Associate Degree of Teacher Education
If you're looking for a rewarding career in education, La Trobe's Associate Degree of Teacher Education is a perfect pathway to an accredited teaching degree.
When you successfully complete the Associate Degree of Teacher Education, you could progress to a Bachelor of Education (Primary), Bachelor of Education (Secondary) or Bachelor of Early Childhood and Primary Education. You'll also receive advanced standing for up to two years of full-time study.
You'll develop strong foundational skills in professional literacy and numeracy, as well as knowledge of contemporary approaches to learning.
You'll also start specialising in your chosen field – primary, secondary, or early childhood and primary – and build discipline-specific knowledge, choosing from electives in science, languages, arts, health, psychology, physical education and more.
We're at your side every step of the way. Receive personalised advice from a dedicated Student Adviser and connect with discipline-based peer mentors. We'll help you enrol, choose your subjects and navigate university systems and requirements. You can also access the university-wide careers service for advice and assistance on your resume, interview skills and career planning.
You'll learn:
- Digital learning
- Explore the world of digital learning in a way that's creative, collaborative and innovative.
- Learning contexts
- Learn how to create safe, diverse learning environments for people of all ages and backgrounds.
- Literacy and Numeracy
- Understand key concepts and conventions of the English language and numeracy.
The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 6 - Associate Degree.
Sample course structure
Please note, the following course structure is indicative and subject to change depending on your course location, offer year or how you tailor your course with specialisations, majors, minors and electives. Structures for the following year are not normally finalised until October, so the sample provided is based on the most recently approved structure. For more information, please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.
To qualify for the award of Associate Degree of Teacher Education, students must complete a total of 240 credit points across 2 years.
Students hoping to pathway into one of the education bachelor courses should use the handbook page of that course as a reference guide.
