Inspire and positively influence the lives of the young people who enter your classroom with a challenging and rewarding career in secondary education. Become a teacher who is confident, adaptable, and able to design and implement engaging and flexible learning experiences to meet the needs of your students.
The Bachelor of Arts/Master of Teaching (Secondary) degree provides you with an innovative pathway into becoming a secondary school teacher with two specialist teaching areas.
By studying this double degree, you will deepen your disciplinary knowledge by completing a Bachelor of Arts alongside an initial teacher education qualification at the postgraduate level. You will have the option of completing your secondary teacher accreditation requirements for:
two major teaching areas, or
one major and up to two minor teaching areas, or
one major and one minor teaching area, together with accreditation to teach religious education in Catholic schools.
Our graduates have pursued careers in:
secondary school education
community centre education
private colleges
advocacy
policy development.
International English Language Testing System (IELTS): No score less than 7 in reading and writing; no score less than 8 in listening and speaking
Pearson Test of English (PTE): A minimum of 65 in reading and writing and a minimum of 79 in listening and speaking
Test of English as a Foreign Language - Academic (TOEFL): No score less than 24 in reading, 27 in writing, 28 in listening and 26 in speaking
ACU English Language Test: A++ (85 or above)
Cambridge Advanced English (CAE): A minimum of 185 in reading and writing and 200 in listening and speaking
Unit fee: $3356
Average first year fee: $30204
Estimate total cost: $120816
You could be eligible for one of the hundreds of scholarships we award each year to help students from across the university with the cost of studying, accommodation or overseas study opportunities. Some of our scholarships are awarded on the basis of merit, but these aren’t just for the academically gifted; ACU also recognises excellence in community engagement and leadership. We also offer a range of scholarships for those who may be struggling financially or who have faced other barriers to accessing education.