Step into a leadership teaching role with practical hands-on skills to develop extensive knowledge and understanding of teaching and learning processes. You will receive strong mentoring and academic support to help you move forward in your career.

The Master of Teaching is recognised by the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT), the teacher registration authority for all schools.

• Location:
  Footscray Park
• Faculty:
  Faculty of Arts, Education and Human Development
• School:
  School of Education
• Study mode:
  Full Time and Part Time
• Delivery mode:
  On campus
• Course code:
  AMTE
• Duration:
  2 years
• This information is for Australian residents.
  Click here for the international version of this course

How to apply

Our graduates will satisfy Victorian Institute of Teaching registration requirements. 

Learn more about your career options on the Australian government's Career Information and Resources website.

Within the objectives of Victoria University, the Master of Teaching aims to:

• To enable relationships between the course supporting the individual’s teaching experience, their stage of teaching e.g. those in their induction period, those more experienced teachers;
• Ability to connect to professional, personal and political level (Grounded in political agendas e.g. literacy/numeracy focus);
• Build and extend relationships – bring people together about their practice. Collaboration with school personnel;
• Create opportunities for professional discourse i.e. the course becomes a forum for dialogue;
• It's not about content delivery but the course contains an inquiry approach;
• Making practice public e.g. presentations, publications;
• To provide the School of Education with a suite of preservice teacher education courses which will attract international students and enable them to have extended participation in Australian education settings needed for them to satisfy teacher registration requirements.

• Professional English for Non-Native Speakers of English

  Unit code

  ACG5001

  Credits

  12

• Interacting in the Professional Workplace

  Unit code

  ACG5002

  Credits

  12

• Professional Practice in the Workplace

  Unit code

  ACG5003

  Credits

  24

The MTeach is a two-year program which can be taken full-time or part-time. The course comprises four semesters of study each of 48 credit points with a total of 192 credit points over two years. Each graduate will graduate with both the Master of Teaching and a Graduate Diploma which meets VIT registration requirements.

NON-IELTS STUDENTS

For students who do not require an IELTS score, the first year of the course comprises eight core units (8 x 12 credit point units worth a total of 96 credit points) which relate to a specific education sector. Each student will choose from early childhood, primary or secondary. In the second year each student will undertake approved electives totalling 96 credit points.

IELTS STUDENTS

For students with an IELTS score of 6.5 or greater, the first semester will include three specified English Communication units (totalling 48 credits points). The second and third semesters will comprise eight core units (8 x 12 credit point units worth a total of 96 credit points) which relate to a specific education sector. Each student will choose from early childhood, primary or secondary. In the fourth and final semester each student will undertake approved electives totalling 48 credit points. The intake for IELTS students is usually mid-year.

• Mature: An undergraduate degree, with sector appropriate prerequisites as required by the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT).
• Other: International students with overseas qualifications are required to submit supplementary information to the Victoria University International (VUI) office. Students may be requested to attend an interview with School of Education staff. Applicants with an IELTS (Academic Module) of 6.5 are eligible to apply and will need to achieve an overall score of 7.0 by the completion of their degree.