Master of Teaching (Early Childhood and Primary)
Bring your love of learning to the classroom. Focus on creating a great environment to support childhood learning.
About the Course
Focus on creating a great environment to support childhood learning. Become a passionate advocate for the rights of children. Explore the ways that you can help children to build knowledge, skills and positive attitudes.
The Master of Teaching (Early Childhood and Primary) 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.
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 a child’s early years. Delivered fully online, this course is made up of a series of online units and block day placements in early childhood and primary school settings.
An exceptional benefit of this course is that you will be able to build on your undergraduate studies and graduate with a teaching specialisation area within the primary curriculum.
Scholarship opportunities available. Visit ACU website for more detail.
Course Entry Requirements
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must:
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.
- 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.
Applicants seeking teacher registration in Australia should check with state registration bodies to confirm English Language Proficiency requirements for teacher registration.
IELTS no score less than 7 in reading and writing. No score less than 8.0 in listening and speaking.
Course Structure
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
a. 60 cp Education Studies and Effective Teaching (Part A);
b. 100 cp Curriculum Studies Units (Part B)
c. 0 cp from ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units (Part C).
Award requirements
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 160 cp from the schedule of subject offerings, consisting of:
- 60 cp Education Studies subjects and Effective Teaching;
- 100 cp Curriculum Studies subjects;
- 0 cp from ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units.
Exit points
A student who has successfully completed the following requirements may exit from the course with that qualification. Note that none of these qualifications qualifies a student to teach in Australia.
Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies: 40 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings
Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies:80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings
A student who does not meet the LANTITE requirements may exit with the Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies or Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies if they meet the requirements of those awards.
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
a. 60 cp Education Studies and Effective Teaching (Part A);
b. 100 cp Curriculum Studies Units (Part B)
c. 0 cp from ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units (Part C).
Award requirements
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 160 cp from the schedule of subject offerings, consisting of:
- 60 cp Education Studies subjects and Effective Teaching;
- 100 cp Curriculum Studies subjects;
- 0 cp from ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units.
Exit points
A student who has successfully completed the following requirements may exit from the course with that qualification. Note that none of these qualifications qualifies a student to teach in Australia.
Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies: 40 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings
Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies:80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings
A student who does not meet the LANTITE requirements may exit with the Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies or Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies if they meet the requirements of those awards.
