Study Master of Teaching (Primary) at University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) in Australia, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

About this course

About this course
Study options
Entry requirements
- International

What will I learn?

UNSW’s Master of Teaching (Primary) is the only degree of its kind in Australia – it’s an innovative postgraduate program that will provide you a fast-track to employment as a primary school teacher. The program is a two-year equivalent teacher degree, that can be completed in 1.3 years full-time (four terms). Developed in partnership with the NSW Department of Education and local primary school networks, and accredited by the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA), our program will equip you to teach kindergarten through to year six in diverse learning environments, government and non-government primary schools, and in all states of Australia and overseas. Throughout the program you will develop the requisite knowledge and skills to enable you to meet the Australian graduate teacher standards. Academic lecturers and local teachers with experience in primary education work together to provide core education courses and discipline-specific curriculum and pedagogy studies within the six key learning areas of the primary curriculum - English, Mathematics, Science and Technology, History and Geography, Creative Arts, Personal Development, Health and Physical Education.

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

CRICOS

099104G

Study options

Full Time (1.3 Years)

Tuition fees

A$75,769.23 (US$ 49,933) per year

Cost of Living - Approximately A$25,000 a year as an international student

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

February 2027

Venue

Kensington Campus

UNSW Sydney, High St,

Kensington,

New South Wales,

2052, Sydney, Australia

Entry requirements

For international students

To enrol in the Master of Teaching (Primary), youll need a recognised three-year bachelor degree with Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 60+.

You must have completed a recognised undergraduate degree with a major relevant to one or more of the six Key Learning Areas (KLAs) below, consisting of at least eight units (courses) of undergraduate study, with no more than two at first year (level 1) and at least two at third year (level 3).

Key Learning Areas include:

English

English with a strong core component of study of English literature, communications, creative writing, language studies (English), linguistics, literature studies, media studies (i.e., the theoretical study of media or where the product is a literary text).

Mathematics

Pure or applied mathematics, other studies of mathematics that are relevant to the central concepts, modes of enquiry and structure of the content/discipline(s). Science and technology

Agriculture

Architecture, biology, bio-technology, chemistry, computing studies, design - interior, industrial, graphics, fashion, product, landscape (2 units only), design and technology, engineering, geology, earth and/or environmental science, materials science, medicine, nursing, physics, psychology.

Human society and its environment

Humanities and social sciences, aboriginal studies/languages, anthropology, archaeology, Asia or Pacific studies, economics/business studies, cultural studies/ sociology, geography/environmental studies, government and citizenship, history, legal studies, political science, studies of religion.

Creative arts

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.

Personal development, health and physical education

Physical education, family studies, sports science, health studies, human movement, nutrition.

Minimum Mathematics Requirement

You must meet the minimum mathematics requirement as follows

Have completed a two-unit course if HSC Mathematics (after 2001) and have achieved a minimum Band 4 (70) in the subject

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.