High-quality secondary education teachers focus on helping young adults reach their full potential. They are also often important role models – guiding, mentoring and supporting students through what can be an exciting, but also challenging, time in their lives.

If you already have an undergraduate degree and are interested in secondary education, Macquarie University’s graduate-entry Master of Teaching (Secondary) course will provide you with the skills and qualifications you need to teach in secondary school or work in associated fields such as curriculum planning, educational research or policy development.

Key features:

• Your first bachelor degree or equivalent must contain an appropriate academic major (or at least six undergraduate units of study) relevant to the following areas: economics and/or business studies, English, geography, history, languages, maths and/or science.
• Macquarie’s course includes an academic stream comprising units in education, and a professional stream comprising units in curriculum, methodology and supervised school experience.
• It can be completed in two years full-time after credit for previous studies is granted.
• During the school-based professional experience component, you are supervised and assessed by an experienced classroom teacher who acts as a mentor. This practical experience enables you to develop a long-term relationship with your allocated school community.

• A 3 or 4 year Bachelors degree in a different discipline carrying a 70% GPA. Applicants require 2 teaching areas within their undergraduate degree.
• First subject you intend to teach – In your undergraduate degree – you are required to undertake three years (6 units or a major) of studies in one subject with at least 4 of these units at level (year) 2 or above.
• Second subject you intend to teach – If you wish to be qualified to teach a second subject (for flexibility of employment) in your undergraduate degree – you are required to undertake at least two years (4 units) of studies with at least 2 units at level (year) 2 or above

Graduates of Macquarie University’s Master of Teaching (Secondary) are eligible for accreditation to teach in government and non-government schools.

This degree is recognized nationally and internationally by education providers.

Graduates of Macquarie’s Secondary teacher training program are eligible to apply for licensing in Canada, however, it is critical students understand the requirements needed to complete this process before licensing will be granted. KOM Consultants understand the process and requirements needed to enter the teaching profession in Canada.