Postgraduate Coursework
Master of Teaching
2020
If you already hold a bachelor's degree in a field other than education, the Master of Teaching can help you to become a teacher in two years. At CDU, you can study your Master of Teaching online or on campus, part time or full time. This makes it easier to study where, when and how it suits you.
On graduating, you'll be eligible to register as a teacher in all states and territories in Australia.
The Master of Teaching qualifies you to teach early childhood (birth to year 7), primary (transition to year 7) or secondary (year 8 to 12).
Before you start studying, you'll need to choose the stream that suits your career goals and interests.
The course prepares you for new and changing roles as an educator. You will develop continuing awareness of the environmental and cultural influences on teaching and learning. You'll also explore the needs of learners and communities with diverse linguistic and cultural orientations, including Indigenous learners. As a teacher, your levels of personal literacy and numeracy will be broadly equivalent to the top 30% of the Australian population.
Career opportunities
Graduating with Master of Teaching prepares you to teach in early childhood, primary or secondary school settings. It also prepares you to work in associated educational areas such as:
- curriculum development
- educational planning
- educational research, and
- policy development.
Professional recognition
The Master of Teaching has been accredited through the Teacher Registration Board of the Northern Territory. It is consistent with the standards established by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership for the Accreditation of Initial Teacher Education Programs in Australia.
The Early Childhood and Primary Teaching stream in this program is approved with the Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) .
Graduates of the course will be eligible for teacher registration across all Australian State and Territory jurisdictions (subject to meeting other eligibility criteria such as the National Literacy and Numeracy test for Initial Teacher Education aligned with Teacher Registration Requirement, English proficiency and suitability to teach).
Before applying for admission, students intending to seek employment should have the relevant State/Territory employment authority (eg State or Territory Department of Education, or Catholic Education Office) confirm their eligibility and suitability for employment.
Credit transfers & pathways
Pathways for Higher Education to Higher Education
For information about credit transfer available to students with complete or incomplete study at this or other Institutions refer to Pathways for Higher Education to Higher Education
For further information on credit transfer and how to apply visit ASK CDU
International applications
English Language Requirements for International Students
For detail on English Language Entry Requirements please read the entry requirements provided for International students.
How to Apply
International applicants apply directly to CDU and should refer to the information provided for International future students Apply.
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This course is accredited by the University in accordance with the Higher Education Standards.
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Australian qualification framework
This course is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 9.
Contact details
For further information about the course, enrolment procedures, closing dates and other administrative issues please contact Student Central on:
Course structure
The Master of Teaching runs in three streams: early childhood and primary teaching, primary teaching and secondary teaching. You will need to choose a stream when you apply for the course.
Depending on your stream, you'll study a range of core units and specialist elective units. These units are designed to give you skills and techniques for fostering positive development and learning in the children you'll teach.
The Master of Teaching includes theory-based study and practical placements. Over the course of your degree, you'll complete four professional experience blocks in schools and at learning sites. These will require a full-time commitment.
You can study the Master of Teaching online as an external student, on campus as an internal student, or as a mix of both. All students have access to and are encouraged to use online learning materials and interaction.
All students must pass prior to graduation the ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) as required by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL). The cost of the testing will be met by the student. Refer to https://teacheredtest.acer.edu.au/
Please check the pre-requisite and assumed knowledge requirements prior to enrolment.
A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 160 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.
This course has a requirement of 80 days of Professional Experience.
Professional Experience units MUST be undertaken in the following sequences:
Early Childhood and Primary and Primary streams: EPE510, EPE520, EPE540, EPE530;
Secondary stream: EPE510, EPE520, EPE531.
| Unit type | Credit Points | Specific requirements |
| Core Units (4 units) |
40cp | Compulsory Core units totalling 40 credit points as per the list of units detailed below:
EPE510 Education in Context: Preparation for Practice and Assessment |
| Specialist Elective (12 units) |
120cp |
Specialist Elective units totalling 120 credit points selected from the list of available units detailed below: EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PRIMARY PRIMARY ECU500 Arts Education SECONDARY Group C (40 cp) e.g. for Science teaching area, you will need to undertake: ECM501 Teaching the Curriculum: Junior Secondary Science Group D (20cp) Further Education or Group E (20cp) Discipline Group D (20cp) EMA512 Mathematics and Context Group E (20cp)
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| 160cp | Total Credit Points |
Students who commenced in or after 2013
The grade of "PC" cannot be counted towards a Masters Degree by Coursework AQF Level 9 course award.
Students should refer to the current Grading Policy and Common Course Rules for further information.
Study plan
Students commencing in Semester 1
The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 1 and enrolling in a standard load. Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to reduce or vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.
| Legend: | CO = Core Unit | SE = Specialist Elective |
EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PRIMARY
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | ||
| Year 1 | |||
| EPE510 Education in Context: Preparation for Practice and Assessment | CO | EPE520 Developmental Learning and Pedagogy | CO |
| ECE500 Play, Pedagogies and Philosophies in Early Childhood | SE | EST503 Teaching Indigenous Learners | CO |
| ECU511 Arts, Health and PE for the Early Years | SE | ECL523 Mathematics with Young Children | SE |
| ELA512 English Literacy: Reading and Writing | SE | EST535 Society and Education (replaces EST531 from 2020) | CO |
| Year 2 | |||
| ECE510 Leadership, Advocacy and Research | SE | ECL516 Early Years Literacy and English | SE |
| EMA511 Mathematics and Pedagogy | SE | ECU501 Humanities and Social Sciences Education | SE |
| EPE540 Specialist Knowledges and Pedagogy | SE | EPE530 Classroom Ready: Impactful Teaching | SE |
| Specialist Elective Group A | SE | ESC511 Science and Technology in Education | SE |
PRIMARY
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | ||
| Year 1 | |||
| EPE510 Education in Context: Preparation for Practice and Assessment | CO | EPE520 Developmental Learning and Pedagogy | CO |
| ECU503 Health and Physical Education | SE | EST503 Teaching Indigenous Learners | CO |
| ELA511 English, Language and Literacy | SE | ESC511 Science and Technology in Education | SE |
| EMA511 Mathematics and Pedagogy | SE | EST535 Society and Education (replaces EST531 from 2020) | CO |
| Year 2 | |||
| ELA512 English Literacy: Reading and Writing | SE | ECU501 Humanities and Social Sciences Education | SE |
| EPE540 Specialist Knowledges and Pedagogy | SE | EMA512 Mathematics and Context | SE |
| EST532 Projects in Researching Classroom Practice | SE | EPE530 Classroom Ready: Impactful Teaching | SE |
| Specialist Elective Group B | SE | ECU500 Arts Education | SE |
SECONDARY
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | ||
| Year 1 | |||
| EPE510 Education in Context: Preparation for Practice and Assessment | CO | EPE520 Developmental Learning and Pedagogy | CO |
| ETL502 Secondary Schooling Operations and Practices | SE | ETL501 Learning and Teaching Adolescents | SE |
| Specialist Elective Group C - ECM Junior Secondary | SE | EST503 Teaching Indigenous Learners | CO |
| Specialist Elective Group D or E | SE | Specialist Elective Group C - ECM Senior Secondary | SE |
| Year 2 | |||
| Specialist Elective Group C - ECM Junior Secondary | SE | Specialist Elective Group C - ECM Senior Secondary | SE |
| ELA513 English as an Additional Language | SE | EST504 Digital Technologies and Education | SE |
| EST532 Projects in Researching Classroom Practice | SE | EST535 Society and Education (replaces EST531 from 2020) | CO |
| EPE531 Impactful Teaching and Learner Engagement for Secondary | SE | Specialist Elective Group D or E | SE |
Students commencing in Semester 2
The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 2 and enrolling in a standard load. Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to reduce or vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.
| Legend: | CO = Core Unit | SE = Specialist Elective |
EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PRIMARY
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | ||
| Year 1 | |||
| EPE510 Education in Context: Preparation for Practice and Assessment | CO | ||
| ECL523 Mathematics with Young Children | SE | ||
| EST503 Teaching Indigenous Learners | CO | ||
| ECU501 Humanities and Social Sciences Education | SE | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| EPE520 Developmental Learning and Pedagogy | CO | EST535 Society and Education (replaces EST531 from 2020) | CO |
| ECE500 Play, Pedagogies and Philosophies in Early Childhood | SE | ECL516 Early Years Literacy and English | SE |
| ECU511 Arts, Health and PE for the Early Years | SE | EPE540 Specialist Knowledges and Pedagogy | SE |
| Specialist Elective Group A | SE | ESC511 Science and Technology in Education | SE |
| Year 3 | |||
| ECE510 Leadership, Advocacy and Research | SE | ||
| ELA512 English Literacy: Reading and Writing | SE | ||
| EMA511 Mathematics and Pedagogy | SE | ||
| EPE530 Classroom Ready: Impactful Teaching | SE | ||
PRIMARY
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | ||
| Year 1 | |||
| EPE510 Education in Context: Preparation for Practice and Assessment | CO | ||
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EST503 Teaching Indigenous Learners |
CO | ||
| ESC511 Science and Technology in Education | SE | ||
| ECU501 Humanities and Social Sciences Education | SE | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| ELA511 English, Language and Literacy | SE | EST535 Society and Education (replaces EST531 from 2020) | CO |
| EMA511 Mathematics and Pedagogy | SE | EMA512 Mathematics and Context | SE |
| EPE520 Developmental Learning and Pedagogy | CO | EPE540 Specialist Knowledges and Pedagogy | SE |
| Specialist Elective Group B | SE | ECU500 Arts Education | SE |
| Year 3 | |||
| ECU503 Health and Physical Education | SE | ||
| ELA512 English Literacy: Reading and Writing | SE | ||
| EPE530 Classroom Ready: Impactful Teaching | SE | ||
| EST532 Projects in Researching Classroom Practice | SE | ||
SECONDARY (Study Plan revised 28/03/2019)
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | ||
| Year 1 | |||
| EPE510 Education in Context: Preparation for Practice and Assessment | CO | ||
| ETL501 Learning and Teaching Adolescents | SE | ||
| EST503 Teaching Indigenous Learners | CO | ||
| Specialist Elective Group D or E | SE | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| EPE520 Developmental Learning and Pedagogy | CO | EST504 Digital Technologies and Education | SE |
| ETL502 Secondary Schooling Operations and Practices | SE | EST535 Society and Education (replaces EST531 from 2020) | CO |
| Specialist Elective Group C - ECM Junior Secondary | SE | Specialist Elective Group C - ECM Senior Secondary | SE |
| Specialist Elective Group C - ECM Junior Secondary | SE | Specialist Elective Group C - ECM Senior Secondary | SE |
| Year 3 | |||
| ELA513 English as an Additional Language | SE | ||
| EPE531 Impactful Teaching and Learner Engagement for Secondary | SE | ||
| EST532 Projects in Researching Classroom Practice | SE | ||
| Specialist Elective Group D or E | SE | ||
Students commencing in Summer Semester
The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in summer semester and enrolling in a standard load. Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to reduce or vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.
| Legend: | CO = Core Unit | SE = Specialist Elective |
EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PRIMARY
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Summer Semester | |||
| Year 1 | |||||
| ECU501 Humanities and Social Sciences Education | SE | ||||
| EMA511 Mathematics and Pedagogy | SE | ||||
| EST503 Teaching Indigenous Learners | CO | ||||
| EST535 Society and Education (replaces EST531 from 2020) | CO | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||
| EPE510 Education in Context: Preparation for Practice and Assessment | CO | EPE520 Developmental Learning and Pedagogy | CO | ||
| EPE540 Specialist Knowledges and Pedagogy | SE | ECL516 Early Years Literacy and English | SE | ||
| ECE500 Play, Pedagogies and Philosophies in Early Childhood | SE | ECL523 Mathematics with Young Children | SE | ||
| Specialist Elective Group A | SE | ESC511 Science and Technology in Education | SE | ||
| Year 3 | |||||
| ECU511 Arts, Health and PE for the Early Years | SE | ||||
| ECE510 Leadership, Advocacy and Research | SE | ||||
| EPE530 Classroom Ready: Impactful Teaching | SE | ||||
| ELA512 English Literacy: Reading and Writing | SE | ||||
PRIMARY
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Summer Semester | |||
| Year 1 | |||||
| ECU501 Humanities and Social Sciences Education | SE | ||||
| EMA511 Mathematics and Pedagogy | SE | ||||
| EST503 Teaching Indigenous Learners | CO | ||||
| EST535 Society and Education (replaces EST531 from 2020) | CO | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||
| EPE510 Education in Context: Preparation for Practice and Assessment | CO | EPE520 Developmental Learning and Pedagogy | CO | ||
| ECU503 Health and Physical Education | SE | ECU500 Arts Education | SE | ||
| ELA511 English, Language and Literacy | SE | ESC511 Science and Technology in Education | SE | ||
| Specialist Elective | SE | EPE540 Specialist Knowledges and Pedagogy | SE | ||
| Year 3 | |||||
| EPE530 Classroom Ready: Impactful Teaching | SE | ||||
| EMA512 Mathematics and Context | SE | ||||
| ELA512 English Literacy: Reading and Writing | SE | ||||
| EST532 Projects in Researching Classroom Practice | SE | ||||
SECONDARY (Study Plan revised 28/03/2019)
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Summer Semester | |||
| Year 1 | |||||
| ELA513 English as an Additional Language | SE | ||||
| EST503 Teaching Indigenous Learners | CO | ||||
| EST535 Society and Education (replaces EST531 from 2020) | CO | ||||
| EST504 Digital Technologies and Education | SE | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||
| ETL502 Secondary Schooling Operations and Practices | SE | ETL501 Learning and Teaching Adolescents | SE | ||
| EPE510 Education in Context: Preparation for Practice and Assessment | CO | EPE520 Developmental Learning and Pedagogy | CO | ||
| Specialist Elective Group C - ECM Junior Secondary | SE | Specialist Elective Group C - ECM Senior Secondary | SE | ||
| Specialist Elective Group C - ECM Junior Secondary | SE | Specialist Elective Group C - ECM Senior Secondary | SE | ||
| Year 3 | |||||
| EPE531 Impactful Teaching and Learner Engagement for Secondary | SE | ||||
| EST532 Projects in Researching Classroom Practice | SE | ||||
| Specialist Elective Group D or E | SE | ||||
| Specialist Elective Group D or E | SE | ||||
Course fees
Commonwealth supported places
Commonwealth Supported places are available in this course to students who meet one of the following residency requirements:
(a) Australian Citizenship; or
(b) a New Zealand citizen or a permanent resident visa holder who will be resident within Australia for the duration of the unit.
2021: Information about fees and charges can be found at Fees and Payments.
International tuition fees
The annual course tuition fee for full time study of 80 credit points for commencing students in 2020 is AUD $28,104.00.
These fees are subject to annual increases each year of your study, effective at the start of each calendar year.
You can find a list of International fees and payments you can expect to pay as part of your studies in Australia.
CDU offers a number of scholarships to international students to assist with the cost of study.