Master of Secondary Teaching

Connect with faculty staff and a current student, at our upcoming webinar for our Secondary Education degrees. Explore entry requirements, course content, career outcomes and get a taste of what student life at UC is like.

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• master the skills required for lesson planning and effective teaching and learning
• critically reflect on the ways in which educational theory and research informs teaching practice
• develop effective ways to collaborate as part of a team and interpret evidence and data
• increase your ability to reason and make evidence-based decisions
• empower learners with your strong subject and pedagogical knowledge
• establish and maintain ethical and respectful relationships with students, colleagues and parents
• promote participation and inclusion and develop the strengths and needs of students from diverse cultural, linguistic, religious and socio-economic backgrounds
• strengthen your professional leadership
• engage with schools in the Canberra region and build your own network of experienced professional and mentors.

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.