Bachelor of Education (Secondary), Bachelor of Health Sciences

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 and Law.

The double degree program of Bachelor of Education (Secondary), Bachelor of Health Sciences requires completion of a total of 144 units.

Students who commence, but subsequently do not wish to complete, either the full double degree program or the professional experience component of the double degree program may be eligible to:

• transfer into the four year Bachelor of Education Studies, Bachelor of Health Sciences double degree after at least 72 units of study have been attempted (excluding topics for which a Withdraw, Not Fail (WN) has been recorded); or
• transfer to the Bachelor of Health Sciences and apply for credit for topics already completed; or
• exit after successful completion of 108 units with the Bachelor of Education Studies provided they have met the course rule requirements for that award.
  
  

• Admission requirements
• Course aims
• Learning outcomes
• Strands
• Credit
• Program of study

Admission requirements

The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.

Course aims

The course aims to produce graduates who:

• are prepared to participate in a world that requires high levels of scientific, mathematical and technological literacy
• can teach within and across learning areas
• have developed studies in depth in two or three specific school curriculum learning areas relevant to teaching at secondary school level
• are able to apply their knowledge and skills in a range of educational settings with diverse groups of students
• have the capacity to undertake ongoing professional study through a variety of pathways.

Learning outcomes

In undertaking this double degree students will be able to:

• demonstrate a commitment to working ethically and collectively with colleagues to achieve high quality, equitable outcomes for young people and the wider community
• appreciate that teaching is a collaborative activity conducted within a professional community
• recognise the ways that education can respond to the demands made by a complex and ever-changing world
• understand that their work as teachers is moderated by policy frameworks and legal requirements
• articulate an understanding of young peoples' development, and individual, social and cultural differences
• form mutually respectful relationships with young people that support their intellectual, ethical and social growth
• engage young people in informed decision-making with regard to their curriculum and learning environments
• utilise teaching strategies that will foster in young people deep understanding, a capacity for independent inquiry, and learning in cooperation with others
• apply the history, content and principles of their subject specialisations to construct academically rigorous, developmentally appropriate and socially equitable curriculum
• work both independently and collaboratively with young people, colleagues and communities to construct curriculum that spans disciplinary boundaries and focus on real-world applications
• develop authentic means for assessing learning and to inform their teaching and young people's learning
• be familiar with theories, factual content and research procedures in their major field of study
• be able to analyse and critically evaluate ideas and solve problems.

Strands

Two Senior Years Teaching Areas

This strand in the Bachelor of Education (Secondary), Bachelor of Health Sciences focuses on teaching students who are in secondary years. During their secondary years young people develop their plans for post-secondary education and work. As secondary teachers, graduates of this four-year pre-service qualification will play a key role in developing the knowledge, skills and resources that young people need to meet their goals.

This strand allows pre-service teachers to pursue a teaching specialisation in more depth and deepen their understanding in topics and issues of personal interest.  Graduates from this strand will be qualified to teach in at least two different school curriculum areas at secondary school level. The school curriculum subjects that are offered in the strand are:

English, Drama, Visual Art, Health Education, Physical Education, Junior Science, Mathematics, Languages other than English, Humanities and Social Sciences.

One Senior Teaching Area and Two Junior Secondary Teaching Areas

(In order to have three teaching areas, students must undertake a Physical Education major.)

Alternatively, the double degree Bachelor of Education (Secondary), Bachelor of Health Sciences can effectively develop the specialist knowledge and skills required for teachers to teach the senior years area to Year 12 and two areas to Year 10.

As part of the double degree program teacher education students will focus on preparing to teach in three different learning areas selected from the following:

Humanities and Social Sciences, Information and Design Technology, Drama, English, Visual Art, Mathematics, Science, Languages other than English, and Health and Physical Education.

Credit

Limited credit may be granted for recognition of prior studies undertaken at the University or other approved tertiary institutions. Further information is available on this page.

Program of study

BEd(Sec)BHS Two Senior Years Teaching Areas

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, consisting of 72 units in the Bachelor of Education component and 72 units in the Bachelor of Health Sciences component, according to the program of study below; and
• meet the required benchmark in the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students (LANTITE). Students must normally meet the benchmark within three attempts and before 72 units of study have been attempted. The Faculty Board may, under exceptional circumstances and subject to specific conditions, permit further attempts of the LANTITE after 72 units of study have been attempted.

A student whose Grade Point Average (GPA) falls below 5.00 after attempting the first 72 units of study (excluding topics for which a Withdraw, Not Fail (WN) has been recorded) will normally be required to enter into a counselling process with the Faculty to demonstrate their capacity to achieve the range of attributes and motivations that have been determined by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) as being common to effective teachers. As part of this process students who are unable to satisfactorily demonstrate their capacity to achieve the range of attributes and motivations before graduation will be supported through a range of options appropriate to their circumstances.

The Bachelor of Education component must include:

• 9 units of Education topics at First Year level;
• 9 units of Education topics at Second Year level;
• 27 units of Education topics at Third Year level including professional experience;
• 27 units of Education topics at Fourth Year level including professional experience.

The Bachelor of Health Sciences component must include:

• 36 units of either the Health Education major or the Physical Education major
• 18 units of core Bachelor of Health Sciences topics;
• 18 units of one Teaching Minor.

Except with the permission of the Board:

• no compulsory topic may be taken more than twice;
• professional experience topics may not be attempted more than once.

Students should note that professional experience topics require full-time commitment for their duration.

Core - Year 1 topics

18 units comprising: 

 EDUC1120  Teaching and Educational Contexts  (4.5 units)
 EDUC1223  Middle Schooling Philosophy and Pedagogy  (4.5 units)
 EDUC1227 Professional Experience: Year 1 (Middle and Secondary Schooling) (0 units)
 HLTH1101  Health Promotion for Health Professionals  (4.5 units)
 HLTH1306  Health Practitioner Practice 2  (4.5 units)

Option - Year 1 topics

Choose 9 units from Teaching Minor.
Choose 9 units Health Education major or the Physical Education major.

Core - Year 2 topics

13.5 units comprising:

 EDUC2320  Learners and their Development - Middle and Secondary Schooling  (4.5 units)
 EDUC2326 Professional Experience: Year 2A (Middle and Secondary Schooling) (0 units)
 EDUC2420  Teaching Indigenous Australian Students  (4.5 units)
 EDUC2426 Professional Experience: Year 2B (Middle and Secondary Schooling) (0 units)
 HLTH2101 Critical Social Analysis of Health  (4.5 units)

Option - Year 2 topics

Choose 9 units from Teaching Minor.
Choose 13.5 units Health Education major or the Physical Education major.

Core - Year 3 topics

18 units comprising:

 EDUC3526  Literacies Across the Curriculum in the Middle and Secondary Years  (4.5 units)
 EDUC3530  Professional Experience: Year 3A (Middle and Secondary Schooling) (0 units)
 EDUC3620  Relationships for Learning  (4.5 units)
 EDUC3628  Numeracy and ICT Across the Middle and Secondary Curriculum  (4.5 units)
 EDUC3642  Professional Experience: Year 3B (Middle and Secondary Schooling)  (4.5 units)

Option Curriculum Specialisation - Year 3 topics

Choose 4.5 units of Curriculum Specialisation A1: Curriculum Development in the Middle Years from:

EDUC3531A  Drama Curriculum Specialisation A1: Curriculum Development in the Middle Years  (4.5 units)
EDUC3531B  English Curriculum Specialisation A1: Curriculum Development in the Middle Years  (4.5 units)
EDUC3531C  Health Education Curriculum Specialisation A1: Curriculum Development in the Middle Years  (4.5 units)
EDUC3531D  HASS Curriculum Specialisation A1: Curriculum Development in the Middle Years  (4.5 units)
EDUC3531E  Languages Curriculum Specialisation A1: Curriculum Development in the Middle Years  (4.5 units)
EDUC3531F  Mathematics Curriculum Specialisation A1: Curriculum Development in the Middle Years  (4.5 units)
EDUC3531G  Physical Education Curriculum Specialisation A1: Curriculum Development in the Middle Years  (4.5 units)
EDUC3531H  Science Curriculum Specialisation A1: Curriculum Development in the Middle Years  (4.5 units)
EDUC3531I  Visual Arts Curriculum Specialisation A1: Curriculum Development in the Middle Years  (4.5 units)

Choose 4.5 units of Curriculum Specialisation B1: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years from:

EDUC3643C  Health Education Curriculum Specialisation B1: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years  (4.5 units)
EDUC3643G  Physical Education Curriculum Specialisation B1: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years  (4.5 units)

Option - Year 3 topics

Choose 9 units Health Education major or the Physical Education major.

Core - Year 4 topics

22.5 units comprising:

 EDUC3627  Contemporary Issues in Secondary Schooling  (4.5 units)
 EDUC4720  Differentiation for Diverse Learners (Middle and Secondary Schooling)  (4.5 units)
 EDUC4742  Professional Experience: Final Assessment for Registration (Middle and Secondary Schooling)  (4.5 units)
 EDUC4820  The Professional Educator  (4.5 units)
 HLTH3105  Quantitative Methods for Social Health Research  (4.5 units)

Option Curriculum Specialisation - Year 4 topics

Choose 4.5 units of Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 1 from:

 EDUC4729C  Health Education Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 1  (4.5 units)
 EDUC4729G  Physical Education Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 1  (4.5 units)

Choose 4.5 units of Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2 from:

 EDUC4730A  Drama Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2  (4.5 units)
 EDUC4730B  English Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2  (4.5 units)
 EDUC4730C  Health Education Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2  (4.5 units)
 EDUC4730E  Languages Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2  (4.5 units)
 EDUC4730G  Physical Education Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2  (4.5 units)
 EDUC4730H  Advanced Science Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2  (4.5 units)
 EDUC4730I  Visual Arts Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2  (4.5 units)
 EDUC4730K  Mathematics, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Physics Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2  (4.5 units)
 EDUC4730L  History Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2  (4.5 units)
 EDUC4730M  Biological Sciences Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2  (4.5 units)
 EDUC4730N  Psychology Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2  (4.5 units)
 EDUC4730O  Geography, Legal Studies, Business Studies Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2  (4.5 units)
 EDUC4730P  Information Technology Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2  (4.5 units)

Option - Year 4 topics

Choose 4.5 units Health Education major or the Physical Education major.

BEd(Sec)BHS One Senior Teaching Area and Two Junior Secondary Teaching Areas

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, consisting of 72 units in the Bachelor of Education component and 72 units in the Bachelor of Health Sciences component, according to the program of study below; and
• meet the required benchmark in the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students (LANTITE). Students must normally meet the benchmark within three attempts and before 72 units of study have been attempted. The Faculty Board may, under exceptional circumstances and subject to specific conditions, permit further attempts of the LANTITE after 72 units of study have been attempted.

The Bachelor of Education component must include:

• 9 units of Education topics at First Year level;
• 9 units of Education topics at Second Year level;
• 27 units of Education topics at Third Year level including professional experience;
• 27 units of Education topics at Fourth Year level including professional experience.

The Bachelor of Health Sciences component must include:

• 36 units of either the Health Education major or the Physical Education major
• 18 units of core Bachelor of Health Sciences topics;
• 18 units of one Teaching Minor.

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 professional experience topics require full-time commitment for their duration.

Core - Year 1 topics

18 units comprising: 

 EDUC1120  Teaching and Educational Contexts  (4.5 units)
 EDUC1223  Middle Schooling Philosophy and Pedagogy  (4.5 units)
 EDUC1227 Professional Experience: Year 1 (Middle and Secondary Schooling) (0 units)
 HLTH1101  Health Promotion for Health Professionals  (4.5 units)
 HLTH1306  Health Practitioner Practice 2  (4.5 units)

Option - Year 1 topics

Choose 9 units from Teaching Minor.
Choose 9 units Health Education major or the Physical Education major.

Core - Year 2 topics

13.5 units comprising:

 EDUC2320 Learners and their Development - Middle and Secondary Schooling  (4.5 units)
 EDUC2326 Professional Experience: Year 2A (Middle and Secondary Schooling) (0 units)
 EDUC2420 Teaching Indigenous Australian Students  (4.5 units)
 EDUC2426 Professional Experience: Year 2B (Middle and Secondary Schooling) (0 units)
 HLTH2101 Critical Social Analysis of Health   (4.5 units)

Option - Year 2 topics

Choose 9 units from Teaching Minor.
Choose 13.5 units Health Education major or the Physical Education major.

Core - Year 3 topics

18 units comprising:

 EDUC3526  Literacies Across the Curriculum in the Middle and Secondary Years  (4.5 units)
 EDUC3530  Professional Experience: Year 3A (Middle and Secondary Schooling) (0 units)
 EDUC3620  Relationships for Learning  (4.5 units)
 EDUC3628  Numeracy and ICT Across the Middle and Secondary Curriculum  (4.5 units)
 EDUC3642  Professional Experience: Year 3B (Middle and Secondary Schooling)  (4.5 units)

Option Curriculum Specialisation - Year 3 topics

Choose 4.5 units of Curriculum Specialisation A1: Curriculum Development in the Middle Years from

EDUC3531A  Drama Curriculum Specialisation A1: Curriculum Development in the Middle Years  (4.5 units)
EDUC3531B  English Curriculum Specialisation A1: Curriculum Development in the Middle Years  (4.5 units)
EDUC3531C  Health Education Curriculum Specialisation A1: Curriculum Development in the Middle Years  (4.5 units)
EDUC3531D  HASS Curriculum Specialisation A1: Curriculum Development in the Middle Years  (4.5 units)
EDUC3531E  Languages Curriculum Specialisation A1: Curriculum Development in the Middle Years  (4.5 units)
EDUC3531F  Mathematics Curriculum Specialisation A1: Curriculum Development in the Middle Years  (4.5 units)
EDUC3531G  Physical Education Curriculum Specialisation A1: Curriculum Development in the Middle Years  (4.5 units)
EDUC3531H  Science Curriculum Specialisation A1: Curriculum Development in the Middle Years  (4.5 units)
EDUC3531I  Visual Arts Curriculum Specialisation A1: Curriculum Development in the Middle Years  (4.5 units)

Choose 4.5 units of Curriculum Specialisation B1: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years from:

EDUC3643C  Health Education Curriculum Specialisation B1: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years  (4.5 units)
EDUC3643G  Physical Education Curriculum Specialisation B1: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years  (4.5 units)

Option - Year 3 topics

Choose 9 units Health Education major or the Physical Education major.

Core - Year 4 topics

22.5 units comprising:

 EDUC3627  Contemporary Issues in Secondary Schooling  (4.5 units)
 EDUC3626  Contemporary Issues in Middle Schooling  (4.5 units)
 EDUC4742  Professional Experience: Final Assessment for Registration (Middle and Secondary Schooling)  (4.5 units)
 EDUC4820  The Professional Educator  (4.5 units)
 HLTH3105  Quantitative Methods for Social Health Research  (4.5 units)

Option Curriculum Specialisation - Year 4 topics

Choose 4.5 units of Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 1 from:

 EDUC4729C  Health Education Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 1  (4.5 units)
 EDUC4729G  Physical Education Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 1  (4.5 units)

Choose 4.5 units of Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2 from:

 EDUC4730A  Drama Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2  (4.5 units)
 EDUC4730B  English Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2  (4.5 units)
 EDUC4730C  Health Education Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2  (4.5 units)
 EDUC4730E  Languages Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2  (4.5 units)
 EDUC4730G  Physical Education Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2  (4.5 units)
 EDUC4730H  Advanced Science Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2  (4.5 units)
 EDUC4730I  Visual Arts Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2  (4.5 units)
 EDUC4730K  Mathematics, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Physics Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2  (4.5 units)
 EDUC4730L  History Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2  (4.5 units)
 EDUC4730M  Biological Sciences Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2  (4.5 units)
 EDUC4730N  Psychology Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2  (4.5 units)
 EDUC4730O  Geography, Legal Studies, Business Studies Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2  (4.5 units)
 EDUC4730P  Information Technology Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2  (4.5 units)

Option - Year 4 topics

Choose 4.5 units Health Education major or the Physical Education major.

Health Education Major

Year 1 topics

9 units comprising:

 HLPE1540  Foundation Studies in Health Education  (4.5 units)
 HLPE1541  Social Determinants of Health  (4.5 units) 

Year 2 topics

13.5 units comprising:

 HLPE2540  Theories and Practices of Health Promotion  (4.5 units)
 HLPE2541  Sexualities and Sexual Health  (4.5 units)

Plus one of

 HLPE2542  School Health Promotion - Nutrition and Physical Activity  (4.5 units) 
 HLTH2106  Project Management for Health Promotion  (4.5 units)

Year 3 topics

9 units comprising:

 HLPE3540  Drugs, Politics and Public Health  (4.5 units)
 HLPE3541  Mental Health and Wellbeing  (4.5 units) 

Year 4 topics

4.5 units comprising one of:

 HLPE3542  Media Advocacy and Policy Change  (4.5 units) 

 OR an approved HLTH topic

Physical Education Major

Year 1 topics

9 units comprising:

 HLPE1530  Foundation Studies in Physical Education  (4.5 units)
 HLPE1531  Inclusive and Adaptive Practices in Sport and Physical Education  (4.5 units)

Year 2 topics

13.5 units comprising:

 HLPE2530  Physical Activity and Health  (4.5 units)
 HLPE2531  Sport and Physical Education  (4.5 units)
 HLPE2532  Exercise Physiology for Physical Educators  (4.5 units)

Year 3 topics

9 units comprising:

 HLPE3530  Sport in Society  (4.5 units)
 HLPE3531  Skill Acquisition and Biomechanics for Physical Educators  (4.5 units) 

Year 4 topics

4.5 units comprising one of:

 HLPE2541  Sexualities and Sexual Health  (4.5 units)
 HLPE2542  School Health Promotion - Nutrition and Physical Activity  (4.5 units)
 HLPE3532  Introduction to Outdoor Education  (4.5 units)
 HLPE3533  Applied Exercise Science  (4.5 units)
 HLPE3534  Introduction to Sport Coaching, Management and Administration  (4.5 units)

Teaching Minor

Students undertake an 18 unit teaching minor from either Group A or Group B

Group A

Students must choose 18 units from one of the following teaching minor areas consisting of:

• 9 units of Year 1 topics; and
• 9 units of Year 2 or Year 3 topics

• Chinese **
• Creative Writing
• Drama
• English
• French
• Geography and Environmental Studies
• German **
• Health Education
• History
• Indonesian
• Italian
• Japanese **
• Mathematics
• Modern Greek
• Physical Education
• Spanish
• Visual Arts

OR

Group B

Students must choose topics from at least two of the following science teaching minor areas to complete 18 units in total of Year 1 science topics:

• Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Earth Sciences
• Physics

** Chinese, German and Japanese are available cross-institutionally at the University of Adelaide. Please visit the University of Adelaide webpage for topic information.