Industrial Technology
- EDTE696Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Food Technology10 CP
Teaching Area: Design and Technologies - Food Technology
- EDTE697Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Engineering Systems10 CP
Teaching Area: Design and Technologies -Engineering Systems
Other electives at AQF level 8 or 9 as approved by the Course Coordinator.
Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:
- EDRE516Learning and Teaching for Religious Education10 CP
- EDRE699Religious Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment II10 CP
- THBS562Introducing the Scriptures10 CP
- THCT565Reflecting on Faith, Recontextualising Tradition10 CP
Alternative units as approved by the course coordinator.