Overview

Inspire and positively influence the lives of the young people who enter your classroom with a challenging and rewarding career in secondary education. Become a teacher who is confident, adaptable, and able to design and implement engaging and flexible learning experiences to meet the needs of your students.

Key Facts

By studying this Bachelor of Arts - Master of Teaching (Secondary) degree from Australian Catholic University (ACU) , you will deepen your disciplinary knowledge by completing a Bachelor of Arts alongside an initial teacher education qualification at the postgraduate level. You will have the option of completing your secondary teacher accreditation requirements for:
two major teaching areas, or

one major and up to two minor teaching areas, or

one major and one minor teaching area, together with accreditation to teach religious education in Catholic schools.

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Careers

Graduates have pursued careers in:

secondary school education

community centre education

private colleges

advocacy

policy development.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Understanding Learning and Teaching

Literacy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students

Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic

Community Engagement: Placement

Big Ideas: Social Enterprise and Innovation

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-17 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-03-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-15 00:00:00 , International

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Domestic school leavers: application varies based on the campus the programme is offered. Domestic non-school leavers: same deadline as international students

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

94

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PTE Academic

65

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IELTS

7

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Melbourne, Australia
Sydney, Australia

Disciplines

Liberal Arts Teaching Secondary Education View 203 other Bachelors in Liberal Arts in Australia

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

94

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PTE Academic

65

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IELTS

7

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General requirements

CRICOS : 00004G
If you’re currently completing Year 12 you may be eligible for adjustment factors that can boost your rank and help you get into your desired course.

Adjustment factors may be applied to your TAC application if you study particular subjects, attend schools geographically close to our campuses or in certain regional areas, apply as an elite athlete or performer or meet certain other criteria.

There are essential components of a course or unit that demonstrate the capabilities, knowledge and skills to achieve the core learning outcomes of that course or unit. You will need to be able to meet these inherent requirements to complete your course.
Test of English as a Foreign Language - Academic (TOEFL): No score less than 24 in reading, 27 in writing, 28 in listening and 26 in speaking

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

35624 AUD / year

≈ 35624 AUD / year
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Citizens or residents

16402 AUD / year

≈ 16402 AUD / year

Additional Details

If your undergraduate application is successful, you'll be offered a Commonwealth supported place (CSP).

Living costs

Melbourne

Australia

1501 - 2659 AUD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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