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Open Universities Australia (OUA)

CURTIN Master of Teaching (Primary Education)

Open Universities Australia (OUA)

Type of institution: Higher Education Institutions
Level: Pre-degree
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This course 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 course 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 course will be well-placed to enter leadership pathways in their teaching careers. Most units in this course 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 (Primary Education) will be chosen by those who wish to teach in Years 1 - 6 in Primary Schools, and will provide a foundation for teaching across the primary curriculum. Students entering this course will hold a degree in a discipline that contains content relevant to the Australian Curriculum in the primary years. Students will complete professional experience placements in a range of schools and across a range of year levels and will benefit from the School of Educations specialisation in STEM subjects.

Structure

  • To qualify for the Master of Teaching (Primary Education), students must successfully complete all core units. There are 16 units comprised of: coursework units
  • units requiring professional experience block placements in school settings, including a final placement of 25 consecutive days

Subjects

  • Primary education

Standard entry requirements

To be eligible for entry into the Master of Teaching (Primary 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 one or more learning areas of the primary curriculum.

Recognition

This course is recognised nationally as an initial pre-service teaching qualification. Initial Teacher Education courses 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 (Primary Education) provided by Curtin University is fully accredited by the Teachers Registration Board of WA (TRBWA). This applies to the WA delivery of the courses and to the online delivery provided through Curtins partnership with Open Universities Australia. Graduates of these accredited courses are thus able to register as practising teachers with the registration body in their home state or territory, based on the course accreditation provided by the TRBWA.

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