MTeach(Pri)

Credit points

160

Minimum duration

Normal duration: 2 years full-time or equivalent part-time. (The course maybe completed in accelerated mode at some campuses.)

Approved locations

  • Melbourne
  • Strathfield
  • Online

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.

Admission requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must:

  1. have successfully completed a Bachelor degree or equivalent qualification, with:
  2. subject content studies equivalent to one year of full-time study in one or more learning areas of the primary school curriculum; including
  3. subject content studies equivalent to one quarter of a year in a selected subject specialisation.
  4. demonstrate suitability for teaching as evidenced by completion of the relevant State assessment which will be provided in the application process.


International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

Any applicant who completed a Bachelor degree outside Australia should review the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy to determine if they are required to meet additional English Language Proficiency requirements for entry into the course.

Any applicant who completed a Bachelor degree outside Australia intending to seek teacher registration in Australia should check with state registration bodies to confirm English Language Proficiency requirements for teacher registration.


Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2022 Admission.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  1. 60 cp Education Studies and Effective Teaching Units (Part A);
  2. 100 cp Curriculum Studies Units (Part B);
  3. 0 cp from ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units (Part C).

Other requirements

Additional Approvals

All students enrolled must have the appropriate approvals before they may enter a classroom.

These are Blue Card (Queensland), Working with Vulnerable People Registration (Australian Capital Territory), or Working with Children Check (New South Wales, Western Australia, and Victoria), Working with Children Clearance (Northern Territory), or Police Record Check (South Australia and Tasmania).

International students must provide a police check from their home country. All students who have lived in another country for twelve months or more must provide a police check from that country for that period.

Exit points

A student who has successfully completed the following requirements may exit from the course with that qualification. Note that none of these qualifications qualify a student to teach in Australia.

1.Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies: 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings

2.Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies: 40 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings.

A student who does not meet the LANTITE requirements may exit with the Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies or Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies if they meet the requirements of those awards.

Progression requirements

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator and bound by decisions of the National School of Education.

Part A : Education Studies and Effective Teaching Units

Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
EDES500Foundations of Development and Learning in Australian Childhood Contexts10Education Studies
EDES600Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories, Cultures and Education10Education Studies
EDES601Special Education and Inclusive Practice10Education Studies
EDET501Effective Teaching 1: Promoting Positive Learner Engagement10Effective Teaching 20 days professional experience
CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
EDET610Effective Teaching 2: Advanced Pedagogy and Leadership in English and Literacy10Effective Teaching 15 days professional experience with a focus on English and Literacy.
OR
EDET611Effective Teaching 2: Advanced Pedagogy and Leadership in Mathematics and Numeracy10Effective Teaching 15 days professional experience with a focus on Mathematics and Numeracy.
OR
EDET612Effective Teaching 2: Advanced Pedagogy and Leadership in Science Education10Effective Teaching 15 days professional experience with a focus on Science Education
OR
EDET613Effective Teaching 2: Advanced Pedagogy and Leadership in Humanities and Social Sciences10Effective Teaching 15 days professional experience with a focus on Humanities and Social Sciences.
OR
EDET614Effective Teaching 2: Advanced Pedagogy and Leadership in The Arts10Effective Teaching 15 days professional experience with a focus on The Arts.
OR
EDET615Effective Teaching 2: Advanced Pedagogy and Leadership in Technologies10Effective Teaching 15 days professional experience with a focus on Technologies
OR
EDET616Effective Teaching 2: Advanced Pedagogy and Leadership in Health and Physical Education10Effective Teaching 15 days professional experience with a focus on Health and Physical Education
CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
EDET603Effective Teaching 3: Teacher Inquiry and Evidence-based Practice10Effective Teaching 25 days professional experience in a school setting (8-12 years old) with a focus on the teaching specialisation.

Part B : Curriculum Studies

Complete exactly 100 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
EDAR500The Arts Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (F-6)10
EDEN500Foundations of Literacy and Children's Literature for Early Reading10
EDEN501English Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 110
EDEN602English Language and Literacy Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 210
EDHP500Health and Physical Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (F-6)10
EDMA500Foundations of Mathematics and Numeracy Curriculum and Pedagogy for Children10
EDMA602Mathematics Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 210
EDSI600Science Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (F-6)10
EDSS600Humanities and Social Sciences Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (F-6)10
EDTE500Technologies Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (F-6)10

Part C : ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units

Complete exactly 3 of the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
LNTE110Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic0
LNTE100LANTITE - Literacy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students0
LNTE101LANTITE - Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students0

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