Teaching (Primary)

Admission requirements:

A candidate shall hold a degree of a university or a degree and a postgraduate qualification/s in which they have completed the equivalent of one full academic year or eight units of study in a discipline area or discipline areas relevant to one or more of the following Key Learning Areas:

English KLA

Communications; Creative writing; English with a strong core component of study of English literature; Language studies; Linguistics (may only be counted for one KLA); Literature studies; Media studies (ie the theoretical study of media or where the product is a literary text).

Mathematics KLA

Pure or applied mathematics; One unit only of statistics may be counted provided it was studied as a stand-alone unit; Other studies of mathematics that are relevant to the central concepts, modes of enquiry and structure of the content/discipline(s).

Science and Technology KLA

Agriculture; Architecture (two units only may be counted); Biology; Bio-technology; Chemistry; Computing studies; Design - interior, industrial, graphic, fashion, product, landscape (two units only may be counted); Engineering (chemical, mechanical, civil, electrical, environmental); Food technology; Geology; Materials science; Media production; Medicine; Nursing; Physics; Psychology (may only be counted for one KLA).

Human Society and Its Environment KLA

Aboriginal studies; Anthropology; Archaeology; Asian or Pacific studies; Business studies; Cultural studies; Economic history; Economics; Environmental/land use studies; Futures studies; Geography; Government and citizenship; History; Industrial relations; Languages including Aboriginal languages; Linguistics (may only be counted for one KLA); Legal studies; Psychology (may only be counted for one KLA); Political science; Sociology, Studies in Religion.

Creative and Practical Arts KLA

Dance including practical experience in choreography and performance in several dance styles and dance history/theory; Drama including experiential involvement in making and performing drama; Music including performing (singing, playing and moving), listening and organising sound (composing) within a wide range of repertoire; Visual arts including art making and art history/theory.

PDHPE KLA

Physical education studies; Health studies; Family studies; Health promotion; Human movement studies; Nutrition education; Sports science.

Applicants who are 12 credit points short of meeting the prerequisite for KLA discipline knowledge may be permitted to enrol in that specific discipline units provided they enrol concurrently in the appropriate prerequisite unit or units. All prerequisites must be passed prior to or concurrently with Master of Teaching (Primary) candidature.

English Language Proficiency

At least one of the following criteria must be met:

A1. English is the applicant\'s first language; or

A2. Satisfactory completion, not more than five years prior to the date of application for admission to UNE, of at least four years of full-time or equivalent full-time study at senior secondary, post-secondary or tertiary level in a country in which English is the primary official language or co-official language and in which English was the sole medium of instruction and assessment for the particular period of study claimed, resulting in an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) award or an award recognised by the National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (NOOSR); or

A3. Satisfactory completion, not more than five years prior to the date of application for admission to UNE, of at least four years of full-time or equivalent full-time study at senior secondary, post-secondary or tertiary level in an institution in which English is the sole medium of instruction and assessment for the particular period of study claimed, resulting in an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) award or an award recognised by the National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (NOOSR); or

A4. (a) An IELTS (Academic) overall score of at least a minimum overall score of 7.5 including a minimum result of 8.0 in both the speaking and listening modules and 7.0 in reading and writing; or

(b) A Professional English Assessment for Teachers (PEAT) result of Band A in each of the four areas: speaking, listening, reading and writing; or

(c) An International Second Language Proficiency Rating (ISLPR) score of at least 4+ in each of the four areas: speaking, listening, reading and writing.