Master of Teaching (Primary)
2020 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2020 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Master of Teaching (Primary) |
| Course Map | This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2020. 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) |
| Cloud Campus | Yes |
| Duration | 2 years full time (4 years part time) - 16 credit points Deakin courses can also be studied part time over a longer period. |
| CRICOS course code | 088429K Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Deakin course code | E762 |
| 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 9. |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Professional recognition
- Career opportunities
- Participation requirements
- Research information
- Fees and charges
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Course structure
- Other learning experiences
- Research and research-related study
Course overview
The Master of Teaching (Primary) course is a professionally accredited initial teacher education course that prepares graduates for employment in primary teaching, along with a range of other education-related fields.
The course includes core primary curriculum subjects including:
- English/literacy
- mathematics
- science
- humanities and social sciences
- the arts
- technology, and
- health and physical education.
Primary teaching preservice teachers will also fulfil the requirement to specialise in a primary curriculum area.
Professional recognition
This course is accredited by the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) as an initial teacher education program against the Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) program standards and the Australian professional standards for graduate teachers. Graduates of this course who are intending to apply for registration in Victoria or interstate may be required to provide further information. Applicants are advised to check the requirements in their state, carefully.
Career opportunities
There is a strong demand for qualified teachers and graduate starting salaries for teachers are high compared to the graduate average. The increased demand for teachers has also resulted in improvements in teaching conditions, resources and career advancement opportunities. As a graduate of this course you may find employment as a teacher within the private or public education sectors. You might also find employment in a range of other education related fields including policy, consultancy, NGOs, research or community-based organisations (e.g. museums, outdoor education, arts institutions, etc)
For more information go to DeakinTALENT
Participation requirements
Placement can occur at any time, including during the standard holiday breaks listed here: https://www.deakin.edu.au/courses/key-dates.
Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. Click here for more information.
Research information
This is a graduate entry teaching course that introduces research based practice throughout the core professional studies units (a total of six credit points), which includes demonstrating their application of knowledge and skills through their 70 days of professional practice in education based contexts e.g. primary schools. As part of the series of core professional studies units, students are also required to complete a capstone assessment in the final year (2 credit point unit) to demonstrate their evidence based professional practice informed by data analysis and scholarship of teaching and learning.
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on your course, your fee category and the year you started. To find out about the fees and charges that apply to you, visit the Current students fees website.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes |
| Discipline specific knowledge and capabilities | Contribute to critical, professional debates about education theory; local, national and global trends; curriculum; Indigenous and intercultural perspectives; and legal, professional and ethical codes and standards, and critique and apply these understandings to inform their own practice. |
| Communication | Apply critical thinking, pedagogical knowledge and effective interpersonal, oral, written and multimodal communication skills to demonstrate empathy, foster learner agency, establish positive and inclusive learning-friendly environments, and build effective professional partnerships and trust with families/caregivers, teaching colleagues and other stakeholders. |
| Digital literacy | Act in accordance with the ethical and legal frameworks and policy that inform responsible and ethical practice in digital environments, and critically discuss, evaluate and employ a range of appropriate digital literacies, resources and technologies for professional/community/learner engagement and agency. |
| Critical thinking | Contribute to critical and professional debates about education trends, theory, policy and research and use these understandings to critically reflect on and evaluate own teaching practices and diverse learning data sets to make informed evidence-based judgements for enhancements and innovations to improve learner agency and outcomes. |
| Problem solving | Collaboratively and independently use evidence and research to identify, prioritise and creatively respond to problems that arise in professional learning and practice. |
| Self-management | Engage autonomously and responsibly with critical self-reflection, self-assessment and feedback from others, to inform their own learning, plan for professional development and to balance academic demands with self-care /self-management. |
| Teamwork | Actively and collaboratively participate in, and/or lead learning communities, involving learners, families, community members, colleagues and the broader profession to deepen understandings of education and to optimise learning and learner well-being. |
| Global citizenship | Engage in research, and with the legal and ethical obligations of the teaching profession, to develop informed positions on and approaches to educational transformation as applied to learner agency and citizenship; Indigenous and intercultural issues; global education trends and issues; and, social justice and sustainability. |
| Approved by Faculty Board 2019 | |
Course rules
The Master of Teaching (Primary) is typically 16 credit points.
The exact number of credit points you study depends on how much credit you receive as recognition of prior learning (RPL) – your professional experience and previous qualifications – which can save you time and money
To qualify for the award of Master of Teaching (Primary), students must complete the following:
- 11 core units (12 credit points)
- A further 4 credit points in one of the following specialisations:
- Primary Extended Curriculum
- Internship
- AAI018 Academic Integrity (0-credit-point compulsory unit)
Completion of at least 60 days of supervised professional experience (70 days for Primary Extended Curriculum), and students must successfully complete the Deakin Teaching Performance Assessment.
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) in order to graduate from their course.
Course structure
Core units
| ELN010 | Australian Literacy Test (zero (0) credit points) |
| ELN011 | Australian Numeracy Test (zero (0) credit points) |
| EEE754 | Language, Literacy and Learning |
| EEE755 | Numeracy, Social Justice and New Pedagogies |
| EEE756 | Health, Wellbeing and Inclusive Education |
| EPR721 | Orientation to the Teaching Profession |
| EPO701 | Primary Humanities |
| EPM742 | Primary Mathematical Development |
| EPL746 | Primary Literacy |
| EPR722 | Building Capacity in Professional Experience |
| EPS735 | Primary Science and Technology Education |
| EPO702 | Arts, Humanities and Sustainability in Primary Education |
| EPR725 | Reflecting On Practice in Professional Experience |
Course structure
Primary Specialisations List A
| ECL761 | English Curriculum Inquiry |
| ESM724 | Mathematics Curriculum Inquiry |
| EHU701 | Humanities Curriculum Inquiry |
| ESS744 | Science Curriculum Inquiry |
| ECA731 | Arts Education Curriculum Inquiry |
| ETL710 | Teaching and Learning in Languages Classrooms |
| ETL700 | Pedagogy for EAL Classrooms |
| ESH702 | Health Curriculum Inquiry |
Course structure
Specialisations
Students complete the remaining four credit points from one of following specialisations
Primary Extended Curriculum
4 credit points including;
| ECP711 | Creativity and the Arts |
| ECP713 | Primary Health and Physical Education Pedagogies |
| EPR724 | Curriculum Inquiry in Professional Experience |
Plus one unit from Primary Specialisations (aligned with undergrad minor) List A below
Plus one unit from Primary Specialisations (aligned with undergrad minor) List A’
Internship
| EPR704 | Internship (4 credit points) |
Professional Experience Placement
Students are required to apply for a Working with Children Check. Apply online as a volunteer at https://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/.
All professional experience placements must be undertaken in an Australian school setting. Overseas placements are not permitted.
For further information contact the School of Education, Professional Experience office.
Course duration - additional information
Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as accessing or completing work placements.
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 and training components are embedded across a number of units. Preservice teachers are expected to apply an integrated, critical and advanced understanding of complex bodies of knowledge and research skills in education in their practice.