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Postgraduate education

Find out how our postgraduate education courses can help you advance your education career or, switch careers to become a qualified teacher.

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Explore our postgraduate courses

Our postgraduate education courses can help you progress your current career in education or change your career and fulfil your dream of becoming a teacher.

Courses for educators

Courses for educators

If you already work in the education sector, the following courses will help you to advance your career.

Education
Master of Education
Graduate Certificate in Education

Higher Education
Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Innovative Learning and Teaching
Master of Arts (Applied Linguistics)
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) (OpenUnis)

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Courses to become a qualified teacher

Do you dream of changing your career to become a teacher and shape the minds of future generations? If you already have an undergraduate degree, you could switch to a career in teaching with our Master of Teaching or Graduate Diploma in Education.

Master of Teaching
Choose your major in early childhood, primary or secondary education.

Graduate Diploma in Education
Switch to a career as a primary or high school teacher in just one year.

Why study postgraduate education at Curtin? 

Multiple intakes

Most of our courses offer multiple intakes throughout the year so you can advance your career sooner.

Real-world  learning

Participate in real-world learning through face-to-face pracs in a school environment.

Flexibility and support

Whether you’re looking to study online or on-campus this course offers flexible study options so you can tailor your studies around other commitments.

#1 graduates in Australia

For the fifth year in a row, Curtin has outranked all other WA public universities for undergraduate outcomes in full-time employment, starting salary and staff qualification*.

*QILT 2022 Employer Satisfaction Survey

Top 70 Globally in Education

Curtin is ranked in the top 70 universities in the world for the field of Education in the University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) 2022-23.

Professional recognition

Our Master of Teaching is professionally accredited in Australia by the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia.
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…Despite all the fear, stress and doubt that comes with any big life-changing move, I realised that no matter where you are in your life or career, connection is everything. Becoming a teacher has opened so many doors for me…

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Caroline Constant
How to apply

How to apply

Start studying in 2024
Applications for semester 1, 2024 are now open until Thursday 8 February, 2024.

Not sure how to apply?
Follow our simple application instructions for your preferred course at Curtin.
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Courses for educators

Education 

Further your knowledge and choose to specialise in Innovative Learning and Teaching, Innovative STEM Education or Cultural and Linguistic Diversity depending on your career goals. 

This flexible program allows you to choose course content that aligns to your interests and career aspirations. It covers fundamental understandings about learning and teaching in different contexts.

Higher Education 

Improve your ability to teach in a tertiary learning environment, studying new approaches to pedagogy and learner engagement.  

Language Education 

Learn practical language teaching methodologies and how to plan syllabuses and language assessment procedures. 

Learn fully online and focus on the theoretical underpinnings of language acquisition and components of language. 

Courses to become a qualified teacher

This degree is right for you, if you dream of changing your career to become a teacher and shape the minds of future generations.  This degree allows you to choose your major in early childhood, primary or secondary education. 

Learn more about the Master of Teaching. 

Courses for educators

Education 

Further your knowledge and choose to specialise in Innovative Learning and Teaching, Innovative STEM Education or Cultural and Linguistic Diversity depending on your career goals. 

This flexible program allows you to choose course content that aligns to your interests and career aspirations. It covers fundamental understandings about learning and teaching in different contexts.

Higher Education 

Improve your ability to teach in a tertiary learning environment, studying new approaches to pedagogy and learner engagement.  

Language Education 

Learn practical language teaching methodologies and how to plan syllabuses and language assessment procedures. 

Learn fully online and focus on the theoretical underpinnings of language acquisition and components of language. 

Courses to become a qualified teacher

This degree is right for you, if you dream of changing your career to become a teacher and shape the minds of future generations.  This degree allows you to choose your major in early childhood, primary or secondary education. 

Learn more about the Master of Teaching. 
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