Master of Teaching (Secondary) – The University of Western Australia

Master of Teaching Secondary students will learn the skills, understandings and professional competencies to practice as inspiring, flexible and ethical educators who support all students to reach their full potential. Graduates have the skills and dispositions to build and sustain relationships with students and educational stakeholders, the resilience to meet the challenges of dynamic educational contexts, and the capacity to engage in classroom research to continuously improve their educational impact.

A major comprises one curriculum I unit and one curriculum II unit.

A minor comprises one curriculum I unit and one curriculum II unit.

An Area of Interest comprises one curriculum I unit.*

Major and minor (36 points):
Students pursuing a major in Art, English, Information and Communication Technology, Languages Other than English (LOTE), Mathematics, Humanities and Social Sciences or Science, take units to the value of 24 points comprising one secondary specialisation Curriculum major and one secondary specialisation minor from Groups A–G, and units to the value of 12 points from Group K.

Students pursuing a major in Health and Physical Education take units to the value of 24 points from Group H, and units to the value of 12 points from Group A–G; or a unit to the value of 6 points from Group I and a unit to the value of 6 points from Group K; or units to the value of 12 points from Group K.

Students pursuing a major in Music, take units to the value of 24 points from Group J and units to the value of 12 points from Group A–G; or a unit to the value of 6 points from Group I and a unit to the value of 6 points from Group K; or units to the value of 12 points from Group K. Students pursuing a minor in Music take units to the value of 12 points from Group A–G, units MUSC4711 and MUSC4712 to the value of 12 points from Group J and units to the value of 12 points from Group K.

*Note: Career Development, Information and Communication Technologies, and Special Education are available as an Area of Interest for students who do not satisfy the pre-requisites for a curriculum minor—Group I.

1. To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—
   • a bachelor’s degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA; and
   • a major relevant to secondary teaching curriculum majors offered by UWA; and
   • the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 60 per cent.
2. Applicants who have an Australian teaching qualification or equivalent as recognised by UWA are not normally eligible for admission.
3. Before admission, international students must obtain a criminal record check from their country of origin or recent residence.

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