A UC Master of Secondary Teaching degree is an accredited qualification and offers graduates the chance to acquire the skills needed to pursue a career in teaching and a pathway to a range of other lifelong learning careers.

Graduates can work in such roles as:

• secondary school teacher
• principal
• relief teacher
• adult educator
• children’s author
• curriculum adviser
• flexible learning developer
• professional trainer, coach or tutor
• life coach or development executive
• international school teacher
• lecturer
• education entrepreneur
• foreign aid worker/educator
• academia, including pedagogy researcher
• policy design and implementation.

Major Cities

• Sydney
• Melbourne
• Brisbane

Regular 2 years post study work visa for international students completing Bachelors and Masters degrees (minimum 92 weeks), 3 years for Masters by Research and 4 years for PhD. graduates

Cities and major regional centres

• Perth
• Adelaide
• Gold Coast
• Sunshine Coast Canberra Newcastle/Lake Macquarie
• Wollongong/Illawarra Geelong
• Hobart

International students studying at regional universities will be eligible to access an 
additional year in Australia on a post-study work visa
(Which means a Bachelors or Masters graduate can get up to 3 years of PSW visa)

Regional centres and other regional areas

All other locations 
(list of cities)

International students studying at regional universities will be eligible to access an additional 
2 years in Australia on a post-study work visa 
(Which means a Bachelors or Masters graduate can get up to 4 years of PSW visa)

Entrants to graduate entry programs have a discipline-specific bachelor or equivalent qualification relevant to the Australian Curriculum or other recognised areas of schooling provision including at least a major study in one teaching area and, preferably, a second teaching area comprising at least a minor study.

Note: Enrolment into full-time or part-time study is conditional on the study patterns being followed. Any variation to these patterns must be approved BEFORE enrolment by the respective Faculty of Education Program Director.

Additional admission requirements

Your prior qualifications must align with a Key Learning Area or Key Learning Areas of the Australian Curriculum for years 7-12, including at least one major study of one of the following:
- English
- Languages
- Mathematics
- Science
- Technologies
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Health and Physical Education
- Creative and Performing Arts

All applicants will be required to attend a Course Advice and Suitability for the Profession Interview (CASPI) at which their suitability for the teaching profession will be assessed. Applicants are expected to attend the interview date and time offered to them.

Additional Teacher Registration requirements:
Students are also advised that there are English Language requirements for employment in Australia that can be met through the completion of four full years (or part time equivalent) of tertiary study in English in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada or the Republic of Ireland, or through completing an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) assessment or an equivalent English language proficiency assessment and having attained an overall IELTS (or equivalent) test score of 7.5 with scores of at least band 8 in Speaking and Listening and at least band 7 in Reading and Writing.

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