Master of Teaching (Primary and Early Childhood)

If you’re passionate about nurturing young, inquisitive children from birth to grade 6 and are motivated to make a genuine impact on future generations, Deakin's Master of Teaching (Primary and Early Childhood) is for you. The Master of Teaching (Primary and Early Childhood) is infused with practical learning. With a focus on dynamic skills and communication, you will graduate classroom-ready, a finely tuned educator and leader with a set of adaptable techniques.

A career in education provides flexibility, variety and security. Learn first-hand from highly experienced and passionate teachers who understand the importance of recognising all students as people first.

Discover how to shape teacherstudent relationships to ensure students build positive connections with their peers, their school and themselves. Gain the critical knowledge required for modern-day digital classrooms, engaging with topics such as diversity and inclusion, teacher inquiry, context and leading-edge research, coupled with culturally relevant approaches to teaching.

At Deakin you will also collaborate with early childhood educators, primary and secondary teachers. Our multidisciplinary approach will enable you to gain a well-rounded view of how young people learn.

To be considered for admission to this degree you will need to meet at least one of the following criteria:

completion of a bachelor degree in a different discipline

completion of a bachelor degree in secondary teaching

In addition, you are required to have at least one year of full-time or equivalent study relevant to one or more learning areas of the primary school curriculum, including a minor in science, maths/numeracy, English/literacy, health or the arts.

To meet the English language proficiency requirements of this course, you will need to demonstrate at least one of the following:

completion of a bachelor or master degree in a recognised English-speaking country (clause 26)

IELTS (Academic): minimum overall band of 7.0 (with no individual band less than 7.0) speaking and listening 7.5

PTE Academic: minimum score of 65 (with no communication band less than 65) speaking and listening 73

completion of DUELI English for Teaching program, with a WAM of 60