Bachelor of Primary Education and Master of Secondary Teaching (English)

Prepare to teach in either primary or secondary schools with the Bachelor of Primary Education and Master of Secondary Teaching dual degree. This unique course will give you the flexibility to move between primary and secondary settings as your teaching career progresses without having to gain any other qualifications,

This course can be studied online or on campus, part-time or full-time. you can complete the course in as little as 4.5 years (or 4 years, depending on the subjects you choose), which is almost the same time it takes to complete a single undergraduate teaching degree.

During the course, you will apply your learning with professional experience in classrooms close to home or in unique placements in remote locations across the Northern Territory. You will expand your network for employment opportunities with placements across different stages of schooling.

In this course, you will learn practical skills and knowledge about:

• the school curriculum

• contemporary approaches to issues in education, such as inclusivity

• child and adolescent development

• expertise to cater to the diverse needs of students across different developmental stages

• improving the teaching-learning relationship in the classroom

• teaching First Nation learners

• developing an informed, evidence-based approach to learning and teaching

• becoming a secondary teacher in English

The course is a mixture of discipline-specific curriculum and pedagogical studies, general education studies and professional experience. When you graduate, your levels of personal literacy and numeracy will be broadly equivalent to the top 30% of the Australian population.

Students are encouraged to review the employer eligibility requirements as they can vary state to state.

On graduating, you will be eligible to register as a teacher in all states and territories in Australia, providing you meet all other requirements.