Master of Teaching - Primary
Charles Sturt University
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00005F
Study online and cultivate a love of learning as a dynamic primary school teacher. A Master of Teaching (Primary) with Charles Sturt University is a graduate-entry online degree that prepares you to teach children aged from five to 12, helping them develop the knowledge, skills and dispositions to provide the best possible start in life. This postgraduate primary school teaching course enables you to obtain a teaching qualification in two years of full-time or four years of part-time study. A range of subjects are offered in Session 3 to accelerate the completion of your degree or spread your study commitments across the year.
Structure
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 128 points.
Subjects
- Teaching
- Primary
Standard entry requirements
- Primary school teachers are qualified to teach all of the primary curriculum areas (also referred to as the Key Learning Areas or KLAs), and are required to have extended knowledge of one of these curriculum areas (which is determined in the application process which is detailed below).
- Applicants for the course must meet the following admission requirements:.
- A completed Bachelors Degree.
- A Grade Point Average of 4 or above in your undergraduate or more recent postgraduate studies.
- Successful completion of acceptable undergraduate and/or postgraduate study that is equivalent to one year of study (1.0 Equivalent Full Time Study Load - EFTSL), usually equating to eight subjects, that fall under one or more of the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) primary curriculum KLAs.
- To ensure applicants have an extended depth of knowledge in one curriculum KLA, a minimum of four of the eight subjects must be within one of the following seven primary curriculum KLAs:.
- English.
- Mathematics.
- Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS/HSIE).
- Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE).
- Creative Arts (Music, Drama, Dance & Visual Arts).
- Science and Technology.
- Languages- Entry to Languages also requires a curriculum method subject in Languages/LOTE.
- The program for which the applicant will be eligible for entry is therefore based on the applicants previous study in the respective primary curriculum KLA.
- Charles Sturt takes a holistic approach to understand each applicants potential for academic success. Each student is assessed on a range of factors including academic readiness, previous study, work and life experience, motivation to succeed, and an awareness of the demands of tertiary study.
- Applicants who do not fully meet these requirements may be offered a place in the Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) course. This will enable completion of up to two additional KLA subjects to meet entry requirements and permit re-application to the Master of Teaching (Primary).
- NOTE All Students will graduate the Master of Teaching (Primary) degree with an AITSL primary specialisation, referred to in this course as the Extended Primary Curriculum Area. In addition to this, NESA have developed additional criteria for students to voluntarily complete a primary specialisation in areas of high demand in NSW (see the NESA website for more detail). Students can elect to complete additional subjects to graduate with a NESA recognised Primary Specialisation in English, Mathematics, Science and Technology or Languages. Students wishing to pursue a NESA Recognised Extended Primary Curriculum Area should make contact as early as possible in the course.
Recognition
Graduates of this course will meet requirements for a four-year trained teacher.
Study pathways
Upon entry a standard credit package of a maximum of 64 credit points (equivalent to 8 subjects) will be given based on an applicant's undergraduate degree in a teaching related discipline. Students will then be required to complete 128 points (16 subjects) in the Master of Teaching (Primary).
Study information
| Campus | Fees | Mid year intake | Attendance |
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| Online | International: $51,680 | No |
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