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Master of Teaching (Primary)

MTeach

160 cp

Minimum duration: 2 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Course available at: Brisbane Campus Qld
  Canberra Campus ACT
  Melbourne Campus Vic
  Strathfield Campus NSW


EFTSL value of units:
All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.


1. Requirements for Completion of the Degree

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete:

(a) 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
  (i) 40 cp from Education Studies units;
  (ii) 60 cp from Curriculum Studies units;
  (iii) 20 cp from Electives;
  (iv) 40 cp from Research units;
and    
(b) 2 Professional Experience Units consisting of a minimum of 50 days practicum and research in the field.


Schedule of Unit Offerings

Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.

Education Studies Units
EDFD526 10 Program Planning for Literacy and Numeracy
EDFD527 10 Diversity in the Classroom
EDFD528 10 Social and Cultural Contexts of Development and Learning
EDFD529 10 Effective Teaching and Professional Practice
     
Curriculum Studies Units
Core Units
EDAR504 10 Creative Arts Curriculum
EDLA517 10 Language and Literacy Education
EDMA503 10 Mathematics Curriculum
EDPH418 10 Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (Inc: EDPH500, Victoria only)
EDPH500 10 PDHPE Curriculum (Inc: EDPH418)
EDSS503 10 HSIE/SOSE Curriculum
EDST512 10 Science and Technology Education

Electives
(a) EDRE515 10 Principles of Religious Education 55
  or
  EDFD604 10 Managing Challenging Behaviour 56
and
(b) EDRE516 10 Religious Education Curriculum 55
  or
  Another approved Education elective unit chosen from the Schedule of Unit Offerings for the Master of Education degree.

Research Units
EDAC620 10 Social Research Methods and Community Contexts
EDFD617 20 Research Project
EDFD632 10 Reading and Interpreting Research in Education
     
Professional Experience Units
EDFX506 0 Graduate Professional Experience Primary 1
EDFX507 0 Graduate Professional Experience Primary 2



55 This unit should be undertaken by students wishing to teach in Catholic schools.

56 In NSW. In other States another approved elective may be substituted.
Course available at: Brisbane Campus Qld
  Canberra Campus ACT
  Melbourne Campus Vic
  Strathfield Campus NSW
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Page updated by: Ty Noble
08-Feb-08