Master of Teaching Primary

MTeach

160 cp

Minimum duration:  2 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Available at                     Brisbane Campus Qld

                                     Canberra Campus ACT

                                      Strathfield Campus NSW

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.

1.          REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF THE DEGREE

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete:

(a)        160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

(i)      40 cp from Education Studies Units;

(ii)      60 cp from Curriculum Studies Units;

(iii)     20 cp from Electives;

(iv)     40 cp from Research Units;

and

(b)        2 Professional Experience Units consisting of a minimum of 50 days practicum and research in the field.

SCHEDULE OF UNIT OFFERINGS

Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.

EDUCATION STUDIES UNITS

EDFD526          10         Program Planning for Literacy and Numeracy

EDFD527          10         Diversity in the Classroom

EDFD528          10         Social and Cultural Contexts of Development and Learning

EDFD529          10         Effective Teaching and Professional Practice

CURRICULUM STUDIES UNITS

Core units

EDAR504          10         Creative Arts Curriculum

EDLA517          10         Language and Literacy Education

EDMA503         10         Mathematics Curriculum

EDPH418          10         Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (Inc: EDPH500, Victoria only)

EDPH500          10         PDHPE Curriculum (Inc: EDPH418)

EDSS503          10         HSIE/SOSE Curriculum

EDST512          10         Science and Technology Education

Electives

(a)  EDRE515    10         Principles of Religious Education[1]

or

EDFD604    10         Managing Challenging Behaviour[2]

and

(b)    EDRE516    10         Religious Education Curriculum¹

or

Another approved Education elective unit chosen from the Schedule of Unit Offerings for the Master of Education degree.

RESEARCH UNITS

EDAC620          10         Social Research Methods and Community Contexts

EDFD617          20         Research Project

EDFD632          10         Reading and Interpreting Research in Education

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE UNITS

EDFX503          0          Graduate Professional Experience 1

EDFX504          0          Graduate Professional Experience 2