Master of Teaching (Primary and Secondary)
2027 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2027 course information |
|---|---|
| Deakin course code | E765 |
| 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 | 088436M Burwood (Melbourne) |
Course sub-headings
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 (Primary and 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
- 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
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
| EMP700 | The Arts and the Art of Teaching [replaces EPO702] |
| EMP701 | Mathematics and Numeracy Curriculum and Pedagogy A [replaces EPM742] |
| EMP704 | English and Literacy in Lower Primary [replaces EPL746] |
| EMS712 | Literacy, Numeracy and Multi-Tier Systems of Supports (MTSS) Across the Curriculum [replaces EEE754] |
| EPS735 | Primary Science and Technology Education |
EPL746 Primary Literacy [No longer available for enrolment, EMP704 replaces this unit]
EPM742 Primary Mathematical Development [No longer available for enrolment, EMP701 replaces this unit]
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 Inlcusive Education [No longer available for enrolment]
EPO702 Arts, Humanities, and Sustainability in Primary Education [No longer available for enrolment, replacement unit EMP700]
Professional Experience Placement Units*
(*please note unit rules for order in which these must be completed)
| EPR781 | Orientation to the Teaching Profession [replaces EPR751] |
| EPR782 | Building Capacity in Professional Experience [replaces EPR752] |
| EPR784 | Curriculum Inquiry in Professional Experience [replaces EPR754] |
| EPR786 | Transition to the Profession 1 [replaces EPR785] |
| EPR787 | Transition to the Profession 2 [replaces EPR785] |
EPR785 Reflecting On Practice in Professional Experience (2 credit points) [No longer available for enrolment]
Plus
2 Secondary Curriculum Studies units in a first teaching method area
And
2 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 | Teaching English: Middle Years |
| ECL762 | Teaching English: Senior Years |
Duel 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 only
| ESM724 | Teaching Mathematics: Middle Years |
| ESM725 | Teaching Mathematics: Senior Years |
Plus two from any of the following:
| 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, ETM712 replaces this unit]
ETM709 Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics 7-10: Number [No longer available for enrolment, EMM743 replaces this unit]
ETM712 Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics 7-10: Algebrain Thinking and Function [No longer available for enrolment, EMM744 replaces this unit]
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]
Learning Area 3: Science
Single method: One of Science, Biology, Chemistry, Env. Science, Physics
| ESS744 | Teaching Science: Middle Years |
| ESS767 | Teaching Biology: Senior Years |
| ESS768 | Teaching Chemistry: Senior Years |
| ESS742 | Teaching Environmental Science: Senior Years |
| ESS745 | Teaching Physics: Senior Years |
| EMM744 | Teaching Strategies for the Senior Years [replaces ESS755] |
Dual method: Two of Science, Biology, Chemistry, Env. Science, Physics
| ESS744 | Teaching Science: Middle Years |
| EMM743 | Teaching Strategies for the Middle Years [replaces ESS741] |
Plus two of
| ESS767 | Teaching Biology: Senior Years |
| ESS768 | Teaching Chemistry: Senior Years |
| ESS742 | Teaching Environmental Science: Senior Years |
| ESS745 | Teaching Physics: Senior Years |
| EMM744 | Teaching Strategies for the Senior Years [replaces ESS755] |
ESS741 Sustainability and Environmental Education [No longer available for enrolment, EMM743 replaces this unit]
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 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 |
| EMM743 | Teaching Strategies for the Middle Years [replaces EHI701] |
| EHI702 | Teaching History: Senior Years |
EHI701 History Curriculum Inquiry [No longer available for enrolment, EMM743 replaces this unit]
Dual method: Humanities - 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]
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]
Course duration
You may be able to study available units in the optional third trimester to fast-track your degree, however your course duration may be extended if there are delays in meeting course requirements, such as completing a placement.
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.