Master of Teaching (Primary Education)

MASTER OF TEACHING (PRIMARY EDUCATION)

Units of study

You will complete 14 units in total and each study period will last for seven weeks.

  • Approaches to Teaching and Learning
  • Language and Literacy in the Primary Years 1
  • Teaching and Learning Primary Mathematics 1
  • Science in Primary Education
  • Curriculum and Multi-Modal Learning
  • Primary Health and Physical Education
  • Humanities in Primary Education
  • The Arts and Design in Primary Education
  • Indigenous Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
  • Research Methods in Education
  • Language and Literacy in the Primary Years 2
  • Teaching and Learning Primary Mathematics 2
  • Engaging with the Profession
  • Primary Specialisation Capstone
Become classroom ready

Master of Teaching (Primary Education)

VU Online’s Master of Teaching (Primary Education) will prepare you for a rewarding career as a primary school teacher. This course consists of 14 units in total and can be completed in 2 years 8 months part-time.

Become classroom ready with 65 days of placement

With VU Online, you will spend more time where it matters - in primary school classrooms, gaining hands-on, practical experience. Apply your learning over 65 days of placement, giving you essential experience and improving your professional practice.

Online study

This degree is offered through VU Online’s postgraduate Block Model, winner of consecutive LearnX Live! Awards.

Instead of taking two or three units a semester, you will study one unit at a time in six study periods per year. This offers you more flexibility than traditional on-campus degrees and the opportunity to immerse yourself in your study.

At VU Online, we take a personalised 1:1 approach to online learning, which makes learning with us highly interactive and supported.

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Victorian institute of teaching - Accredited until DEC 2027This Master of Applied Teaching (Secondary Education) is accredited by the Victorian Institute of Teaching (external link) (VIT), the independent statutory authority for the teaching profession. 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.