Secondary Teaching

Overview

With the delivery of the Australian Curriculum in mind, discover pedagogical problem-based learning approaches within classroom and school settings and numerous ways to reflect upon your own professional learning objectives.

Informed by the latest research, this postgraduate course for pre-service teachers includes 60 days of professional experience within Canberra region secondary schools.

Like all Teacher Quality Institute (TQI) accredited education programs, UC’s Master of Secondary Teaching requires students to successfully complete a Professional Experience component and pass the moderated Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA) that takes place within a school.

Study the Master of Secondary Teaching at University of Canberra and you will: 

• master the skills required for lesson planning and effective teaching and learning

• critically reflect on the ways in which educational theory and research informs teaching practice

• develop effective ways to collaborate as part of a team and interpret evidence and data

• increase your ability to reason and make evidence-based decisions

• empower learners with your strong subject and pedagogical knowledge

• establish and maintain ethical and respectful relationships with students, colleagues and parents

• promote participation and inclusion and develop the strengths and needs of students from diverse cultural, linguistic, religious and socio-economic backgrounds

• strengthen your professional leadership

• engage with schools in the Canberra region and build your own network of experienced professional and mentors

Career opportunities

A UC Master of Secondary Teaching degree is an accredited qualification and offers graduates the chance to acquire the skills needed to pursue a career in teaching and a pathway to a range of other lifelong learning careers.

Graduates can work in such roles as:

• secondary school teacher
• principal
• relief teacher
• adult educator
• children’s author
• curriculum adviser

Accreditation

This course is registered by the ACT Teacher Quality Institute (TQI) and recognised as a teaching qualification throughout Australia.