Overview

The Teaching (Secondary) program at Western Sydney University helps you turn your specialist undergraduate qualification into an inspiring career path. The aim is to produce teachers with strong academic knowledge and skills, excellence in professional practice, commitment to equity and social justice, and dedication to personal and professional growth.

The dual qualification of an undergraduate degree and postgraduate teaching qualification gives you enormous flexibility when it comes to your career. You can apply for roles as a secondary school teacher with government and non-government schools in Australia and most other countries.

You can also pursue career interests in the field of your undergraduate degree, like education policy, curriculum development and education administration or even generalist positions, since many of the skills from your teaching degree – teamwork and leadership, communication and organisation – are highly valued by employers.

Your career

Emerge with the skills you need to be a secondary school teacher. Or be highly sought after in generalist positions requiring teamwork, leadership, communication and organisation in areas like:

The educational sector

Accreditation

This degree is accredited by the NSW Education Standards Authority

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Adolescent Development and Teaching

Diversity, Social Justice and Learning

Designing Teaching and Learning

Researching Teaching and Learning

Pedagogy for Positive Learning Environments

Aboriginal & Culturally Responsive Pedagogies

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months
Part-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-03-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-02-16 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

105

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IELTS

7.5

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Credits

160 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Penrith, Australia

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

105

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IELTS

7.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS Code: 057369G
Applicants must have successfully completed an undergraduate degree in any discipline. The completed units in the undergraduate degree must match with the secondary subject content requirements of the NSW Education Standards Authority for the subject(s) the applicant is intending to teach.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

35070 AUD / year

≈ 35070 AUD / year

Additional Details

Domestic Student Fees: Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP)

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Overview

Your career

Accreditation

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Student Insurance via Studyportals Partner

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Additional Details

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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