斯威本科技大学

Move into a rewarding career in the classroom with our Master of Teaching (Primary). This course will take students through the latest technology, educational theories and practical skills needed to become teachers in primary and middle school settings. Students will also gain invaluable professional experience through a supervised placement in a primary school. Graduates will be prepared to be future educational leaders and innovators.

Course description

The Master of Teaching (Primary) is a post-graduate initial teacher education qualification. It is offered both online through Swinburne Online and on campus through Swinburne University of Technology (Hawthorn). Both the online and on-campus delivery of the course combine contemporary research and advanced pedagogical knowledge and skills, with structured professional experience opportunities. Graduates are prepared to be future educational leaders and innovators with a strong identity as teachers. Graduates from this course will have opportunities to apply for positions in primary and middle school settings in both government and non-government schools.

Career opportunities

Graduates may find teaching positions in primary schools.

Aims and objectives

Upon successful completion of the Master of Teaching (Primary), graduates will be able to:

• demonstrate a broad and deep knowledge of the theories and practice of learning, teaching and pedagogy, across multiple discipline and methodological domains
• demonstrate advanced and integrated knowledge of the key issues, policies and theoretical concepts impacting primary education in Australian and global contexts
• reflect critically on, and synthesise, learning and to take responsibility and accountability for quality teaching and personal outputs in the context of primary education practice
• apply high levels of independent judgement to synthesise, integrate, justify and apply multiple domains of educational knowledge in novel or new situations in practice
• research, evaluate and articulate key issues, stakeholder needs and a range of perspectives in relation to primary education practice in complex scenarios or across multiple domains of knowledge
• initiate, develop and manage learning programs, and to evaluate innovations, in the context of primary education practice.