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Master of Teaching (Secondary)

MTeach

160 cp

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

Course available at:
Brisbane, Queensland
Canberra, ACT
Melbourne, Victoria
Sydney (Strathfield), 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 Degree64

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  1. Stage 1:
    1. 40 cp from Education Studies;
    2. 20 cp from Curriculum units in each of two teaching subjects;
  2. Stage 2:
    1. 50 cp from Core units;
    2. 30 cp from Electives;
        and
  3. Professional Experience consisting of a minimum of 50 days practicum and research in the field.

Schedule of Unit Offerings

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

Stage 1

Education Studies

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDFD446 10 Development and Learning
EDFD453 10 Social and Cultural Contexts of Education
EDFD527 10 Diversity in the Inclusive Classroom
EDFD529 10 Effective Teaching and Professional Practice

Curriculum Units

Brisbane Campus

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDCU413 10 Teaching and Curriculum 1A
EDCU414 10 Teaching and Curriculum 1B
EDCU415 10 Teaching and Curriculum 2A
EDCU416 10 Teaching and Curriculum 2B

Canberra Campus

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDAR416 10 Visual Arts Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDAR417 10 Visual Arts Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDDA400 10 Dance Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDDA401 10 Dance Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDDR401 10 Drama Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDDR402 10 Drama Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDLA438 10 English Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDLA439 10 English Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDLO409 10 LOTE Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDLO411 10 LOTE Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDMA417 10 Mathematics Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDMA418 10 Mathematics Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDMU408 10 Music Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDMU410 10 Music Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDRE527 10 Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 1
EDRE528 10 Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 2
EDSS416 10 Commerce and Business Studies Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDSS417 10 Commerce and Business Studies Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDSS434 10 Studies of Society and Environment (SOSE) Curriculum and Teaching Studies 1
EDSS435 10 Studies of Society and Environment (SOSE) Curriculum and Teaching Studies 2
EDST441 10 ICT Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDST442 10 ICT Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDST443 10 Science Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDST444 10 Science Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDST447 10 Technology Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDST448 10 Technology Curriculum and Teaching 2

Melbourne Campus

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDAR416 10 Visual Arts Curriculum and Teaching 1 (Inc: EDAR415, EDAR420)
EDAR417 10 Visual Arts Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Inc: EDAR415, EDAR421)
EDAR418 10 Visual Arts Curriculum and Teaching 3
EDAR419 10 Visual Arts Curriculum and Teaching 4
EDLA438 10 English Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDLA439 10 English Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDLA440 10 ESL Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDLA441 10 ESL Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDLO409 10 LOTE Curriculum and Teaching 1 (Inc: EDLO407, EDLO413)
EDLO411 10 LOTE Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Inc: EDLO407, EDLO414)
EDLO410 10 LOTE Curriculum and Teaching 3 (Inc: EDLO408, EDLO415)
EDLO412 10 LOTE Curriculum and Teaching 4 (Inc: EDLO408, EDLO416)
EDMA417 10 Mathematics Curriculum and Teaching 1 (Inc: EDMA415, EDMA421)
EDMA418 10 Mathematics Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Inc: EDMA415, EDMA422)
EDMA419 10 Mathematics Curriculum and Teaching 3
EDMA420 10 Mathematics Curriculum and Teaching 4
EDMU408 10 Music Curriculum and Teaching 1 (Inc: EDMU406, EDMU412)
EDMU410 10 Music Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Inc: EDMU406, EDMU413)
EDMU409 10 Music Curriculum and Teaching 3 (Inc: EDMU407, EDMU414)
EDMU411 10 Music Curriculum and Teaching 4 (Inc: EDMU407, EDMU415)
EDPH414 10 Physical Education Curriculum and Teaching 1 (Inc: EDPH413, EDPH416)
EDPH415 10 Physical Education Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Inc: EDPH413, EDPH417)
EDRE527 10 Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 1 (Inc: EDRE425, EDRE432)
EDRE528 10 Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 2 (Inc: EDRE425, EDRE433)
EDRE427 10 Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 3
EDRE428 10 Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 4
EDSS416 10 Commerce and Business Studies Curriculum and Teaching 1 (Inc: EDSS424 and EDSS425)
EDSS417 10 Commerce and Business Studies Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Inc: EDSS424 and EDSS425)
EDSS418 10 Commerce and Business Studies Curriculum and Teaching 3
EDSS419 10 Commerce and Business Studies Curriculum and Teaching 4
EDSS420 10 History Curriculum and Teaching 1 (Inc: EDSS426)
EDSS421 10 History Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Inc: EDSS427)
EDSS422 10 Humanities Curriculum and Teaching 1 (Inc: EDSS415, EDSS426)
EDSS423 10 Humanities Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Inc: EDSS415, EDSS427)
EDST441 10 ICT Curriculum and Teaching 1 (Inc: EDST432, EDST449)
EDST442 10 ICT Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Inc: EDST432, EDST450)
EDST443 10 Science Curriculum and Teaching 1 (Inc: EDST433, EDST451)
EDST444 10 Science Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Inc: EDST433, EDST452)
EDST445 10 Science Curriculum and Teaching 3
EDST446 10 Science Curriculum and Teaching 4
EDST447 10 Technology Curriculum and Teaching 1 (Inc: EDST434, EDST453)
EDST448 10 Technology Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Inc: EDST434, EDST454)

Strathfield Campus

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDAR416 10 Visual Arts Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDAR417 10 Visual Arts Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDAR418 10 Visual Arts Curriculum and Teaching 3
EDAR419 10 Visual Arts Curriculum and Teaching 4
EDLA438 10 English Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDLA439 10 English Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDMA417 10 Mathematics Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDMA418 10 Mathematics Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDPH419 10 Personal Development, Health & Physical Education C & T 1
EDPH420 10 Personal Development, Health & Physical Education C & T 2
EDPH401 10 Personal Development, Health & Physical Education C & T 3
EDPH412 10 Personal Development, Health & Physical Education C & T 4
EDRE527 10 Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 1
EDRE528 10 Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 2
EDSS420 10 History Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDSS421 10 History Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDSS430 10 Economics and Business Studies Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDSS431 10 Economics and Business Studies Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDSS432 10 Geography Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDSS433 10 Geography Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDST441 10 ICT Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDST442 10 ICT Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDST443 10 Science Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDST444 10 Science Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDST447 10 Technology Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDST448 10 Technology Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDST455 10 Biology Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDST456 10 Chemistry Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDST457 10 Physics Curriculum and Teaching 1

Professional Experience Units

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDFX503 0 Graduate Professional Experience Secondary 1
EDFX504 0 Graduate Professional Experience Secondary 2

Stage 2

Core Units

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDFD604 10 Managing Challenging Behaviour
EDFD617 20 Research Project (Inc: EDFD649, EDFD650)
EDFD633 10 Methods of Educational Research
EDFD658 10 Interpreting and Designing Educational Research
EDFD649 10 Research Project Part A (Inc: EDFD617)
EDFD650 10 Research Project Part B (Inc: EDFD617)

Electives

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
THEO502 10 Biblical Studies
THEO558 10 Foundations of Christian Faith

Other Master’s level Education electives approved by the Course Co-ordinator.


64 Requirements for working with children: All students enrolled must have the appropriate approvals before they may enter a classroom. These are: Blue Card (Queensland), Working with Children Check (ACT, Victoria, NSW). International students should check this with the Course Co-ordinator and may need to bring documentation from their own countries.