Areas of study

Education

Flinders has one of the most comprehensive education programs in Australia, incorporating a range of undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications for prospective teachers and those already teaching, and specialised courses for those who wish to work with gifted students.

As well as a School of Education, the university houses the Flinders University Institute for International Education.

Undergraduate options

For 2005, the following three programs been revised to provide for:

• First degree students to complete a combined degrees program of a Bachelor of Education with either a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, or Bachelor of Health Sciences in four years.
• Graduate-entry students to complete the Bachelor of Education only in two years. A combined degrees program is not available.

Junior Primary/Primary Teaching: for students who wish to teach Reception through to Year 7.

Middle School [formerly Upper Primary/Lower Secondary Teaching]: for students who wish to teach ages 10 to 15.

Secondary: for students who wish to teach Years 8 to 12.

Education Studies: A major sequence in a Bachelor of Arts for students who are interested in careers in tutoring or educational research or administration, but do not require formal teaching qualifications.

Special Education: Two graduate-entry programs are offered, one for trained teachers and one for students looking to acquire teaching qualifications with specific expertise in special education.

Postgraduate options

Education: Our articulated coursework program incorporates a Graduate Certificate and a flexible Masters degree that can be taken as a generic degree of one of six named specialisations - Research and Innovation, Social Justice in Education, Special Education, Leadership and Management, Gifted Education, and Studies of Asia. The Masters also operates in parallel with the coursework Doctor of Education.

June 05