Master of Teaching (Primary and Early Childhood)
Deakin University
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00113B
The Master of Teaching (Primary and Early Childhood) is infused with practical learning. With a focus on dynamic skills and communication, youll graduate classroom-ready, a finely tuned educator and leader with a set of adaptable techniques. A career in education provides flexibility, variety and security. Learn first-hand from highly experienced and passionate teachers who understand the importance of recognising all students as people first. Discover how to shape teacher/student relationships to ensure students build positive connections with their peers, their school and themselves. Gain the critical knowledge required for modern-day digital classrooms, engaging with topics such as diversity and inclusion, teacher inquiry, context and leading-edge research, coupled with culturally relevant approaches to teaching. At Deakin youll also collaborate with early childhood educators, primary and secondary teachers. Our multidisciplinary approach will enable you to gain a well-rounded view of how young people learn. This, combined with at least 60-days of professional placement and your completion of a Deakin Teaching Performance Assessment (DTPA), benchmarked against national standards, means youll be set for success in the classroom anywhere in Australia and beyond.
Structure
The Master of Teaching (Primary and Early Childhood) is typically 16 credit points.
Subjects
- Academic Integrity Module
Standard entry requirements
Admission to study postgraduate coursework at Deakin is based on recognition of your professional experience and previous qualifications. Admission is based on: a Bachelor degree in a different discipline, or a Bachelor degree in Secondary Teaching, and All applicants must complete an additional selection tool for non-academic attributes. Deakin University is using the Casper test. Casper is an online, video-scenario based situational judgement test, designed to measure non-academic suitability for teaching. In addition, applicants are required to have at least one year of full-time or equivalent study relevant to one or more learning areas of the primary school curriculum, including a minor in science, maths/numeracy, English/literacy, health or the arts.
Study information
| Campus | Fees | Entry | Mid year intake | Attendance |
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| Cloud(online) | No |
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| Melbourne Burwood | International: $72,800 | No |
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