The Master of Teaching (Secondary) is for university graduates from non-teaching courses who want to become secondary school teachers (Years 7 to 12). On completion of this degree, you will obtain formal qualifications making you eligible to teach specialised subject areas to children aged 13 to 18 in public and private schools. This degree: The Master of Teaching (Secondary) produces quality teachers with an understanding of diversity in the classroom and strong connections to school communities. Your degree includes 70 days of professional experience and opportunities for international placement teaching in Fiji or Thailand. You will benefit from quality training with local teachers and a range of workshops to enhance your skills in information technology (IT), communication, working with parents, designing assessment tasks and conducting school-based research. This degree focuses on building teaching skills through a professional experience immersion program in your very first session, and regular professional experience periods throughout the degree. Your learning will be supported by online teaching, forums, podcasts and video streamed lectures, on-campus tutorials and in-school activities. What you will study: What is teaching? What is learning? Over two years you will explore these questions and build your professional skills in your selected teaching areas. Teaching areas include: English, Mathematics, Science, Visual Arts, Music, Health and Physical Education; or two single teaching areas from the subject areas of History, Geography, Business/Economics, Modern Languages Other Than English, Drama, Society and Culture/Aboriginal Studies, Legal Studies and TESOL.

A UOW education degree can lead to a wide variety of careers both inside and outside to classroom.: School teacher – catholic, independent or government Child care worker Educational consultant Educational manager High school teacher Outdoor education teacher PDHPE teacher Preschool teacher Primary teacher Private college teacher Recreational activities coordinator School counsellor School principal Sport development officer TAFE teacher Training and development officer.