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Our innovative Master of Teaching (Secondary) program offers the freedom, adaptability, and guidance required to significantly influence young learners' educational and personal growth. Benefit from hands-on training with 60 days of professional placements. Earn while you learn through our groundbreaking Nexus initiative. Exceptional educators can profoundly shape students' futures. If you're enthusiastic about secondary education and want to establish a fulfilling teaching career, La Trobe's Master of Teaching (Secondary) is your ideal choice. Acquire the expertise, practical skills, and self-assurance to create meaningful change in education. Be fully equipped from day one. By blending practical training with research-backed instruction, you'll develop the competence and insight to positively influence future generations. You'll cultivate expertise in two teaching specializations ready for immediate classroom application upon graduation. Options include science, languages, arts, psychology, physical education, and various other disciplines. Alternatively, focus intensely on your preferred field with specializations like drama, mathematics, business studies, commerce, science, or visual arts.
Develop strategies to support literacy and numeracy requirements for all education stakeholders. Evaluate and incorporate cutting-edge educational research and methodologies to enhance professional capabilities. Master advanced communication skills for both written and verbal contexts. Gain the ability to design and deliver age-appropriate secondary education programs. Cultivate reflective practice skills applicable across diverse learning environments.
Upon completing the program, you'll be qualified to teach in both public and private schools domestically and internationally (pending registration requirements).
Successful completion of an Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent).
Specialisation - compulsory: In a relevant discipline area/s for primary or secondary teaching as per the National Program Standards and the Victorian Institute of Teaching. For secondary teaching, students must qualify in either one double (Drama, Mathematics, Physical Education, Commerce, and Visual Arts) or two single method-teaching areas from the listed disciplines: Arts, English, Health, Physical Education, Humanities, Languages, Mathematics, Outdoor education, Science, SOSE and TESOL.
English language requirements:
IELTS: 7.0 IELTS (Academic) with no individual band less than 7.0 and a score of no less than 7.5 in Speaking and Listening; Pearson Test of English (PTE): Overall score of 65 with no communicative skill score less than 65; TOEFL Internet based (iBT): Overall 98 with 24 in Reading, 24 in Listening, 23 in Speaking and 27 in Writing