Pathway + Bachelor
The Bachelor of Primary Education and Master of Secondary Teaching is a combined award course that prepares candidates to become a teacher, eligible to teach in a range of primary or secondary schools. At CDU, you can study this innovative degree online or on campus, part time or full time. This makes it easier to fit study into your existing commitments. When you graduate, you'll be qualified to register as a teacher anywhere in Australia, with a combined award and the course can be completed in 4 years.
This flexible course focuses on the skills and knowledge that you will need to teach and meets both the national and local need for teachers. In this course you will learn about:
the school curriculum
contemporary approaches to issues in education, such as inclusivity
child and adolescent development
behaviour management and student wellbeing
improving the teaching-learning relationship in the classroom
teaching First Nation learners
developing an informed, evidence-based approach to learning and teaching
a choice of becoming a Mathematics, Science, English or History secondary teacher
The course is a mixture of discipline-specific curriculum and pedagogical studies, general education studies and professional experience. When you graduate, your levels of personal literacy and numeracy will be broadly equivalent to the top 30% of the Australian population.
Students are encouraged to review the employer eligibility requirements as they can vary state to state.
Professional recognition
On graduating, you will be eligible to register as a teacher in all states and territories in Australia, providing you meet all other requirements. Registration is currently being approved.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
March 2025
Casuarina Campus
Ellengowan Drive,
CASUARINA,
Northern Territory,
0810, DARWIN, Australia
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
July 2025
Casuarina Campus
Ellengowan Drive,
CASUARINA,
Northern Territory,
0810, DARWIN, Australia
Admission requirements are met by one of the following:
Successful completion of the Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (or equivalent) and the awarding of an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of at least 60.
Successful completion of a national qualification at Certificate III level or higher.
Successful completion of at least 0.5 year of full-time study (or equivalent) of a higher education degree/diploma.
Overseas secondary or tertiary qualifications considered equivalent to the above Australian qualifications.
English language requirements
The minimum English language requirement for this course is met by undertaking one of the following English language tests and obtaining the minimum requirements listed below.
IELTS Academic Module: Minimum overall score of 7.0 with no band less than 7.0
Cambridge Advanced English (CAE): Minimum overall score of 185 with no skill below 185
Common European Framework Certificate of English Proficiency: Test not accepted for this course.
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic module: Minimum overall score of 65 with no score less than 65 in listening, speaking, reading and writing
TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT): Minimum overall score of 94 with no score less than 23 in speaking, 24 in reading and listening, and 27 in writing
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
CDU is the No.2 Australian university for postgraduate full-time employment outcomes (Good Universities Guide 2024).
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