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Australian Catholic University (ACU)

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Master of Teaching (Secondary)

  • Masters (Coursework)

Transform your outlook and accelerate your career opportunities with a Master of Teaching (Secondary) degree. Graduate ready to design and implement engaging, creative and flexible learning experiences to inspire and positively influence the lives of young people.

Key details

Degree Type
Masters (Coursework)
Duration
2 years full-time, 3.5 years part-time
Intake Months
Feb, Jul
Domestic Fees
$5,920 per year

About this course

Overview

Transform your outlook and accelerate your career opportunities with a Master of Teaching (Secondary) degree. Graduate ready to design and implement engaging, creative and flexible learning experiences to inspire and positively influence the lives of young people.

Delivered with the latest research-informed pedagogy, your professional journey to becoming a graduate teacher is guided by highly experienced mentor teachers in a range of educational contexts. You will gain theoretical understanding and deep knowledge of how students learn and participate in real-world practical experience in the classroom with professional placements.

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.

The following senior secondary level teaching areas are available (with some variations from state to state): 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, music, outdoor education, physical education, physics, religious education, society and culture, TESOL, visual arts.

Entry requirements

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 that meets the content requirements in at least one secondary teaching area offered by ACU, and
  • demonstrate suitability for teaching as evidenced by completion of the relevant state/jurisdiction assessment, which will be provided in the application process (excluding QLD), and

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.

What you will learn

Overview

Transform your outlook and accelerate your career opportunities with a Master of Teaching (Secondary) degree. Graduate ready to design and implement engaging, creative and flexible learning experiences to inspire and positively influence the lives of young people.

Delivered with the latest research-informed pedagogy, your professional journey to becoming a graduate teacher is guided by highly experienced mentor teachers in a range of educational contexts. You will gain theoretical understanding and deep knowledge of how students learn and participate in real-world practical experience in the classroom with professional placements.

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.

Career pathways

  • government, independent and Catholic Schools
  • government, private, and not-for-profit organisations
  • education, training, and research
  • education consultancy
  • adult learning
  • community and advocacy agencies
  • youth agencies

Course structure

Course details

To complete the Master of Teaching (Secondary), a student must complete 160 credit points (cp).

Available Specialisation(s)
  • Internship

All Points to Teaching (APTT) is an employment-based pathway supporting future teachers in regional, rural, and hard-to-staff communities across New South Wales and Queensland. Students gain paid school-based roles while studying online, receiving mentoring, academic support, and tailored professional learning for career readiness.

Commencing Semester 1Year 1 Semester 1
  • Curriculum Studies Units: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment Teaching Area 1 Unit 1 - 10.0 cp
  • Curriculum Studies Units: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment Teaching Area 2 Unit 1 - 10.0 cp
  • Education Studies and Effective Teaching Units: EDES591 Foundations of Teaching 2: The Nature of Learning - 10.0 cp
  • Education Studies and Effective Teaching Units: EDET590 Effective Teaching 1: Professional Practices - 10.0 cp
  • ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units: LNTE110 Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic - 0.0 cp

Credit for prior study or work

If your prior study or relevant work experience has provided you with knowledge, skills or experience aligned with the learning outcomes of units in your new course, you may be eligible to gain credit for study or have your prior learning recognised. This means you may be able to complete your ACU course in a shorter timeframe.

How to apply

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Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Teacher Education courses at Australian Catholic University (ACU).
79.7%
Overall satisfaction
72%
Skill scale
63.8%
Teaching scale
93.3%
Employed full-time
$94.8k
Average salary