✓ Become a highly-qualified early years teacher

✓ Complete placement in a Victorian school

✓ Receive ongoing support throughout studies and placement

✓ Graduate extremely employable

✓ Become eligible for full teacher registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT)

Become a highly-effective early childhood teacher with unparalleled support throughout your studies and teacher placement. The course focuses on learning and teaching for children aged birth to eight years and provides our graduates with a qualification for registration with the Victoria Institute of Teaching (VIT) to teach in early childhood settings up to five years of age.

Register here for our Melbourne Graduate School of Education Showcase: Education beyond 2020 on 17–19 November. Join us for a range of online events, to meet our current students and to explore our courses.

Who is the program for?

The Master of Teaching (Early Childhood) is for those looking to become teachers in early childhood settings. It is also excellent training for those pursuing a career in children’s services coordination, early childhood research, policy formation, quality regulation and assessment or positions involving early intervention for children with special needs.

Students who have completed a Bachelor degree at the University of Melbourne have access to a Guaranteed Entry pathway into the Master of Teaching. This includes early admission into the Master of Teaching and a Commonwealth Supported Place (for Domestic students only). If you’re a year 12 student, you can secure your place in the Master of Teaching program with one of our new Graduate Degree Packages, comprising both a Bachelor’s and Master’s qualification.

Learn more about Graduate Degree Packages

Why choose the Master of Teaching (Early Childhood) with us?

Our renowned qualification is known for producing some of the best teachers in the country. Both centres and schools often approach MGSE directly with job opportunities for teacher candidates, thanks to this courses’ strong focus on child developmental needs. The reputation of the University of Melbourne is strong and globally recognised, particularly for education where MGSE has been ranked #1 in Australia and #12 in the world.*

We’re the only initial teaching degree in Australia to use an Evidence-Based Teaching framework, putting research at the heart of what we do. MGSE is at the cutting edge of teaching and research, meaning you’ll be taught by a number of internationally-recognised education experts.

These factors combined mean you will finish your course confident of gaining employment. We rank with a high employment rate, with 96 per cent of our graduate’s gaining employment within the first four months of graduating.^

Support while you learn

With an extensive network of placement schools available for our teacher placements, our placement support is the most comprehensive of all programs in Victoria. We take pride in the excellent support we offer our Master of Teaching (Primary) students from enrolment, throughout their studies, and beyond. You will receive ongoing support – unlike any other university – both on campus and while on placement. As you learn, you will be supported by a Mentor Teacher and a Teaching Specialist.

Indigenous Support and Knowledge

If you are an Indigenous student, we offer a range of support services here at the University of Melbourne via Murrup Barak. Find out more here. We are also working to empower all teachers to integrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives in their teaching through the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Curricula project. Find out more here.

Early Childhood Scholarship

The Victorian government are offering Early Childhood Scholarships and incentives for individuals looking to start a rewarding career as an early childhood teacher. Find out more at the Department of Education and Training.

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