Prepare for a rewarding career as a secondary school teacher with the practical experience offered through a Master of Teaching (Secondary Education) at Victoria University.
You will gain significant workplace experience to prepare you for the real world of teaching. Through our extensive partnerships, you will undertake supervised teaching placements and have access to many professional-experience opportunities.
Our classes are smaller than many other universities', allowing our tutors to tailor the learning experience to our students. As education experts, we understand how students learn best. You won't be asked to sit in large lectures and take regular tests. Instead, you'll learn in practical workshops, with applicable tasks that prepare you to be an excellent teacher, such as creating lesson plans and presenting relevant research findings.
We offer a range of disciplines, so you can become a teacher in the area you love. Choose from dozens of options, including:
When assessing your application, we consider your educational achievements and work experience, as well as your skills and personal attributes (where relevant).
Applicants for this course will need to meet the entry criteria outlined below. If you don’t meet the entry criteria, you may be able to gain entry by first completing a related course or unit(s). We call this a ‘pathway’.
You may also be eligible for course ‘credits’, where you are granted a unit or units towards your qualification for equivalent previous study or work experience, so you can graduate sooner.
Graduates of the Master of Teaching (Secondary Education) who have passed the National Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) are eligible for registration as secondary teachers with the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT).
You'll be ready to work as a secondary teacher in your chosen discipline area, including:
You'll also be able to pursue careers in a range of education-related industries and organisations, that could include:
Find salary information and employment predictions for secondary school teachers on the government job-data site, Jobs and Skills Australia.
Find salary and other job information for special education teachers in Australia on Jobs and Skills Australia.
This course is accredited by the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT), the independent statutory authority for the teaching profession. This means you will be eligible for registration to teach in the whole of Australia.
It is a legal requirement for all teachers to be registered with VIT in order to be employed in a school or early childhood education and care service or Victorian children’s service.
