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If you're dedicated to guiding curious young minds from infancy through sixth grade and driven to create meaningful change for coming generations, Deakin's Master of Teaching (Primary and Early Childhood) program is your ideal choice. This degree emphasizes hands-on experience, blending dynamic skill development with communication strategies to prepare you as a classroom-ready educator equipped with versatile teaching methods.
Education offers a rewarding career path with flexibility, diversity, and stability. You'll learn directly from seasoned, enthusiastic teachers who prioritize seeing students as individuals first.
Develop expertise in fostering positive teacher-student interactions that help children form healthy relationships with classmates, their learning environment, and themselves. Acquire essential skills for today's digital learning spaces while exploring themes like inclusive education, reflective teaching practices, contemporary research, and culturally responsive pedagogy.
At Deakin, you'll work alongside professionals across early childhood, primary, and secondary education. Our interdisciplinary approach provides comprehensive insights into how children and adolescents learn best.
To be considered for admission to this degree you will need to meet at least one of the following criteria:
completion of a bachelor degree in a different discipline
completion of a bachelor degree in secondary teaching
In addition, you are required to have at least one year of full-time or equivalent study relevant to one or more learning areas of the primary school curriculum, including a minor in science, maths/numeracy, English/literacy, health or the arts.
To meet the English language proficiency requirements of this course, you will need to demonstrate at least one of the following:
completion of a bachelor or master degree in a recognised English-speaking country (clause 26)
IELTS (Academic): minimum overall band of 7.0 (with no individual band less than 7.0) speaking and listening 7.5
PTE Academic: minimum score of 65 (with no communication band less than 65) speaking and listening 73
completion of DUELI English for Teaching program, with a WAM of 60