Master of Primary Teaching

Educate and inspire a new generation of young Australians

If teaching is your passion, then the Master of Primary Teaching course will prepare you for a long and fulfilling career in education while giving you the skills, qualifications and experience to work across all areas of the primary school curriculum.

This two-year, fully accredited by the ACT Teacher Quality Institute (TQI) program provides foundation knowledge along with work integrated learning opportunities that include: workshops, simulations, microteaching, problem-based learning and case study analysis.

Designed around a central focus of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK), this course delivers a teaching strategy that creates student-specific learning curriculums based on many education principles, social, cultural and intellectual environments and students’ individual needs.

This course also includes an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander component that ensures Indigenous ways of knowing and learning are both considered and appropriately incorporated into the study program.

Please be advised that Applications closes three (3) weeks before the start of semester and offer must be accepted one (1) week before the start of semester.
Entrants to graduate entry programs have a discipline-specific bachelor or equivalent qualification relevant to the Australian Curriculum or other recognised areas of schooling provision including for primary teaching, at least one year of full-time equivalent study relevant to one or more learning areas of the primary school curriculum.

Note: Enrolment into the full-time or part-time study is conditional on the study patterns being followed. Any variation to these patterns must be approved BEFORE enrolment by the respective Faculty of Education Program Director.

Additional admission requirements

All applicants will be required to attend a Course Advice and Suitability for the Profession Interview (CASPI) at which their suitability for the teaching profession will be assessed. Applicants are expected to attend the interview date and time offered to them.

Additional Teacher Registration requirements:
Students are also advised that there are English Language requirements for employment in Australia that can be met through the completion of four full years (or part time equivalent) of tertiary study in English in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada or the Republic of Ireland, or through completing an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) assessment or an equivalent English language proficiency assessment and having attained an overall IELTS (or equivalent) test score of 7.5 with scores of at least band 8 in Speaking and Listening and at least band 7 in Reading and Writing.

There are non-standard English language requirements for this course. To be eligible you must have an overall IELTS Academic score of 7.5, a score of not less than 8.0 in both speaking and listening, and no band score below 7.0. All candidates must present the stated IELTS prior to admission unless they have undertaken senior secondary studies or a minimum of three years of study in a completed undergraduate degree from one of the following countries: Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada or the Republic of Ireland. Only non-IELTS test variations are: International Second Language Proficiency Ratings (ISLPR) score of 4 in all areas, or Professional English Assessment for Teachers (PEAT) assessment of A in all areas.

Career opportunities

The UC Master of Primary Teaching course is an internationally recognised qualification that will enable graduates to pursue a wide range of employment opportunities across Australia and the world, including: