Master of Teaching (Secondary)/Graduate Certificate in Religious Education

About

This is a graduate entry, preservice teacher education course for those who want to become secondary school teachers.

Whether you are looking for a complete career change or are a recent graduate, you can use your undergraduate degree to inform your specialist teaching areas in this course. Depending on your undergraduate degree and campus of study, this course will prepare you to teach in two specialist areas.

By combining the Graduate Certificate in Religious Education, you will gain the certification and knowledge to teach Religious Education in Catholic Schools in addition to their other teaching areas.

The following senior secondary level teaching areas are available (with some variations from state to state): accounting, business studies, biology, chemistry, design and technologies, drama, earth and environmental studies, economics, English, geography, health, history, ICT and digital technology, language, legal studies, mathematics, music, outdoor education, physical education, physics, religious education, society and culture, TESOL, visual arts. Students can enrol in units to be studied online.

Our graduates have pursued careers in:

• government, independent and Catholic Schools
• government, private, and not-for-profit organisations
• education, training, and research
• education consultancy
• adult learning
• community and advocacy agencies
• youth agencies.

Admission criteria

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must:

• have successfully completed a Bachelor degree or equivalent qualification with a major study that meets the content requirements in at least one secondary teaching area offered by ACU, and
• demonstrate suitability for teaching as evidenced by completion of the relevant state/jurisdiction assessment, which will be provided in the application process

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

Applicants with qualifications that are 10 years and above must upload their CV to be considered for this course. The CV should cover the period from when the qualification was completed to the present. Any questions about this requirement, visit askacu.

Applicants who completed Bachelor degrees outside Australia should review Admission to Coursework Programs Policy to determine if they are required to meet additional English Language Proficiency requirements for entry into the course.

Applicants seeking teacher registration in Australia should check with state registration bodies to confirm English Language Proficiency requirements for teacher registration.

Literacy and Numeracy Test in Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE)

Students will be required to demonstrate they have achieved approved benchmarks in literacy and numeracy as demonstrated through the Literacy and Numeracy Test in Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE).

Successful completion of LANTITE is a requirement for course completion.

If you have started your ITE course at another institution and wish to transfer to ACU to complete your studies, please be sure that you have read and understand the requirements for receiving credit for previous studies and those on completing LANTITE.

Fees and charges

^ Fee column represents an annual amount unless the course duration is less than one year; the amount then represents the full cost of the course.

Australian Government financial assistance

Australian Catholic University scholarships and financial assistance

Further information

Read the full course details on the Australian Catholic University website.