D6001 Master of Teaching

The course develops through the four themes of Part A. Core studies, Part B. Education studies, Part C. Curriculum studies, and Part D. Professional experience. The nature and proportion of units required among these themes will differ depending upon your specialisation.

Part A. Core Studies

The core studies include essential units that are part of every Masters of Teaching specialisation. These units are designed to ground you in evidence-based practices, preparing you to navigate diverse classroom environments and enhance student learning effectively. A key focus is on developing your knowledge and skills to choose strategies that support students to learn, retain, and apply knowledge effectively.

You will explore effective teaching practices, such as sequencing for learning, modelling expected outcomes, assessing student progress, and providing constructive feedback to support student growth. Classroom management is another major component where you will learn to create structured, supportive environments using clear rules, routines, and/with high expectations. You will also develop skills to build positive relationships with students, engaging them actively in their learning journey. Inclusivity is embedded throughout the units and you will gain foundational knowledge of First Nations cultures and perspectives, along with other enabling factors that promote cultural responsiveness and support for diverse learners. These units will equip you to become an adaptable, culturally aware, and skilled teacher, ready to apply evidence-based practices for impactful and inclusive teaching and learning.

Part B. Education studies

The units cover essential aspects of learning to teach and are tailored to each specialisation to prepare you appropriately to enter the profession in your chosen sector (Early Childhood, Primary, Secondary, or a combination of these). These studies include an examination of the learning and teaching relationship, child and/or adolescent development, alongside classroom culture and practice. You will build your professional skills, knowledge and understanding of teaching through a process of personal inquiry into effective teaching practices, informed by current research. These units will challenge you to consider global and local influences on education as well as the effective and innovative incorporation/use of emerging technologies to ensure the relevance of your teaching. You will build a deep understanding of learners, families, schools and communities. Societal trends are explored as well as how to effectively engage local communities, parents and carers.

Part C. Curriculum studies

With a focus on the Victorian curriculum, these units will provide you with the content-specific knowledge pedagogies, covering Years 7-10 curriculum, as well as specific pedagogy appropriate for teaching to Year 12 in a particular discipline or disciplines. Through these studies, you will develop the understanding and skills needed to become a skilled, innovative and effective educator who is able to draw on an ever-growing and flexible repertoire of strategies to suit particular students, educational contexts and learning outcomes. You will learn how to design, plan and implement engaging learning experiences to meet diverse learners' needs. You will develop your knowledge and skills in key learning areas relevant to the educational level of your specialisation, deepening your understanding of teaching and learning, assessment strategies, theories and practices related to the subjects you will be teaching.

If you are enrolled in a Primary/Secondary specialisation, you will be prepared to teach in one secondary teaching area as well as the curriculum areas required for teaching in primary schools.

If you are enrolled in a Master of Teaching in Secondary Education, you will be prepared to teach in two secondary teaching areas. You will also be required to successfully complete a unit that develops skills in teaching literacy and numeracy across the curriculum, ensuring you have the skills and expertise to share in the responsibility of educating literate and numerate learners.

Part D. Professional experience

Integral to the course, the professional experience opportunities have been designed as a developmental learning sequence that you will engage with at every stage of your course. The professional experience component is an opportunity for you to build connections between the education, curriculum and discipline themed unit content and apply these in a professional context. You will operate within a particular social and legislative environment unique to your placement setting, and interact with sector professionals as you work collaboratively with them whilst on placement. An opportunity to further explore these professional elements is facilitated through the Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA) unit.

Course progression maps

The course progression maps provide guidance on unit enrolment for each specialisation.

The course comprises 96 points of study, structured into four parts: Part A. Core studies, Part B. Education studies, Part C. Curriculum studies and Part D. Professional experience. The mandatory course requirements listed below must also be completed.

The nature and proportion of units required among these themes will differ depending upon your specialisation.

You must complete one of the following specialisations:

• Early childhood education
• Early childhood and primary education
• Primary education 
• Primary and secondary education 
• Secondary education