Master of Teaching (Early Childhood and Primary) Australian Catholic University (ACU)

This course cultivates graduates to be articulate and passionate teachers who are committed to the generation and dissemination of knowledge, skills and attitudes that can facilitate the implementation of high quality early childhood and primary education for all children.

Minimum Duration:

2 years full-time or equivalent part-time

Campus:

Melbourne, Strathfield

The Master of Teaching (Early Childhood and Primary) is a graduate entry, pre-service teacher education course for those who want to qualify as both an early childhood and primary school teacher. This course cultivates graduates who are passionate about, and committed to, the generation and dissemination of knowledge, skills and attitudes that facilitate high-quality learning in childhood from birth to twelve years.

This course will enable you to engage with the breadth of curriculum and pedagogical knowledge required by a primary classroom teacher. You will graduate with specialist knowledge and understanding of not only literacy and numeracy but of all learning areas of the primary school curriculum. Building on your undergraduate studies, you will develop a teaching specialisation in an area of the primary curriculum from these options:

English and Literacy

Mathematics and Numeracy

Science

Humanities and Social Sciences

The Arts

Technologies

Health and Physical Education

Entry requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must:

a.have successfully completed a Bachelor degree or equivalent qualification, with:

subject content studies equivalent to one year of full-time study in one or more learning areas of the primary school curriculum; including

subject content studies equivalent to one quarter of a year in a selected subject specialisation.

b. demonstrate suitability for teaching as evidenced by completion of the relevant State assessment which will be provided in the application process.

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.

International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy .

Applicants seeking teacher registration in Australia should check with state registration bodies to confirm English Language Proficiency requirements for teacher registration.