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Master of Learning & Teaching (Early Years)
PostgraduateUSQ-ELT-MAS2025
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Teach children in supportive learning environments
Add this approved early childhood teacher qualification to your bachelor degree–and become a registered teacher in just 18 months! Discover how to teach children from birth to eight years. Explore how they learn. Create supportive environments.
- Study method
- Online & on-campus
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Credit available
- Yes
- Duration
- 2 years full time or part time equivalent
- Total subjects
- 16
- Available loans
- Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
- CSP available
- Yes
Master of Learning & Teaching (Early Years)
About this degree
Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to:
- Know and understand the characteristics of babies and young children and how they develop and learn.
- Know and understand the curriculum and learning frameworks that govern diverse early childhood and primary school settings.
- Collaborate with others to plan for the effective implementation of age-appropriate programs for child engagement, development, and learning.
- Create and maintain supportive, socially inclusive, and safe learning environments within diverse settings.
- Observe, interpret, assess, provide feedback, and report on child development and learning.
- Engage in professional learning to develop and improve practice.
- Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers, stakeholders, and the community.
- UniSQ’s Master of Learning and Teaching (Early Years) enables those with a bachelor degree in a discipline other than education to become a registered teacher in just 18 months. Specialising in the development and care of children from birth to eight years, this degree provides a comprehensive understanding of education designed to give children a strong start in their learning development. Studying online, you will learn create and maintain supportive, socially inclusive and safe learning environments. You will also get to put theory into practice and build significant industry connections through 75 days of supervised professional experience placements.
Recommended study pattern
Year 1
EDM5007 Cultivating Supportive Learning Environments
EDM5100 HPE and Wellbeing Curriculum and Pedagogical Studies 1
EDM5010 Literacy Learning in the Early Years
EDM5005 Mathematics Curriculum & Pedagogical Studies 1
EDM5016 Early Years Data and Assessment
EDM5014 Planning for Learning: Curriculum, Play and Pedagogy
EDM5003 Science Curriculum & Pedagogical Studies
EDM5001 Understanding Learns and Learning
Year 2
EDM8005 Mathematics Curriculum & Pedagogical Studies 2
EDM8008 Inquiring through the Humanities
EDM8017 Relating and Inquiring in Infant and Toddler Education and Care Contexts
EDM8100 Evidence of Learning in Teaching
EDM8014 English literacy and Special Educational Needs
EDM8018 Leading in Early Childhood
EDM8007 Literacies Learning in Diverse Contexts
EDM8020 Arts and Technology through Play
Award requirements
Completion of 16 units as outlined in the Recommended Study Pattern section plus completion of required practical placements.Exit points
Graduate Certificate of Education.
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Indicative first year fee
$4,445
Indicative total fee $8,890
The amounts shown here are indicative for an Australian citizen studying full-time, which is typically 8 subjects per year.
Fees may vary depending on:
- the subjects you choose
- credit from previous work experience
- your eligibility for government funding loans or subsidies such as HECS-HELP or a Commonwealth supported place.
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Entry requirements
- Completed a 3-year bachelor degree, or equivalent, in a discipline other than education with a minimum GPA of 4.0 out of 7.0. While not a requirement for admission, students need to pass the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) prior to the final supervised professional experience placement and to graduate from this degree. Students can register for the LANTITE through the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). If an applicant has achieved a 'satisfactory' result for one or more components of the LANTITE at another institution, the 'satisfactory' result can be carried across with this admission application. Non-academic entry requirements - Complete a questionnaire and provide written statements to address the key competencies of effective teachers. The criteria for selection includes capabilities such as motivation to teach, suitability for the teaching profession, learning activities and leadership responsibilities. Refer to the selection guidelines for initial teacher education courses. All students must be able to meet professional requirements expected of teachers within this degree, including holding a current Positive Exemption Card (Blue Card or Exemption Card), or equivalent. Proof of meeting the English Language Proficiency requirements is also required.
Applicants from a non-English speaking background are required to satisfy the applicable English language requirements and this degree requires a minimum of IELTS 7.5, or equivalent, with a minimum of 8.0 in speaking and listening and 7.0 in all other subtests.
- Exemptions/credit will be assessed based on the UniSQ Credit and Exemption Procedure. Claims for credit for previous study should be submitted prior to or at the time of enrolment. Each claim will be assessed on individual merit in line with UniSQ policy.
Study method requirements
During the degree, you will complete four full-time supervised professional experience placements blocks, including 10 days with children aged birth to two years old, 20 days in a kindergarten, and 45 days in a primary school setting, totalling 75 days. All students must be able to meet professional requirements expected of teachers within this degree, including holding a current Positive Exemption Card (Blue Card or Exemption Card), or equivalent.
- Placement requires attendance at a School determined by the University.
Career opportunities
Professional recognition
This degree is an approved early childhood teacher qualification with the Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) and accredited by the Queensland College of Teachers (QCT). It also meets the expectations and requirements of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL).Australian job snapshots
Data sourced from Australian Jobs 2023.
Role | Earnings | Employment change |
|---|---|---|
Child Care Centre Managers | $75K to $93K | Up 12.7% |
Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers | $75K to $93K | Up 41.3% |