Master of Teaching Practice (Secondary Education)
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Quick facts
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Entry score
Not applicable
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Duration
Full-time 2 years, Part-time 4 years -
Location
Melbourne City -
Fees
Next intake
FebruaryEntry score
IELTS 7.5
Duration
Full-time 2 yearsLocation
Melbourne City
Overview
Make the next step in your career a meaningful one
Make a positive impact on the lives of young people in your career as a teacher.
What you will learn
Develop an in-depth knowledge of how students learn, and become a confident and highly effective secondary school teacher.
Details
Build your confidence to become a highly effective secondary teacher.
RMIT’s Master of Teaching Practice (Secondary Education) is designed for graduates from any discipline who wish to teach in secondary schools.
Throughout your studies, you’ll build practical and technological skills to become a teacher and develop a deep theoretical understanding of how students learn.
This qualification emphasises industry experience and theoretical understanding, and features guidance from academic professionals to help you to positively influence the lives of your students.
Core subjects cover:
- youth cultures and education
- engaging with the community
- educational research and inquiry
- integrating information and communications technology with teaching practice
- 21st century teaching and learning skills
- evidence-based teaching practice.
You will graduate with specialist knowledge in education, fully prepared to become a teacher who makes an impact.
This degree emphasises industry experience and theoretical understanding, and features 1:1 mentoring and guidance from academic professionals to help you to positively influence the lives of your students.
You’ll learn through:
- interactive seminars
- self-directed research
- group-based learning
- reflection on visual materials
- excursions
- online discussions.
Students will engage with local Aboriginal community members and gain an understanding of the oldest teaching methods in the world. This is supported by an opportunity to complete a Scar Tree Walk to a sacred Women's site on campus as well as contributing to the school's possum skin cloak.
During your studies, you’ll develop a professional portfolio to demonstrate your understandings of learning and teaching in the 21st century.
Assessment includes examinations, essays, reports, oral classes, presentations, group projects, research projects, and practical assignments.
Academics with extensive experience working in the secondary education sector have developed a strong network of industry professionals who are involved in the planning, teaching, and facilitation of industry placements in this degree.
RMIT has a strong network of partner schools to help you make valuable connections while studying. We also have connections through practicing teachers and other industry people such as subject associations representatives, employment agencies and union representatives being invited to contribute to programs via QA panels in courses and graduation expos.
As a preservice teacher, you are encouraged and supported to volunteer to help out in local schools and gain extra experience in this capacity. This gives you further valuable exposure to a range of school settings.
By taking part in 60 days of professional experience in schools and educational settings, you will gain extensive experience that will build your confidence and prepare you for your work as a teacher. While on placement, you will have a whole-school experience. You’ll get to know the nature of teachers’ work by participating in classroom tasks and observing teachers in action, and you’ll have opportunities to plan and teach lessons, which will increase in number over your placement.
These placement opportunities include opportunities to work in rural, regional and metropolitan locations. We also have opportunities for students to conduct placement overseas.
Your practical experience can allow you to experience settings beyond the classroom, including galleries, museums and other educational settings.
As part of your studies, you will specialise in two teaching areas from the list below. Your eligibility for the two specialist teaching areas is determined based on your previous higher education study after you have applied to the program.
- Accounting
- Biology
- Business Management
- Chemistry
- Commerce and Business Studies
- Dance
- Drama
- Economics
- English
- English as a Second Language
- Geography
- Health
- History
- Home Economics
- Humanities
- Information Technology/Computing
- Languages Other Than English (LOTE)
- Legal Studies
- Mathematics
- Media Studies
- Music
- Philosophy
- Physical Education
- Physics
- Politics
- Psychology
- Science
- Studies Of Society And Environment (SOSE)
- Visual Arts
The Master of Teaching Practice (Secondary Education) mixes coursework in educational theory and teaching methodology with a minimum of 60 days of practical teaching experience in educational settings.
Classes are held during normal business hours. There are opportunities to complete some subjects in intensive mode.
Choose a program structure
| Title | Location | Duration | Plan code | CRICOS | ||
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| Master of Teaching Practice (Secondary Education) | City Campus |
2 years full time
4 years part time
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2 years full time
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MC220P19 | 098980D |
Choose a program structure
Program code: MC220
VTAC Code
If you are eligible to apply via VTAC, copy and paste the below code into VTAC search.
Full time duration
- Master of Teaching Practice (Secondary Education) (CSP) - 3200310021
- Master of Teaching Practice (Secondary Education) (Full Fee) - 3200310022
Part time duration
- Master of Teaching Practice (Secondary Education) (CSP) - 3205310021
- Master of Teaching Practice (Secondary Education) (Full Fee) - 3205310022
Please ensure that you have checked the admissions requirements and apply page before applying.
Career
Discover a career with meaning. Bring positive change to the lives of young people and open opportunities with a globally-recognised teaching qualification that’s always in demand.
RMIT postgraduates are among the most employable in Australia.
As a graduate of this degree, you’ll be qualified as a secondary teacher and equipped to teach in schools and other educational settings in national and international contexts.
The knowledge and skills you will gain can also be applied in policy and consultative work in private industry, the public sector, and community service organisations.
Common career options include secondary teacher, educational officer, trainer, and educational policy officer.
Job Outlook projects that work opportunities for school teachers are set to increase by 10.2% to 2024. Job Outlook also estimates that the most common annual salary for a teacher in Australia is between $75,000 and $85,000.
The Master of Teaching Practice (Secondary Education) is subject to accreditation by the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) for registration purposes. It is well recognised throughout Australia, although graduates will have to check with the individual registration authorities in other states and territories.
You may also apply for membership of appropriate professional bodies and will be advised of these during the your studies.
To register with the VIT, all applicants who did not complete their initial tertiary qualification in English at an approved institution in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom or the United States of America need a minimum IELTS (academic module) overall score of 7.5, with individual band scores required at 7.0 for Reading, 7.0 for Writing, 8.0 for Listening and 8.0 for Speaking.
For further information, please contact VIT or Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership for information on registration requirements.
Through reciprocal arrangements with registration authorities, graduates can practice as teachers nationally and overseas.
Admissions
You must have successfully completed an Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent overseas qualification) that includes a major in a specialist area and a minor in a second specialist area.
Please refer to the Secondary teaching specialist areas below for more information.
You are required to complete the online Casper test. As part of the requirements for many initial teacher training programs in Victoria, this test assesses your non-academic personal and professional attributes. Find out more information about Casper and available test dates. Please ensure the correct RMIT program has been added to your distribution list.
For VTAC offer round deadlines visit VTAC’s admission tests.
Selection for Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) is competitive, and places are limited. You will be selected based on your grade point average (GPA).
The Master of Teaching Practice (Secondary Education) has English language requirements which are specific to this degree. Please read carefully below.
You must have successfully completed an Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent overseas qualification) that includes a major in a specialist area and a minor in a second specialist area.
Please refer to the Secondary teaching specialist areas below for more information.
You will need to nominate your specialist areas of study upon application.
Entry requirements
To study this program you will need to complete the following English proficiency test:
- IELTS (Academic): minimum overall band of 7.5 (with 7.0-reading, 7.0-writing, 8.0-listening, 8.0-speaking)
- TOEFL (Internet Based Test – IBT): minimum overall score of 102 (with minimum of 24 in Reading, 28 in Listening, 26 in Speaking and 27 in Writing)
- Pearson Test of English (Academic) (PTE (A)): minimum overall score of 72 (with minimum communication band of 65 in Reading and Writing and 79 in Listening and Speaking)
If you did not complete your initial tertiary qualification in English at an approved institution in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom or the United States of America, you must sit an IELTS (Academic) test or another approved VIT English Language Test.
Minimum scores required for IELTS academic are:
- Speaking = 8.0
- Writing = 7.0
- Reading = 7.0
- Listening = 8.0
- Overall = 7.5
All applicants to the Master of Teaching Practice (Secondary Education) must have completed a major sequence in one teaching specialist area and at least a minor sequence in a second specialist area.
- Major: A total of three-quarters of a year of successful full-time higher education study, usually comprising sequential discipline study taken over three years. In most Australian programs this equates to six units, with no more than two at first year level and no less than two units at third year level.
- Minor: A total of half a year of successful full-time higher education study, usually comprising sequential discipline studies taken over two years. In most Australian programs this equates to four units, with no more than two at first year level.
The two specialist areas for which you are eligible are the disciplines in which you specialise for your study.
Secondary teaching specialist areas available at RMIT University
There are some teaching specialist areas for which a major sequence is always required. Please check the table below carefully.
| Accounting | Major or minor in Accounting |
| Biology | Major or minor in Biology - includes anatomy, botany, cell biology, ecology, ethology, evolution, genetics, human biology, microbiology, physiology, and zoology |
| Business Management | Major or minor in Business Management |
| Chemistry | Major or minor in Chemistry – includes analytical, biochemistry, inorganic, organic, and physical |
| Commerce and Business Studies | Major or minor in Business Studies
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| Dance | Major or minor in Dance or Performance Studies (Dance) |
| Drama | Major or minor in Drama, Performance Studies (Drama) or Theatre Studies (including practical Drama) |
| Economics | Major or minor in Economics |
| English | (a) Major or minor in English (Literature or Literary Studies) or (b) Major or minor in Writing, English Language Studies or Linguistics, together with two additional units in English (Literature or Literary Studies) |
| English as a Second Language (ESL) | Major or minor in one of the following: (a) Linguistics
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| Geography | Major or minor in Geography |
| Health | Major or minor covering all four areas of Health, Human Development, Family and Nutrition |
| History | Major or minor in History |
| Home Economics |
Major or minor covering: (a) Food (Food Preparation and Food Science) or Nutrition and (b) Health or Human Development or Family |
| Humanities | Major or minor in one of the following specialist Humanities areas: (a) Economics (b) Geography (c) History together with two additional units in another area of Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, History, Indigenous Studies, Legal Studies, Philosophy, Politics, or Sociology |
| Information Technology/Computing | Major or minor in Computer Science or Information Technology |
| Languages Other Than English (LOTE) | Major in the language Note: Native speakers of a language may seek a Statement of Equivalence from an Australian university to verify that their knowledge and competence in the language meets the standard of a major level study. |
| Legal Studies | Major or minor in Legal Studies or Criminology |
| Mathematics | Major or minor in Mathematics |
| Media Studies | Major or minor in Media Studies, Film or Journalism |
| Music | (a) Major study in Music which includes Practical Music or (b) Major study in Music together with AMEB Grade VI or Year 12 Practical Music |
| Philosophy | Major or minor in Philosophy |
| Physical Education | Major in Physical Education Studies should include study in Human Movement (e.g., growth and motor development, exercise physiology, skill acquisition) and in the skill activity areas of aquatics, games, fundamental motor skills, fitness education, dance, athletics, ball handling and sport education. |
| Physics | Major or minor in Physics - includes astrophysics, cosmology, electronics |
| Politics | Major or minor in Politics – includes international relations |
| Psychology | Major or minor in Psychology |
| Science | Major or minor in one Science area together with two additional units in another Science area. Science areas include Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science (Geology), Environmental Science, and Physics. |
| Studies of Society and Environment (SOSE) | Major or minor in one SOSE area together with two additional units in another SOSE area. SOSE areas include Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, History, Indigenous Studies, Legal Studies, Philosophy, Politics, or Sociology. |
| Visual Arts | Major in Visual Arts which includes at least one quarter of a year of practical Art content – includes Computer-generated Art, Drawing, Painting, Photography, and Visual Communication |
If successful, you will be required to complete a Working with Children Check prior to beginning the degree.
Literacy and numeracy test
Enrolled students are required to complete a literacy and numeracy test in their first year of study. Students are allowed a maximum of three attempts and the test must be passed by the end of the first year of enrolment in order to graduate from the program. Counselling and support for those failing the test will be available. It is mandated by the Federal Government and will be administered by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). For more information, including the cost of the test, please see Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students.
The following information outlines the tasks you will be required to undertake during professional experience placement and on-campus learning activities.
The non-academic abilities listed are provided for your information only and are not entry requirements.
If there are any activities outlined which may be difficult for you to undertake, there are a range of adjustments to your study conditions available to enable and support you to demonstrate these abilities. Please contact the Equitable Learning Service to discuss any adjustments you may require.
The following information outlines the tasks you will be required to undertake during professional experience placement and on-campus learning activities.
The non-academic abilities listed are provided for your information only and are not entry requirements.
If there are any activities outlined which may be difficult for you to undertake, there are a range of adjustments to your study conditions available to enable and support you to demonstrate these abilities. Please contact the Equitable Learning Service to discuss any adjustments you may require.
By understanding the types of activities you’ll participate in, you can:
- understand more about the program
- determine if you may need support during your studies
- make an informed decision about whether the program is suitable for you
If you are living with disability, long-term illness and/or a mental health condition, we can support you by making adjustments to activities in your program so that you can participate fully in your studies.
To receive learning adjustments, you need to register with Equitable Learning Service
The University considers the wellbeing and safety of all students, staff and the community to be a priority in academic and professional experience settings.
Pathways
Credit and recognition of prior learning
Credit, recognition of prior learning, professional experience and accreditation from a professional body can reduce the duration of your study by acknowledging your earlier, relevant experience. Find out if you might be eligible.
Fees
Entry for this program is primarily through Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs).
Government financial assistance is available to eligible students regardless of the type of place you enrol in.
2022 indicative fees
- Commonwealth supported places (CSP) range from AU$3,985 to AU$14,630*
- Full-fee places: AU$24,000*.
Additional expenses
- Student services and amenities fee (SSAF): AU$315 maximum fee for 2022.
- Other items related to your program, including field trips, textbooks and equipment.
Annual fee adjustment
Amounts quoted are indicative fees per annum, and are based on a standard year of full-time study (96 credit points). A proportionate fee applies for more or less than the full-time study load.
Fees are adjusted on an annual basis and these fees should only be used as a guide.
Defer your payment
You may be eligible to apply for a HELP loan, which can be used to defer payment of up to the full amount of your student contribution fees. You may also be eligible to apply to defer payment of your SSAF through the SA-HELP loan scheme.
For more information and to learn how to calculate your exact tuition fees see postgraduate study fees.
Payments and refunds
For information on how to pay your fees or how to apply for a refund, please see Paying your fees and applying for refunds.
If you are offered a Commonwealth supported place, your tuition fees are subsidised by the Australian Government.
Your share of the fee (student contribution) is set on an annual basis by the government and is determined by the discipline areas (bands) of your individual enrolled courses, not the overall program.
How much can I expect to pay for my Commonwealth supported place?
The Australian Government has introduced changes to university funding and student contribution fees under its Job-ready Graduates Package.
The fees in the table below apply to students commencing their program in 2022. Fees for continuing students are available at fees for Commonwealth supported students.
Each course (subject) falls into a band. The band determines the student contribution amount for the course.
Amounts listed in the table below are based on a standard, full-time study load (96 credit points per year) with all courses in the same band. A proportionate fee applies for more or less than the full-time study load or for enrolment in courses (subjects) from a combination of bands.
You can learn how to calculate your exact tuition fees for units from different bands at Fees for Commonwealth supported students.
Maximum student contribution amount for Commonwealth supported places in 2022 for commencing students
Student contribution band by course (subject) |
Maximum annual student contribution amount (per EFTSL) in 2022 |
|---|---|
Education, Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, English, Mathematics, Statistics, Nursing, Indigenous and Foreign Languages, Agriculture |
$3,985 per standard year $498 per standard (12 credit point) course |
Allied Health, Other Health, Built Environment, Computing, Visual and Performing Arts, Professional Pathway Psychology, Professional Pathway Social Work, Engineering, Surveying, Environmental Studies, Science, Pathology |
$8,021 per standard year $1,002 per standard (12 credit point) course |
Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Science |
$11,401 per standard year |
Law, Accounting, Administration, Economics, Commerce, Communications, Society and Culture |
$14,630 per standard year |
How does a HELP loan work?
If your FEE-HELP, HECS-HELP and/or SA-HELP loan application is successful, the Australian Government will pay RMIT, on your behalf, up to 100% of your fees. This amount will become part of your accumulated HELP debt.
You only start repaying your accumulated HELP debt to the Australian Government once you earn above the minimum income threshold for repayment, which is set each year by the Australian Government (this also applies if you are still studying).
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will calculate your compulsory repayment for the year and include this on your income tax notice.
For more information about loan repayment options see Commonwealth assistance (HELP loans) or Study Assist.
This program is approved for income support.
You may be eligible for student income support payments from the Commonwealth Government if you are undertaking a graduate certificate, graduate diploma or an approved professionally oriented masters by coursework program. For more information see Income support for Masters students.
If you are enrolled in an eligible program you will also need to satisfy all other student payment eligibility requirements. You can contact Centrelink or Services Australia for further information about student income support entitlements, your eligibility and how to apply.
In addition to tuition fees, you will be charged an annual student services and amenities fee (SSAF), which is used to maintain and enhance services and amenities that improve your experience as an RMIT student.
The SSAF is calculated based on your enrolment load and the maximum fee for 2022 is $315.
For more information about calculating your actual SSAF see Paying SSAF.
You may also be required to purchase other items related to your program, including field trips, textbooks and equipment. These additional fees and expenses vary from program to program.
The annual tuition fee for 2022 is AU$30,720.
The total indicative tuition fee for 2022 commencement is AU$63,360.
In addition to tuition fees you also need to pay for:
- Student services and amenities fee (SSAF) in each calendar year.
- Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) - Student visa holders must have cover for the total duration of their visa.
- Some programs incur additional expenses.
You also need to account for your living expenses. Estimate the cost of living in Melbourne.
Applying for refunds
For information on how to apply for a refund as a continuing international student, please see Refunds.
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