Overview

Overview

• You can choose to accelerate your studies over 1.5 years or study full-time over two years. If you choose the accelerated option you will be able to apply for registration six months earlier than graduates from other universities.
• If you are a graduate from a non-education background, perhaps seeking a career change, and wish to teach in secondary school settings, this new degree will provide you with the necessary skills and knowledge you need to register with the QCT.
• You will learn the theory and practice of teaching, as well as about the characteristics of learners and teachers and the social contexts of education. The degree includes education studies, curriculum studies in two nominated teaching areas, and professional experience in secondary school settings. A maximum of four (4) curriculum studies courses will be taken from the curriculum study courses in the undergraduate degree.
• You will need to be able to identify two of the following Teaching Areas (and students may choose to take teaching areas from another campus and travel to the campus at which those teaching areas are offered):

*Biology (Gold Coast, Online and Mt Gravatt)#

*Business (Gold Coast and Online)

*Chemistry (Gold Coast, Online and Mt Gravatt)#

*Design Technologies (Gold Coast and Online)

*Digital Technologies (Gold Coast and Online)

*Drama (Mt Gravatt and Online)

*English (Gold Coast, Online and Mt Gravatt)

*Food and Nutrition (Gold Coast and Online)

*Geography (Mt Gravatt and Online)

*Health and Physical Education (Gold Coast, Online and Mt Gravatt)

*History (Gold Coast, Online and Mt Gravatt)

*Instrumental Music (Mt Gravatt and Online)#

*Languages other than English (LOTE) (Mt Gravatt and Online)

*Mathematics (Gold Coast, Online and Mt Gravatt)

*Music (Mt Gravatt and Online)

*Physics (Gold Coast, Online and Mt Gravatt)#

*Psychology (Mt Gravatt and Online)#

*Visual Arts (Mt Gravatt and Online)

Related degrees

> Master of Primary Teaching – 5587

> Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching – 4202

> Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching – 3286

*The Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching (3286) and the Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching (4202) do not lead to teacher registration. *Note: Students exiting with either of these awards will have to reapply for admission via official admission channels if they wish to re-enter the Master of Primary Teaching.

Program accreditation

> The Master of Secondary Teaching is accredited by the Queensland College of Teachers (QCT).

> To obtain registration with the Queensland College of Teachers, graduating teachers must have evidence to demonstrate that their English language proficiency meets the minimum requirements for registration.

Attendance information

> The Master of Secondary Teaching program is offered full-time and part-time. International students must complete 75% of the program via face-to-face on-campus.

> Professional experience is a mandated component of this program. The placements in secondary schools are organised by the School of Education and Professional Studies. Upon enrolment into the program, students will be asked to provide information to facilitate their placements.

> Compulsory Tutorial Attendance for All Professional Experience Courses

> Students must reach an 80% threshold for tutorial attendance and active participation in the lead up to placement for all Professional Experience courses. Students who cannot attend the full tutorial and thus cannot actively participate during the tutorial will not be able to proceed with the placement and complete the course.

> Please be aware that courses in this program may not follow the standard academic calendar. After you have completed your enrolment each trimester, please check your timetable on myGriffith for details of when classes commence and the duration of professional experience placements.

> If you are an International student on a student visa, you must ensure that you enrol in a way that will allow you to complete your enrolment within the expected program duration as stated on your Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE).

My career opportunities

> Graduates of the Master of Secondary Teaching will be eligible to apply for registration with the Queensland College of Teachers and be prepared for teaching positions in the public or private sector which can lead to senior positions such as a head of department or principal.

> Students wishing to seek teacher registration in another state or internationally should seek advice from the appropriate professional body.