Diploma of Education Studies at Victoria University

Overview

Achieve your dream of becoming a teacher – even if you missed selection for the Bachelor of Education. This education course prepares you to enter the second year of a teaching degree.

This program has been designed for students who didn’t meet the entry requirements for the Bachelor of Education through the VTAC (or direct) selection process.

We help you build the literacy and numeracy skills needed for a career in education, over a longer 16-week semester.  

Successful completion earns you a place in the second year of the Bachelor of Education (P-12), where you’ll learn to teach all age groups – from prep to Year 12. For the degree program, you’ll choose a specialist teaching area in:

• art, music, digital media or media studies
• outdoor or physical education (secondary)
• psychology, student welfare
• disability studies in education
• health or food technology
• English literacy studies
• environmental science
• mathematics
• humanities
• biology.

Real classroom experience

If you continue to the Bachelor of Education (P-12), you’ll be job-ready before you graduate – thanks to your extensive experience teaching in a classroom. You’ll be ready to work locally or overseas in a profession with increasing demand around the world.

National & international teaching opportunities

Our teaching degrees offer exciting opportunities for professional experience through work placements, including:

• teaching in rural/remote locations
• overseas study tours in Malaysia, China, Timor Leste and more
• sports, literacy and leadership programs with sporting organisations including the Western Bulldogs
• mentoring school students in university-ready skills
• creative art projects.

Learning advice

• VU’s Learning Hubs are welcoming spaces where you can improve your study and employability skills.
• Our students can attend Learning Hubs at one of five VU campuses.
• We offer maths, writing, careers and English-language advice, and show you effective ways to study and manage your time.

Our programs include:

• workshops
• drop-in sessions
• peer mentoring
• maths and writing resources
• resume and career guidance.

We also have accessibility support services and counselling services available for all students.

Careers in education

This course may help you find work as a teacher aide, supporting teachers in their work.

Once you’ve completed the Bachelor of Education (P-12), you could find a rewarding career in a public or private primary or secondary school.

Demand for teachers in Melbourne’s west is high – and set to continue rising. The Department of Planning and Community Development figures(external link) predict greater than 40 per cent increase in births in the region in the next five years.

Salaries

These are average salaries across the teaching professions:

• teacher aide: A$64,000 (Seek(external link))
• secondary school teacher: A$78,000 (Job Outlook(external link))
• primary school teacher: A$72,800 (Job Outlook(external link)).