Master of Teaching (Primary)

This course will set you on the path to a primary teaching career if you have a bachelor degree.The course complements the content knowledge obtained from your previous qualification, and the breadth of life and other experiences you can draw on in the teaching profession. You will be well prepared for your Professional Experience placements in real school settings and you'll also be supported by a supervising teacher in the classroom.HighlightsPrepares you to become a primary school teacher if you already have a degree.Gain key capabilities to be an innovative teacher in the primary classrooms of today and tomorrow.Undertake professional experience placements in schools.Careers and outcomesAs a primary specialist, you will be prepared to teach all years in a primary school (Prep to Year 6). Your qualification can also allow you to work in other locations in Australia and overseas.Professional recognitionThis course meets professional teaching standards for the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership and Queensland College of Teachers. Graduates are eligible to apply for teacher registration.Applicants seeking teacher registration in Australia may be required to provide evidence of English Language proficiency levels. Further information is available from relevant registering bodies.Early exitIf you decide you do not wish to complete a course that leads to teacher registration you can consider an option to exit with a Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies as an alternative education qualification.Possible careersCommunity education officerDeputy principalEducatorHead of departmentPrimary school teacherSchool principalTrainer

A completed recognised three year bachelor degree (or higher award) not in education or in a course leading to teacher registration, with a minimum grade point average score of 4 (on QUT's 7 point scale); and

At least one year full-time study relevant to one or more learning areas in the primary school curriculum. Primary school curriculum areas are English, mathematics, science, humanities and social sciences, the arts (music, drama, dance, media arts and visual arts), languages, health and physical education and technologies.

IELTS Academic score of 7.5 with Listening and Speaking score of 8,Reading and Writing score of 7; TOEFL iBT score of 105 with Listening score of 28,Reading score of 24, Speaking score of 27, Writing score of 26; Pearson PTE (Academic) score of 73 with Listening and Speaking score of 79, Reading and Writing score of 65; Cambridge English Advanced (CAE) score of 191 with Listening and Speaking score of 200,Reading and Writing score of 185.