Bachelor of Secondary Education/Bachelor of Arts

This fun and creative four-year double degree in secondary education and arts will see you develop into a knowledgeable and informed classroom-ready teacher, qualified for employment across both state and independent schools.

You’ll study a choice of two teaching streams from a range of arts and humanities disciplines, including English languages, history, business studies, the creative arts, geography, religious studies, psychology, media studies, legal studies, and more.Thanks to a series of Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) units, you’ll put your teaching theories to the test in a real-world environment, regularly engaging with secondary school students across the entire range of year levels.

At the completion of the course, you’ll be ready to hit the ground running as a newly qualified teacher, confident in helping to enthuse young people aged 12 to 18 about a range of subjects across the arts spectrum.A teaching degree, by its very nature, is the embodiment of Work Integrated Learning (WIL), with its focus on compulsory professional teaching practice.

During this course, you’ll undertake a minimum of 80 days of practical placement across a range of different secondary school levels and settings, including arts-specific positions, culminating in a 30-day teaching placement in your final year.In addition to this, the course content is developed by secondary education professionals, and kept relevant and up-to-date through consistent monitoring of, and engagement with, the industry.

You’ll undertake authentic assessment tasks which are highly relevant to the day-to-day practice of teaching, and will take part in regular professional development activities, field trips to educational sites, lectures hosted by guest speakers from a range of education and teaching backgrounds, and more.This course is registered by the ACT Teacher Quality Institute (TQI) and recognised as a teaching qualification throughout Australia.On graduating, students must register with the appropriate state teaching body in order to teach.Students must obtain a Working with Vulnerable People Check before their first placement.

Bachelor of Secondary Education/Bachelor of Arts (96 credit points) Required - 39 credit points as follows

• Education - 36 credit points as follows MJ0281 Major in Secondary Educational Studies (24 credit points) Required - Must pass 21 credit points as follows 9857 - Addressing Challenges in Educational Environments - 3 cp, Level 4 9860 - Classroom Climate and Organisation - 3 cp, Level 2 9862 - Context of the Education Profession - 3 cp, Level 1 9868 - Curriculum - Planning, Assessing and Reporting - 3 cp, Level 3 9869 - Designing Learning for Diversity and Inclusion - 3 cp, Level 2 9874 - Human Development and Learning - 3 cp, Level 1 9892 - Philosophy of Education - 3 cp, Level 2 Note:From 2019 the code for 9868 Curriculum - Planning, Assessing & Reporting has changed to 10425. Restricted Choice - Must pass 3 credit points from the following 9895 - Principles of Learning and Teaching Materials Design - 3 cp, Level 2 10451 - Using Design Principles and Technologies in Education - 3 cp, Level 3 Note:From 2020 unit 9895 Principles of Learning & Teaching Materials Design has been replaced by 10451 Using Design Principles & Technologies in Education. Required Units - Must pass 12 credit points as follows 9863 - Core Literacy - 3 cp, Level 1 9864 - Core Mathematics - 3 cp, Level 1 9919 - The Educational Workplace - 3 cp, Level 1 10354 - Using Data to Improve Learning - 3 cp, Level 3 10453 - Engaging with LANTITE - 0 cp, Level 1
• Arts - Must pass 3 credit points as follows10333 - Professional Orientation (Arts) - 3 cp, Level 1

Restricted Choice - 48 credit points as follows

• Education - 12 credit points as follows Discipline Units PCK 1 - Must pass 6 credit points from the following 9900 - Secondary Creative Arts PCK 1 - 3 cp, Level 3 9902 - Secondary English PCK 1 - 3 cp, Level 3 9906 - Secondary Humanities and Social Sciences PCK 1 - 3 cp, Level 3 9908 - Secondary Languages PCK 1 - 3 cp, Level 3 10094 - Secondary Design and Technology PCK 1 - 3 cp, Level 3 Discipline Units PCK 2 - Must pass 6 credit points from the following 9901 - Secondary Creative Arts PCK 2 - 3 cp, Level 3 9903 - Secondary English PCK 2 - 3 cp, Level 3 9907 - Secondary Humanities and Social Sciences PCK 2 - 3 cp, Level 3 9909 - Secondary Languages PCK 2 - 3 cp, Level 3 9918 - Teachers as Professionals - 6 cp, Level 4 10114 - Secondary Design and Technology PCK 2 - 3 cp, Level 3
• Arts - 36 credit points as follows Must complete two 18 credit point Arts Majors. At least two unit sets must be selected from the following list and must be from different subject areas. Creative Arts - May select from Dance - May select from By cross-institutional study, with approval from the Course Convener. Drama - May select from By cross-institutional study, with approval from the Course Convener. Music - May select from By cross-institutional study, with approval from the Course Convener. Visual Arts - May select from By cross-institutional study, with approval from the Course Convener. Design and Technology - May select from Graphics and Multimedia Technology - May select from MJ0306 Major in Secondary Graphics and Multi-Media Technology Teaching (18 credit points) Required - Must pass 3 credit points from the following11130 - Media Worlds - 3 cp, Level 1 Restricted Choice - 15 credit points as follows Part A - Must pass 3 credit points from the following 11013 - Pixels and Polygons - 3 cp, Level 1 11041 - Visual Representation Techniques - 3 cp, Level 1 11062 - Visual Communication Theory and Principles - 3 cp, Level 1 11063 - Principles of Typography and Layout - 3 cp, Level 1 Part B - Must pass 12 credit points from the following 11056 - Front-end Web Design - 3 cp, Level 2 11058 - Back-end Web Development - 3 cp, Level 2 11131 - Space, Time and Form - 3 cp, Level 2 11132 - Engineering Reality - 3 cp, Level 2 11133 - Character Design and Animation - 3 cp, Level 2 11134 - Sound Design - 3 cp, Level 2 11135 - Real Time Environments - 3 cp, Level 3 11136 - Illuminated Bits - 3 cp, Level 3 Industrial Technology - May select from MJ0307 Major in Secondary Industrial Technology (Construction) Teaching (18 credit points) Required - Must pass 12 credit points as follows 11046 - Industrial Design Fundamentals - 3 cp, Level 1 11047 - 3D Digital Design Fundamentals - 3 cp, Level 1 11051 - Materials and Processes - 3 cp, Level 2 11052 - Materials and Processes - Advanced - 3 cp, Level 3 Restricted Choice - Must pass 6 credit points from the following Option A - Must pass 6 credit points as follows 11050 - Design for Medium-Complexity - 3 cp, Level 2 11053 - Design for High-Complexity - 3 cp, Level 3 Option B - Must pass 6 credit points as follows 8795 - Acquisition of Vocational Skills 2 (part A) - 0 cp, Level 2 8796 - Acquisition of Vocational Skills 2 (part B) - 6 cp, Level 2 Option C - Must pass 6 credit points as follows 10103 - Technology Skills for Teaching 1 (A) - 3 cp, Level 2 10104 - Technology Skills for Teaching 1 (B) - 3 cp, Level 2 English - May select from MJ0305 Major in Secondary English Teaching (18 credit points) Required - Must pass 12 credit points as follows 11113 - Introduction to Creative Writing - 3 cp, Level 1 11115 - From Hungry Caterpillars to Hunger Games: Writing for Young People - 3 cp, Level 2 11153 - Literary Studies: From Romanticism to the Present - 3 cp, Level 2 11154 - The Kids are All Right: Literature for 0-18 - 3 cp, Level 3 Restricted Choice - 6 credit points from the following Part A - Must pass between 3 and 6 credit points from the following 11116 - Screenwriting - 3 cp, Level 2 11119 - Word and Image - 3 cp, Level 3 11152 - Literary Studies: The Novel - 3 cp, Level 1 Part B - May do up to 3 credit points from the following 9485 - Language, Cultures and Communication - 3 cp, Level 3 9493 - Discourse and Culture - 3 cp, Level 3 Languages - May select from By cross-institutional study, with approval from the Course Convener. Studies of Humanities and Social Sciences - May select from Aboriginal Studies - May select from MJ0311 Major in Indigenous Studies (18 credit points) Required - Must pass 18 credit points as follows 11122 - Indigenous Cultures and Digital Contexts - 3 cp, Level 2 11123 - Decolonising the Museum - 3 cp, Level 3 11126 - Indigenous Ways of Knowing - 3 cp, Level 2 11128 - Connections to Country - 3 cp, Level 2 11186 - Service Systems, Transformation and Wellbeing - 3 cp, Level 3 11190 - Indigenous and Cultural Entrepreneurship - 3 cp, Level 3 Ancient History - May select from By cross-institutional study, with approval from the Course Convener. Business Studies - May select from MJ0309 Major in Teaching Secondary Business Studies (18 credit points) Required - Must pass 18 credit points as follows 11009 - Business Decision Making - 3 cp, Level 1 11176 - Marketing Fundamentals - 3 cp, Level 1 11178 - Consumer and Buyer Behaviour - 3 cp, Level 2 11189 - Organisational Behaviour - 3 cp, Level 2 11213 - Management Accounting - 3 cp, Level 2 11220 - Business Law - 3 cp, Level 2 Economics - May select from MJ0310 Major in Teaching Secondary Economics (18 credit points) Required - Must pass 15 credit points from the following 11175 - Introduction to Economics - 3 cp, Level 1 11209 - Economic Development - 3 cp, Level 3 11223 - Money, Employment and Growth - 3 cp, Level 1 11225 - Industries and Markets - 3 cp, Level 2 11226 - Managing the Economy - 3 cp, Level 3 Restricted Choice - Must pass 3 credit points from the following 11208 - Cost Benefit Analysis - 3 cp, Level 3 11224 - Public Sector Economics - 3 cp, Level 2 11240 - Behavioural Science - 3 cp, Level 2 Geography - May select from By cross-institutional study, with approval from the Course Convener. Legal Studies - May select from By cross-institutional study, with approval from the Course Convener. Modern History - May select from By cross-institutional study, with approval from the Course Convener. Society and Culture/Sociology - May select from MJ0308 Major in Secondary Society and Culture Teaching (18 credit points) Required - Must pass 6 credit points as follows 11235 - Introduction to Politics and Government - 3 cp, Level 1 11246 - Introduction to Sociology - 3 cp, Level 1 Restricted Choice - Must pass 12 credit points from the following 11122 - Indigenous Cultures and Digital Contexts - 3 cp, Level 2 11123 - Decolonising the Museum - 3 cp, Level 3 11126 - Indigenous Ways of Knowing - 3 cp, Level 2 11128 - Connections to Country - 3 cp, Level 2 11146 - Global Perspectives on Gender, Sex and Sexuality - 3 cp, Level 2 11240 - Behavioural Science - 3 cp, Level 2 11243 - Political and Social Theory - 3 cp, Level 2 11247 - Citizens, States and Societies - 3 cp, Level 3 11249 - Sociology of Technology and Work - 3 cp, Level 2 11328 - Cultural Sociology - 3 cp, Level 3 Studies of Religion - May select from By cross-institutional study, with approval from the Course Convener. Note: 1. Teaching areas are defined by the Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards NSW Subject Content Requirements. 2. Some teaching areas have requirements that are beyond what is set out in the Majors. For all Majors, students may not complete more than two Level 1 units.

Open Electives - 9 credit points as follows

• Must pass 9 credit points from anywhere in the University.
• Note:Unit Levels: In choosing electives students should note that not more than 30 credit points at Level 1 is permitted for the entire course.

Admission Requirements

Admission to this course is based on an entrance rank. A rank can be achieved by the following means:- Year 12 ATAR- other Australian Qualification- work experience- overseas qualificationWe also offer a number of entry initiatives that give you the opportunity to gain entry to the University via alternate pathway programs and admissions schemes. More information is available on our Alternative Entry page: http://www.canberra.edu.au/future-students/applications/apply-now/alternative-entry

Additional Admission Requirements

All applicants will be required to complete a written statement in response to questions designed to assess their suitability for the teaching profession. Applicants' responses to these questions must be deemed satisfactory for them to be admitted to this course. You can find the questions in the 'resources' section of the online application portal when you are applying. You can upload your responses in PDF format as part of your application. https://www.canberra.edu.au/about-uc/faculties/education/docs/UG-Teacher-Education-questionnaire.pdf Students must obtain a Working with Vulnerable People Check.

Assumed Knowledge

None.

Information on admission closing dates can be found here.