Master of Teaching (Secondary)

Program Overview

The Master of Teaching (Secondary) program equips pre-service teachers with advanced research skills and pedagogical knowledge to excel in the teaching job market. It includes courses on contemporary educational issues, adolescent development, and discipline-specific content, as well as three supervised teaching blocks and a practice-based research project. Graduates are prepared for roles such as teachers, education officers, and science educators.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Master of Teaching (Secondary) program prepares pre-service teachers with professional education studies, discipline-specific curriculum, and pedagogical studies to equip them with advanced research skills and a competitive edge in the teaching job market. The program includes:

• Courses on contemporary educational issues and social contexts.
• Development of understandings of adolescent behavior, learning, and motivation.
• Practical experience and support for student well-being and positive student-teacher relationships.
• Training on teaching discipline-specific content to secondary students in schools.
• Three full-time supervised teaching blocks of 70 days in South Australian schools.
• Completion of a practice-based research project.

Outline:

The Master of Teaching (Secondary) program is structured as follows:

Year 1

• Curriculum & Pedagogy course (Teaching Area 1)
• Curriculum & Pedagogy course (Teaching Area 2)
• EDUC 7210 Professional Experience I
• EDUC 7217 Curriculum, Assessment, and Policy
• EDUC 7202 Student Teacher Interaction in the Classroom
• EDUC 7218 Foundations of Education

Year 2

• EDUC 7558 Middle and Secondary Years Pedagogy
• EDUC 7090 Prof Experience III & Assess for Graduate Teaching (6 units)
• Elective course
• EDUC 7221 Teaching Dissertation (9 units)
• EDUC 7219 Teaching in Supportive Classroom
Elective Options:
• EDUC 7016 Multicultural Society and Educational Policy
• EDUC 7064 Introduction to Wellbeing in Education
• EDUC 7068 /OL Leading Positive Change
• EDUC 7071 Contemporary Issues in Wellbeing Education

Careers:

Graduates of the Master of Teaching (Secondary) program have gone on to roles such as:

• Education Coordinator
• Education Officer
• Education Officer / Educator
• School Services Officer
• Science Educators
• Teacher
• Health Educator