Education (Secondary) at Murdoch University

Course Description

Get the qualification you need to teach students from Years 7 to 12 in a teaching area you’re passionate about. You can choose to major in one of these areas:

• Advanced Mathematics
• Biology and Environmental Science
• Biology and Human Biology
• Chemistry
• Earth and Environmental Science
• English
• History (HASS*)
• Health & Physical Education
• Geography and Economics (HASS*)
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Politics (HASS*).

You will also choose a second teaching area (known as a minor), except for Health and Physical Education which must be combined together.

You’ll explore the role of education in society, learn how to manage a secondary level classroom and get valuable experience working in school placements across the secondary years. By having qualifications in two teaching areas, you will have a competitive advantage with a variety of employers across Australia and overseas.

7 reasons to study Secondary Teaching at Murdoch

• Study at the first university in Australia, and among only a few in the world, to offer the Tribes TLCTM Basic Course Certification as an accredited undergraduate.
• Join the only teaching program in WA where you can apply for a two-week school placement in Thailand with your flights, visas and accommodation paid for by the government.
• Before you start your first prac, you’ll be able to start to develop your teaching skills, practice dealing with challenging behaviour, and try parent-teacher interviews and other situations in a safe environment through our SimLabTM technology. It’s a virtual classroom using actors and avatars – and the only technology of its kind in WA.
• Have the opportunity to apply for our year-long Internship where you are immersed in a school, enhancing your skills and qualities to be work-ready for your teaching career.
• Graduate ready for the classroom with both a major and minor teaching area and an online portfolio to share your experience with future employers and to respond to Teacher Registration requirements.
• If you’re interested in teaching within Catholic schools, you can add Catholic education electives to your degree.
• If you’re passionate about sports, you’ll find opportunities to coach sports in schools with sports’ specialisations, coach students with disabilities and promote physical education for all abilities.

What you’ll learn

Build the knowledge and skills you need to meet your career or study goals. Here are some of the things you’ll learn:

• living and learning with technology
• language for learning and teaching
• adolescent health and development
• creating and managing effective learning environments
• country, cultures, peoples: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives across the curriculum.

Your future career

This course will give you the qualification you need to be a secondary teacher in high schools from Years 7 to 12.