Master of Teaching (Secondary)/Graduate Certificate in Religious Education Australian Catholic University (ACU)

Combine the Graduate Certificate in Religious Education with the Master of Teaching (secondary) to gain the certification and knowledge to teach Religious Education in Catholic Schools alongside two other teaching areas.

Minimum Duration:

2 years full-time or equivalent part-time

Campus:

Brisbane, Melbourne, Online, Strathfield

Transform your work and life experience into a teaching career. Graduate ready to design and implement engaging and flexible learning experiences to inspire and positively influence young people. This is a graduate entry, initial teacher education course for those who want to teach in secondary schools. Whether you are looking for a complete career change or are a recent graduate, your undergraduate degree will form the foundations for your specialist teaching areas in this course. This course will prepare you to teach in one or two specialist teaching areas, depending on your undergraduate degree and campus of study. Learn the craft of teaching from highly experienced mentor teachers in a range of educational contexts.

The following senior secondary level teaching areas are available (with some variations from state to state), with students also able to teach in the corresponding subjects in the junior levels: accounting, business studies, biology, chemistry, design and technologies, drama, earth and environmental studies, economics, English, geography, health, history, ICT and digital technology, language, legal studies, mathematics, media, music, outdoor education, physical education, physics, religious education, society and culture, TESOL, visual arts, vocational studies.

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:

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.

English language requirements

International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

No score less than 7 in reading and writing. No score less than 8 in listening and speaking.

Pearson Test of English (PTE)

A minimum of 65 in reading and writing and a minimum of 79 in listening and speaking

Test of English as a Foreign Language - Academic (TOEFL)

No score less than 24 in reading, 27 in writing, 28 in listening and 26 in speaking

ACU English Language Test

A++ (85 or above)

Cambridge Advanced English (CAE)

A minimum of 185 in reading and writing and 200 in listening and speaking.