Applicants will need a completed Bachelor degree (or equivalent) that does not lead to teacher registration (with a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0 on a 7-point scale) with significant breadth of study to address the range of teaching areas expected by employers.
Applicants must also complete non-academic entry requirements to be eligible for this program.
The key learning areas include: The Arts; English; Health and Physical Education; Mathematics; Science; Humanities and Social Sciences and Technology. You can explore these key learning areas further on the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority website.
If you have achieved a 'satisfactory' result for one or more component of the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) at another institution, the 'satisfactory' result can be carried across with your program application. You are not eligible to apply for a place in the program if one or more component of LANTITE remains at 'unsatisfactory' after two test attempts for that component. Griffith University does not support reset of LANTITE test attempts.
English Requirements
English language requirements apply to International applicants and other applicants whose previous Bachelor-level study was completed in a country other than Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom or the United States of America or undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for such applicants for entry to this program are as follows:
* The ISLPR test will only be accepted if it has been administered by ISLPR Language Services, 9 Gowrie Street, Mt Gravatt, Queensland.
English test results must be no more than two years old.
This postgraduate pre-service teacher education program is offered in intensive mode to enable completion in one and a half years or over two years full-time. The program provides professional preparation for teaching in primary school (Prep to Year 6) settings. It is designed for graduates from a non-education background wishing to teach in this context.
The program covers the theory and practice of teaching concentrating on the characteristics of learners; the social and educational contexts of education; curriculum studies and professional experience in relevant settings.
Note: The Australian Federal Government has mandated that all students of initial teacher education programs demonstrate they have been assessed as being in the top 30% of the adult population for personal literacy and numeracy. The Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) is administered and managed by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). While this is not a requirement for admission, all students will need to organise and demonstrate a pass result in all components of the LANTITE prior to graduation.
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Program options
ACCELERATED PROGRAM
Year 1
Students must complete the following courses:
Note 1: Students are unable to undertake 7752EDN unless they have successfully completed 7750EDN. Students intending to seek registration in Ontario will need to complete additional days. Permission to enrol in 7751EDN and complete 35 days of Professional Experience instead of 7750EDN should be sought from the Program Director.
Note 2: Students must successfully complete 7752EDN in order to undertake 7888EDN, 7767EDN or 7413EDN.
Year 2
Students must successfully complete all courses up to and including the Trimester 3 courses before enrolling in the following courses:
Note 1: Students studying part-time must not enrol in 7888EDN until all other coursework has been completed. This is a combined PEL/EDS course. Students can take 7888EDN instead of 7767EDN and 7413EDN.
Exit point: Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching (3286). To exit (after completing 40 credit points for any courses in the program), a student should apply for a program transfer.
Exit point: Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching (4202). To exit (after completing 80 credit points for any courses in the program), a student should apply for a program transfer.
2-YEAR PROGRAM
Year 1
Students must complete the following courses.
Note 1: Students are unable to undertake 7752EDN unless they have successfully completed 7750EDN. Students intending to seek registration in Ontario will need to complete additional days. Permission to enrol in 7751EDN and complete 35 days of Professional Experience instead of 7750EDN should be sought from the Program Director.
Note 2: Students must successfully complete 7752EDN in order to undertake 7888EDN, 7767EDN or 7413EDN.
Year 2
Students must complete the following courses.
Note 1: Students studying part-time must not enrol in 7888EDN, 7767EDN or 7413EDN until all other coursework has been completed. This is a combined PEL/EDS course.
Exit point: Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching (3286). To exit (after completing 40 credit points for any courses in the program), a student should apply for a program transfer.
Exit point: Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching (4202). To exit (after completing 80 credit points for any courses in the program), a student should apply for a program transfer.
Graduates of the Master of Primary Teaching will be eligible to apply for registration with the Queensland College of Teachers and be prepared for teaching positions in the public or private sector which can lead to senior positions such as a head of department or principal.
Students wishing to seek teacher registration in another state or internationally should seek advice from the appropriate professional body.
OSHC: 609 ($) AUD per year
