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Open Universities Australia (OUA)

CURTIN Master of Teaching (Early Childhood Education)

Open Universities Australia (OUA)

Type of institution: Higher Education Institutions
Level: Pre-degree
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This degree is designed for people seeking to attain an Initial Teacher Education qualification in order to register as a teacher in Australia and any other countries that recognise an Australian teaching qualification. Students in this degree will hold a degree in another discipline that contains some content relevant to the major chosen. Students will develop advanced critical skills, knowledge and understanding concerning best practice in education and in meeting the needs of 21st century learners. Graduates from this degree will be well-placed to enter leadership pathways in their teaching careers. Most subjects in this degree will be offered fully online, in order to provide more flexible access. Students will have four opportunities to engage in professional practice in schools, culminating in a final professional placement of 5 continuous weeks. The Master of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) will be chosen by those who wish to teach in schools in K - 2, or who are seeking educator roles in Early Childhood Education and Care settings. This major encompasses children from birth - 8 years of age, and subjects studied will include management and leadership of Early Childhood Education and Care centres, as well as school curriculum and general pedagogical approaches. Professional experience placements will be completed by all students in this major across the full age range of birth-8 years.

Subjects

  • Early Childhood Education

Standard entry requirements

  • Academic entrance requirements: To be eligible for entry into the Master of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) applicants need to have completed a Bachelor Degree or its equivalent from a recognised tertiary institution with studies equivalent to at least one year FTE in an area relevant to Early Childhood curriculum. Non-academic entrance requirements: Teacher Capability Assessment Tool (TCAT)
  • All institutions in Australia that provide accredited Initial Teacher Education courses are required to administer a mechanism which assesses candidates inherent suitability for teaching. The tool that Curtin University has selected to fulfil this requirement is the Teacher Capability Assessment Tool (TCAT). The TCAT is a web-based assessment tool and further information can be found at the following link: https://tcat.edu.au/. Please check your Curtin student email address for the notification from TCAT with the link to enable you to register for this online assessment. You are required to undertake the TCAT as soon as possible in your course and please be aware that you will not be able to enrol in the unit Professional Experience 3 unless your TCAT result has been recorded.

Recognition

This degree is recognised nationally as an initial pre-service teaching qualification. Initial Teacher Education degrees in Australia are accredited by the relevant authority in the state or territory in which the institution providing the qualification is based. Accordingly, the Master of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) degree provided by Curtin University is fully accredited by the Teacher Registration Board of WA (TRBWA). This applies to the WA delivery of the degree and to the online delivery provided through Curtins partnership with Open Universities Australia. Graduates of this accredited degree are thus able to register as practising teachers with the registration body in their home state or territory, based on the degree accreditation provided by the TRBWA. The degree is also recognised by the Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) as an approved early childhood teacher qualification.

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