Prepare for a career as a secondary school teacher through intensive study and real work experience, with the Master of Applied Teaching (Secondary Education) at Victoria University.
This postgraduate teaching degree offers an employment-based, fast-tracked teacher-education program. It prepares you to register as a teacher in your specialisation area, and focuses on hands-on learning in schools.
The Master of Applied Teaching (Secondary Education) at Victoria University (VU) aims to strengthen and diversify the teaching workforce by prioritising candidates that are culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) and also those that are Indigenous.
With paid employment in a Victorian Government secondary school, and a Department of Education scholarship, you will be supported to become an effective classroom teacher within 18 months.
The Master of Applied Teaching (Secondary Education) program at Victoria University is part of the Department of Education Teach Today Teach Tomorrow program.
For the duration of the course, you will engage in intensive study, one full day per week online in real time (ORT), participating in classes via zoom.
When assessing your application, we consider your educational achievements and work experience, as well as your skills and personal attributes (where relevant).
Applicants for this course will need to meet the entry criteria outlined below. If you don’t meet the entry criteria, you may be able to gain entry by first completing a related course or unit(s). We call this a ‘pathway’.
You may also be eligible for course ‘credits’, where you are granted a unit or units towards your qualification for equivalent previous study or work experience, so you can graduate sooner.
Classes are delivered online in real time, which means you will need to attend online classes at set times for one full day per week. Placements are in-person at a school.
Phase 1: Placement phase
Duration 6 months
University classes one full day per week while undertaking placement in a Victorian Government secondary-school setting supported by a school-based mentor and the VU team for this course.
Phase 2: Permission to Teach (PTT)
Duration 12 months
You will continue university classes one day per week. You will also begin in a paid paraprofessional role under Permission to Teach registration (PTT) in a government secondary school setting. You will be supported by a school-based mentor and the VU team while you continue PTT work and on-the-job skill development until course completion.
Note that once you have applied and are accepted into the course, the course team will manage your enrolment in the correct units.
The Teach Tomorrow program offers a taxable scholarship of up to $16,000 while you study for the first 12 months.
The Commonwealth Practicum Payment (CPP) provides a cost-of-living payment to ease financial pressure during placements.
The Government payment is available to domestic students undertaking mandatory placements who meet income and placement criteria.
Graduates of the Master of Applied Teaching (Secondary Education) who have passed the National Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) are eligible for registration as secondary teachers with the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT).
You'll be ready to work as a secondary teacher in your chosen discipline area, according to your previous study, including:
You'll also be able to pursue careers in a range of education-related industries and organisations, that could include:
Find salary information and employment predictions for secondary school teachers on the government job-data site, Jobs and Skills Australia.
This course is accredited by the VIT. Registration with VIT is a legal requirement to teach in a school, early childhood education and care service, or Victorian children’s service.
