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Graduate Entry courseBachelor of Education (Special Education)FAST FACTSTaught on-campus at Flinders. Available to Australian and international students This is a pre-service degree designed for people without teaching qualifications. Qualified teachers should see the Bachelor of Special Education. Course length: The course requires two years of full-time study, or equivalent part-time. Prerequisites: Applicants must hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution SATAC Code: 219061 [For Australian students] WHY STUDY SPECIAL EDUCATION?Increasingly, students with special needs are enrolling in regular preschools and mainstream school classes, necessitating much closer collaboration between teachers trained in special education and those teaching mainstream classes. Regular classroom teachers now need knowledge and skills traditionally seen as belonging to special educators and special educators have to work more closely with regular class teachers to adapt and modify programs to make them more inclusive of all children. The staff of the School of Education acknowledge their roles in working with students, colleagues and the wider community. We see the following activities in social commentary, teaching and research as integrated, with each activity informing and complementing the others. Our teaching role is to provide degrees in Education that are inspirational, promote an enthusiasm for learning, equip teachers with professional expertise, and develop life-long learners. We exemplify best educational practice to our students and to the rest of the University. Our research role is to generate, advance and promulgate knowledge that will inform the scholarly community, our industry partners and society. Our research encompasses a variety of methods, subjects and audiences, providing information, understanding and critique. In our social role we advocate for cultural beliefs and public policies in which education is a means of achieving social justice. We challenge presumptions and practices which limit individuals' potentials. We endeavour to construct a School culture that encourages, promotes and celebrates:
WHAT JOBS WILL I GET?This course aims to produce new teachers who have the expertise in general teaching and in special education to operate effectively and apply their knowledge and skills in a range of classroom settings and with diverse groups of students. Depending on their choice of studies, graduates will be equipped to teach in either junior primary/primary or middle school settings in a wide range of schools. To find out more about the jobs this degree can lead to, go to the Your Career section of our graduate careers website. WHAT WILL I STUDY?The course combines studies in either junior primary/primary or middle school education with studies in special education. The 72-unit program involves: 12 units of school placement; 36 units of curriculum studies; and 24 units of special education topics. The full program of study is set out in the Course rule and topic descriptions for this degree. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:
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