Master of Secondary Teaching, Master Degree

Griffith University, Australia . Cricos: 00233E

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The award	How you will study	Study duration	Course start	Domestic course fees	International course fees
Master Degree	Full-time, Part-time	1 - 4 year	find out	find out	AUD 33500 per year

About Master of Secondary Teaching, Master Degree - at Griffith University

CRICOS Code: 100414

You can choose to accelerate your studies over 1.5 years or study full-time over two years. If you choose the accelerated option you will be able to apply for registration six months earlier than graduates from other universities.

If you are a graduate from a non-education background, perhaps seeking a career change, and wish to teach in secondary school settings, this new degree will provide you with the necessary skills and knowledge you need to register with the QCT.

You will learn the theory and practice of teaching, as well as about the characteristics of learners and teachers and the social contexts of education. The degree includes education studies, curriculum studies in two nominated teaching areas, and professional experience in secondary school settings. A maximum of four (4) curriculum studies courses will be taken from the curriculum study courses in the undergraduate degree.

You will need to be able to identify two of the following Teaching Areas (and students may choose to take teaching areas from another campus and travel to the campus at which those teaching areas are offered):

Biology (Gold Coast, Online and Mt Gravatt)#
Business (Gold Coast and Online)
Chemistry (Gold Coast, Online and Mt Gravatt)#
Design Technologies (Gold Coast and Online)
Digital Technologies (Gold Coast and Online)
Drama (Mt Gravatt and Online)
English (Gold Coast, Online and Mt Gravatt)
Food and Nutrition (Gold Coast and Online)
Geography (Mt Gravatt and Online)
Health and Physical Education (Gold Coast, Online and Mt Gravatt)
History (Gold Coast, Online and Mt Gravatt)
Instrumental Music (Mt Gravatt and Online)#
Languages other than English (LOTE) (Mt Gravatt and Online)
Mathematics (Gold Coast, Online and Mt Gravatt)
Music (Mt Gravatt and Online)
Physics (Gold Coast, Online and Mt Gravatt)#
Psychology (Mt Gravatt and Online)#
Visual Arts (Mt Gravatt and Online)

# These teaching areas must be taken at a senior level and, therefore, require a minimum of six subjects in each area in the undergraduate degree.

Alternatively, if you have completed at least six subjects in psychology in your Bachelor degree, you may nominate one of the above teaching areas to a senior level (for which you meet the study requirements with a minimum of six subjects) and complete the Learning Enhancement specialist area. In this specialist area, you will gain the skills needed to provide learning support to students with additional needs. You will be able to work in secondary settings where you advise teachers in their planning and/or teach in secondary special education settings. A maximum of four (4) curriculum studies courses will be taken from the curriculum study courses in the undergraduate degree.

Note: The Australian Federal Government has mandated that all students of initial teacher education programs demonstrate they have been assessed as being in the top 30% of the adult population for personal literacy and numeracy. The Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) is administered and managed by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). While this is not a requirement for admission, all students will need to organise and demonstrate a pass result in all components of the LANTITE prior to graduation.

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Entry requirements

English language requirements apply to International applicants and other applicants whose previous secondary studies were completed in a country other than Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom or the United States of America or undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for such applicants for entry to this program are as follows:

A minimum overall band score of 7.5 in IELTS (Academic) with a score of at least 8.0 for Listening and Speaking and a score of at least 7.0 for Reading and Writing;
OR a score of at least 4 in each of the areas of Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing in the ISLPR*;
OR successful completion of at least one year full-time Bachelor-level study where the language of instruction is English in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom or the United States of America.

* The ISLPR test will only be accepted if it has been administered by ISLPR Language Services, 9 Gowrie Street, Mt Gravatt, Queensland.

English test results must be no more than two years old.

Fees, Funding and Scholarships at Griffith University

Griffith University is proud to support our international students through a generous range of scholarships. Available for undergraduate, postgraduate, research and pathway students, a Griffith scholarship can ease the cost of study significantly, helping to cover expenses including tuition fees and living allowances, among others.

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