Course Level
Associate Degree
CRICOS
106755J
Associate Degree of Teacher Education
Help shape the future of our next generation. As the world continues to rapidly evolve - and young people face fresh challenges - we need more professional teachers who are equipped to guide and inspire tomorrow's leaders. If you're looking for a rewarding career in education, La Trobe's Associate Degree of Teacher Education is a perfect pathway to an accredited teaching degree. When you successfully complete the Associate Degree of Teacher Education, you could progress to a Bachelor of Education (Primary), Bachelor of Education (Secondary) or Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary). You'll also receive advanced standing for up to two years of full-time study. You'll develop strong foundational skills in professional literacy and numeracy, as well as knowledge of contemporary approaches to learning.
Campus | Duration | Fees | ATAR |
|---|---|---|---|
Albury-Wodonga | Full-time - 2 years Part-time - 4 years | N/A | N/P |
Bendigo | Full-time - 2 years Part-time - 4 years | N/A | N/P |
Melbourne (Bundoora) | Full-time - 2 years Part-time - 4 years | N/A | N/A |
Mildura | Full-time - 2 years Part-time - 4 years | N/A | 66.45 |
Shepparton | Full-time - 2 years Part-time - 4 years | N/A | N/P |
Structure
To qualify for the award of Associate Degree of Teacher Education, students must complete 240 credit points of study in total, consisting of: 120 core credit points 120 credit in a selected Education Stream
Subjects
- First Year Subjects: Academic Integrity Module
- Becoming An Ethical Education Professional
- Digital Literacies
- Framing Cultural Identities
- How Humans Develop
- Introduction to Language and Literacy
- Numeracy in Education
- Understanding and Planning for Learning
- Understanding Self, Relationships and Learning Environments
- Wominjeka La Trobe: Indigenous Cultural Literacy for Higher Education
Entry requirements
- Recent secondary education - VTAC prerequisite: Year 12 English prerequisite (20) - Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL.
- Recent secondary education - UAC prerequisite: Year 12 English prerequisite (Band 2) - equivalent to VCE 20 - One of English Standard, English Advanced (Band 2), English as an Additional Language or Dialect (Band 3).
- Non Year 12 - Vocational Education & Training: VET prerequisites - Course specific requirements - Subject proficiency: Demonstrated proficiency equivalent to stated Year 12 prerequisites.
- Non Year 12 - Higher Education study: HE prerequisites - Course specific requirements - Subject proficiency: Demonstrated proficiency equivalent to stated Year 12 prerequisites.
- International: IELTS - Course specific - IELTS (Academic) score of 7.5 with no individual band score less than 7.0
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