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StreamYear: 2025
Pre-2022 Students
Overview
This Pre-2022 Students section is a guide for continuing Master of Teaching (Primary) Teacher Candidates that commenced in 2021 (or earlier). Refer to a listing of your subjects on the Structure page.
Teacher Candidates commencing their course in 2022 onwards must instead refer to the main Master of Teaching (Primary) course page - Majors, minors & specialisations (this link) section.
Last updated: 27 February 2025
Structure
200 credit points
Teacher Candidates that commenced in 2021 (or earlier) can use the Full Time Plan or Part Time Plan subject listings below to guide their enrolment (depending on their study plan and progress in the course).
See the requirements specific to each Specialised Pathway listed under the Majors, minors and specialisations (within this Pre-2022 Students section).
Refer to the 2021 Handbook (or look up the Handbook archive for your year of commencement) for the overall course rules that apply for your Master of Teaching (Primary) enrolment.
Subject Options
Full Time Plan - 2021 Structure
FIRST YEAR SUBJECTS
Subjects undertaken in first semester of program - Full Time Plan
From 2022, Teacher Candidates who have not yet completed EDUC90778 Primary Mathematics Education 1 will instead take EDUC91080 Mathematics Education: Primary 1.
From 2022, Teacher Candidates who have not yet completed EDUC90367 Foundational English Literacy will instead take EDUC91079 Language and Literacy: F to Year 2.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC90882 | Educational Foundations (Prim) | No longer available | |
| EDUC90885 | Introduction to Clinical Practice (Prim) | No longer available | |
| EDUC90877 | Clinical Teaching Practice (Prim) 1 | No longer available | |
| EDUC91080 | Mathematics Education: Primary 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| EDUC91079 | Language and Literacy: F to Year 2 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Subjects undertaken in second semester of program - Full Time Plan
From 2022, Teacher Candidates undertaking the Mathematics or STEM specialised pathway who have not yet completed the extension subject EDUC90834 Primary Mathematics Education 2 will take EDUC90773 Primary Mathematics Education 2.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC90884 | Integrating Clinical Practice (Prim) | No longer available | |
| EDUC90881 | Diverse and Inclusive Classrooms (Prim) | No longer available | |
| EDUC90878 | Clinical Teaching Practice (Prim) 2 | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| EDUC90887 | Primary Arts Education 1 | No longer available | |
| EDUC90377 | Advanced English Literacies | February (Online) |
6.25 |
| EDUC90373 | Primary Humanities Education | No longer available | |
| EDUC90773 | Primary Mathematics Education 2 | No longer available |
SECOND YEAR SUBJECTS
Subjects undertaken in third semester of program - Full Time Plan
- Note EDUC91009 Professional Learning Capstone (Prim) is a year-long subject taken over third and fourth semesters.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC90880 | Becoming a Clinical Practitioner (Prim) | No longer available | |
| EDUC90879 | Clinical Teaching Practice (Prim) 3 | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| EDUC90378 | Health and Physical Education | No longer available | |
| EDUC90376 | Science, Technology (Digital and Design) | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| EDUC91009 | Professional Learning Capstone (Prim) |
February (Online)
February (Online)
|
25 |
Teacher Candidates undertaking the Research Option take EDUC90419 in place of EDUC910009.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC90419 | Education Research Methodology |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
February (Online)
July (Online)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Teacher Candidates undertaking the Science or STEM specialised pathway take EDUC90860 in place of EDUC90376.
Teacher Candidates undertaking other specialised pathways may elect to take the extension subject EDUC90860 in place of EDUC90376 (note that this will not give Teacher Candidates a second specialised pathway but rather extend knowledge in this area of study).
The above applies for both the Coursework and Research Options.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC90860 | Science and Technology in Practice | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
Subjects undertaken in fourth semester of program - Full Time Plan
Coursework Option
Teacher Candidates following the Coursework Option:
- continue EDUC91009 Professional Learning Capstone (Prim) from third semester; and
- take the five subjects below; and
- choose one Elective subject (according to elective options available for their Specialised Pathway).
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC90777 | Literacy Assessment and Learning | February (Online) |
6.25 |
| EDUC90776 | Primary Mathematics Education 3 | No longer available | |
| EDUC90888 | Primary Arts Education 2 | No longer available | |
| EDUC90883 | Inquiry Learning in the Humanities | No longer available |
Research Option
Teacher Candidates following the Research Option take the following:
- From 2023, Teacher Candidates who have not yet completed EDUC90558 Education Research Design will instead take EDUC91197 Research Project in Education.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC90777 | Literacy Assessment and Learning | February (Online) |
6.25 |
| EDUC90776 | Primary Mathematics Education 3 | No longer available |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC91197 | Research Project in Education |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Online)
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Year Long (Online)
Year Long (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Online)
|
37.5 |
Teacher Candidates undertaking the Mathematics or STEM specialised pathways take EDUC90835 instead of EDUC90776.
Teacher Candidates undertaking other specialised pathways, that meet the subject prerequisites, may elect to take the extension subject EDUC90835 (note that this will not give Teacher Candidates a second specialised pathway but rather extend knowledge in this area of study).
Teacher Candidates undertaking the Literacy specialised pathway take EDUC90886 instead of EDUC90777 Literacy Assessment and Learning.
Teacher Candidates undertaking other specialised pathways, that meet the subject prerequisites, may elect to take the extension subject EDUC90835 (note that this will not give Teacher Candidates a second specialised pathway but rather extend knowledge in this area of study).
The above applies for both the Coursework and Research Options.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC90835 | Primary Mathematics Education3 Extension | No longer available | |
| EDUC90886 | Leading Literacy in Primary Schools | February (Online) |
6.25 |
ELECTIVES
Refer to the individual Specialised Pathway sections for elective options available to each pathway.
Note: Literacy, Mathematics and STEM Specialised Pathway students may select from the Alternative Electives list below.
Alternative Electives
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC90333 | Introduction to the IB |
Term 1 (Online)
Term 3 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| EDUC90711 | Physical Education Pedagogy | No longer available | |
| EDUC90974 | Teaching Critical and Creative Thinking | No longer available |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC90006 | Environmental Education |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| EDUC90126 | School Effectiveness and Improvement | No longer available | |
| EDUC90137 | Developing Educational Leadership Skills |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (Online)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
September (Online)
|
12.5 |
| EDUC90139 | Leading a Learning Community | No longer available | |
| EDUC90140 | Curriculum Leadership and Management | No longer available | |
| EDUC90258 | Student Wellbeing: Current Approaches | No longer available | |
| EDUC90578 | Linking School and Community | No longer available | |
| EDUC90579 | Interpersonal and Group Processes | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| EDUC90606 | Engagement and the Arts | No longer available | |
| EDUC90607 | Arts Practice and Evaluation | No longer available | |
| EDUC90608 | Identity, Culture and the Arts | No longer available | |
| EDUC90612 | Teaching for Student Engagement | No longer available | |
| EDUC90615 | Mathematics: Teaching with Technology | No longer available | |
| EDUC90619 | Leading Educational Ideas | No longer available | |
| EDUC90628 | Relationship Skills for Educators 1 | No longer available | |
| EDUC90629 | Leading Change for Wellbeing |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| EDUC90638 | Education, Knowledge and Power | No longer available | |
| EDUC90640 | Diversity, Inclusion and Transitions | No longer available | |
| EDUC90641 | Identity, Equity and Change | No longer available | |
| EDUC90642 | Critical Thinking and Curriculum | No longer available | |
| EDUC90680 | Creating Texts in the Digital Age | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| EDUC90683 | Approaches to Reading | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| EDUC90684 | 21st Century Literacies: Policy & Praxis | No longer available | |
| EDUC90686 | Literacy Leadership for Transformation | No longer available | |
| EDUC90711 | Physical Education Pedagogy | No longer available | |
| EDUC90728 | Innovative Spaces and Pedagogy | No longer available | |
| EDUC90850 | Foundations of Evaluation |
Term 2 (Online)
Term 4 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| EDUC90872 | Fundamentals of the Science of Learning | Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Online) |
12.5 |
| EDUC90936 | Communities of Arts Practices | No longer available | |
| EDUC90937 | International Issues in Arts Education | No longer available | |
| EDUC90938 | Quality Assessment Design |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| EDUC90939 | Using Data to Improve Learning |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| EDUC90940 | Education Policy and Reform | No longer available | |
| EDUC90941 | Leading the Educational Organisation | No longer available | |
| EDUC90942 | Managing the Educational Organisation | No longer available | |
| EDUC90943 | Marketing and Innovation in Education | No longer available | |
| EDUC90944 | Leading for Teacher Quality | No longer available | |
| EDUC90946 | Mathematics Across the Curriculum | No longer available | |
| EDUC90947 | Mathematics: Building Teacher Capacity | No longer available | |
| EDUC90948 | Mathematics: Improving Learning | No longer available | |
| EDUC90950 | Global Education Policy | No longer available | |
| EDUC90951 | Understanding Education Policy | No longer available | |
| EDUC90952 | Informal Science Communication | No longer available | |
| EDUC90953 | Interdisciplinary Science Education | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| EDUC90954 | Science Communication and Technology | No longer available | |
| EDUC90974 | Teaching Critical and Creative Thinking | No longer available | |
| EDUC91017 | Education Randomised Controlled Trials | No longer available | |
| EDUC91031 | Language in Diverse Contexts | No longer available |
Part Time Plan - 2021 Structure
FIRST YEAR SUBJECTS
Subjects undertaken in first semester of program - Part Time Plan
Total credit points this semester: 31.25
From 2022, Teacher Candidates who have not yet completed EDUC90778 Primary Mathematics Education 1 will instead take EDUC91080 Mathematics Education: Primary 1.
From 2022, Teacher Candidates who have not yet completed EDUC90367 Foundational English Literacy will instead take EDUC91079 Language and Literacy: F to Year 2.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC90882 | Educational Foundations (Prim) | No longer available | |
| EDUC91080 | Mathematics Education: Primary 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| EDUC91079 | Language and Literacy: F to Year 2 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Subjects undertaken in second semester of program - Part Time Plan
Total credit points this semester: 25
From 2022, Teacher Candidates undertaking the Mathematics or STEM specialised pathway who have not yet completed the extension subject EDUC90834 Primary Mathematics Education 2 will take EDUC90773 Primary Mathematics Education 2.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC91006 | Clinical Teaching Practice (Prim) 1 PT | No longer available | |
| EDUC90773 | Primary Mathematics Education 2 | No longer available | |
| EDUC90885 | Introduction to Clinical Practice (Prim) | No longer available |
SECOND YEAR SUBJECTS
Subjects undertaken in third semester of program - Part Time Plan
Total credit points this semester: 18.75
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC90378 | Health and Physical Education | No longer available | |
| EDUC90376 | Science, Technology (Digital and Design) | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
Teacher Candidates undertaking the Science or STEM specialised pathway take EDUC90860 in place of EDUC90376.
Teacher Candidates undertaking other specialised pathways may elect to take the extension subject EDUC90860 in place of EDUC90376 (note that this will not give Teacher Candidates a second specialised pathway but rather extend knowledge in this area of study).
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC90860 | Science and Technology in Practice | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
Subjects undertaken in fourth semester of program - Part Time Plan
Total credit points this semester: 18.75
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC90887 | Primary Arts Education 1 | No longer available | |
| EDUC90377 | Advanced English Literacies | February (Online) |
6.25 |
| EDUC90373 | Primary Humanities Education | No longer available |
THIRD YEAR SUBJECTS
Subjects undertaken in fifth semester of program - Part Time Plan
Total credit points this semester: 25
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC91007 | Clinical Teaching Practice (Prim) 2 PT | No longer available | |
| EDUC90884 | Integrating Clinical Practice (Prim) | No longer available | |
| EDUC90881 | Diverse and Inclusive Classrooms (Prim) | No longer available |
Subjects undertaken in sixth semester of program - Part Time Plan
Total credit points this semester: 18.75
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC90776 | Primary Mathematics Education 3 | No longer available | |
| EDUC90888 | Primary Arts Education 2 | No longer available | |
| EDUC90883 | Inquiry Learning in the Humanities | No longer available |
Teacher Candidates undertaking the Mathematics or STEM specialised pathways take EDUC90835 instead of EDUC90776.
Teacher Candidates undertaking other specialised pathways, that meet the subject prerequisites, may elect to take the extension subject EDUC90835 (note that this will not give Teacher Candidates a second specialised pathway but rather extend knowledge in this area of study).
Teacher Candidates undertaking the Literacy specialised pathway take EDUC90886 instead of EDUC90777 Literacy Assessment and Learning.
Teacher Candidates undertaking other specialised pathways may elect to take the extension subject EDUC90886 instead of EDUC90777 (note that this will not give Teacher Candidates a second specialised pathway but rather extend knowledge in this area of study).
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC90835 | Primary Mathematics Education3 Extension | No longer available | |
| EDUC90886 | Leading Literacy in Primary Schools | February (Online) |
6.25 |
FOURTH YEAR SUBJECTS
Subjects undertaken in seventh semester of program - Part Time Plan
Total credit points this semester: 31.25
Note EDUC91009 Professional Learning Capstone (Prim) is a year-long subject taken over seventh and eighth semesters.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC91009 | Professional Learning Capstone (Prim) |
February (Online)
February (Online)
|
25 |
| EDUC91008 | Clinical Teaching Practice (Prim) 3 PT | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| EDUC90880 | Becoming a Clinical Practitioner (Prim) | No longer available |
Subjects undertaken in eighth semester of program - Part Time Plan
Total credit points this semester: 31.25
Part time Teacher Candidates:
- Take the subject below (EDUC90777); and
- Choose one Elective (according to elective options available for their Specialised Pathway); and
- Continue EDUC91009 Professional Learning Capstone (Prim) from seventh semester.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC90777 | Literacy Assessment and Learning | February (Online) |
6.25 |
ELECTIVES
Refer to the individual Specialised Pathway sections for elective options available to each pathway.
See the Alternative Electives lists further above (under Full Time Plan).
Last updated: 27 February 2025
Majors, minors and specialisations
SPECIALISED PATHWAYS – 2021 STRUCTURE
Teacher Candidates that commenced in 2021 (or earlier) can click through to these pages to see the requirements specific to each Specialised Pathway:
| Name | Credit Points |
|---|---|
| The Arts | |
| Health and Physical Education | |
| The Humanities | |
| Languages | |
| Literacy | |
| Mathematics | |
| Science | |
| STEM |
Last updated: 27 February 2025