Master of Teaching (Primary)

Move into a rewarding career in the classroom with our Master of Teaching (Primary).

This course will take students through the latest technology, educational theories and practical skills needed to become teachers in primary and middle school settings.

Students will also gain invaluable professional experience through a supervised placement in a primary school.

Graduates will be prepared to be future educational leaders and innovators.

The Master of Teaching (Primary) is a post-graduate initial teacher education qualification. It is offered both online through Swinburne Online and on campus through Swinburne University of Technology (Hawthorn). Both the online and on-campus delivery of the course combine contemporary research and advanced pedagogical knowledge and skills, with structured professional experience opportunities. Graduates are prepared to be future educational leaders and innovators with a strong identity as teachers. Graduates from this course will have opportunities to apply for positions in primary and middle school settings in both government and non-government schools.

To qualify for the award of Master of Teaching (Primary), students must complete 200 credit points comprising:

• 2 Educational Foundation units (25 credit points)
• 6 Educational Discipline units (75 credit points)
• 5 Advanced Educational units (62.5 credit points)
• 3 Supervised Professional Experience units (37.5 credit points)

A unit of study can only be counted once.Maximum Academic CreditThe maximum level of credit that can be granted for the Master of Teaching (Primary) is 100 credit points (normally eight units)In addition, students are responsible for arranging and successfully completing the National Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students (LANTITE) normally within three attempts through the Australian Council for Education Research prior to completing 100 credit points of study.Academic Progress – Special RequirementsIn addition to the standard academic progress rules, the Master of Teaching (Primary) has the following additional academic progress rules which are established in accordance with Academic Courses Regulation 62(2):1. A student is classified as 'at risk' of unsatisfactory progress if they:(a) behave in a manner which breaches the Swinburne Student Charter whilst on a teaching placement2. A student is classified as having 'unsatisfactory progress' if they:(a) fail to successfully complete the National Literacy and Numeracy test (LANTITE) prior to completing 100 credit points of studies or following three attempts(b) fail a Teaching Placement unit(c) have their teaching placement terminated early by a school. In the case of early termination of a teaching placement by a school, the student will be deemed as having 'unsatisfactory progress' and a progress review processes will commence within 2 weeks of the cessation of the placement. Students who are identified as having unsatisfactory progress will be subject to the show cause provisions in the Progress Review section of the Academic Progress Policy.

Units of study

Prior to completing 100 credit points of study, students must pass national literacy and numeracy tests. Find out more about the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students, including associated costs.

Students must complete the following two units (25 credit points):

EDU60017 Understanding Theories of Teaching, Learning & Development EDU60016 Understanding Behaviour for Classroom Practice EDU70007 English in Primary School EDU70010 Mathematics in Primary School EDU70008 Health and Physical Education in Primary School EDU70011 Science in Primary School EDU70009 Humanities in Primary School EDU70006 Arts and Design Technology in Primary School

Students must complete the following five units (62.5 credit points):

EDU80014 Teaching for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion EDU80012 Understanding Indigenous Education & Perspectives EDU80016 Literacy Across the Curriculum EDU80017 Numeracy Across the Curriculum EDU80013 Assessment and Data

Students must complete the following three units (37.5 credit points):

EDU60015 Supervised Professional Experience 1 EDU70012 Supervised Professional Experience 2 EDU80015 Supervised Professional Experience 3 (Ready to Teach)

* Outcome units - matched exemptions are generally not granted for higher education outcome units.

Applicants require a bachelor degree or equivalent qualification that includes at least one year of full-time equivalent study relevant to one or more learning areas of the primary school curriculum (https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/)

Additional requirementsCASPer testAll applicants (both standard entry and non-year 12 entry) must sit the CASPer test. CASPer is a non-academic online test designed to assess an applicant's personal and professional attributes. Please note Swinburne will consider CASPer test results taken within the past year. It is an Australian Government accreditation requirement that all initial teacher education courses include non-academic selection criteria.Register for the CASPer test and for further information visit their website.Admission to this course will consider both academic and non-academic results. Applicants applying to transfer from another initial teacher education course must disclose all LANTITE (National Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students) attempts. Applicants who have unsuccessfully attempted the LANTITE three or more times will not be eligible to receive an offer.

Admissions at Swinburne All enrolled students must maintain a current Working with Children Check (from the appropriate State Authority). A Police Check may also be required by a school prior to a placement. View the list of each state's requirements.

• demonstrate a broad and deep knowledge of the theories and practice of learning, teaching and pedagogy, across multiple discipline and methodological domains
• demonstrate advanced and integrated knowledge of the key issues, policies and theoretical concepts impacting primary education in Australian and global contexts
• reflect critically on, and synthesise, learning and to take responsibility and accountability for quality teaching and personal outputs in the context of primary education practice
• apply high levels of independent judgement to synthesise, integrate, justify and apply multiple domains of educational knowledge in novel or new situations in practice
• research, evaluate and articulate key issues, stakeholder needs and a range of perspectives in relation to primary education practice in complex scenarios or across multiple domains of knowledge
• initiate, develop and manage learning programs, and to evaluate innovations, in the context of primary education practice.

At completion of the Master of Teaching (Primary), graduates will have:

• a broad and deep knowledge of the theories and practice of learning, teaching and pedagogy, across multiple disciplines and methodological domains
• advanced and integrated knowledge of the key issues, policies and theoretical concepts impacting primary education in Australian and global contexts
• the capacity to reflect critically on, and synthesise, learning and to take responsibility and accountability for quality teaching and personal outputs in the context of primary education practice
• the capacity to use high levels of independent judgement to synthesise, integrate, justify and apply multiple domains of educational knowledge in novel or new situations in practice
• the capacity to research, evaluate and articulate key issues, stakeholder needs and a range of perspectives in relation to primary education practice in complex scenarios or across multiple domains of knowledge
• the ability to initiate, develop and manage learning programs, and to evaluate innovations, in the context of primary education practice.