Teaching - D6001
Professional entry master degree
At Monash, we foster the urge to teach. To share expertise and inspire future generations. Whether you’re coming straight from prior studies, or at a turning point in your career, this degree is your fast-track to becoming a leading educator.
Course information webinar - Master of Teaching
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A range of government scholarships and grants are available for this course:
Breaking down this degree
To be eligible, you’ll need to have an undergraduate degree in any discipline. From here, you’ll:
- Specialise in early childhood, primary or secondary education (or a combination)
- Earn a Masters degree, no matter what your specialisation is
- Have a range of opportunities to take on professional placements.
What you’ll be learning
This degree is designed to meet the priorities and needs of modern teaching. Through studying contemporary ideas, practices and policies, you’ll build the skills and knowledge to become a research-driven leader with the ability to bring out the best in young people from a diversity of backgrounds.
Led by some of the brightest educators in Australia, you’ll have opportunities to turn theory into practice with professional work experience in urban, rural and global locations such as China, the Cook Islands, Hong Kong, Italy, the UK and UAE.
Look ahead to an exciting career
With such high demand for excellent teachers across early childhood, primary and secondary education, this degree opens up a range of exciting opportunities. It’s also a fantastic launching pad for careers beyond the classroom, in areas like government and private enterprise.
About registration and accreditation
Here’s what you need to know:
- You need to register with the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) to teach in a Victorian school. This includes preschool and kindergarten.
- Check in with local teacher regulatory bodies about any extra requirements – whether you’re planning to work here or overseas.
- Specialisations in early childhood education are accredited by the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA). This means you can work in licensed preschools and childcare centres in Victoria, and your qualifications are accepted in most other Australian states and territories.
- All primary and secondary education specialisations are accredited by the VIT using national accreditation standards. This means your qualifications will be accepted in Victoria and all other Australian states and territories.
At a glance
Course Details
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Duration |
Full time: 2 years or 1.5 years accelerated. Part time option available. The specialisation in Secondary Education is available in an accelerated 1.5 calendar years mode that includes a summer session (November to February). |
Start date |
Semester 1 (February) |
Entry Requirements
You need to satisfy the following entrance requirements to be considered for entry to this course.
Minimum Entry Requirements (Domestic students)
Qualifications
An Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent) with at least a credit (60%) average. Admission into the course is competitive and may require a higher overall average than the minimum requirement.
Students applying for the dual-sector Early Childhood and Primary Education specialisation must have at least one year of full-time equivalent study relevant to one or more learning areas of the primary school curriculum.
Students applying for the Primary Education specialisation must have at least one year of full-time equivalent study relevant to one or more learning areas of the primary school curriculum.
Students applying for the Primary and Secondary Education specialisation must have at least one year of full-time equivalent study relevant to one or more learning areas of the primary school curriculum and at least a major study* in one secondary teaching area.
Students applying for the Secondary Education specialisation must have appropriate discipline studies to qualify for two teaching specialist areas or one double teaching specialist area with at least a major study* in one secondary teaching area and a second teaching area comprising at least a minor study^.
Available secondary teaching specialist areas can be viewed at the Faculty of Education website.
* Major study: equivalent to 6 units (36 credit points) of sequential discipline study over 3 years with no more than 2 units at level 1 and a minimum of 2 units at level 3.
^ Minor study: equivalent to 4 units (24 credit points) of sequential study over 2 years with no more than 2 units at level 1.
English requirements
Applicants must also meet the English language requirements.
University entrance requirements
Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.
Extra Requirements
Compulsory: Extra requirements for application and admission
Situational Judgement test
Applicants must sit a Situational Judgement test to be eligible for entry into this course*. The Situational Judgement test is a requirement for many of the initial teacher education courses in Victoria. It is an online test designed to assess an applicant's personal and professional attributes. For more information on the test type options visit the faculty’s Situational Judgement test website.
* This requirement does not apply to applicants for the early childhood education specialisation.
Extra requirements for enrolment and graduation
National Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students (LANTITE)
You must achieve the standard in the National Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students.*
You must:
- make your first attempt at completing the test by 30 June in the year of your first enrolment in the course or before you have attempted 24 credit points of study, whichever is the latter
- achieve the test standard by 31 December in the year of your first enrolment in the course or before you have attempted 48 credit points of study, whichever is the latter.
If you do not achieve the standard in both the literacy and numeracy components of the test within the stipulated time, you will be excluded from the course.
This applies unless a different completion date has been determined in consultation with the faculty's Literacy and Numeracy Development Team.
* This requirement does not apply to students completing the early childhood education specialisation.
Working with Children Check:
Before participating in a professional experience placement in any educational setting, students must meet specific security clearances that apply to the state or territory where the placement is being undertaken.
Immunisations:
Before participating in professional experience in an education setting you must meet immunisation requirements.
Professional experience expenses
You are responsible for any expenses incurred while undertaking professional experience (e.g. transport, equipment, immunisations, security checks and clearances).
Inherent requirements
To complete your degree, you will need to demonstrate that you have the abilities, knowledge, and skills to achieve specific core learning outcomes, these are called inherent requirements.
Find out more about inherent requirements for this course.
The course is structured in two parts. You must complete Part A. Specialist education studies and Part B. Applied professional practice.
For further information visit the course handbook entry.
Making the application
Future students
Course start date(s)
Semester 1 (February)
Application dates
Please submit your application during relevant application dates:
- Semester 1, 2024 intake:
4 August 2023 – 19 January 2024 - Semester 1, 2025 intake:
Application dates to be confirmed.
How to apply
Apply directly to Monash using relevant course code:
- Master of Teaching in Early Childhood Education - D60011
- Master of Teaching in Early Childhood and Primary Education - D60012
- Master of Teaching in Primary Education - D60013
- Master of Teaching in Primary and Secondary Education (2 years) - D60014
- Master of Teaching in Secondary Education (2 years) - D60016
- Master of Teaching in Secondary Education (1.5 years accelerated) - D60017
Self assess for credit eligibility
Check for study credit using the "Credit search" link on the Credit for prior study page
Fees
Fees are subject to change annually.
Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
The average annual student contribution amount for 2024 is:
A$4,445
Note: see information on how average fee is calculated.
Fee assistance
As a Commonwealth supported student, you may be able to either:
- pay all of your student contribution upfront, or
- defer payment through the HECS HELP loan scheme.
Full fee
Fees are per 48 credit points which represents a standard full-time course load for a year. The fees for 2024 are:
A$28,600
Fee assistance
As a full fee-paying student, you may be eligible to apply for the optional FEE-HELP to assist you to pay all or part of your tuition fees.
Fee information specific to this course
Domestic students in this course may apply for Austudy payments from Centrelink / the Department of Human Services. See the Austudy site for details.
*Additional eligibility criteria apply.
Scholarships
We offer over 360 types of scholarships, valued at up to $280,000. Some scholarships offer one-off payments while others continue for the length of your course. Learn more about Monash Scholarships.
Other costs and fees
For information on other study costs and fees, see other study costs.