Bachelor of Arts / Master of Teaching (Secondary)
2025 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2025 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Bachelor of Arts / Master of Teaching (Secondary) |
| Deakin course code | D303 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts and Education |
| Campus | Offered at Burwood (Melbourne), Online For students who commenced prior to 2023 only |
| Duration | 4 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
| CRICOS course code | 089566D Burwood (Melbourne) |
The final intake to this course was in 2022. 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 Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) of each of the single degrees.
Course structure
Bachelor of Arts structure
Students to select:
2 approved Arts major sequences of at least 8 credit points each selected from the following listing OR 1 approved Arts major sequence of at least 8 credit points selected from the following list and a Dance or Drama minor sequence of at least 4 credit points:
- One of Anthropology, Philosophy, Politics and Policy Studies or Sociology
Anthropology Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Philosophy Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Politics and Policy Studies Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Sociology Burwood (Melbourne), Online
- One of History
History Burwood (Melbourne), Online
- One of English - Children's Literature or English - Literature
English - Children's Literature Burwood (Melbourne), Online
English - Literature Burwood (Melbourne), Online
- One of Arabic or Chinese or Indonesian or Spanish
Arabic Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Chinese Burwood (Melbourne) only
Indonesian Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Spanish Burwood (Melbourne), Online
- One of Visual Arts
Visual Arts Burwood (Melbourne) only
Media Studies Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Dance (minor only) Burwood (Melbourne) only
Drama (minor only) Burwood (Melbourne) only
Photography (minor only) 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
All Secondary candidates will have 2 methods (disciplines) as reflected in their undergraduate major and minor sequences related to the Australian Curriculum.
Candidates undertake 2 curriculum studies units (as prescribed) per method (four units for dual/double), across one or two learning areas.
Note: D303 permits a choice between learning areas 1, 4, 5 or 7 from the Secondary Curriculum learning areas of 1:English, 2:Mathematics, 3:Science, 4:Humanities, 5:Languages, 6:Health and PE, 7:The Arts.
Learning Area 1: English
Single method: English
| ECL761 | English Curriculum Inquiry |
| ECL762 | English Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years |
Learning Area 4: Humanities
Single method: Humanities - Geography, Philosophy, Sociology, Anthropology, Economics, Business, Legal Studies or Global Politics
| EHU701 | Humanities Curriculum Inquiry |
| EHU702 | Humanities Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years |
Single method: Humanities - History
| EHU701 | Humanities Curriculum Inquiry |
| EHI702 | History Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years |
Dual method: Humanities/SOSE with History - one of Geography, Philosophy, Sociology, Anthropology, Economics, Business, Legal Studies or Global Politics - plus History
| EHI701 | History Curriculum Inquiry |
| EHI702 | History Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years |
| EHU701 | Humanities Curriculum Inquiry |
| EHU702 | Humanities Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years |
Dual method: Humanities/SOSE - two of Geography, Philosophy, Sociology, Anthropology, Economics, Business, Legal Studies or Global Politics - without History
| EHU701 | Humanities Curriculum Inquiry |
| EHU702 | Humanities Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years |
| EHU703 | Humanities Critical Inquiry 7 - 10 |
| EHU704 | Humanities Research Inquiry Senior Years |
Learning Area 5: Languages
Single method: Languages - Language Other Than English (LOTE)
| ETL710 | Teaching and Learning in Languages Classrooms |
| ETL716 | CLIL Pedagogy |
Learning Area 7: The Arts
Single method: Arts - One of Dance, Drama or Visual Arts
| ECA731 | Arts Education Curriculum Inquiry |
| ECA732 | Arts Education Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years |
Single method: Arts - Media
| ECA735 | Arts Education Curriculum Inquiry 2 |
| ECA736 | Arts Education Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years 2 |
Dual method: Arts - Two of Dance, Drama, Media or Visual Arts
| ECA731 | Arts Education Curriculum Inquiry |
| ECA732 | Arts Education Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years |
| ECA735 | Arts Education Curriculum Inquiry 2 |
| ECA736 | Arts Education Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years 2 |
Double method: Arts - Dance, Drama or Visual Arts only
| ECA731 | Arts Education Curriculum Inquiry |
| ECA732 | Arts Education Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years |
| ECA733 | Arts Education Critical Inquiry |
| ECA734 | Arts Education Research Inquiry Senior Years |
Master of Teaching Structure
| ELN010 | Australian Literacy Test (zero (0) credit points) |
| ELN011 | Australian Numeracy Test (zero (0) credit points) |
7 core units (8 credit points)
| EEE754 | Language, Literacies and Learning |
| EEE755 | Numeracy, Social Justice and New Pedagogies |
| EEE756 | Health, Wellbeing and Inclusive Education |
| EEH730 | Promoting Student Wellbeing |
Professional Experience Placement Units*
(*please note unit rules for order in which these must be completed)| EPR781 | Orientation to the Teaching Profession (replaces EPR731) |
| EPR782 | Building Capacity in Professional Experience (replaces EPR732) |
| EPR785 | Reflecting On Practice in Professional Experience (2 credit points, replaces EPR735) |
Plus
2 Secondary Curriculum Studies units in a first teaching method area
And
2 Secondary Curriculum Studies units in a second teaching method area
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study, and their study discipline or 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.
For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current students website.