Master of Applied Learning and Teaching (Secondary)

2027 Deakin University Handbook

Year	2027 course information
Award granted	Master of Applied Learning and Teaching (Secondary)
Deakin course code	E737
Course credit points	16
Course version	1
Faculty	Faculty of Arts and Education
Course information	For students who commenced from 2020 to 2025.
Campus	Offered to continuing students only, Online, with a requirement to attend on-campus intensives
Final intake	The final intake to this course was in teaching period 2, 2025. Students should contact Student Central for course, course map and enrolment information. Further course structure information can be found in the handbook archive.
Duration	2 years* full-time, or part-time equivalent * full-time students may complete in 1.5 calendar years with compulsory study in trimester 3

Course sub-headings

Indicative student workload

Successful students typically spend about 150-hours in learning and assessment for each one credit point unit. The time required to prepare evidence for credential assessment varies based on the student's existing documentation.

Professional recognition

This course is accredited by the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) as a nationally accredited course and students are eligible to apply for registration with VIT upon graduation. If you intend to apply for registration in Victoria or interstate you may be required to provide further information. Applicants are advised to check the registration requirements in their state or territory, carefully.

Alternative exits

Graduate Certificate of Applied Learning and Teaching (E537)

Course learning outcomes

Course Learning Outcomes
Critically analyse and apply specialist knowledge of current theories of young people’s social and cognitive development, along with theories of learning and curriculum to plan, teach, assess and reflect for effective design and innovative learning programs.
Make critical use of professional judgement to engage in effective and inclusive interpersonal communication in order to create positive learning relationships with students, parents, colleagues and other stakeholders.
Identify, evaluate and implement a range of digital teaching and learning resources and technologies to facilitate creative but safe student engagement in learning with responsible and ethical practice.
Identify, synthesise and critically evaluate context-specific information to make informed judgements to improve students’ learning.
Research authentic challenges and opportunities of professional practice to develop and evaluate innovative responses through drawing on relevant literature and professional practice.
Work and learn independently whilst participating actively and effectively as a member of the teaching profession.
Work collaboratively and effectively within interdisciplinary teaching teams in order to enhance professional practice of self and others.
Exercise self-knowledge and ethical responsibility to engage effectively with diverse learners and communities in local and global contexts.

Approved at Faculty Board June 2019

Note – From 2026, Deakin commenced introducing Graduate Attributes (GAs), which define the distinctive characteristics of a Deakin graduate. You may notice some courses still refer to Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) during this transition period.

Course rules

To complete the Master of Applied Learning and Teaching (Secondary) you must pass 16 credit points. This includes:

DAI001 Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0-credit-point compulsory unit) in your first study period
ELN010 Australian Literacy Test (0-credit-point compulsory unit)
ELN011 Australian Numeracy Test (0-credit-point compulsory unit)
12 credit points of core units
one of:
- option 1: Research Project
  - 2 credit points of research project units
  - 2 credit points of course electives
- option 2: Research Paper
  - 4 credit points of research paper units

Most units are equal to one credit point. As a full-time student you will study four credit points per trimester and usually undertake two trimesters per year.

Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements.

Course structure

Core units

Compulsory 0-credit point units

To be completed prior to study commencing:

DAI001

Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0-credit-point compulsory unit)

To be completed in the first year of study:

ELN010

Australian Literacy Test (0-credit-point compulsory unit)

ELN011

Australian Numeracy Test (0-credit-point compulsory unit)

Year 1

ECN725

Teaching Strategies for Vocational Pathways

EMM744

Teaching Strategies for the Senior Years [replaces ECN724]

EMS711

Pedagogy in Action: Research and Design Foundations [replaces ECN704]

EMS712

Literacy, Numeracy and Multi-Tier Systems of Supports (MTSS) Across the Curriculum [replaces ECN726]

IND730

Decolonising Teaching and Learning: Recognition, Relationships, and Reconciliation on Unceded Land [replaces ECN729]

EMS714

Youth Identities - Diversity and Inclusion [replaces ECN733]

EMM741

Introduction to Teaching in the Middle Years [replaces ECN735]

EMM742

Introduction to Teaching in the Senior Years [replaces ECN736]

ECN704 Applied Learning: Theories and Practice [No longer available for enrolment, EMS711 replaces this unit]

ECN724 Later Years Teaching Strategies (Years 10-12) [No longer available for enrolment, EMM744 replaces this unit]

ECN726 Teaching Literacy and Numeracy [No longer available for enrolment, EMS712 replaces this unit]

ECN729 Teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students [No longer available for enrolment, IND730 replaces this unit]

ECN733 Youth Identities and Diversities [No longer available for enrolment, EMS714 replaces this unit]

ECN735 Introduction to Teaching: Middle Years [No longer available for enrolment, EMM741 replaces this unit]

ECN736 Introduction to Teaching: Later Years [No longer available for enrolment, EMM742 replaces this unit]

Professional experience placement units*

EPR781

Orientation to the Teaching Profession [replaces ECN734]

ECN723

Middle Years Teaching Strategies (Years 5-9)

EPR786

Transition to the Profession 1 [replaces ECN732]

EPR787

Transition to the Profession 2 [replaces ECN732]

*please note unit rules for order in which these must be completed

ECN734 Orientation to the Teaching Profession [No longer available for enrolment, EPR781 replaces this unit]

ECN732 Teaching in the 21st Century: Transition to Practice (2 credit points) [No longer available for enrolment, EPR786 and EPR787 replace this unit]

Plus 4 credit points in one of the following two configurations: