Master of Secondary Teaching

About

Are you a passionate graduate who’s keen to positively shape Australia’s young minds? UC’s Master of Secondary Teaching will provide you with the knowledge and skills to pursue your passion and enter a career as a teacher of Years 7–12 students.

Delivered in line with the Australian Curriculum, you will discover pedagogical problem-based learning approaches within classroom and school settings and ways to reflect on your professional learning objectives. This postgraduate course for pre-service teachers is informed by the latest research and includes 60 days of professional experience within secondary schools throughout the Canberra region.

Like all Teacher Quality Institute (TQI) accredited education programs, UC’s Master of Secondary Teaching requires students to successfully complete a Professional Experience component and pass the moderated Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA) that takes place within a school.

Admission criteria

• A discipline-specific bachelor degree or equivalent as approved by the University relevant to the Australian curriculum or other recognised areas of schooling provision, including at least a major study in one teaching area and, preferably, a second teaching area comprising at least a minor study.
• All applicants will be required to undertake a Course Advice and Suitability for the Profession Interview (CASPI) at which their suitability for the teaching profession will be assessed.  Further information about the CASPI can be found here.
• Applicants must meet the non-standard English language proficiency requirements for this course.

Fees and charges

^ Fee column represents an annual amount unless the course duration is less than one year; the amount then represents the full cost of the course.

Australian Government financial assistance

University of Canberra scholarships and financial assistance

Further information

Read the full course details on the University of Canberra website.

Visit the Faculty of Education website.
Call 1800 864 226.
Email study@canberra.edu.au

The Education faculty offers new and redeveloped courses specialising in Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary, in line with new national requirements for teacher registration. We work closely with our professional and industry partners to ensure that all our degree programs combine the best of practice, new knowledge, and innovative teaching and learning. All initial teacher education courses have been accredited by the ACT Teacher Quality Institute and are recognised as such across Australia.