Undergraduate: Course rule and topic information
Bachelor of Education (Secondary)/Bachelor of Health Sciences
(BEd(Sec),BHlthSc)
Program of study
INTRODUCTION
The Bachelor of Education (Secondary)/Bachelor of Health Sciences may be taken as a double degree program in four years full-time (or the equivalent part-time). Students who study part-time would normally be expected to complete the double degree program within eight years.
The course is offered by the Faculty of Education, Humanities, Law and Theology and the Faculty of Health Sciences.
The double degree program of Bachelor of Education (Secondary)/Bachelor of Health Sciences requires completion of a total of 144 units with a major in one of the following professional streams:
- Health Education and Promotion; or
- Physical Education.
A Lutheran strand is available for students wishing to teach in that system by enrolling in additional topics. Students must contact the Australian Lutheran College.
Eligible students can complete an honours degree in either Health Sciences or Education.
Enrolment in the honours program is subject to the school/department being able to provide appropriate resources and staff to supervise the program of study.
COURSE AIMS
The course aims to develop in students:
- generic knowledge of the contribution of the social, behavioural and physical sciences to health and well-being of populations;
- skills for professional team work in multi-disciplinary arenas;
- the ability to critically analyse information;
- facility in the up-to-date information technology and research processes in accessing information;
- the capacity to apply evidence-based knowledge to population health and well-being issues;
- foundational knowledge and skills in the disciplines of health promotion,
- health education and physical education including appropriate teaching methodologies/strategies to teach in these areas at secondary school level;
- skills in project planning and design in the management of health and/or physical activity programs for populations in a variety of settings;
- the ability to teach within and across at least two learning areas relevant to teaching in secondary schools;
- knowledge and skills in a range of educational settings working with diverse groups of students;
- the capacity to undertake ongoing professional study through a variety of pathways.
COURSE RULE
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.
Limited credit may be granted for relevant topics taken at the University or other institutions.
PROGRAM OF STUDY [April, 2008]
To qualify for the Bachelor of Education (Secondary)/Bachelor of Health Sciences, a student must complete 144 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the following program of study:
- a Bachelor of Education component of 69 units;
- a Bachelor of Health Sciences component of 75 units.
The Bachelor of Education component must include:
- 9 units of education topics at First Year level;
- 12 units of education topics at Second Year level including school experience;
- 24 units of education topics at Third Year level including teaching practicum;
- 24 units of education topics at Fourth Year level including teaching practicum.
The Bachelor of Health Sciences component must include:
- 33 units of either the Health Education and Promotion stream or the Physical Education stream;
- 21 units of approved Bachelor of Health Sciences electives taken either from the other stream or from approved topics from the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science provided it relates to content knowledge in one of the SACSA (South Australian Curriculum Standards and Accountability) framework learning areas;
- 21 units of core topics as listed in the Bachelor of Health Sciences course rule.
Except with the permission of the Board:
- no compulsory topic may be taken more than twice;
- teaching practicum topics may not be attempted more than once.
Students should note that teaching practicum topics require full-time commitment for their duration. More specific rules relating to majors, minors and electives may be referred to in the Bachelor of Health Sciences course rule.
Health Education and Promotion major
First Year
Semester 1
| EDUC1101 |
Key Educational Ideas |
4.5 |
| HLPE1511 |
Foundation Studies in Health Education |
4.5 |
| HLTH1302 |
Introduction to Health Professions |
4.5 |
|
Approved elective for second teaching area |
4.5 |
Semester 2
| EDUC1201 |
Ways of Explaining Education |
4.5 |
| HLPE1504 |
Health Promotion |
4.5 |
| HLTH1004 |
Human Bioscience |
4.5 |
|
Approved elective for second teaching area |
4.5 |
Second Year
Semester 1
| HLPE2515 |
Health Education: Theory, Planning and Practice |
6 |
| HLTH2003 |
Society and Health: Sociology and Epidemiology |
6 |
| EDUC2302 |
Teaching Literacy and Numeracy in the Middle School: Policy Documents to Practice |
6 |
Semester 2
| HLTH2006 |
Project Management for Health Promotion |
6 |
| EDUC2403 |
Development, Learning and Inclusive Teaching (6-12) |
6 |
|
Approved elective for second teaching area |
6 |
Third Year
Semester 1
| HLTH3001 |
Health Research |
6 |
| EDUC3503 |
Curriculum Studies Specialisation 1: Middle School/Secondary |
6 |
|
Approved elective for second teaching area |
6 |
Semester 2
| EDUC3608 |
Integrated Curriculum Studies (Middle School/Secondary) |
6 |
| EDUCxxxx |
Education elective topic (from approved list) |
6 |
Non-semester
| EDUC3668 |
Teaching Practicum 1C (8-12) |
6 |
| EDUC3668A |
Lecture for Teaching Practicum 1C (8-12) |
0 |
Fourth Year
Semester 1
| EDUC4700 |
Curriculum Studies Specialisation 2 |
6 |
| EDUC4705 |
Social and Cultural Worlds of Learning |
6 |
Non-semester
Semester 2
Either
| HLPE2507 |
Human Sexuality, OR |
6 |
| HLPE2509 |
School Health Promotion and Nutrition |
6 |
| EDUC4802 |
Teaching Indigenous Australian Students |
6 |
Physical Education major
First Year
Semester 1
| EDUC1101 |
Key Educational Ideas |
4.5 |
| HLPE1521 |
Foundation Studies in Physical Education |
4.5 |
| HLTH1304 |
Communication for Health Practitioners, OR |
4.5 |
| HLTH1302 |
Introduction to Health Professions |
4.5 |
|
|
Approved elective for second teaching area |
4.5 |
Semester 2
| EDUC1201 |
Ways of Explaining Education |
4.5 |
| HLPE1522 |
Physiological Foundations of Physical Education |
4.5 |
| HLTH1004 |
Human Bioscience |
4.5 |
|
Approved elective for second teaching area |
4.5 |
Second Year
Semester 1
| HLPE2517 |
Social Contexts of Physical Education |
6 |
| EDUC2302 |
Teaching Literacy and Numeracy in the Middle School: Policy Documents to Practice |
6 |
Semester 2
| HLPE2504 |
Movement Bases of Physical Education |
6 |
| EDUC2403 |
Development, Learning and Inclusive Teaching (6-12) |
6 |
|
Approved elective for second teaching area |
6 |
Third Year
Semester 1
| HLPE2003 |
Society and Health: Sociology and Epidemiology |
6 |
| HLPE2524 |
Historical and Cultural Constructions of Physical Activity |
6 |
| EDUC3503 |
Curriculum Studies Specialisation 1: Middle School/Secondary |
6 |
Semester 2
|
EDUC3608 |
Integrated Curriculum Studies (Middle School/Secondary) |
6 |
|
Education elective topic (from approved list) |
6 |
Non-semester
|
EDUC3668 |
Teaching Practicum 1C (8-12) |
6 |
| EDUC3668A |
Lecture for Teaching Practicum 1C (8-12) |
0 |
Fourth Year
Semester 1
| EDUC4700 |
Curriculum Studies Specialisation 2 |
6 |
| EDUC4705 |
Social and Cultural Worlds of Learning |
6 |
Non-semester
Semester 2
| HLTH3001 |
Health Research |
6 |
|
Choose one topic from either: |
|
| HLTH2006 |
Project Management for Health Promotion, OR |
6 |
| HLPE2507 |
Human Sexuality, OR |
6 |
| HLPE2509 |
School Health Promotion and Nutrition, OR |
6 |
| HLPE2510 |
Outdoor Education, OR |
6 |
| HLTH3003 |
Health Work Placement |
6 |
| EDUC4802 |
Teaching Indigenous Australian Students |
6 |
Honours degree
There are two pathways to an Honours degree in Education:
- A full-year program consisting of 36 units of dedicated honours topics taken after the completion of the student's ordinary education degree.
- An alternative program for students who have completed, to a sufficiently high standard (a GPA of 5.5 or higher), the first 108 units towards their particular Bachelor of Education double degree program. Admission will also depend upon the School of Education being able to provide adequate resources to supervise and manage the student's proposed research project. The general requirement of the Honours program in Education is the successful completion of 36 units of honours Education topics. However, in the alternative program, students will take 18 of these units concurrently with the relevant double degree program as part of their fourth year of study. An overload of 6 units will be required in each semester of that year. Eligible students will enrol in a three-semester program commencing in the fourth year of their double degree program.
The study pattern for the alternative three-semester program is as follows:
Year 4
Semester 1 (6-unit overload)
| EDUC7000 |
Introduction to Research in Education (Honours Topic) |
6 |
| EDUC4700 |
Curriculum Studies Specialisation 2 (MS/Sec) |
6 |
| EDUC4779 |
Teaching Practicum 2C (8-12) |
6 |
| EDUC4705 |
Social and Cultural Worlds of Learning |
6 |
Semester 2 (6-unit overload)
| HLTH3001 |
Health Research (Honours Topic) |
6 |
| EDUC7002 |
Preparation for Research Thesis (Honours Topic) |
6 |
| EDUC4802 |
Teaching Indigenous Australian Students |
6 |
|
BHlthSc topic |
6 |
Year 5
Semester 1
| EDUC7003 |
Honours Thesis in Education (Honours Topic) |
18 |
|
