Master of Teaching (Primary) 24 months Postgraduate Programme By Queensland University of Technology (QUT) |TopUniversities
Subject Ranking

# 101-150QS Subject Rankings

Programme Duration

24 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

37,900 AUDTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

02 Feb, 2026Application Deadline

Programme overview

Main Subject

Education and Training

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

A future-focussed philosophy ensures you’ll have the key capabilities to be an innovative teacher in the primary classrooms of today and tomorrow. Your professional identity will also be developed during the course and as a graduate you’ll be prepared to manage classrooms, key relationships, and your own personal wellbeing. You will also undertake a primary specialisation in literacy as required by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL). The specialisation will enhance your skills in this national area of priority for primary schools.


Professional experience 

We organise professional experience placements to give you the opportunity to work in a range of real school classrooms and other settings, supervised by practising professional educators. During this course you will be required to complete 60 days (420 hours) of professional experience placements.

These experiences help you to develop your capabilities as you progress through the course. You can choose where you complete your professional experience from a variety of locations, including South-East Queensland, rural and remote schools, interstate, and overseas. You will be required to undertake the majority of your supervised professional experience in Australian school settings. You can select from a range of experiences to align with your interests and career goals. 


Real-world facilities

The Peter Coaldrake Education Precinct has five levels dedicated to world-class teaching. You can access imaginatively designed face-to-face and online interactive learning spaces, as well as study pods, community spaces, bike parking, and a garden atrium area. 


Specialisation for primary teaching 

You will undertake a primary specialisation as required by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership in literacy. This will enhance your skills in a national area of priority for a primary school setting. 

Programme overview

Main Subject

Education and Training

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

A future-focussed philosophy ensures you’ll have the key capabilities to be an innovative teacher in the primary classrooms of today and tomorrow. Your professional identity will also be developed during the course and as a graduate you’ll be prepared to manage classrooms, key relationships, and your own personal wellbeing. You will also undertake a primary specialisation in literacy as required by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL). The specialisation will enhance your skills in this national area of priority for primary schools.


Professional experience 

We organise professional experience placements to give you the opportunity to work in a range of real school classrooms and other settings, supervised by practising professional educators. During this course you will be required to complete 60 days (420 hours) of professional experience placements.

These experiences help you to develop your capabilities as you progress through the course. You can choose where you complete your professional experience from a variety of locations, including South-East Queensland, rural and remote schools, interstate, and overseas. You will be required to undertake the majority of your supervised professional experience in Australian school settings. You can select from a range of experiences to align with your interests and career goals. 


Real-world facilities

The Peter Coaldrake Education Precinct has five levels dedicated to world-class teaching. You can access imaginatively designed face-to-face and online interactive learning spaces, as well as study pods, community spaces, bike parking, and a garden atrium area. 


Specialisation for primary teaching 

You will undertake a primary specialisation as required by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership in literacy. This will enhance your skills in a national area of priority for a primary school setting. 

Admission Requirements

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  • You must have a completed recognised 3 or 4 year bachelor degree not in education or in a course leading to teacher registration.
  • You must also have completed eight semester units (one year of full-time study) relevant to one or more learning areas in the primary school curriculum. Primary school curriculum areas are English, mathematics, science, humanities and social sciences, the arts (music, drama, dance, media arts and visual arts), languages, health, physical education and technologies.

02 Feb 2026
2 Years
Feb

Tuition fees

Domestic
4,700 AUD
International
37,900 AUD

Scholarships

International Talent Scholarship

International Talent Scholarship
Bachelors Master Open

Value

20% tuition fee waiver

Deadline

31 Dec 2027

Application requirements

QS Event Attendance is NOT required

Entry requirements

You must be admitted to this school to be awarded

International Merit Scholarship

International Merit Scholarship
Bachelors Master Open

Value

25% tuition fee waiver

Deadline

31 Dec 2027

Application requirements

QS Event Attendance is NOT required

Entry requirements

You must be admitted to this school to be awarded

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