Candidates who wish to qualify as a Secondary school teacher must have completed a sufficient depth of undergraduate study in each of their specialist subject disciplines. Normally this will mean that their undergraduate degree (from an accreditied institution) will include:

1. a major (3 years or 6 semesters of study) in their first teaching subject and
2. a minor (2 full years or 4 semesters of study) in a second teaching method.

For candidates with an Honours or psotgraduate qualification, or a meritorious academic record (e.g. a WAM of a credit or above), an offer of admission may be given if they satisfy DET requirments and either have:

1. a full minor (2 full years or 4 semesters of study) in each of their two teachinbg subjects
   OR
2. a major in one teaching subject and at least a year of study in ther second teaching subject

Candidates for admission to the MTeach who wish to teach in a public school in NSW should contact the NSW Department of Education and Training to ensure that their undergraduate subjects satisfy the department's requirements for teaching specialists. Some of the criteria used by the DET can be examined on the DET website for the following:

Qualification requirements for the new areas of teaching and the Senior years of schooling i.e. secondary teachers in Technological and Applied Studies (TAS) or Human Society and its Environment (HSIE)

Special conditions apply for admission into the MTeach in the following curriculum method (subject) areas, including the double method specialisations (e.g. for those who wish to teach in only one subject area which is offered as a double method course).

Human Society and its Environment: Social Education, Social Science and the individual social sciences.

Socail Education (Double method), Social Science (single method), Geography, Commerce/Economics and History are within the HSIE key learning area which includes the following school subject areas:

history aboriginal studies geography commerce

economics business studies legal studies retail studies

studies of religion studies of society society and culture asian social studies.

Prospective HSIE specialists require a background in at least two of these, at least one of which should be a major (3 years/6 semesters). Some of these subject areas may be offered as a Single method curriculum area, normally requiring a major (3 years / 6 semesters) of undergraduate studies, unless a major has been taken in the other teaching method (e.g. English, Science). Candidates with a good first degree (e.g. honours, or a WAM at credit-level or above) or relevant work experience may be admitted if they have a broad range of HSIE subjects in their undergraduate qualifications.

Mathematics

Mathematics candidates should generally have completed at least 3 years (6 semesters) of Mathematics for Double Maths or 2 years (4 semesters) for Single methof Maths. Single method applicants who are also doing Single method Science or Computer Studies may be permitted to do Siongle Maths if they have an appropriate Science/Computing Science major and at least 2 semesters (1 year) of Mathematics in their undergraduate studies. Studies in applied mathematics (e.g. engineering, computer science, the sciences) are not, of themselves, sufficient qualification - some study in Pure Mathematics done in a university department of Mathematics is usually required.

Science

Science includes the school subjects of:

science (stage 4-5) biology (stage 6)

chemistry (stage 6) earth & environmental science (stage 6)

physics (stage 6) senior science (stage 6)

Double method Science candidates should have a full major (3 years/6 semesters) in at least one natural Science discipline area (Biology, Chemistry, Geoscience or Physics, or an equivalent natural science such as Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Marine Science, Environmental Science or Agricultural Science) and have studied at least two other science areas, for at least 2 semesters (1 year) in each case. Mathematics is not considered a science in the context of school teaching - it is a separate curriculum area. In certain cases relevant subjects like Geography and the History & Philosophy of Science may be considered in lieu of a third science area.

Single method Science candidates must have a full major in one of the four science disciplines (or its equivalent) and have studied a second science for at least 2 semesters (1 year), in addition to satisfying the requirements for a second teaching method other than Science (e.g. Mathematics, Geography, a Language, TAS).

Technological and Applied Studies (TAS)

Technological and Applied Studies incorporates the following teaching subjects:

Design & technology Food technology technics (metalwork and engineering)

Textiles & design Industrial technology hospitality

Engineering studies Information technology agriculture

Candidates must have a background that enables them to teach in at least one (for Single method candidates) of these school subject areas. Double method candidates should have a background that will enable them to teach Design and technology 7-12 and at least one other subject area.