澳大利亞天主教大學(xué)

Become a primary school teacher who is reflective, independent and a flexible thinker. Learn how to apply your skills to improve learning outcomes for students in primary schools. The Master of Teaching (Primary) is a graduate entry, preservice teacher education course for those who want to become primary school teachers.

This course will enable you to engage with the breadth of curriculum and pedagogical knowledge required by a generalist primary classroom teacher combined with specialist knowledge and understanding of not only literacy and numeracy but other learning areas of the primary school curriculum. Delivered on campus, this course is made up of face-to-face, online and intensive units, and block placements in primary schools, offering flexible learning delivery to meet your needs.

Professional experience

Students must complete a minimum of 60 days professional experience during which time they are required to be available full-time.

Work placement

Professional experience units are planned as a specific sequence allowing for progressive development of both classroom-based proficiency and an understanding of the relevance of theory to practice and practice to theory. The practicum will be supported by other forms of in-school experiences, such as school-based tutorials and workshops.

Certain prerequisite or co-requisite units are required before students are placed in schools.

Supervised professional experience is at the heart of all our pre-service teacher education courses and the Faculty will find appropriate placements to suit the needs of your course. Placements will usually be arranged for the scheduled placement period in the professional experience calendar though this may not always be possible.

Professional recognition

Graduates are eligible for registration as a primary school teacher in government, independent, and Catholic schools or other faith-based schools. If you wish to teach in a Catholic primary school you will be required to have a Graduate Certificate in Religious Education qualification or equivalent (this may vary by diocese). You can study this concurrently with your master's degree at ACU.

Careers

Our graduates have pursued careers in:

• primary school education
• academia
• religious education
• education research
• play education specialist
• learning designer
• adult learning
• curriculum development
• education consulting
• government education policy making

Students with a Student Visa will need to complete the program in minimum duration, study at least one subject on-campus each semester and must not undertake more than 33% of the program online.