Master of Teaching Practice (Secondary Education)

class="m-0 section-title__container anchorname" id="admissions"> Entry requirements and admissions You need to satisfy all of the following entry requirements to be considered for entry into this degree. Expand all sections Collapse all sections Academic requirements Prerequisites Selection tasks English language requirements Academic requirements You must have successfully completed an Australian bachelor's degree or 2-year master's degree (or equivalent overseas qualification) that includes a major in a specialist area and a minor in a second specialist area, or a major in a double specialist area. Selection for Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) is competitive, and places are limited. You will be selected based on your grade point average (GPA). The Master of Teaching Practice (Secondary Education) has specific requirements. For more information, please refer to the: the Teaching Suitability Assessment in the Selection tasks tab, and English language requirements tab, and Secondary teaching specialist areas section below. Prerequisites There are no prerequisite subjects required for entry into this qualification. Selection tasks You must satisfactorily complete the RMIT Teaching Suitability Assessment. The assessment is designed to evaluate your non-academic attributes that are important for the teaching profession. Please visit the Teaching Suitability Assessment page to find out more information and complete the assessment by the specified deadline. English language requirements If you did not complete your bachelor degree in English at an approved institution in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom or the United States of America, you must complete one of the following English proficiency tests or an approved Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) English Language Test : IELTS (Academic): minimum overall band of 7.5 (with 7.0-reading, 7.0-writing, 8.0-listening, 8.0-speaking) TOEFL (Internet Based Test – IBT): minimum overall score of 102 (with minimum of 24 in Reading, 28 in Listening, 26 in Speaking and 27 in Writing) Pearson Test of English (Academic) (PTE (A)): minimum overall score of 72 (with minimum communication band of 65 in Reading and Writing and 79 in Listening and Speaking) The test must be taken no more than two years prior to the RMIT program commencement date. You need to satisfy all of the following requirements to be considered for entry into this course. Expand all sections Collapse all sections Academic requirements Prerequisites Selection tasks English language requirements Academic requirements You must have successfully completed an Australian bachelor degree or two-year masters degree (or equivalent overseas qualification) that includes a major in a specialist area and a minor in a second specialist area, or a major in a double specialist area. Please refer to the Secondary teaching specialist areas below for more information. You will need to nominate your specialist areas of study upon application. Prerequisites There are no prerequisite subjects required for entry into this qualification. Selection tasks You must satisfactorily complete the RMIT Teaching Suitability Assessment. The assessment is designed to evaluate your non-academic attributes that are important for the teaching profession. Please visit Teaching Suitability Assessment to find out more, and complete the assessment by the specified deadline. English language requirements If you did not complete your bachelor degree in English at an approved institution in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom or the United States of America within five years prior to the RMIT program commencement date, you must complete one of the following English proficiency tests or an approved Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) English Language Test : IELTS (Academic): minimum overall band of 7.5 (with 7.0-reading, 7.0-writing, 8.0-listening, 8.0-speaking) TOEFL (Internet Based Test - IBT) for Australia: minimum overall score of 102 (with minimum of 24 in Reading, 28 in Listening, 26 in Speaking and 27 in Writing) Pearson Test of English (Academic) (PTE (A)): minimum overall score of 72 (with minimum communication band of 65 in Reading and Writing and 79 in Listening and Speaking) Note: RMIT does not accept scores from 'at-home' or 'online' testing. The test must be taken no more than two years prior to the RMIT program commencement date. Expand all sections Secondary teaching specialist areas All applicants to the Master of Teaching Practice (Secondary Education) must have completed a major sequence in one teaching specialist area and at least a minor sequence in a second specialist area, or a major sequence in one double teaching specialist area. Major: A total of three-quarters of a year of successful full-time higher education study, usually comprising sequential discipline study taken over three years. In most Australian programs this equates to six units, with no more than two at first year level and no less than two units at third year level. Minor: A total of half a year of successful full-time higher education study, usually comprising sequential discipline studies taken over two years. In most Australian programs this equates to four units, with no more than two at first year level. The specialist areas for which you are eligible are the disciplines in which you specialise for your study. Secondary teaching specialist areas available at RMIT University There are some teaching specialist areas for which a major sequence is always required. Please check the table below carefully. Accounting Major or minor in Accounting Biology Major or minor in Biology – includes anatomy, botany, cell biology, ecology, ethology, evolution, genetics, human biology, microbiology, physiology, and zoology Business Management (double specialist area) Major or minor in Business Management Chemistry Major or minor in Chemistry – includes biochemistry, stoichiometry, food science, pharmacology, analytical chemistry, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, polymer chemistry, and theoretical chemistry Commerce and Business studies (double specialist area) Major or minor in Business Studies Major: A major sequence in one Business Studies area and a minor sequence in another Business Studies area are required Minor: Two minor sequences in different Business Studies areas are required. Business Studies areas include Accounting/Finance, Business Management, Business Information Systems, Business Analytics, Economics, Human Resource Management, International Business/Trade, Legal Studies, Marketing, and Retail and Supply Chain Management Dance (double specialist area) Major or minor in Dance or Performance Studies (Dance) Design and Technologies (double specialist area) Major in Architecture, Agriculture, Computing Studies, Engineering, Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Communication Design, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Landscape Design, Multimedia, Product Design, System Design, or Textiles Design, which includes at least one quarter of a year of practical application in designing and producing digital technologies, systems, or products Digital Technologies (double specialist area) Major or minor in Computer Science or Information Technology Drama (double specialist area) Major or minor in Drama, Performance Studies (Drama) or Theatre Studies (including practical Drama) Economics Major or minor in Economics English (double specialist area) (a) Major or minor in English (Literature or Literary Studies) or (b) Major or minor in English Language Studies, Film Studies*, Journalism, Linguistics, Media and Communications*, or Writing, together with two additional units in English (Literature or Literary Studies) *'Film Studies' and 'Media and Communications' refer only to theoretical and analytical study of film and media. It does not include screen/film/media production, practice-based, and technical production courses. English as a Second Language (ESL) Major or minor in one of the following: (a) Linguistics (b) A second language (i.e., not your first language) (c) Appropriate studies on Teaching English to Speaker of Other Languages (TESOL) that include the following core content: the nature of the English language and the learning of English including formal systems, spoken and written discourse, language and social context, and bi/multilingual language and literacy development the socio-cultural context of TESOL including educational, cultural, historical and inter group issues and the implications for teaching and learning acquisition of English as a second or additional language. The study of how a second or additional language is acquired with reference to English with implications for TESOL pedagogy the institutional context of TESOL including the role of the TESOL teacher in the school organisation, with parents (as appropriate) and the wider community Environmental Science Major or minor in Environmental Science Geography Major or minor in Geography Health Major or minor covering all four areas of Health, Human Development, Family and Nutrition History Major or minor in History Home Economics Major or minor covering: (a) Food (Food Preparation and Food Science) or Nutrition and (b) Health or Human Development or Family Humanities Major or minor in one of the following specialist Humanities areas: (a) Economics (b) Geography (c) History together with two additional units in another area of Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, History, Indigenous Studies, Legal Studies, Philosophy, Politics, or Sociology Languages Other Than English (LOTE) (double specialist area) Major in the language Note: Applicants who do not meet this requirement via prior formal study may seek a Statement of Equivalence from an Australian university to verify that their knowledge and competence in the language meets the standard of a major level study. Legal Studies Major or minor in Legal Studies or Criminology Mathematics (double specialist area) Major or minor in Mathematics. Applicants with a completed bachelor degree in civil, mechanical, electrical, or biomedical engineering are considered to have met the requirements for a minor in Mathematics. Media Studies (double specialist area) Major or minor in Digital Media, Film and Television Studies, Journalism, Media and Communications, Media Studies, or Social Media Music (double specialist area) (a) Major study in Music which includes Practical Music or (b) Major study in Music together with AMEB Grade VI or Year 12 Practical Music Philosophy Major or minor in Philosophy Physical Education (double specialist area) Major in Physical Education Studies should include study in the following areas: (a) Discipline Study: Human Movement (e.g. anatomy, physiology, exercise physiology, biomechanics, growth and motor development, skill acquisition and psycho-social aspects of physical activity), Health and Nutrition (b) At least 3 of the following skills: fundamental motor skills, ball handling, dance, games, fitness education, athletics, aquatics, sport education Physics Major or minor in Physics - includes acoustics, astrophysics, atomic physics, cosmology, electronics, mechanics, nuclear physics, optics and thermodynamics. Politics Major or minor in Politics – includes international relations Psychology (double specialist area) Major or minor in Psychology Science Major or minor in one Science area together with two additional units in another Science area. Science areas include Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science (Geology), Environmental Science, and Physics. Studies of Society and Environment (SOSE) (double specialist area) Major or minor in one SOSE area together with two additional units in another SOSE area. SOSE areas include Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, History, Indigenous Studies, Legal Studies, Philosophy, Politics and Sociology. Visual Arts (double specialist area) Major in Visual Arts which includes at least one quarter of a year of practical Art content – includes Ceramics, Computer-generated Art, Craft, Drawing, Metal, Painting, Photography, Pottery, Sculpture, Textiles, Visual Communication, Wood, etc. Additional information Expand all sections Inherent requirements (non-academic abilities) Non-academic abilities you'll need to complete this course The following information outlines the tasks you will be required to undertake during professional experience placement and on-campus learning activities. The non-academic abilities listed are provided for your information only and are not entry requirements. By understanding the types of activities you'll participate in, you can: understand more about the course determine if you may need support during your studies make an informed decision about whether the course is suitable for you. Adjustments If there are any activities outlined which may be difficult for you to undertake, there is a range of adjustments to your study conditions available to enable and support you to demonstrate these abilities. Please contact the Equitable Learning Services (ELS) team to discuss any adjustments you may require. To receive learning adjustments, you need to register with ELS. If you are living with disability, long-term illness and/or a mental health condition, we can support you by making adjustments to activities in your course so that you can participate fully in your studies. The University considers the wellbeing and safety of all students, staff and the community to be a priority in academic and professional experience placement settings. View inherent requirements Professional compliance requirements Working with children check Applicants will be required to hold a valid Victorian Working with Children (WWC) Check (valid for 5 years) prior to undertaking professional placement as part of this program. Note: For placements undertaken interstate a valid WWC Check is required for that state. Literacy and numeracy test Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students The Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) is a national test required by the Federal Government that all pre-service teachers must complete to be able to graduate and register as a teacher. The test is administered by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). Please note that you are required to be physically in Australia to undertake this test at a test centre. Counselling and support for those failing the test will be available. You are able to sit the LANTITE before you enrol in your degree. You must successfully complete your LANTITE by the end of your first year of studies. Please visit the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education website for more information, including the cost of the test. Note: All relevant screening and compliance check fees are at your own expense. <div

class="m-0 section-title__container anchorname" id="career"> Career Make the next step in your career a meaningful one Secondary teaching is an incredibly rewarding career; one that gives you the opportunity to make a positive impact on young lives. Discover a career with meaning. This globally recognised teaching qualification is always in demand, and RMIT graduates are among the most employable in Australia. As a graduate of this degree, you’ll be qualified as a secondary teacher and equipped to teach in schools and other educational settings in national and international contexts. The knowledge and skills you will gain can also be applied in policy and consultative work in private industry, the public sector and community service organisations. Common career options include secondary teacher, educational officer, trainer and educational policy officer. Jobs and Skills Australia projects that work opportunities for secondary school teachers are set to increase by 5.8% to 2028. There are further developmental and professional opportunities as a learning specialist or leading teacher. Expand all sections Professional recognition and accreditation The Master of Teaching Practice (Secondary Education) is accredited by the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) . It is well recognised throughout Australia, although graduates will have to check with the individual registration authorities in other states and territories. You may also apply for membership of appropriate professional bodies and will be advised of these during your studies. To register with the VIT, all applicants who did not complete their initial tertiary qualification in English at an approved institution in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom or the United States of America need a minimum IELTS (academic module) overall score of 7.5, with individual band scores required at 7.0 for Reading, 7.0 for Writing, 8.0 for Listening and 8.0 for Speaking. For further information, please contact VIT or Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership for information on registration requirements. Through reciprocal arrangements with registration authorities, graduates can practice as teachers nationally and overseas. <div