Prepare for a rewarding career as a secondary school teacher with the practical experience offered through a Master of Teaching (Secondary Education) at Victoria University.

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 different 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:

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

Accreditation

This course is accredited by the Victoria Institute of Teaching (VIT), which means you will be eligible for registration to teach in the whole of Australia.

Flexible timeframes

You can complete the Master of Teaching (Secondary Education) over 24 months or 18 months as a full-time enrolled student. The 18-months option requires that you complete some units of study and teaching placement in summer and winter semesters, and is subject to demand and availability.

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

• 96 credit points Core units
• 48 credit points Discipline Studies
• 48 credit points from Option A or Option B

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.

Option A

• 48 credit points Thesis unit/s

OR

Option B

• 48 credit points Capstone unit and Elective unit

It is possible to complete the course in 18 months if some units of study and teaching placement are completed in Summer and Winter semesters. Unit of study offerings in Summer and Winter are subject to demand and availability of school placements.

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

Completion of an Australian Bachelor degree (or equivalent).

Applicants will also be asked to complete an assessment of their non-academic attributes. Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree from countries other than Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada or the Republic of Ireland will be required to complete IELTS (or equivalent): Overall 7.0 with Listening 7.5, Reading 6.5, Writing 6.5, Speaking 7.5.