Master of Teaching (Primary)

Western Sydney University

About

The Master of Teaching (Primary) is a professional teaching qualification for students possessing an appropriate bachelor’s degree.

It prepares graduates for careers in primary school settings and other educational fields in New South Wales for professional program accreditation with NSW Education Standards Authority.

The degree provides deep engagement in primary education, on campus and in schools, through innovative approaches to teaching and learning.

It involves students in engaged learning and work integrated learning, through placements in agencies and schools.

There are two exit points, the Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies (Primary) and Master of Educational Studies, for students not seeking a professional teaching qualification.Accreditation The Master of Teaching (Primary) is a professional teaching qualification for students possessing a relevant bachelor`s degree.

It has been professionally accredited by the NSW Education Standards Authority.

Graduates will meet the Australian Professional Standards for Graduate Teachers.

Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 160 credit points including the units listed in the recommended sequence below.

Students should note that core units are now taught in semesters, rather than half yearly sessions.

Students can exit with the 1782 - Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies (Primary) on completion of 80 credit points of study selected from the Master of Teaching (Primary) units.

1782 - Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies (Primary) (exit only)

Students who do not pass the National Literacy and Numeracy TEST will not be able to complete the following two units: 102074 Primary Professional Practice 2 and 102075 Researching and Developing Engaging Pedagogies in the recommended sequence below.

These students should complete two units from the list as advised after the recommended sequence below to be eligible to graduate with a Master of Educational Studies.

1859 - Master of Educational Studies

Students who do not pass the National Literacy and Numeracy TEST will not be able to complete unit 102074 Primary Professional Practice 2/102793 Professional Experience 2 in the recommended sequence below.

These students should complete one unit from the Master of Educational Studies list below and be eligible to graduate with the alternate award of Master of Educational Studies.

1859 - Master of Educational Studies

Recommended sequence - On-campus

Course Structure for BA Pathway to Teaching Primary students who complete 40 credit points of the M Teach as part of the Education Studies Major in the BA

Accelerated Full-time mode (1 year)

Note: Only those students with a GPA 5 for their first four units of study will be invited to enrol in the accelerated mode. Students are to maintain a GPA of 5 in order to enrol in their subsequent accelerated semester of study. That is, only students with a GPA of 5 or above can undertake 5 units of study in a semester.

Code	Name
102076	Teaching and Learning in Classrooms

Code	Name
102792	Professional Experience 1

Code	Name
101579	Primary English and Literacy 1

Code	Name
101580	Primary Mathematics and Numeracy 1

Code	Name
102072	Primary Health and Physical Education

Code	Name
101586	Primary English and Literacy 2

Code	Name
101583	Primary Science & Technology

Code	Name
102075	Researching and Developing Engaging Pedagogies

Code	Name
102793	Professional Experience 2

Code	Name
101584	Primary Mathematics and Numeracy 2

Code	Name
101585	Primary Creative Arts

Code	Name
102746	Inclusive Education: Principles and Practices

Full-time mode (1.5 years)

Code	Name
102076	Teaching and Learning in Classrooms

Code	Name
102792	Professional Experience 1

Code	Name
101579	Primary English and Literacy 1

Code	Name
101580	Primary Mathematics and Numeracy 1

Code	Name
102072	Primary Health and Physical Education

Code	Name
101586	Primary English and Literacy 2

Code	Name
101585	Primary Creative Arts

Code	Name
101583	Primary Science & Technology

Code	Name
102075	Researching and Developing Engaging Pedagogies

Code	Name
102793	Professional Experience 2

Code	Name
101584	Primary Mathematics and Numeracy 2

Code	Name
102746	Inclusive Education: Principles and Practices

Course structure for students with degree other than BA Pathway to Teaching Primary.

Accelerated Full-time mode (1.5 years)

Code	Name
102077	Understanding and Teaching Children

Code	Name
102810	Aboriginal Education: Past, Present and Future

Code	Name
102071	Culture, Subjectivities and Schooling

Code	Name
101582	Primary Human Society and its Environment

Code	Name
102076	Teaching and Learning in Classrooms

Code	Name
102792	Professional Experience 1

Code	Name
101579	Primary English and Literacy 1

Code	Name
101580	Primary Mathematics and Numeracy 1

Code	Name
102072	Primary Health and Physical Education

Code	Name
101585	Primary Creative Arts

Code	Name
102746	Inclusive Education: Principles and Practices

Code	Name
101586	Primary English and Literacy 2

Code	Name
101583	Primary Science & Technology

Code	Name
102075	Researching and Developing Engaging Pedagogies

Code	Name
102793	Professional Experience 2

Code	Name
101584	Primary Mathematics and Numeracy 2

Full-time mode (2 years)

Code	Name
102077	Understanding and Teaching Children

Code	Name
102810	Aboriginal Education: Past, Present and Future

Code	Name
102071	Culture, Subjectivities and Schooling

Code	Name
101582	Primary Human Society and its Environment

Code	Name
102076	Teaching and Learning in Classrooms

Code	Name
102792	Professional Experience 1

Code	Name
101579	Primary English and Literacy 1

Code	Name
101580	Primary Mathematics and Numeracy 1

Code	Name
102072	Primary Health and Physical Education

Code	Name
101586	Primary English and Literacy 2

Code	Name
101585	Primary Creative Arts

Code	Name
101583	Primary Science & Technology

Code	Name
102075	Researching and Developing Engaging Pedagogies

Code	Name
102793	Professional Experience 2

Code	Name
101584	Primary Mathematics and Numeracy 2

Code	Name
102746	Inclusive Education: Principles and Practices

These students should complete two units from the following list to be eligible to graduate with a Master of Educational Studies.

Master of Educational Studies

Choose one of

Code	Name
102096	Researching Teaching and Learning 1

Code	Name
101656	Researching Practice

And one of the following units on offer in alternate years in 1H Session

Code	Name
101651	Applied Imagination

Code	Name
102159	Designing Curriculum Futures

Code	Name
102157	Ecopedagogies

Code	Name
102148	Engaging Communities

Code	Name
102149	Inclusive Environments

Code	Name
102158	Learning and Teaching in Challenging Contexts

Code	Name
102168	Principles and Practices of Evaluation

Code	Name
102152	Social Ecology

Code	Name
101658	Transformative Learning

Or one of the following units on offer in alternate years in 2H Session

Code	Name
102156	Disability in Context

Code	Name
102160	Education Policy, Practice and Global Knowledge Co-construction

Code	Name
102161	Leading Change

Code	Name
102165	At the cultural interface - learning two ways

Code	Name
101652	Ecopsychology and Cultural Change

Code	Name
102146	Effective Working Relationships

Code	Name
102154	Technology Assisting Learning

These students should complete one unit from the following list to be eligible to graduate with a Master of Educational Studies.

Master of Educational Studies

Choose one of the following units on offer in alternate years in Autumn Session

Code	Name
101651	Applied Imagination

Code	Name
102159	Designing Curriculum Futures

Code	Name
102157	Ecopedagogies

Code	Name
102148	Engaging Communities

Code	Name
102149	Inclusive Environments

Code	Name
102158	Learning and Teaching in Challenging Contexts

Code	Name
102168	Principles and Practices of Evaluation

Code	Name
102152	Social Ecology

Code	Name
101658	Transformative Learning

Or one of the following units on offer in alternate years in Spring Session

Code	Name
102156	Disability in Context

Code	Name
102160	Education Policy, Practice and Global Knowledge Co-construction

Code	Name
102161	Leading Change

Code	Name
102165	At the cultural interface - learning two ways

Code	Name
101652	Ecopsychology and Cultural Change

Code	Name
102146	Effective Working Relationships

Code	Name
102154	Technology Assisting Learning

Recommended Sequence - Western Sydney University Online

Full-time

Code	Name
102077	Understanding and Teaching Children

Code	Name
102810	Aboriginal Education: Past, Present and Future

Code	Name
102071	Culture, Subjectivities and Schooling

Code	Name
101582	Primary Human Society and its Environment

Code	Name
102076	Teaching and Learning in Classrooms

Code	Name
102792	Professional Experience 1

Code	Name
101579	Primary English and Literacy 1

Code	Name
101580	Primary Mathematics and Numeracy 1

Code	Name
101583	Primary Science & Technology

Students can exit with the 1782 - Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies (Primary) after the successful completion of 80 credit points of study.

1782 - Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies (Primary) (exit only)

Code	Name
101586	Primary English and Literacy 2

Code	Name
101585	Primary Creative Arts

Code	Name
102072	Primary Health and Physical Education

Code	Name
101584	Primary Mathematics and Numeracy 2

Code	Name
102746	Inclusive Education: Principles and Practices

Code	Name
102075	Researching and Developing Engaging Pedagogies

Code	Name
102793	Professional Experience 2

Students who do not pass the National Literacy and Numeracy TEST will not be able to complete the unit 102793 Professional Experience in Year 2 Trimester 6. They should choose a unit from the Alternate Year 2 Trimester 6 sequence lsted below to exit with the Master of Educational Studies (160 credit points).

Choose one of the following units if on offer

Code	Name
101651	Applied Imagination

Code	Name
101658	Transformative Learning

Code	Name
102149	Inclusive Environments

Code	Name
102158	Learning and Teaching in Challenging Contexts

Code	Name
102152	Social Ecology

Code	Name
102157	Ecopedagogies

Code	Name
102159	Designing Curriculum Futures

Code	Name
102168	Principles and Practices of Evaluation

Code	Name
102148	Engaging Communities

Code	Name
102161	Leading Change

Code	Name
102160	Education Policy, Practice and Global Knowledge Co-construction

Code	Name
102156	Disability in Context

Code	Name
102165	At the cultural interface - learning two ways

Code	Name
102154	Technology Assisting Learning

Code	Name
101652	Ecopsychology and Cultural Change

Code	Name
102146	Effective Working Relationships

The core unit listed below counts towards completion of this course for students who passed this unit in 2020 or earlier.

102073 - Primary Professional Practice 1

102074 - Primary Professional Practice 2

101577 - Classrooms Without Borders

101286 - Inclusive Teaching for Effective Learning

102155 - Teaching and Learning with Adults

Institution