Requirements
To be eligible for the Master of Teaching (Secondary) and/or Master of Teaching (Secondary) Internship*, you must meet the requirements for two learning areas.
Definitions
Major study
A total of three-quarters of a year of successful full-time higher education study, usually comprising sequential discipline study taken over three years, e.g. a part in each of the first, second and third years of study, or equivalent study. In most programs, this equates to six units, with no more than two at first-year level and no less than two units (subjects) at third-year level.
Minor/ sub-major study
A total of half a year of successful full-time higher education study, usually comprising sequential discipline studies taken over two years, e.g. a part in each of the first and second years of study, or equivalent study. In most programs, this equates to four units, with no more than two at the first-year level.
Part
Successful higher education study in a subject having the weighting of at least one quarter of a year of full-time study. In most programs, this equates to two units.
Learning areas
| Learning Area | Requirements |
|---|---|
**Accounting^ | Major or Minor in Accounting^ |
Art (Visual Arts & Design) | Major in Visual arts and/or Design including theory/history, plus a part in a practical studio area |
Art (Visual Arts & Design - Additional)* *Note: this specialist area is only available to students enrolled in the secondary learning area: Visual Arts and Design. | Major in Visual arts and/or Design including theory/history, plus a part in a practical studio area. |
**Business Management^ | Major or Minor in Business Management^ |
**Commerce and Business Studies | Two Minors from the following:
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**Drama A | Major or Minor in one of the following:
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**Drama B Note: This learning area is only available to students enrolled in the secondary learning area: Drama A. | Major or Minor in one of the following:
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**Economics^ | Major or Minor in Economics^ |
English | Major or Minor in English (Literature or Literary studies) OR Major or Minor in one of the following:
Plus a part in English (literature or literary studies) |
**Health | Major or Minor covering all of the following areas:
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History | Major or Minor in history |
Humanities | Major or Minor in one of the following areas or other approved areas:
Plus a part in another of these areas of study. |
**Legal Studies | Major or Minor in legal studies |
Languages | Major study in a language. Applicants with other qualifications will need to arrange to have these assessed by a language department at an Australian university as being of equivalent proficiency. Approved languages:
Other languages may be available on request. |
Mathematics | Major or Minor in Mathematics |
**Media Studies^ | Major or Minor in Media Studies^ |
Music A |
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Music B Note: This learning area is only available to students enrolled in the secondary learning area: Music A. | Meets the entry requirements for Learning Area Music A. |
**Physical Education | A degree in human movement studies, physical education or approved equivalent. |
**Politics^ | Major or Minor includes International Relations. |
**Psychology^ | Major or Minor in Psychology^ |
Science – General | Major or Minor in one of the following:
Plus a part in another of the above areas of study. OR Major or minor in General Science. |
Science – Senior Secondary Note: Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science and Physics are individual learning areas. | Major or Minor in one of the following specialist science areas:
|
Studies of Society and Environment (SOSE) | Major or Minor in one of the following:
Plus a part in another of these areas of study. |
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)^ |
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* Master of Teaching (Secondary) Internship applicants are required to have completed a major study in at least one teaching area.
** Not available in Master of Teaching (Secondary) Internship.
^ This learning area is currently at capacity for the 2021 intake, applicants will be placed on a waiting list.
Case Study
The following University of Melbourne student has completed 300 credit points (24 standard subjects) across 6 semesters of study. Based on the subjects they have completed, they have completed 1 major, 1 minor and 2 parts.
| Level 1 | Sem. 1 | MULT10019 Arts in Florence | HIST10012 The World Since World War II | GERM10004 German 1 | EDUC10048 Creativity, Play and the Arts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sem. 2 | INST10001 International Politics | POLS10003 Introduction to Political Ideas | GERM10005 German 2 | EDUC10049 Creative Projects - Digital Technologies | |
| Level 2 | Sem. 1 | HIST20069 Modern European History: 1789 to 1914 | HIST20013 The Holocaust and Genocide | GERM20004 German 3 | EDUC20064 Concepts of Childhood |
| Sem. 2 | POLS20025 International Relations: Key Questions | HIST20068 The French Revolution | GERM20005 German 4 | EDUC20062 Youth Arts: Expressing Cultural Identity | |
| Level 3 | Sem. 1 | POLS30018 European Integration: Politics of the EU | HIS30015 The Modern Middle East | GERM30005 German 5 | EDUC30065 Ethics, Gender and the Family |
| Sem. 2 | HIST30010 Hitler's Germany | HIST30060 Making History | GERM30006 German 6 | EDUC30067 Youth and Popular Culture |
This student has majors in History and German, and a minor in Politics.
They are provisionally eligible for the following learning areas:
- History
- Politics
- Humanities
- SOSE
- Language (German)
- TESOL