Master of Teaching (Secondary Education)

You will gain significant workplace experience to prepare you for the real world of teaching. Through our extensive partnerships, you will undertake supervised teaching placements and have access to many professional-experience opportunities.

Our classes are smaller than many other universities', allowing our tutors to tailor the learning experience to our students. As education experts, we understand how students learn best. You won't be asked to sit in large lectures and take regular tests. Instead, you'll learn in practical workshops, with applicable tasks that prepare you to be an excellent teacher, such as creating lesson plans and presenting relevant research findings.

We offer a range of disciplines, so you can become a teacher in the area you love. Choose from dozens of options, including:

• arts
• design & technology (wood, metal and plastics, textiles, food, robotics)
• languages
• maths
• music
• outdoor education
• PE
• science.

Graduates of the Master of Teaching (Secondary Education) who have passed the National Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) are eligible for registration as secondary teachers with the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT).

You'll be ready to work as a secondary teacher in your chosen discipline area, including:

• business
• computing
• creativity and the arts
• English
• health
• humanities
• languages other than English (LOTE)
• mathematics
• music
• outdoor education
• physical education
• psychology
• technology
• teaching English as a second language
• science
• student welfare.

You'll also be able to pursue careers in a range of education-related industries and organisations, that could include:

• special-education teacher
• educational-publishing editor or writer
• museum or gallery educator
• corporate learning and development
• tutor
• education-supply liaison officer
• outdoor education specialist
• student welfare officer.

Find salary information and employment predictions for secondary school teachers on the government job-data site, Labour Market Insights.

Find salary and other job information for special education teachers in Australia on Labour Market Insights.

To attain the Master of Teaching (Secondary Education) students will be required to complete 192 credit points in total consisting of:

• 168 Credit points of Core studies;

• 24 credit points of Capstone Studies;
• EED6004: Capstone Research Investigation and EED7004 Engaging the Profession can only be taken towards the end of the course.
• Students must successfully complete 60 practicum days in a secondary school.

Students are required to pass the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) in order to be eligible to graduate from their Victorian Institute of Teaching-accredited program.

Use our credit calculator to find out how much credit you could get towards your course, based on your previous study.

If you have completed study with another university or institution and believe you are eligible to receive credit for skills and past study, you can apply for advanced standing.

Applications for advanced standing can be made after a discussion with your course chair or academic adviser.

Before applying, you should consider whether you also want to apply for:

• Special admission programs: Depending on your life circumstances you may be eligible for special consideration of your application.
• Advanced standing: If you have significant experience or studies elsewhere you may be eligible for credit for some units of your course and not have to undertake them.

All applicants must complete an A141 - Master of Teaching supplementary form.

Find out more about applying for our courses.