Master of Teaching in Early Childhood and Primary Education (2 Years)

The specialization will prepare the students to teach infants and children (birth–12 years of age) in childcare, kindergartens, preschools and primary schools.You will learn how to engage young children in meaningful learning through innovative pedagogical practice and how to help them develop their creative, physical, personal, intellectual and social capabilities.You will learn how to support children's transition to school and their progress through the primary years.You will actively engage with contemporary theories, concepts and practices of early childhood and primary education, developing inclusive practices to meet children's diverse needs and building a repertoire of strategies to manage children's learning in classroom settings.At the primary level you will develop your personal knowledge of cross curriculum priorities and the curriculum areas you will teach, including English and literacies, mathematics, arts, humanities, digital technologies, science, and health and physical education.Your expertise within the key primary curriculum areas of Englishliteracy or mathematicsnumeracy, will be enhanced by completing extended studies in one of these areas.Additionally, you will develop a deep understanding of the social and cultural contexts of early childhood provision for children, develop skills to work with families and communities and learn to identify the range of local and international early childhood services available to practitioners.

An Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent) with at least a credit (60%) average. Admission into the course is competitive and may require a higher overall average than the minimum requirement.

Students applying for the dual-sector Early Childhood and Primary Education specialisation must have at least one year of full-time equivalent study relevant to one or more learning areas of the primary school curriculum.

Students applying for the Primary Education specialisation must have at least one year of full-time equivalent study relevant to one or more learning areas of the primary school curriculum.

Students applying for the Primary and Secondary Education specialisation must have at least one year of full-time equivalent study relevant to one or more learning areas of the primary school curriculum and at least a major study in one secondary teaching area.

Students applying for the Secondary Education specialisation must have appropriate discipline studies to qualify for two teaching specialist areas or one double teaching specialist area with at least a major study in one secondary teaching area and a second teaching area comprising at least a minor study^.

Available secondary teaching specialist areas can be viewed at the Faculty of Education website.

Major study: equivalent to 6 units (36 credit points) of sequential discipline study over 3 years with no more than 2 units at level 1 and a minimum of 2 units at level 3.

Minor study: equivalent to 4 units (24 credit points) of sequential study over 2 years with no more than 2 units at level 1.