Our two-year (or 18 months if fast tracked*) Master of Teaching program qualifies you to be a teacher in Australia, and many countries overseas. Teaching is a career in which you can make a positive and life-long impact on the lives of children and young people.
You can choose to specialise in early childhood education, primary education, or secondary education.
As well as undertaking an education research project, this course includes professional experience learning via placement in early childhood education settings, schools, and/or community sites of a total 480 hours. Pre-requisites to meet national and state-based regulatory requirements, as detailed in Faculty of Education Professional Experience Requirements, must be met prior to attending professional experience placement. All professional experience learning days must be completed, and professional behaviour and conduct must be demonstrated.
All primary and secondary students across Australia need to successfully complete the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students (LANTITE) prior to undertaking the second professional experience placement.
Undertaking full-time study may be required from January to December (6 teaching terms) depending on your program of study.
Career Outcomes
Potential occupations
Graduates from the early childhood specialisation are qualified to teach in early childhood services.
March 2025
Perth Campus
297 Hay St,
Perth,
Western Australia,
6004, PERTH, Australia
September 2025
Sydney Campus
Level 2, 84-86 Mary Street,
SURRY HILLS,
New South Wales,
2010, SYDNEY, Australia
Applicants qualifications must meet the requirements for admission for: early childhood (Birth to 5 years) specialisation: Graduate study in an Australian Bachelor degree or equivalent.
To meet the minimum English Language requirement for admission to this course, an applicant must satisfy one of the following criteria:
a. have completed approved qualifications where language of instruction was English as outlined in Rules Relating to Awards – Rule 2 – Section 2; or
b. have achieved within (2) years of the proposed start date, an overall score of 7.0, with no band below 7.0 in the English International English Language Test System (IELTS) test or approved equivalent as outlined in Rules Relating to Awards – Rule 2 – Section 2.
To register as a teacher in Australia the minimum English Language requirements are:
or
The International Second Language Proficiency Rating (ISLPR)
A score of Level 4 is needed in all four skill areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing, undertaken at approved testing sites where the assessment is teacher focused.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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