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Bachelor of Education (Secondary) / Bachelor of Health Sciences

Study Secondary Education / Health Sciences at Flinders

Enhance your secondary teaching with a health sciences specialisation.

Equip yourself with the skills to become a registered secondary school teacher. The course is taken as a double degree with a Bachelor of Health Sciences, providing core health sciences topics and a choice from one of two specialisation options.

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Prerequisites

None

Assumed knowledge

None

2020 selection rank

70.00

Guaranteed selection rank

90.00

TAFElink

Advanced Diploma or above

Adjustment factors available

Yes

SATAC code

234691

Delivery mode
On campus:
  • – Bedford Park
Online: No.
Duration

4 years full-time
(or part-time equivalent)
Deferrable: Yes

Annual indicative fee
  • 2020: $7,400
How are these fees calculated?
Start dates
  • – March
  • – July

Additional entry requirements

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Additional entry requirements

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Why study Secondary Education / Health Sciences at Flinders

  • Gain the knowledge and skills required to register as a teacher in secondary school
  • Earn a double degree in only four years that includes an education degree with a health sciences degree
  • Get work-ready with professional experience placements in secondary schools where you can learn practical skills, put theory into practice, and develop important relationships with students, parents and colleagues

Your career

Although the majority of education graduates go on to employment as teachers in the public or private sector, some choose to follow other pathways.

Potential occupations include:

  • secondary teacher
  • graduate administrative officer
  • youth and children’s support officer.

Potential employers include:

  • secondary schools
  • government schools
  • independent schools
  • government education departments
  • government, health and private industry settings.

Professional accreditation/recognition

Upon successful completion you will be eligible to apply for registration with the Teachers Registration Board of South Australia. Graduates looking for employment in other parts of Australia and overseas may be required to meet additional conditions.

What you will study

First year

A typical first year may include:
  • topics in teaching and educational contexts, and middle schooling philosophy and pedagogy
  • preparation for professional experience placements in secondary school and community settings
  • topics contributing to your health sciences component.

Second year

A typical second year may include:
  • topics in learners and their development, and teaching Indigenous Australian students
  • 15 days of professional experience placements in secondary school and community settings
  • topics contributing to your health sciences component.

Third year

A typical third year may include:
  • topic in relationships for learning
  • studies in curriculum context and development, and literacies across the curriculum
  • a topic in contemporary issues in secondary schooling
  • 25 days of professional experience placements in secondary school and community settings
  • topics contributing to your health sciences component.

Fourth year

A typical fourth year may include:
  • topics in differentiation for diverse learners, and numeracy and ICT across the curriculum
  • a topic reflecting on the role of the professional educator
  • 40 days of professional experience placements in secondary school and community settings
  • topics contributing to your health sciences component.

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Practical experience

The degree provides you with practical experience that prepares you for the workforce.

  • Undertake extensive professional experience placements to develop and consolidate your teaching knowledge and skills in order to meet the necessary national standards for registration as a teacher.
  • Learn vital interpersonal skills to form cooperative and effective professional relationships with students, staff and parents.

What you'll need

A Child-Related Employment Screening must be completed before undertaking a placement in your first semester.

Innovation and
enterprise topics

At Flinders University, we recognise that careers are evolving and the workplace of the future will look very different from today.

Whatever undergraduate course you are studying at Flinders you can add innovation and enterprise electives to your degree to gain new, adaptable and transferrable skills that will equip you for changes in the global job market.

These innovation and enterprise electives prepare you for the careers of tomorrow by developing what we like to call ‘personal enterprise skills’ – the innate ability to adapt to whatever life throws at you, professionally and personally.

How to apply

1

Choose your preferred course.

 

2

Check the entry requirements and admission pathways available to you.

 

3

Choose other courses to include in your preferences.

 

4

Visit SATAC and submit your application online.

Applicants can apply for this course using Year 12 qualifications, previous higher education study, TAFE/VET qualifications, or through adult entry (STAT/Foundation Studies/tertiary preparation course).

Find the entry path that’s right for you.

Explore our pathways

Applicants must complete a non-academic assessment task known as a Teaching Capabilities Statement as part of their application to demonstrate their motivation to teach, their strong interpersonal and communication skills, willingness to learn, resilience, self-efficacy, and strong organisational and planning skills. This involves a short statement in response to three set questions used to demonstrate suitability for study and work in the teaching profession.

Applicants who select this course as a preference during the application process will be directed to a page to meet this requirement.

Visit the Teaching Capabilities Statement page for further information

The Australian Government has recently introduced the Literacy and Numeracy Test for all initial teacher education (ITE) students to ensure they have the high level of personal literacy and numeracy skills required of teachers.

The test is a single, national instrument designed to assess elements of an individual’s literacy and numeracy skills and will be used to demonstrate that ITE graduates are in the top 30 per cent of the population for literacy and numeracy.

All students commencing an ITE program after 1 January 2017 will be required to meet the benchmark prior to graduation. For further information, including registration details, please check the test administrator’s website.

There are also important inherent requirements for this course and applicants are strongly advised to become aware of these requirements.  

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When choosing your preferences through SATAC, other Flinders degrees you might want to include in your list are:

How to apply

1

Select your course.

 

2

Check entry requirements.

 

3

Check your eligibility for credit.

 

5

Obtain certified documents.

 

6

Submit your application and documents.

View further details

Applicants must complete a non-academic assessment task known as a Teaching Capabilities Statement as part of their application to demonstrate their motivation to teach, their strong interpersonal and communication skills, willingness to learn, resilience, self-efficacy, and strong organisational and planning skills. This involves a short statement in response to three set questions used to demonstrate suitability for study and work in the teaching profession.

Applicants who select this course as a preference during the application process will be directed to a page to meet this requirement.

Visit the Teaching Capabilities Statement page for further information

The Australian Government has recently introduced the Literacy and Numeracy Test for all initial teacher education (ITE) students to ensure they have the high level of personal literacy and numeracy skills required of teachers.

The test is a single, national instrument designed to assess elements of an individual’s literacy and numeracy skills and will be used to demonstrate that ITE graduates are in the top 30 per cent of the population for literacy and numeracy.

All students commencing an ITE program after 1 January 2017 will be required to meet the benchmark prior to graduation. For further information, including registration details, please check the test administrator’s website.

There are also important inherent requirements for this course and applicants are strongly advised to become aware of these requirements.  

View inherent requirements

If you don’t meet our English language entry requirements and need to improve your English language proficiency, you can do so through our approved English Language Instruction Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS) providers.

This means that you can attend the required English language tuition at approved ELICOS providers and gain direct entry into university without an IELTS or TOEFL test.

Find out more

If you don’t meet our academic entry requirements, you can still gain entry to Flinders University through academic pathways programs provided by the Flinders International Study Centre.

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Course enquiries

Want more information about studying at Flinders University? Contact us to find out more – we’d love to help you decide if Flinders University is the right choice for you.

Course enquiries

For all course enquiries phone or email us or complete the course enquiry form.

1300 354 633

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