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Duration

Minimum 2 years, up to a maximum of 5 years.

This course is available to study as both part-time or full-time
Duration
Duration refers to the minimum and maximum amounts of time in which this course can be completed. It will be affected by whether you choose to study full or part time, noting that some programs are only available part time.

Location

Hobart
Semester 1
Online
Semester 1

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Turn your passion into a profession: inspire future generations as a teacher

Transform your existing Bachelor's degree into a rewarding teaching career. This path allows you to turn your passion into a meaningful profession, whether you're seeking a more fulfilling career, greater work-life balance, or the opportunity to positively impact the next generation. By becoming a teacher, you can use your expertise to inspire, engage, and make a lasting difference in your students' lives, all while enjoying a career that offers stability and opportunities for personal growth.

Looking to become a teacher as part of your first degree?
If you haven't started university yet, you can complete an undergraduate bachelor's degree and the Master of Teaching in a streamlined double degree. Double degree options are available with the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Outdoor and Environmental Education. Explore all undergraduate pathways on our Education study area page.

Why choose the Master of Teaching?

By pursuing a Master of Teaching, you’ll gain the skills and knowledge to teach in a primary or secondary school setting. This pre-service teaching degree builds on your tertiary qualifications and experience, enabling you to complete a teaching qualification.

  • Choose your teaching stream: Specialise in either primary or secondary teaching to align with your interests and career goals.
  • Informed by research: Your studies are guided by internationally renowned research in areas like English literacy, inclusive education, arts and creativity, and regional and rural education.
  • Professional accreditation: Accredited by the Tasmanian Teachers Registration Board, this course is recognised across all Australian states and territories.
  • Practical experience: Complete 60 days of Professional Experience through a progressive placement model that builds your confidence, skills and classroom experience from day one.
  • Flexible support: Take advantage of a range of scholarships, internships and study options designed to fit your life. Whether you prefer part-time or full-time study, online or on campus, you can tailor your learning to suit your lifestyle and commitments.
Specialisation options
Secondary Specialisations (Grades 7 to 12)
English
Humanities and Social Sciences
Mathematics
Science
The Arts (Drama, Music, Visual or Media arts)
Languages
Outdoor and Environmental Education
Technologies

Note: If you select a secondary teaching specialisation, you will have a degree major in one teaching area and a preferable minor equivalent in a second teaching area.

Paid pathway into teaching - Change2Teaching

The Change2Teaching program offers a paid pathway into teaching, perfect for mid-career professionals, STEM grads, and community changemakers.

  • Earn an income while you study a Master of Teaching and work in a Tasmanian government school, with expert mentoring and hands-on experience.
  • $57,500 in year one and $68,000 in year two, including a $20,000 study grant*. North west and southern school placements.
  • There’s a guaranteed teaching role in a government school after graduation.

Applications are now open and close 30 August, 2026.

Visit decyp.tas.gov.au/C2T for more information and to apply.

Explore your options at Open Day

Want to learn more about Change2Teaching? Join us at one of our upcoming university Open Days this August.

These events provide a great opportunity to speak directly with Change2Teaching representatives, explore your eligibility, learn about financial support, gain insight into the application process, and have any questions answered in person.

Learn more about Open Day

Change2Teaching information webinar

Watch the webinar to learn more about the Change2Teaching program, including eligibility requirements, financial support and what to expect while studying the Master of Teaching.

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Change2Teaching is delivered as part of the High Achieving Teachers (HAT) Program: Phase 2 Expansion Pilots with the support of the Australian Government Department of Education.

*The $20,000 University of Tasmania study grant may have tax implications. We recommend seeking independent financial or taxation advice to understand how any payments received through the Change2Teaching program may apply to your individual circumstances. 

Commonwealth Teaching Scholarships

If you’re starting your teaching journey, you could be eligible for up to $40,000 from the Australian Government to support your studies. This incredible opportunity is part of the Commonwealth Teaching Scholarships Program, designed to attract high-achieving and passionate individuals.

  • Supports both undergraduate and postgraduate students in initial teacher education (ITE) programs.
  • Helps cover study costs in exchange for teaching in government schools or early learning settings for a period equivalent to your course length.
  • Up to 1,000 scholarships available annually from 2024 to 2028.

Apply now at education.gov.au/teaching-scholarships

For other university scholarships, visit our scholarships page.

  • 1 Apply the concepts of social equity, sustainability and Indigenous empowerment in Australian educational contexts to teaching decisions.
  • 2 Critically analyse research and the use of data in education.
  • 3 Plan, teach, assess and evaluate teaching programs in a primary or secondary school setting.
  • 4 Integrate trauma- informed and inclusive practices to create and maintain supportive, and culturally safe learning environments for all students
  • 5 Engage professionally and demonstrate achievement of the AITSL graduating teacher professional standards.

Professional Experience Placements

Professional Experience is an integral part of the Master of Teaching, giving you the opportunity to put the theory and knowledge you've gained throughout your studies into practice in real classrooms.

To meet the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) requirements, you'll complete a minimum of 60 days of school-based Professional Experience throughout your course.

Our redesigned placement model allows you to progressively build your confidence and teaching skills, through six development stages. In your first semester, you'll complete six days of observation, two days a week for three weeks, to explore the role of the teacher and teaching in contemporary classrooms.

In your second year, you'll spend two days per week in a school across two semesters, before completing an intensive four-week placement. This extended experience allows you to become part of the school community while gradually taking on greater teaching responsibilities with ongoing guidance and feedback from experienced teachers.

Throughout your placements, you'll develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to meet the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers and graduate ready for the classroom.

Where eligible, you may also have opportunities to undertake embedded Professional Experience through employment in schools under a Limited Authority to Teach (LAT), allowing you to integrate your studies with paid teaching practice.

Eligible students undertaking mandatory Professional Experience placements may also be eligible for the Commonwealth Prac Payment, which provides financial support while completing placement requirements.

Overseas Exchange

The School of Education has several exchange partnerships with universities whose curricula and teaching closely align with ours. Find out more about the University’s Exchange Programs at Learning Abroad.

The Master of Teaching is an accredited Initial Teacher Education course with the Tasmanian Teachers Registration Board.

Career outcomes

A caucasian woman with light brown hair in a ponytail plays with two Nepalese children, stretching green plasticine between their fingers.

Previously working as a police officer on Tasmania’s North West Coast, Sarah Bosch is passionate about being a safe, healthy role model for young people and children.

Now working as a relief teacher, she is putting her passion into practice.

Read about Sarah’s journey to studying a Master of Teaching.

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Teachers make an enormous difference in the development of children. Not only are you providing an education, you are teaching them how to interact with others, adopt creativity, develop behavioural and social skills, and helping them to grow up. Teachers are role models for their students and in turn inspire the next generation to go into the teaching profession and serve as mentors.

Graduates of Master of Teaching are deemed to be qualified to teach in public and private sector schools in all states and territories of Australia by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership.

Our graduates work with students from Prep to Grade 6 (Primary specialisation) or Grade 7 to 12 (Secondary Specialisation), throughout Australia and overseas.

These are some of the top careers projected to grow into 2034.*

8.6%       Early Childhood Education
8.5%       Primary School Education
8.4%       Secondary School Education 
12.8%     School Principals


*National Skills Commission ten year projections from May 2024-May 2034.

Course structure

The Master of Teaching requires the completion of 200 credit points in either the Primary or Secondary stream.

In the Master of Teaching (Primary) you will complete 

  • 200 credit points of core units and;
  • 60 days of Professional Experience placement.

In the Master of Teaching (Secondary) you will complete: 

  • 162.5 credit points of core units;
  • a 12.5 credit point units from each of your two teaching area specialisations or;
    • if you have qualified only for one teaching area specialisation, a 12.5 credit point unit from that specialisation and EMT539 Teaching Across the Curriculum.
  • 12.5 credit point Content Enhancement unit;
  • 60 days of Professional Experience placement.

Both streams can be completed full-time over two years, or in four years when studied as part of a vertical double, or part time over three years (two years part time, with final year full time).

Enrolment in the course is for a maximum of five years.

Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE)

All students must attempt the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE)   in their first year of study and both tests must be successfully passed prior to enrolling in EMT679. Please refer to the LANTITE page for more information.

Teaching Areas Specialisations (for Secondary Stream)

Your teaching specialisation(s) are based on your bachelor level study and you will be notified of the specialisation(s) in your offer letter. Refer to the Entry Requirements below for further information about which specialisations you may qualify for. If you only qualify for one specialisation you will complete the unit EMT539 Teaching Across the Curriculum instead of a second teaching area.

Entry requirements

Domestic Admission Requirements:  

If you’re interested in studying the Master of Teaching you’ll need to meet the following requirements: 

Domestic Students 

The minimum entry requirements, for all students, is the completion of a Bachelor’s degree at an approved tertiary education institute. 

Additional pre-requisites: 

Primary teaching proficiency 

Your initial degree should contain at least one year of full-time equivalent study relevant to one or more learning area of the primary school curriculum. 

Secondary teaching specialisation 

Entry to the secondary teaching stream requires at least a major study in one teaching area. 

More detail regarding proficiency and specialisation requirements can be found under "Entry Requirements". 

Not sure how your major and curriculum areas match up?¿Contact us¿to discuss your options. 

Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teaching Education (LANTITE). 

Commencing students must attempt the LANTITE in their first year of study and are required to successfully complete the LANTITE prior to undertaking their final Professional Experience Placement. ¿ 

Primary teaching proficiencies:  

Primary Proficiency area Discipline Study:
English English studies (literature/textual) and may include studies in communications, creative writing, linguistics, media, or film.
Humanities & Social Sciences Humanities and social sciences with units drawn from Aboriginal studies, anthropology, archaeology, Asian or Pacific studies, business, civics, commerce, cultural studies, economics, geography, government, history, legal studies, outdoor and environmental education, philosophy, politics, psychology, religion studies, social communication and sociology.
Mathematics Pure or applied mathematics. Applicants with a Bachelor of Engineering or Bachelor of Accounting can receive the Mathematics proficiency.
Science Biology or chemistry or physics or environmental science, geology, nursing or medicine.
The Arts Visual arts, music, media art, theatre, or drama or dance.
Health & Physical Education (HPE) Physical education studies, health studies, health promotion, human movement studies, nutrition, sports sciences.
Languages A single language including study of the spoken and written language.
Technologies Computing or computer technology, food science, architecture, design, fashion, engineering or construction. 

Secondary: First teaching area

Specialisation Minimum Discipline Study for Teaching Area
English A major in English with at least three units of a strong core of textual studies including literature. Other units may include studies in communications, creative writing, linguistics, media studies, film studies, drama/performance arts studies.
Humanities & Social Sciences A major in humanities or social sciences related to history, geography, civics, citizenship, economics or business. This includes studies in Aboriginal studies, anthropology, archaeology, Asian or Pacific studies, business studies, civics, cultural studies, economics, geography, government, history, outdoor and environmental education, philosophy, politics, religion studies, social communication and sociology. 
Mathematics A major in pure or applied mathematics that must include algebra and calculus. Engineering units may be considered upon review of unit statements for appropriate mathematical content.
Science A major in biology, physics, chemistry, or earth and environmental science.
The Arts A major in one of drama or theatre, music, visual art or media art
Languages A major in a language taught in secondary schools including study of the spoken and written language.
Technologies  A major in computer science, computer technology, food science, architecture, design, fashion, engineering or construction.
Outdoor and Environmental Education A major in outdoor and environmental education. 

Secondary: Second Teaching area:

Specialisation Minimum Discipline Study for a second Teaching Area
English A minor or equivalent in English including at least two units of a strong core of textual studies including literature. Other units may include studies in communications, creative writing, linguistics, media studies, or film studies, drama/performance arts studies.
Humanities & Social Sciences A minor or equivalent in humanities or social sciences related to history, geography, civics, citizenship, economics or business. This includes studies in Aboriginal studies, anthropology, archaeology, Asian or Pacific studies, business studies, accounting, civics, cultural studies, economics, geography, government, history, outdoor and environmental education, philosophy, politics, psychology, religion studies, social communication and sociology
Mathematics A minor or equivalent in pure or applied mathematics that must include algebra and calculus. Engineering units may be considered upon review of unit statements for appropriate mathematical content.
Science A minor or equivalent in biology, physics, chemistry, or earth and environmental science.
The Arts A minor or equivalent in one of: drama or theatre, music, visual art or media art.
Languages A minor or equivalent in a language including study of the spoken and written language. Units counted towards the minor must show achievement above an introductory level of study.

Native speakers of a language must hold an undergraduate degree and may obtain verification from an Australian university indicating that their level of competency in reading, writing, speaking, listening and culture is equivalent to the completion of a major in that language.
Technologies  A minor or equivalent in computer science, computer technology, food science, architecture, design, fashion, engineering or construction.
Outdoor and Environmental Education A minor or equivalent in outdoor and environmental education. 

International Students

In addition to the Domestic Entry requirements listed above, international students who are nationals of a country where English is NOT the official language, evidence of an IELTS or TOEFL test must be provided. The Master of Teaching requires an (IELTS) average of 7.5 with no band lower than 7.0 and Listening and Speaking at 8.0.

Refer to more information at International future students.

Fees & scholarships

Domestic students

Commonwealth supported places (CSP) are available for this course. For eligible domestic students, this means your fees will be subsidised by the Australian Government. You’ll only need to pay the student contribution amount for each unit you study within the course.

Commonwealth Supported Place indicative annual fee: $4,834.51

How is this calculated?

This is an estimate. The calculation is based on the average full-time enrolment for this course in 2026. All figures are indicative only for 2027. Actual tuition fees will depend on specific unit enrolment, and are subject to annual increases each year. You can find the complete fee details for each unit of study on the individual unit pages. The units for this course are found in the course structure section of this page.

These figures do not include other costs such as the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF). For further information, please visit Scholarships, fees and costs.

HECS-HELP loans

You may be able to defer payment of the student contribution amount by accessing a HECS-HELP loan from the Government. If eligible, you’ll only have to pay your tuition fees once you start earning above a specific amount.

Further information on student loans and a CSP eligibility checker can be found at Australian Government Study Assist.

An important note on Youth Allowance and Austudy

The Department of Social Services has approved some accredited and professionally-oriented master’s courses for student payments through Youth Allowance or Austudy. This means if you enrol in one of these courses, you may be eligible for student payments. However, this is not the case for all master’s courses. Please visit Scholarships, fees and costs for further information.

International students

2027 annual international student tuition fee: $38,273 AUD

The standard year of study for this course is 100 credit points.

Indicative total tuition fee for international students: $ 78,459 AUD.

This total tuition fee is indicative only. Please visit fees and costs for further information on how this is calculated.

International students are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the annual rate. International students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.

Domestic scholarships

Domestic Students

Each year, the University offers more than 900 awards, worth an estimated $4 million, to students from all walks of life, including those who have achieved high academic results; those from low socio-economic backgrounds; students with sporting ability; students undertaking overseas study; and students with a disability.

For information on all scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the Scholarships and Bursaries website.

Applications for most awards commencing in Semester 1, open at the beginning of August and close strictly on 31 October in the year prior to study.

International Students

There is a large range of scholarships, bursaries and fee discounts available for international students studying at the University of Tasmania. For more information on these, visit International Scholarships.

Additional costs

In addition to course costs, students may be subject to other costs related to study at university including:

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