Master of Teaching (Secondary)
2027 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2027 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Master of Teaching (Secondary) |
| Deakin course code | E763 |
| Course credit points | 16 |
| Course version | 2 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts and Education |
| Course information | For students who commenced from 2020 to 2025 |
| Campus | Offered to continuing students only. |
| Final intake | The final intake to this course was in teaching period 1, 2025. Students should contact Student Central for course, course map and enrolment information. |
| Duration | 2 years full-time - 16 credit points Deakin courses can also be studied part-time over a longer period. |
| CRICOS code | 088431E Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 9 |
Course sub-headings
- Professional recognition
- Participation requirements
- Mandatory student checks
- Course learning outcomes
- Course rules
- Specialisations
- Course structure
- Details of specialisations
- Other learning experiences
- Fees and charges
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.
Participation requirements
Professional Experience Placements are a compulsory component of the course and a requirement for registration as a graduate teacher. Placement can occur at any time, including during standard holiday breaks. Learn about key dates at Deakin.
This course includes 60-days of supervised professional experience, and students must successfully complete the Deakin Teaching Performance Assessment. This must be complete in the final year of study. Successful completion of this course indicates that a student has met the expected standard of performance for each of the Graduate Teacher Standards.
Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. More information available at Disability support services.
Students are required to check the placement calendars published on the Professional Experience Office website each year. Placement takes priority over employment and placement periods are generally block placements of 5 full-time days per week over 2-5 weeks.
Course delivery is blended and students are required to dedicate time to weekly engagement with located or online teaching and learning activities and resources. This is recommended at combined total 8-10 hours per week per unit including active learning/engagement either face to face or online, and independent study.
Some units will require students to attend schools or institutions for site-based learning and teaching experiences. Some units can only be completed face to face at Burwood or as online study. Trimesters where students are likely to be undertaking large blocks of placement might require units to offer intensive study face to face. Some units will require students to attend schools or institutions for site-based learning and teaching experiences. Some units can only be completed face to face at Burwood or as online study.
Mandatory student checks
Students will be required to hold a valid Working with Children (WWC) Check prior to undertaking professional placements as part of this course. Learn more about Working with Children Checks.
Interstate applicants must check the requirements and meet all conditions for undertaking professional experience in schools for their state or territory before undertaking professional experience placements as part of this course.
Inherent requirements
It is expected that all students will be able to abide by, and ensure their behaviour is in accordance with the Deakin University initial teacher education inherent requirements.
Immunisations
Immunisation and/or vaccination requirements will be communicated by the Professional Experience Office in line with the Department of Education and Training's directions at the time of placement.
For further information contact the School of Education, Professional Experience Office.
Course learning outcomes
| Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Collaboratively and independently use evidence and research to identify, prioritise and creatively respond to problems that arise in professional learning and practice. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 at Faculty Board 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 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)
- 8 credit points of core units
- 2 credit points of curriculum study units in a first teaching method area
- 2 credit points of curriculum study units in a second teaching method area
- 4 credit points in one of the following specialisations:
- Inclusive Education
- Languages Teaching
- Research
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
- Trauma Responsive Teaching
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.
Specialisations
Students complete the remaining four credit points from one of the following specialisations:
- Inclusive Education
- Languages Teaching
- Research
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
- Trauma Responsive Teaching
Course structure
Core units
| ELN010 | Australian Literacy Test (zero (0) credit points) |
| ELN011 | Australian Numeracy Test (zero (0) credit points) |
| EMS712 | Literacy, Numeracy and Multi-Tier Systems of Supports (MTSS) Across the Curriculum [replaces EEE754] |
| EMS714 | Youth Identities - Diversity and Inclusion [replaces EEH730] |
EEE754 Language, Literacies, and Learning [No longer available for enrolment, EMS712 replaces this unit from 2027]
EEE755 Numeracy, Social Justice and New Pedagogies [No longer available for enrolment]
EEE756 Health, Wellbeing and Inclusive Education [No longer available for enrolment]
EEH730 Promoting Student Wellbeing [No longer available for enrolment, EMS714 replaces this unit from 2027]
Professional Experience Placement Units*
(*please note unit rules for order in which these must be completed)
| EPR781 | Orientation to the Teaching Profession |
| EPR782 | Building Capacity in Professional Experience |
| EPR786 | Transition to the Profession 1 [replaces EPR785] |
| EPR787 | Transition to the Profession 2 [replaces EPR785] |
Plus
2 Secondary Curriculum Studies units in a first teaching method area
And
2 Secondary Curriculum Studies units in a second teaching method area
EPR785 Reflecting on Practice in Professional Experience (2 credit points) [No longer available for enrolment, replacement units EPR786 and EPR787]
Secondary Curriculum Study Units
Learning Area 1: English
Single Method: English
| ECL761 | Teaching English: Middle Years |
| ECL762 | Teaching English: Senior Years |
Dual Method: English/EAL
| ECL761 | Teaching English: Middle Years |
| ECL762 | Teaching English: Senior Years |
| ETL700 | Pedagogy for TESOL and EAL Learners |
| ETL705 | Pedagogic Grammar |
Learning Area 2: Mathematics
Single Method: Mathematics
| ESM724 | Teaching Mathematics: Middle Years |
| ESM725 | Teaching Mathematics: Senior Years |
Double Method: Mathematics
| ESM724 | Teaching Mathematics: Middle Years |
| ESM725 | Teaching Mathematics: Senior Years |
| EMM743 | Teaching Strategies for the Middle Years [replaces ETM709] |
| EMM744 | Teaching Strategies for the Senior Years [replaces ETM712] |
ESM704 Problem Solving and Modelling [No longer available for enrolment]
ESM733 Exploring Space and Number [No longer available for enrolment]
ETM710 Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics 7-10: Geometry and Measurement [No longer available for enrolment]
ETM711 Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics 7-10: Statistics and Probability [No longer available for enrolment]
ETM709 Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics 7-10: Number [No longer available for enrolment, EMM743 replaces this unit]
ETM712 Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics 7-10: Algebraic Thinking and Function [No longer available for enrolment, EMM744 replaces this unit]
Learning Area 3: Science
Single Method: One of Science, Biology, Chemistry, Env. Science, Physics or Psychology
| ESS744 | Teaching Science: Middle Years |
Plus one of
| EMM744 | Teaching Strategies for the Senior Years [replaces ESS755] |
| ESS767 | Teaching Biology: Senior Years |
| ESS768 | Teaching Chemistry: Senior Years |
| ESS742 | Teaching Environmental Science: Senior Years |
| ESS745 | Teaching Physics: Senior Years |
| ESS701 | Teaching Psychology: Senior Years |
ESS755 General Science Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years [No longer available for enrolment, EMM744 replaces this unit]
Dual Method: Two of Science, Biology, Chemistry, Env. Science, Physics or Psychology
| EMM743 | Teaching Strategies for the Middle Years [replaces ESS741] |
| ESS744 | Teaching Science: Middle Years |
ESS741 Sustainability and Environmental Education [No longer available for enrolment, EMM743 replaces this unit]
Plus two of
| EMM744 | Teaching Strategies for the Senior Years [replaces ESS755] |
| ESS767 | Teaching Biology: Senior Years |
| ESS768 | Teaching Chemistry: Senior Years |
| ESS742 | Teaching Environmental Science: Senior Years |
| ESS745 | Teaching Physics: Senior Years |
| ESS701 | Teaching Psychology: Senior Years |
ESS755 General Science Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years [No longer available for enrolment, EMM744 replaces this unit]
Learning Area 4: Humanities*
Single Method: Humanities - Geography, Philosophy, Sociology, Anthropology, Economics, Business, Legal Studies, Global Politics, Indigenous Studies, Middle East Studies or International Relations
| EHU701 | Teaching Humanities: Middle Years |
| EHU702 | Teaching Humanities: Senior Years |
Single Method: Humanities - History
| EHU701 | Teaching Humanities: Middle Years |
| EHI702 | Teaching History: Senior Years |
Dual Method: Humanities/SOSE with History - one of Geography, Philosophy, Sociology, Anthropology, Economics, Business, Legal Studies, Global Politics, Indigenous Studies, Middle East Studies or International Relations - plus History
| EHU701 | Teaching Humanities: Middle Years |
| EHU702 | Teaching Humanities: Senior Years |
| EHI702 | Teaching History: Senior Years |
| EMM743 | Teaching Strategies for the Middle Years [replaces EHI701] |
EHI701 History Curriculum Inquiry [No longer available for enrolment, EMM743 replaces this unit]
Dual Method: Humanities/SOSE - two of Geography, Philosophy, Sociology, Anthropology, Economics, Business, Legal Studies, Global Politics, Indigenous Studies, Middle East Studies or International Relations - without History
| EHU701 | Teaching Humanities: Middle Years |
| EHU702 | Teaching Humanities: Senior Years |
| EMM743 | Teaching Strategies for the Middle Years [replaces EHU703] |
| EMM744 | Teaching Strategies for the Senior Years [replaces EHU704] |
EHU703 Humanities Critical Inquiry 7 - 10 [No longer available for enrolment, EMM743 replaces this unit]
EHU704 Humanities Research Inquiry Senior Years [No longer available for enrolment, EMM744 replaces this unit]
* Within the Victorian Curriculum 2, Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) and the Australian curriculum (V.9) these disciplines fall under the broader Learning Area of ‘Humanities’. As such your professional experience placement in the middle years may be across these disciplines (mirroring the experience of teaching in Australian schools).
Learning Area 5: Languages
Single Method: Languages - Language Other Than English (LOTE)
| ETL710 | Theory and Practice of Languages Teaching |
| ETL716 | CLIL Pedagogy |
Single Method: Languages - TESOL
| ETL700 | Pedagogy for TESOL and EAL Learners |
| ETL705 | Pedagogic Grammar |
Dual Method: Languages - LOTE and TESOL
| ETL710 | Theory and Practice of Languages Teaching |
| ETL716 | CLIL Pedagogy |
| ETL700 | Pedagogy for TESOL and EAL Learners |
| ETL705 | Pedagogic Grammar |
Learning Area 6: Health and PE
Single Method: Health
| ESH702 | Teaching Health and Human Development: Middle Years |
| ESH703 | Teaching Health and Human Development: Senior Years |
Single Method: Home Economics
| EEH706 | Teaching Food Studies: Middle Years |
| EEH707 | Teaching Food Studies: Senior Years |
Single Method: Physical Education
| EEH701 | Teaching Physical Education: Middle Years |
| EEH702 | Teaching Physical Education: Senior Years |
Learning Area 7: The Arts
Single Method: Arts - One of Dance, Drama, Music or Visual Arts
| ECA731 | Teaching Arts Education: Middle Years |
| ECA732 | Teaching Arts Education: Senior Years |
Single Method: Arts - Media
| ECA735 | Teaching Arts Education 2: Middle Years |
| ECA736 | Teaching Arts Education 2: Senior Years |
Dual Method: Arts - Two different arts methods: Dance, Drama, Media, Music or Visual Arts
| ECA731 | Teaching Arts Education: Middle Years |
| ECA732 | Teaching Arts Education: Senior Years |
| ECA735 | Teaching Arts Education 2: Middle Years |
| ECA736 | Teaching Arts Education 2: Senior Years |
Double Method: Arts - Two of the same arts methods: Music, Drama, Visual Arts or Dance only
| ECA731 | Teaching Arts Education: Middle Years |
| ECA732 | Teaching Arts Education: Senior Years |
| EMM743 | Teaching Strategies for the Middle Years [replaces ECA733] |
| EMM744 | Teaching Strategies for the Senior Years [replaces ECA734] |
ECA733 Arts Education Critical Inquiry [No longer available for enrolment, EMM743 replaces this unit]
ECA734 Arts Education Research Inquiry Senior Years [No longer available for enrolment, EMM744 replaces this unit]
Details of specialisations
Inclusive Education
To complete a specialisation in Inclusive Education complete the four (4) units as specified below
| EDX701 | Research Design Development and Method |
| EDX707 | Independent Research Project for Professional Practice |
| EIE701 | Personalising Learning |
| EIE702 | Teaching and Learning in the Inclusive Classroom |
Languages Teaching
To complete a specialisation in Languages Teaching complete the four (4) units as specified below
| EDX701 | Research Design Development and Method |
| EDX707 | Independent Research Project for Professional Practice |
| ETL710 | Theory and Practice of Languages Teaching |
| ETL716 | CLIL Pedagogy |
Student must meet the VIT Specialist Area Guidelines for Languages Teaching to enrol in this specialisation.
Research
To complete a specialisation in Research^ complete the four (4) units as specified below
| EDX701 | Research Design Development and Method |
| EDX712 | Theory and Methodology in Education Research |
| EDX703 | Research Paper A |
| EDX704 | Research Paper B |
^ Enrolment in Trimester 3 in Year 1 is required for students who select the Research specialisation in order to complete units in the required sequence and complete the course within the full-time duration.
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
To complete a specialisation in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages complete the four (4) units as specified below
| EDX701 | Research Design Development and Method |
| EDX707 | Independent Research Project for Professional Practice |
| ETL700 | Pedagogy for TESOL and EAL Learners |
| ETL705 | Pedagogic Grammar |
Trauma-Responsive Teaching
To complete a specialisation in Trauma-Responsive Teaching complete the four (4) units as specified below
| EDX701 | Research Design Development and Method |
| EDX707 | Independent Research Project for Professional Practice |
| ETR701 | Refugee Trauma and Education |
| ETR703 | Trauma and Learning |
Internship [no longer available, offered to continuing students only]
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.
Fees and charges
Tuition fees will vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study, your study load and/or unit discipline.
Your tuition fees will increase annually at the start of each calendar year. All fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD) and do not include additional costs such as textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment, mandatory checks, travel, consumables and other costs.
For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current students website.
Commonwealth Prac Payment - Domestic students only
If you're eligible, the Commonwealth Prac Payment (CPP) can help with the costs of completing a mandatory placement as part of your course. To find out if you're eligible and learn how to apply, visit Deakin’s Commonwealth Prac Payment (CPP) website.