About Teaching
Our innovative curriculum combines theory with a clinical framework, so you develop the skills needed to cater for the individual learning needs of all students.
From your first semester you start placements in a school or early learning centre to connect what you learn at university with what you do in the classroom.
You will receive extensive academic and professional support, both on campus and on placement to prepare you for a rewarding career in teaching.
Discover how to become a teacher
Graduate degree pathways
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Find out more about our graduate degrees and get support with your application. Speak to our expert staff online, via phone or at an upcoming event. You can also register to learn more about your course options and opportunities via email.
Why study at the University of Melbourne
Support while you learn
We have an extensive network of schools and early childhood centres. Our placement program is the most comprehensive in Victoria.
Learn from experts
Study a clinical model of education with an innovative curriculum that brings together theory and practice in a way that gives you powerful insights into children and young people, and how they learn.
Mentorships
Students receive ongoing support from a Mentor Teacher and Clinical Specialist every step of the way.
Hear from our students
Find out what motivated our current students to choose Melbourne, and the impact studying with us has had on their lives and careers.
Seeing how highly regarded the course was at my placement schools and that so many teachers at these schools completed the same course was great. It was a relief that a lot of people had undertaken the course, found jobs and worked straightaway.
Athena Kavaleris, Master of Teaching (Secondary)