Undergraduate: Course rule and topic information

Bachelor of Education
(Secondary) Graduate entry

(BEd(Sec)) - Graduate entry

Program of study
Honours degree

INTRODUCTION

The Bachelor of Education (Secondary) is a graduate-entry program which requires two years of full-time study. The course is offered by the Faculty of Education, Humanities, Law and Theology.

Eligible students can complete an honours degree. 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 produce graduates who:

• can teach within and across learning areas at secondary levels of schooling (Years 8 to 12);
• have developed studies in depth in at least two areas relevant to teaching in secondary schools;
• are able to apply their knowledge and skills in a range of educational settings with diverse groups of students; and
• have the capacity to undertake ongoing professional study through a variety of pathways.

COURSE RULE

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must have completed an undergraduate degree from the University (other than in education or teaching) or an approved qualification from another approved tertiary institution, and have studied two of the following teaching/curriculum areas: Drama, English, Visual Arts, Mathematics, Information Technology, Modern Languages (restricted to Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Indonesian, German and Greek), Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Earth Sciences), Psychology and a variety of disciplines which fall under the heading Society and the Environment (eg history, geography, religion studies, environmental studies, Australian studies, Asian studies, legal studies, social studies), Physical Education and Health Education.

Limited credit may be granted for topics taken at the University or other institutions.

PROGRAM OF STUDY [November, 2007]

To qualify for the Bachelor of Education (Secondary), a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.

Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.

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.

First Year
Semester 1

	Education elective topic from approved list	6
EDUC2302	Teaching Literacy and Numeracy in Middle School: Policy Documents to Practice	6
EDUC3503	Curriculum Studies Specialisation 1: Middle School/Secondary	6

Semester 2

EDUC2403	Development, Learning and Inclusive Teaching (6-12)	6
EDUC3608	Integrated Curriculum Studies	6

Non-semester

EDUC3668	Teaching Practicum 1C (8-12)	6
EDUC3668A	Lecture for Teaching Practicum 1C (8-12)	0

Second Year
Semester 1

EDUC4700	Curriculum Studies Specialisations 2	6
EDUC4705	Social and Cultural World of Learning	6

Non-semester

EDUC4779

Teaching Practicum 2C (8-12)

6

Semester 2

	Education elective from approved list	6
	Education elective from approved list	6
EDUC4802	Teaching Indigenous Australian Students	6