MTeachSecLeadLearn
Credit points
160
Minimum duration
2 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Approved locations
- Melbourne
EFTSL value of units : All 10cp 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
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must:
a) have successfully completed a Bachelor degree or equivalent qualification with a major study that meets the content requirements in at least one secondary teaching area offered by ACU, and
b) demonstrate suitability for teaching as evidenced by completion of the relevant state/jurisdiction assessment, which will be provided in the application process.
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy .
Applicants who completed Bachelor degrees 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.
Applicants seeking teacher registration in Australia should check with state registration bodies to confirm English Language Proficiency requirements for teacher registration.
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).
As an employment-based teaching qualification, all students must secure permission to teach from the local regulatory authority in which they will be teaching during their two-year employment. These are the Teacher Quality Institute (Australian Capital Territory), NSW Education Standards Authority (New South Wales), Teacher Registration Board of the Northern Territory (Northern Territory), Queensland College of Teachers (Queensland), Teachers Registration Board of South Australia (South Australia), Teachers Registration Board of Tasmania (Tasmania), Victorian Institute of Teaching (Victoria), Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia (Western Australia).
Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2026 Admission.
Completion requirements
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of
- 100 cp from Education Studies and Effective Teaching units (Part A)
- 40 cp from Curriculum Studies units (Part B), consisting of either:
- 20 cp in each of two teaching subjects; OR
- 40 cp from one teaching subject
- 20 cp from Elective units (Part C)
- 0 cp from ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education units (Part D)
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 qualifies a student to teach in Australia.
a. Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies: 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings.
b. 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.