Master of Teaching (Primary and Secondary)

2021 Deakin University Handbook

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Year	2021 course information
Award granted	Master of Teaching (Primary and Secondary)
Course Map	This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2021. 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	088436M Burwood (Melbourne)
Deakin course code	E765
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

If you’re unsure whether to study primary or secondary teaching, there’s no need to decide – you can do both. Deakin’s Master of Teaching (Primary and Secondary) gives you the ultimate flexibility to work at any level in any school.

Looking to boost your career with an adaptable teaching qualification that enables you to move up, down, across and between classrooms?

The Master of Teaching (Primary and Secondary) is the perfect choice for those who like to be agile. As a graduate, you’ll have the ability to work in a K-12 school or pivot between primary and secondary. You’ll develop a suite of transferable skills and an invaluable mindset that can be applied to almost any sector, including education, youth work, corporate learning and development, NGOs, media and community-based organisations.

Learn from highly experienced, passionate teachers who understand first-hand the importance of recognising all students as people first. You’ll discover how to foster well-balanced relationships in the classroom to ensure students build positive connections with their peers, in turn promoting an environment to thrive.

To ensure you gain a holistic understanding of how students learn, you’ll also have the opportunity to study and collaborate with early childhood educators, as well as primary and secondary teachers.

You can choose to participate in Deakin’s Global Education Program and gain a broader perspective on teaching. Experience teaching in a remote community interstate or overseas and develop your skills in intercultural education while improving your resume.

This, combined with an extensive 80 days of professional placement and your completion of a Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA), benchmarked against national standards of teaching performance, means you’ll be set for success in the classroom and beyond.

Professional recognition

The Master of Teaching (Primary and Secondary) is accredited by the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) as an initial teacher education program that meets the Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) program standards and the Australian professional standards for graduate teachers.

Career opportunities

As one of the largest growing employment industries in Australia, education and training is projected to grow by 11.2% by May 2023* – that’s 11,300 new jobs or 11,300 career opportunities to explore.

The knowledge and skills you’ll develop through the Master of Teaching (Primary and Secondary) prepares you well for a diverse range of roles, including:

primary or secondary teacher in a public, independent, or private school
academic adviser
youth worker
museum educator
policy manager in a not-for-profit organisation
education consultant in local or federal government.

For more information go to DeakinTALENT.

*Australian Government Department of Jobs and Small Business, 2018 Employment Projections (for five years until May 2023).

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 the standard holiday breaks listed here: https://www.deakin.edu.au/courses/key-dates.

Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements may be made for students with a disability or further needs. Click here for more information.

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 cloud 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 Cloud study. Students are advised to check the unit delivery options for each required unit.

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 80 days of professional practice in education based contexts e.g. primary and secondary 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, the type of fee place you hold, your commencement year and your study load. To find out about the fees and charges that apply to you, visit the Current students fees website or our handy Fee estimator to help estimate your tuition fees.

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 and Secondary) 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 and Secondary), students must complete the following:

11 core units (12 credit points)
2 curriculum study units in a first teaching method area
2 curriculum study units in a second teaching method area

All Secondary will have two methods (disciplines) as reflected in their undergraduate major and minor sequences related to the Australian Curriculum. At point of selection, students are advised which methods they will need to complete based on their undergraduate major and minor sequences.

In addition there is one 0 Credit Point Compulsory Unit for All Students in the Faculty of Arts and Education and two 0 Credit Points Compulsory Units for All Primary and Secondary Initial Teacher Education Students.

AAI018 Academic Integrity (0-credit-point compulsory unit)
ELN010 LANTITE Literacy (0-credit-point compulsory unit)
ELN011 LANTITE Numeracy (0-credit-point compulsory unit)

This course includes 80 days of supervised professional experience, and students must successfully complete the Deakin Teaching Performance Assessment.

^EPR units have early enrolment dates so that Professional Experience Placements can be arranged. Please check the PEO website.

Course structure

Core units

EEE754

Language, Literacy and Learning

EEE755

Numeracy, Social Justice and New Pedagogies

EEE756

Health, Wellbeing and Inclusive Education

EPL746

Primary Literacy

EPM742

Primary Mathematical Development

EPS735

Primary Science and Technology Education

EPO702

Arts, Humanities and Sustainability in Primary Education

Professional Experience Placement Units*

EPR751

Orientation to the Teaching Profession

EPR752

Building Capacity in Professional Experience

EPR754

Curriculum Inquiry in Professional Experience

EPR755

Reflecting On Practice in Professional Experience (2 credit points)

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

Two Secondary Curriculum Studies units in a first teaching method area

Two Secondary Curriculum Studies units in a second teaching method area

Secondary Curriculum Study Units

All Secondary candidates will have two methods (disciplines) as reflected in their undergraduate major and minor sequences related to the Australian Curriculum.

Candidates undertake two curriculum studies units (as prescribed at selection) per method (four units for dual/double), across one or two learning areas.

Learning Area 1: English

Single method: English

ECL761

English Curriculum Inquiry

ECL762

English Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years

Duel Method: English/EAL

ECL761

English Curriculum Inquiry

ECL762

English Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years

ETL700

Pedagogy for TESOL and EAL Learners

ETL705

Pedagogic Grammar

Learning Area 2: Mathematics

Single Method: Mathematics

ESM724

Mathematics Curriculum Inquiry

ESM725

Mathematics Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years

Double Method: Mathematics only

ESM724

Mathematics Curriculum Inquiry

ESM725

Mathematics Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years

ESM704

Problem Solving and Modelling

ESM733

Exploring Space and Number

Learning Area 3: Science

Single method: One of Science, Biology, Chemistry, Env. Science, Physics

ESS744

Science Curriculum Inquiry

ESS767

Biology Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years

ESS768

Chemistry Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years

ESS742

Environmental Science Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years

ESS745

Physics Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years

ESS755

General Science Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years

Dual method: Two of Science, Biology, Chemistry, Env. Science, Physics

ESS744

Science Curriculum Inquiry

ESS741

Sustainability and Environmental Education

Plus two of

ESS767

Biology Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years

ESS768

Chemistry Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years

ESS742

Environmental Science Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years

ESS745

Physics Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years

ESS755

General Science Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years

Learning Area 4: Humanities

Single method: Humanities - Geography, Philosophy, Sociology, 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 with History - one of Geography, Philosophy, Sociology, Economics, Business, Legal Studies or Global Politics - plus History

EHU701

Humanities Curriculum Inquiry

EHU702

Humanities Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years

EHI701

History Curriculum Inquiry

EHI702

History Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years

Dual method: Humanities - two of Geography, Philosophy, Sociology, 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

Single method: Languages - TESOL

ETL700

Pedagogy for TESOL and EAL Learners

ETL705

Pedagogic Grammar

Dual method: Languages - LOTE and TESOL

ETL710

Teaching and Learning in Languages Classrooms

ETL716

CLIL Pedagogy

ETL700

Pedagogy for TESOL and EAL Learners

ETL705

Pedagogic Grammar

Learning Area 6: Health and PE

Single method: Health

ESH702

Health Curriculum Inquiry

ESH703

Health Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years

Learning Area 7: The Arts

Single method: Arts - One of Dance, Drama, Music 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, Music 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 - Music, Drama, Visual Arts or Dance 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

Professional Experience Placement

Successful Applicants are required to hold a valid Working with Children (WWC) Check prior to undertaking professional experience placements in education settings, as part of this course. For more information see: http://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/

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.

The Working with Children Check (Check) and a Police Check are different checks. Under the Working with Children Act 2005 (the Act) if you are doing child-related work and are not exempt, you must have a Check even if you already have a Police Check. The Police Check is not an assessment by a government agency. https://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/organisations/victorian-teacher-information

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.