Master of Teaching (Primary)

includes:

Awards

The course includes the following awards:

Master of Teaching (Primary) MTeach(Prim)

Availability

Master of Teaching (Primary) (Arts) (1720AR)

Online - Albury-Wodonga

Master of Teaching (Primary) (English) (1720EN)

Online - Albury-Wodonga

Master of Teaching (Primary) (HASS/HSIE) (1720HU)

Online - Albury-Wodonga

Master of Teaching (Primary) (Languages) (1720LG)

Online - Albury-Wodonga

Master of Teaching (Primary) (Mathematics) (1720MA)

Online - Albury-Wodonga

Master of Teaching (Primary) (PDHPE) (1720PD)

Online - Albury-Wodonga

Master of Teaching (Primary) (Science and Technology) (1720ST)

Online - Albury-Wodonga

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal Course Duration

Course duration referenced below is the effective time taken to complete a course when studied full time (full time equivalent duration). At Charles Sturt the standard calendar refers to 32 points a session over a 2 session calendar year. The Actual Duration is the time taken to complete the course following the prescribed enrolment pattern. A course's actual duration can be affected by the session calendar (number of sessions undertaken per year) and/or mode (full time, part time or mixed) and credit packages which may have been granted unpon admission. Therefore, depending on the prescribed enrolment pattern, mode, calendar utilised and credit awarded a course may take less time or more time to complete than the duration noted as full time equivalent years. Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern to determine the actual duration of study.

Master of Teaching (Primary)

Full-time: 2.0 years (or part-time equivalent)

Admission Criteria

CSU Admission Policy

Applicants for the course must meet the following admission requirements:

A completed Bachelors Degre

A Grade Point Average of 4 or above in your undergraduate or more recent postgraduate studies

Successful completion of acceptable undergraduate and/or postgraduate study that is equivalent to one year of study (1.0 Equivalent Full Time Study Load - EFTSL), usually equating to eight subjects, that fall under one or more of the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) primary curriculum KLAs.

To ensure applicants have an extended depth of knowledge in one curriculum KLA, a minimum of four of the eight subjects must be within one of the following seven primary curriculum KLAs:

English
Mathematics
Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS/HSIE)
Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE)
Creative Arts (Music, Drama, Dance & Visual Arts)
Science and Technology
Languages- Entry to Languages also requires a curriculum method subject in Languages/LOTE.

The program for which the applicant will be eligible for entry is therefore based on the applicants previous study in the respective primary curriculum KLA.

Applicants who do not fully meet these requirements may be offered a place in the Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) course. This will enable completion of up to two additional KLA subjects to meet entry requirements and permit re-application to the Master of Teaching (Primary).

English Language Proficiency
Refer to http://futurestudents.csu.edu.au/apply/english-language for the specific requirements.
This will apply to both domestic and international applicants. Offer may be conditional on ELP but applicants will be required to provide evidence of meeting these requirements before the start of studies.

Completing a TOEFL IBT with an overall score of 102 (with a score of 23 or above in reading and writing, and a score of no less than 27 for speaking and listening). Testing results must be within two years from the date of your application for admissions.
OR
International Second Language Proficiency Rating (ISLPR) with a score of Level 4 in all four skill areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing, undertaken at approved testing sites where the assessment is teacher focused. Testing results must be within two years from the date of your application for admissions.
OR
Were born in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, USA, United Kingdom or South Africa and have completed at least one qualification in one of those countries and the language in which the qualification was undertaken was English.
OR
If you were not born in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, USA, United Kingdom or South Africa but have completed senior secondary study or at least a diploma in one of these countries and the language in which the qualification was undertaken was English.

Charles Sturt takes a holistic approach to understand each applicants potential for academic success. Each student is assessed on a range of factors including academic readiness, previous study, work and life experience, motivation to succeed, and an awareness of the demands of tertiary study.

Credit

CSU Credit Policy

Credit for a professional experience:

An applicant must demonstrate to the Course Director that the completed task was equivalent to a practicum, that is, the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) had provided the student with an opportunity to satisfy the requirements of a typical practicum.

Typically, this requires the pre-service teacher to demonstrate that they haved developed the skills, knowledge and understanding of the role of a teacher, through employment as a teacher, through:

systematic observation of colleague's teaching and professional dialogue about such observations;
teaching in a classroom in a collaborative role with an experienced colleague; the development of structured teaching and learning materials that are systematically evaluated;
the development of a professional portfolio;
discussion of personal teacher development with a supervising colleague on a regular basis;
engagement in professional dialogue with independent (university) personnel;
formal assessment of teaching competence by a supervising teacher.

For any student who is conditionally employed within a primary school setting and is successful in gaining Professional Experience Credit, the credit will only apply to EPT447 Professional Experience: Positive Primary Classroom Environments. EPT447 includes learning outcomes aligned to the priority area Classroom Management.

This may mean that placement is credited but an additional subjects is required Classroom Management to be completed. It is a course requirement that students must complete professional experience in two diverse settings, as such, the student must then complete EPT521 Final Professional Experience: Effective Teaching and Assessment in the Primary Years practicum requirements at a different school setting.

Any student who completed professional experience as part of another incomplete degree may apply to have that professional experience recognised as equivalent in the same manner that they would apply for credit for other subjects.

Graduation Requirement

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 128 points.

Course Structure

The course consists of 17 core subjects, of which 56 points are completed at 500 level subjects:

14 core education subjects
one extended primary Key Learning Area (KLA) study subject*
and
two professional experience subjects.

All subjects have a value of 8 points, with the exception of two subjects which have a zero point value and the final placement subject which has a 16 point value.

*NOTE: References to a primary curriculum area program within the Master of Teaching (Primary) course equates to the accreditation requirement of a primary specialisation to be developed through the study of advanced primary curriculum subjects in addition to study in each of the key learning areas (KLAs) of the primary school curriculum as defined by NESA (NSW Educational Standards Authority).

CORE SUBJECTS

Education Subjects
EED409 Learning and Development K-6
EEB505 Indigenous Australian Studies for Teachers
EEB443 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Education Program (0)
EEP427 Social Justice, Ethics and Inclusion in Classroom Practice
EMA410 Teaching and Assessing the Creative Arts
EML440 Primary English Curriculum: Understanding Language and Literacy
EML530 English Curriculum: Pedagogies in the Primary Years
EMM418 Mathematics: Content & Pedagogy
EMM419 Mathematics for Primary Teachers (0)
EMM503 Mathematics in the Primary Years
EMS406 Science and Technology Curriculum
EMH419 Curriculum Studies: Society and Environment
EMR408 PDHPE Curriculum and Pedagogy
ESS509 Principles of Inclusive Education

Professional Experience Subjects
EPT447 Professional Experience: Positive Primary Classroom Environments
EPT521 Final Professional Experience: Effective Teaching and Assessment in the Primary Years (16)

Extended primary curriculum area study subjects (1 subject per extended primary curriculum area program)
EML529 Highly Effective Teaching: Primary English
EMH501 Highly Effective Teaching: Primary Arts, HASS/HSIE & Languages
EMR501 Highly Effective Teaching: Primary PDHPE
EMS501 Highly Effective Teaching: Primary STEM
*Please see note regarding primary curriculum area programs

NOTE: Initial teacher education students are required to pass both components of the personal Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) as part of the accreditation requirements of this course and before commencement of the final professional experience placement. Further information about the LANTITE including how to register can be found on the LANTITE website of https://teacheredtest.acer.edu.au/

*Primary curriculum area program notes

The primary curriculum area programs are based on the six Key Learning Areas (KLAs) in the NSW Curriculum: Creative Arts, English, HASS/HSIE, Mathematics, Science and Technology, PDHPE and with the addition of Languages.

It is a requirement to graduate with either a NESA approved or an AITSL extended study in a primary KLA.

AITSL Recognised Extended Primary Curriculum Area Study

Students with in-depth study in the KLA areas of Creative Arts, HASS/HSIE, and PDHPE will graduate with an AITSL recognised extended primary curriculum area study.

Extended primary curriculum area program: Creative Arts

To graduate with an AITSL extended study in the primary KLA Creative Arts a student must complete one relevant curriculum method subject in the primary curriculum area plus advanced primary curriculum KLA subject (titled as a Highly Effective Teaching subject) respective curriculum area and complete the TPA in the respective curriculum area.

The Creative Arts primary program includes the subjects EMA410 and EMH501 and Creative Arts will be the focus in the EPT521 Teaching Performance Assessment. EMA410 should be completed before enrolling in EMH501 Highly Effective Teaching: Primary Arts, HASS/HSIE & Languages

Extended primary curriculum area program: HASS/HSIE

To graduate with an AITSL extended study in the primary KLA HASS/HSIE a student must complete one relevant curriculum method subject in the primary curriculum area plus advanced primary curriculum KLA subject (titled as a Highly Effective Teaching subject) respective curriculum area and complete the TPA in the respective curriculum area.

The HASS/HSIE primary program includes the subjects EMH419 and EMH501 and HASS/HSIE will be the focus in the EPT521 Teaching Performance Assessment. EMH419 should be completed before enrolling in EMH501 Highly Effective Teaching: Primary Arts, HASS/HSIE & Languages.

Extended primary curriculum area program: PDHPE

To graduate with an AITSL extended study in the primary KLA PDHPE a student must complete one relevant curriculum method subject in the primary curriculum area plus advanced primary curriculum KLA subject (titled as a Highly Effective Teaching subject) respective curriculum area and complete the TPA in the respective curriculum area.

The PDHPE primary program includes the subjects EMR408 and EMR501 and PDHPE will be the focus in the EPT521 Teaching Performance Assessment. EMR408 should be completed before enrolling in EMR501 Highly Effective Teaching: Primary PDHPE.

NESA Extended Primary Curriculum Area Study

There are four KLAs in which NESA endorse as KLAs for in-depth and extended study: English, Mathematics, Science and Technology and Languages. Graduates who have completed the requisite subjects for a NESA recognised extended primary curriculum area receive recognition as part of their NSW teacher registration which may advantage them when seeking a teaching position in a NSW Department of Education school.

Extended primary curriculum area program: English

To graduate with a NESA extended primary curriculum area study in English a student must complete two curriculum methods subjects in the primary curriculum area plus a third Highly Effective Teaching subject in the respective curriculum area and complete the Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA) in that primary curriculum area.

The English primary program includes the subjects EML440, EML530 and EML529 and English will be the focus in the EPT521 Teaching Performance Assessment. EML440 and EML530 should be completed before enrolling in EML529 Highly Effective Teaching: Primary English.

Extended primary curriculum area program: Mathematics

To graduate with a NESA extended primary curriculum area study in Mathematics a student must complete two curriculum methods subjects in the primary curriculum area plus a third Highly Effective Teaching subject in the respective curriculum area and complete the Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA) in that primary curriculum area.

The Mathematics primary program the subjects EMM418, EMM419, EMM503 and EMS501 and Mathematics will be the focus in the EPT521 Teaching Performance Assessment. EMM418, EMM419 and EMM503 should be completed before enrolling in EMS501 Highly Effective Teaching: Primary STEM.

Extended primary curriculum area program: Science and Technology

To graduate with a NESA extended primary curriculum area study in Science and Technology a student must complete two curriculum methods subjects in the primary curriculum area plus a third Highly Effective Teaching subject in the respective curriculum area and complete the Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA) in that primary curriculum area.

The Science and Technology primary program includes the subjects EMS406, ESC407 and EMS501 and Science and Technology will be the focus in the EPT521 Teaching Performance Assessment. EMS406 and ESC407 should be completed before enrolling in EMS501 Highly Effective Teaching: Primary STEM.

Students will not be permitted to complete ESC407 within the Master of Teaching (Primary) degree. Students pursuing this option will be required to enrol in ESC407 within the Bachelor of Educational Studies, which can be completed concurrently.
Students who choose not to complete the additional subject ESC407 will graduate with an AITSL extended study in the primary KLA Science & Technology.

Extended primary curriculum area program: Languages

To graduate with a NESA extended primary curriculum area study in Languages a student must complete one curriculum method subject in Languages plus the Highly Effective Teaching subject in the Languages curriculum area and complete the TPA in the primary curriculum area Languages.

The Languages primary program includes the subjects EML451 and EMH501 and Languages will be the focus in the EPT521 Teaching Performance Assessment. EML451 must be completed in either the Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) or within the Bachelor of Educational Studies as prior study before entry will be permitted to the Master of Teaching (Primary).

Key Subjects
Effective from 202030.

EED409 Learning and Development K-6
EEP427 Social Justice, Ethics and Inclusion in Classroom Practice
EEB505 Indigenous Australian Studies for Teachers
ESS509 Principles of Inclusive Education

Enrolment Pattern

Availability of subject offerings can be subject to change. Students are advised to regularly review their study plans.

FULL TIME

SESSION 1 (February) commencement

Year 1 - Session 1
EMM419 Mathematics for Primary Teachers (0)
EED409 Learning and Development K-6
EEP427 Social Justice, Ethics and Inclusion in Classroom Practice
EML440 Primary English Curriculum: Understanding Language and Literacy
EMS406 Science and Technology Curriculum

Year 1 - Session 2
EMM418 Mathematics: Content & Pedagogy
EMH419 Curriculum Studies: HASS/HSIE
EEB505 Indigenous Australian Studies for Teachers
EEB443 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Education Program (0) (NB 15 hours WPL)
EPT447 Professional Experience: Positive Classroom Environments

Year 1 - Session 3
EMA410 Teaching and Assessing the Creative Arts
OR* EML530 English Curriculum: Pedagogies in the Primary Years
EMR408 PDHPE Curriculum and Pedagogy
OR* EMM503 Mathematics in the Primary Years

Year 2 Session 1
EMM503 Mathematics in the Primary Years
OR* EMR408 PDHPE Curriculum and Pedagogy
EML530 English Curriculum: Pedagogies in the Primary Years
OR* EMA410 Teaching and Assessing the Creative Arts
* Extended Primary Curriculum Area Study Subject

Year 2 - Session 2
ESS509 Principles of Inclusive Education
EPT521 Final Professional Experience: Effective Teaching and Assessment in the primary Years (16)

Extended primary curriculum area study subjects:
EML529 Highly Effective Teaching: Primary English
EMS501Highly Effective Teaching: Primary STEM
EMH501Highly Effective Teaching: Primary Arts, HASS/HSIE & Languages
EMR501Highly Effective Teaching: Primary PDHPE
*Please see note regarding primary curriculum area programs

SESSION 2 (July) commencement

Year 1 - Session 2
EMM419 Mathematics for Primary Teachers (0)
EED409 Learning and Development K-6
EEP427 Social Justice, Ethics and Inclusion in Classroom Practice
EML440 Primary English Curriculum: Understanding Language and Literacy

Year 1 - Session 3
EMR408 PDHPE Curriculum and Pedagogy
EMA410 Teaching and Assessing the Creative Arts

Year 2 - Session 1
EMM418 Mathematics: Content & Pedagogy
EMS406 Science and Technology Curriculum
EPT447 Professional Experience: Positive Classroom Environments

Year 2 - Session 2
EMH419 Curriculum Studies: HASS/HSIE
EEB505 Indigenous Australian Studies for Teachers
EEB443 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Education Program (0) (NB 15 hours WPL)
ESS509 Principles of Inclusive Education
EML530 English Curriculum: Pedagogies in the Primary Years

Year 2 - Session 3
EMM503 Mathematics in the Primary Years

Year 3 - Session 1
* Extended Primary Curriculum Area Study Subject
EPT521 Final Professional Experience: Effective Teaching and Assessment in the primary Years (16)

PART TIME

SESSION 1 (February) commencement

Year 1 - Session 1
EMM419 Mathematics for Primary Teachers (0)
EED409 Learning and Development K-6

Year 1 - Session 2
EEP427 Social Justice, Ethics and Inclusion in Classroom Practice
EML440 Primary English Curriculum: Understanding Language and Literacy

Year 1 - Session 3
EMM418 Mathematics: Content & Pedagogy

Year 2 - Session 1
EMS406 Science and Technology Curriculum
EMA410 Teaching and Assessing the Creative Arts

Year 2 - Session 2
EMR408 PDHPE Curriculum and Pedagogy
EPT447 Professional Experience: Positive Classroom Environments

Year 2 - Session 3
EEB505 Indigenous Australian Studies for Teachers

Year 3 - Session 1
EMH419 Curriculum Studies: HASS/HSIE
EML530 English Curriculum: Pedagogies in the Primary Years

Year 3 - Session 2
EMM503 Mathematics in the Primary Years
EEB443 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Education Program (0) (NB 15 hours WPL)

Year 3 - Session 3
ESS509 Principles of Inclusive Education

Year 4 - Session 1
* Extended Primary Curriculum Area Study Subject

Year 4 - Session 2
EPT521 Final Professional Experience: Effective Teaching and Assessment in the primary Years (16)

SESSION 2 (July) commencement

Year 1 - Session 2
EMM419 Mathematics for Primary Teachers (0)
EED409 Learning and Development K-6

Year 1 - Session 3
EMR408 PDHPE Curriculum and Pedagogy

Year 2 - Session 1
EEP427 Social Justice, Ethics and Inclusion in Classroom Practice
EML440 Primary English Curriculum: Understanding Language and Literacy

Year 2 - Session 2
EMM418 Mathematics: Content & Pedagogy
EMS406 Science and Technology Curriculum

Year 2 - Session 3
EMA410 Teaching and Assessing the Creative Arts

Year 3 - Session 1
EPT447 Professional Experience: Positive Classroom Environments
EEB505 Indigenous Australian Studies for Teachers

Year 3 - Session 2
EEB443 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Education Program (0) (NB 15 hours WPL)
EMH419 Curriculum Studies: HASS/HSIE
EML530 English Curriculum: Pedagogies in the Primary Years

Year 3 - Session 3
EMM503 Mathematics in the Primary Years

Year 4 - Session 1
* Extended Primary Curriculum Area Study Subject
ESS509 Principles of Inclusive Education

Year 4 - Session 2
EPT521 Final Professional Experience: Effective Teaching and Assessment in the primary Years (16)

Extended primary curriculum area study subjects:
EML529 Highly Effective Teaching: Primary English
EMS501 Highly Effective Teaching: Primary STEM
EMH501 Highly Effective Teaching: Primary Arts, HASS/HSIE & Languages
EMR501 Highly Effective Teaching: Primary PDHPE
*Please see note regarding primary curriculum area programs

Workplace Learning

Please note that the following subjects may contain a Workplace Learning component. Further details for Workplace Learning requirements are located via the subject page

EEB443 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Cultural Education Program
EPT447 Professional Experience: Positive Primary Classroom Environments
EPT521 Professional Experience: Effective Teaching and Assessment in the Primary Years

Professional Accreditation

Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programs including the Master of Teaching (Primary) are accredited according to national standards prescribed by the Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL). These include both the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers, and their ITE program standards.

The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) is the state-based regulator, and it is their responsibility to implement and assure the AITSL standards in NSW. In addition to being the NSW ITE program accrediting authority, they also administer teacher registration.

The Master of Teaching (Primary) is accredited until 31 December 2024.

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: May 2021. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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