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 2025-03-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-11-15 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2025-02-16 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2025-07-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-05-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

IELTS

7.5

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PTE Academic

78

TOEFL^® IBT

105

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Credits

160 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Teaching View 100 other Masters in Teaching in Australia

Academic requirements

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

English requirements

IELTS

7.5

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PTE Academic

78

TOEFL^® IBT

105

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Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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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.

Tuition Fee

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International

31216 AUD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 31216 AUD per year during 24 months.

Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) for domestic students.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Master's scholarship opportunities for Teaching (Secondary).

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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