Master of Teaching (Primary Education)

Overview

Prepare for a rewarding career as a primary school teacher with the practical experience offered through a Master of Teaching (Primary Education) at Victoria University.

Refine your craft as a teacher by engaging in informed classroom discussions and undertaking practical research. This course will prepare you to teach in all areas of the primary curriculum. It includes scope to pursue specialist studies in literacy, numeracy and science.

You can study at our convenient Footscray Nicholson Campus, or complete your Master of Teaching (Primary Education) 100% online.

You will gain significant professional experience to prepare you for the real world of teaching. Through our extensive partnerships, you will undertake 60+ days of supervised teaching practice in a primary school.

Through engagement with the latest educational theory, practice and technology, you can be assured of an excellent grounding in teaching.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

*Implement educational innovation and professional learning in a workplace, and be able to draw on a range of connections within professional and academic communities;

*Critically analyse the changing nature of society (technological, economic, environmental and cultural) and the implications for primary education;

Understand, design and implement effective assessment practices for primary school teaching;

*Implement and justify a range of approaches for the education of children, enabling the development of personal teaching practices which are suitable for teaching within primary education in the 21st century; in economically and culturally diverse communities;

*Investigate and present patterns of cultural and political relations in which primary education services are located, with particular reference to primary education in economically and culturally diverse communities;

*Exhibit an understanding of and commitment to ethical action, social responsibility and sustainability, with the commitment to an ongoing process of improvement that is in their own interests, those of young people in primary education and the communities in which they teach;

*Design, formulate, and elucidate educational inquiry/research which can be applied by teachers to inform, evaluate and improve their teaching practice;

*Exhibit knowledge and skills in educational leadership applicable for beginning teachers.

Course structure

To attain the Master of Teaching (Primary Education) students will be required to complete 192 credit points in total consisting of:

*168 Credit points of Core studies;

*24 credit points of Capstone Studies;

*EED7005 Curriculum Specialisation unit and EED7004 Engaging with the Profession can only be taken towards the end of your course;

*Students must successfully complete 65 practicum days in a primary school.

Students are required to pass the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) in order to be eligible to graduate from their Victorian Institute of Teaching-accredited program.

Careers

Postgraduate study in education is increasingly important in the advancement of a professional education career. Our Master of Teaching (Primary Education) will prepare you for a rewarding career as a primary school teacher.

You will be eligible to apply for primary-school teacher positions after you graduate from the Master of Teaching (Primary Education), register with Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT), and pass the National Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education.

You'll also be able to pursue careers in a range of education-related industries and organisations, that could include:

*special-education teacher

*educational-publishing editor or writer

*museum or gallery educator

*tutor

*school-holiday program or aftercare coordinator

*education-supply liaison officer.

The number of job openings for primary school teachers is expected to be high (Jobs and Skills Australia).