Bachelor of Arts / Master of Teaching (Secondary)
2023 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2023 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Bachelor of Arts / Master of Teaching (Secondary) |
| Course Map | Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser in Student Central. |
| Campus | Offered at Burwood (Melbourne), Online For continuing students only |
| Duration | 4 years full-time (taking advantage of Trimester 3 between undergraduate and postgraduate components), or part-time equivalent. |
| CRICOS course code | 089566D |
| Deakin course code | D303 |
| Approval status | This course is approved by the University under the Higher Education Standards Framework. |
| Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 7/9. |
Students should contact a Student Adviser in Student Central for course and enrolment information. Further course structure information can be found in the Handbook archive. | |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Professional recognition
- Career opportunities
- Participation requirements
- Mandatory student checks
- Fees and charges
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Course structure
- Other learning experiences
- Research and research-related study
Course overview
Combine your passion for the arts with a desire to inspire the generations of tomorrow, with a Bachelor of Arts/Master of Teaching (Secondary) at Deakin. Our school-based learning programs and teaching practicums ensure you’re ready to teach today and into the future.
Are you ready to join Australia’s largest profession?
Fast-track your studies and graduate with a postgraduate teaching degree in just four years. You’ll gain hands-on teaching experience and will be supported in all aspects of professional experience. Plus, you’ll have ongoing communication with staff to ensure that you have the best opportunity to develop as a teacher.
Start with Deakin’s Bachelor of Arts, allowing you to design your studies around your interests, creating unique combinations of majors and minors to customise your learning. While studying your undergraduate degree, you’ll also be building your foundation knowledge that will take you into your postgraduate studies. Choose from relevant arts disciplines that will form your teaching specialisations, including:
- anthropology
- Arabic, Chinese, Indonesian or Spanish
- children’s literature
- dance
- drama
- history
- media studies
- philosophy
- politics and policy studies or sociology
- visual arts or photography.
During your postgraduate studies, Deakin’s Professional Experience Program is a key part of your course, ensuring you have the practical skills needed from day one of your teaching career. Our professional experience team works with more than 1400 schools across Australia, arranging more than 7000 placements per year to develop professional readiness for success in the education sector.
You’ll also have the opportunity to add a global perspective to your degree by studying abroad. Head to the US to study history, or capture images of renowned landmarks while studying photography in the Czech Republic.
Before beginning your Master of Teaching (Secondary), prospective education students need to successfully complete the Casper test – an online, video scenario-based test that lets you demonstrate your suitability for a teaching career.
Professional recognition
The Master of Teaching (Secondary) is accredited by the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT). Students are eligible to apply for registration with VIT upon successful completion of this degree for the purposes of teacher registration in Victoria.
Career opportunities
Teaching courses at Deakin lead to a career that can make a profound and lasting contribution to the future by positively educating and influencing the lives of students. Teaching is the largest profession in Australia, with more than 200,000 teachers working across 10,000 schools, teaching more than three million students. It’s a rewarding career that offers creativity, flexibility and opportunity.
Graduates of the Bachelor of Arts/Master of Teaching (Secondary) are qualified to teach in secondary schools within Victoria, in the private, independent, or public education sectors.
Your specialisations and advanced knowledge will also open doors to roles in:
- community services
- government agencies
- not-for-profit organisations.
For more information go to DeakinTALENT
Participation requirements
Students are required to complete units in Trimester 3 of the third year of study.
Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. More information available at Disability support services.
Mandatory student checks
Any unit which contains work integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community may require a police check, Working with Children Check or other check.
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on your course, the type of fee place you hold, your commencement year, the units you choose and your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
Use the Fee estimator to see course and unit fees applicable to your course and type of place. Further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods is available on our Current students fees website.
Course Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) of the single degree.
Course rules
To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Arts/Master of Teaching (Secondary), students must complete a total of 36 credit points of units comprising of:
Bachelor level studies
1. Two approved Arts major sequences of at least 8 credit points each selected from:
- One of Anthropology, Philosophy, Politics and Policy Studies or Sociology
- One of Children's Literature or Literature Studies
- One of Arabic or Chinese or Indonesian or Spanish
- One of Visual Arts or Photography
- History
- Drama
- Media Studies
2. 4 elective units selected from another of the groups of Arts major disciplines listed above.
Note: Students taking a major in Anthropology, Philosophy, Politics or Sociology must select 2 credit points of units in one of the others of these or from the A300 majors of Geography and Society/History among their electives.
3. 4 credit points selected from:
- EDU201 Educational Psychology
- EDU202 Educators and Learners
- EDU203 Literacy, Numeracy and Education
- EDU303 Education, Communication and Technology
- EDU301 Culture, Diversity and Participation in Education
- EDU302 Education and Humanitarian Development
4. Students must complete no more than 10 credit points at level 1
5. Students must complete at least 4 credit points at level 3
Following successful completion of the first 3 undergraduate levels of the course, students with a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) above 60 and meet the entry requirements for the Master of Teaching (Secondary) will progress to the postgraduate level of the course. Students cannot progress to the postgraduate level of study without completing all 24 credit points at undergraduate level. An alternative exit from D303 with an A300 Bachelor of Arts award is available to students with a WAM of less than 60.
A Working with Children Check is required before commencing school experience in Trimester 3 of Year 3.
Postgraduate level studies
Students must complete:
- 8 core teaching units
- 2 curriculum study units in first teaching specialist area
- 2 curriculum study units in second teaching specialist area
This course includes 60 days of supervised professional experience.
Students are also required to complete below two zero (0) credit point units ELN010 and ELN011 as part of the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) and AAI018 Academic Integrity (0-credit-point compulsory unit) in order to graduate from their course.
Course structure
Bachelor structure
Students to select 2 of the below arts major sequences (8 cps each)
Anthropology Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Arabic Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Children's Literature Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Chinese Burwood (Melbourne) only
Drama Burwood (Melbourne) only
History Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Indonesian Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Literary Studies Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Media Studies Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Philosophy Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Photography Burwood (Melbourne) only
Politics and Policy Studies Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Sociology Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Spanish Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Visual Arts Burwood (Melbourne) only
Plus 4 electives selected from another Arts major discipline listed above
Note: Students taking a major in Anthropology, Philosophy, Politics or Sociology must select 2 credit points of units in one of the others of these or from the A300 majors of Geography and Society/History among their electives.
Plus 4 credit points selected from:
| EDU201 | Educational Psychology |
| EDU202 | Educators and Learners |
| EDU203 | Literacy, Numeracy and Education |
| EDU303 | Education, Communication and Technology |
| EDU301 | Culture, Diversity and Participation in Education |
| EDU302 | Education and Humanitarian Development |
Secondary Curriculum Study Units
| Teaching method area | Discipline studied | Curriculum study units |
| Art* | Photography Visual Arts | |
| Drama* | Drama | |
| English | Children's Literature Literary Studies | |
| History | History | EHU701 * |
| Languages Teaching | Arabic Chinese Indonesian Spanish | |
| Media^ | Media Studies | |
| Studies of Society and Environment (SOSE) | Anthropology History Philosophy Politics and Policy Sociology |
* Note Students undertaking any two of Art, Drama or Media as their two teaching method areas that the units will be ECA731, ECA732, ECA735, ECA736
^ Note Media units ECA735 and ECA736 are also used to deliver Art, Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Drama where students are already enrolled in ECA731 and ECA732 for their first Arts discipline method area.
** Note prior to 2019 students completed EHI701
Postgraduate structure
| ELN010 | Australian Literacy Test (zero (0) credit points) |
| ELN011 | Australian Numeracy Test (zero (0) credit points) |
8 core units
| EEH730 | Promoting Student Wellbeing |
| EPR781 | Orientation to the Teaching Profession (replaces EPR731) |
| EPR782 | Building Capacity in Professional Experience (replaces EPR732) |
| EPR733 | Reflecting On Practice in Professional Experience |
EXC725 Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum [No longer available for enrolment, alternate unit ECN726]
EEE751 Teaching: Promoting Successful Learning [No longer available for enrolment]
EEE752 Planning and Assessment with Diverse Learners [No longer available for enrolment, alternate unit EEE754]
EEE753 Becoming a Professional Educator [No longer available for enrolment, alternate unit ECE733]
Plus two Secondary Curriculum Studies units in a first teaching method area
Plus two Secondary Curriculum Studies units in a second teaching method area
Professional Experience Placement
Students are required to apply for a Working with Children Check before commencing school experience in Trimester 3 of Year 3. Apply online as a volunteer at https://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/
For further information contact the School of Education, Professional Experience office.
Course duration - additional information
4 years full-time (taking advantage of Trimester 3 between undergraduate and postgraduate components), or part-time equivalent.
Further information
Student Central can help you with course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements.
- Contact Student Central
Other learning experiences
Experiences in community and school or early childhood settings are embedded in some curriculum units beyond the professional experience placements. Students are also encouraged to volunteer in these settings. Wherever possible, academic staff work alongside education professionals and preservice teachers in these authentic learning experiences.
Research and research-related study
Independent research and practitioner research components are embedded across a number of units. Preservice teachers are expected to engage in critically reflective research on their own practice as a way of demonstrating their progress against the professional standards for graduate teachers.