As a science teacher, you could have the opportunity to spark life-long curiosity and inspire a search for answers for a generation of thinkers.
If you're already a qualified teacher, this one-year part-time course will give you the qualification you need to teach lower secondary science, from Year 7 to Year 10.
You'll study chemistry and physics for secondary teaching as well as secondary science curriculum and practical methods of instruction.
The specialist skills you gain will give you a wider range of career options - for example, if you are a primary school teacher who would like to explore secondary teaching opportunities.
6 reasons to study Education (Secondary Science 7-10) 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 postgraduate unit.
- Be mentored by our experienced teaching professionals who are here to support you in becoming a confident, creative and flexible science teacher.
- Our part-time, on-campus or online options help you fit study into your working life.
- Get involved in free workshops and seminars to help you with writing, statistics and data analysis, and presentation skills as a postgraduate student.
- You'll have dedicated Student Success Advisors to help you along your postgraduate journey.
- Develop specialist skills that will provide you with a wider breadth of career opportunities and make you more attractive to prospective employers.
Develop your skills
Build essential skills and knowledge to meet your career or study goals. Topics you'll cover include:
- Teaching Secondary Science (7-10)
- Practical Methods of Instruction for Secondary School Science and Mathematics
- Physics for Teaching Secondary (7-10)
- Chemistry for Teaching Secondary (7-10).
Your career
Murdoch graduates are employed in government and non-government schools and other education related occupations across Australia and throughout the world. This graduate certificate will give you the practical skills and knowledge required to teach lower secondary science.