Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Education

You'll learn about what type of teacher you are and how to use your skills to motivate, support and develop students.

When you graduate, you'll be qualified to teach science from middle years through to VCE.

You will also have specialised science skills that will open even more doors throughout your career.You'll learn about young people and different learning environments.

You'll also discover how to make sure students feel included and supported in the classroom.Your science subjects are broad and will see you become skilled in environmental science, biology, chemistry, earth science and more.While you're learning these skills, you'll practice them in real classrooms throughout your degree.Areas of study include:

biology, chemistry, earth sciences, education, environmental science, general science, mathematics, science/education, senior science, teaching (secondary)We provide a number of pathways and options to ensure you can follow your dream and become a great teacher.

Visit federation.edu.au/become-a-teacher for more information including our interactive study pathways tool.

Sample structures are just one example of the many options available within your chosen course. Please contact Federation University for further information on available options.

Please note this is a sample structure only and is not to be used for enrolment purposes. To enrol, please refer to the information provided to you by Federation University for your individual program structure or view our enrolment information page.

To view current subject information and cost, click on the individual subject name below, or click here to view current subject information and cost for ALL subjects.

Year 1

Semester 1

LITERACY AND NUMERACY EDBED1011, 15 credit points

LEARNING AND TEACHING EDBED1016, 15 credit points

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: LEARNING AND TEACHING EEZED1711

PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY SCBIO1010, 15 credit points

CHEMISTRY 1 SCCHM1001, 15 credit points

Semester 2

CHILD AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERISTICS EDBED1017, 15 credit points

PLANET EARTH SCGEO1103, 15 credit points

STATISTICAL METHODS STATS1000, 15 credit points

Elective Choices Fluids and Thermofluids (15 credit points) Electric Circuits and Machines (15 credit points) Programming 1 (15 credit points) Communications and Technology (15 credit points) Introduction to Multimedia (15 credit points) WEBPAGE AND MULTIMEDIA DESIGN (15 credit points) Web Based Interactive Instructional Design (15 credit points) Australian Flora (15 credit points) Environmental Change (15 credit points) Introduction to Food Science (15 credit points) Planet Earth (15 credit points) EARTH'S LIVING HISTORY (15 credit points) GENERAL SCIENCE: EARTH SCIENCES (15 credit points) HYDROLOGY (15 credit points) GENERAL SCIENCE: LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION (15 credit points) Sustainable Earth (15 credit points)

Year 2

Semester 1

TRANSITION TO THE PROFESSION 1 EDBED2114, 15 credit points

DESIGNING FOR LEARNING EDDDE2103, 15 credit points

UPON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS MATHS1000, 15 credit points

Elective Choices Fluids and Thermofluids (15 credit points) Electric Circuits and Machines (15 credit points) Programming 1 (15 credit points) Communications and Technology (15 credit points) Introduction to Multimedia (15 credit points) WEBPAGE AND MULTIMEDIA DESIGN (15 credit points) Web Based Interactive Instructional Design (15 credit points) Australian Flora (15 credit points) Environmental Change (15 credit points) Introduction to Food Science (15 credit points) Planet Earth (15 credit points) EARTH'S LIVING HISTORY (15 credit points) GENERAL SCIENCE: EARTH SCIENCES (15 credit points) HYDROLOGY (15 credit points) GENERAL SCIENCE: LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION (15 credit points) Sustainable Earth (15 credit points)

Semester 2

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: TEACHING STRATEGIES FOR DIVERSE LEARNERS EDBED2010, 15 credit points

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2 EEZED2722

Elective Choices NUTRITION FOR HEALTH (15 credit points) Australian Flora (15 credit points) Environmental Change (15 credit points) Planet Earth (15 credit points) EARTH'S LIVING HISTORY (15 credit points) HYDROLOGY (15 credit points) GENERAL SCIENCE: LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION (15 credit points) Sustainable Earth (15 credit points) Elective Choices Fluids and Thermofluids (15 credit points) Electric Circuits and Machines (15 credit points) Programming 1 (15 credit points) Communications and Technology (15 credit points) Introduction to Multimedia (15 credit points) WEBPAGE AND MULTIMEDIA DESIGN (15 credit points) Web Based Interactive Instructional Design (15 credit points) Australian Flora (15 credit points) Environmental Change (15 credit points) Introduction to Food Science (15 credit points) Planet Earth (15 credit points) EARTH'S LIVING HISTORY (15 credit points) GENERAL SCIENCE: EARTH SCIENCES (15 credit points) HYDROLOGY (15 credit points) GENERAL SCIENCE: LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION (15 credit points) Sustainable Earth (15 credit points)

Year 3

Semester 1

ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER: LEARNING AND TEACHING EDBED3016, 15 credit points

Elective Choices NUTRITION FOR HEALTH (15 credit points) Australian Flora (15 credit points) Environmental Change (15 credit points) Planet Earth (15 credit points) EARTH'S LIVING HISTORY (15 credit points) HYDROLOGY (15 credit points) GENERAL SCIENCE: LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION (15 credit points) Sustainable Earth (15 credit points)

Semester 2

CURRICULUM ASSESSMENT AND REPORTING EDBED3027, 15 credit points

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 3 EEZED3721

Elective Choices NUTRITION FOR HEALTH (15 credit points) Australian Flora (15 credit points) Environmental Change (15 credit points) Planet Earth (15 credit points) EARTH'S LIVING HISTORY (15 credit points) HYDROLOGY (15 credit points) GENERAL SCIENCE: LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION (15 credit points) Sustainable Earth (15 credit points)

Year 4

Semester 1

TRANSITION TO THE PROFESSION 2 EDBED4113, 15 credit points

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 4 EEZED4711

Elective Choices Money and Capital Markets (15 credit points) Personal Finance and Decision Making (15 credit points) Financial Management (15 credit points) Financial Planning (15 credit points) Fundamentals of Financial Derivatives (15 credit points) Advanced Financial Management (15 credit points) Case Studies in Animal Management (15 credit points) Contemporary Design Issues (15 credit points) Applied Design Concept (15 credit points) Applied Design Skills (15 credit points) Legal Issues for Designer (15 credit points) Occupational Health and Safety (15 credit points) Quality Customer Service (15 credit points) Finance Fundamentals (15 credit points) Staff Supervision (15 credit points) Commercial Cookery Principles (15 credit points) Food and Beverage Service Principles (15 credit points) Accommodation Service Principles (15 credit points) Events Management Principles (15 credit points) Organisational Relationships (15 credit points) Budget Fundamentals (15 credit points) Managing Diversity (15 credit points) Business and Operational Planning (15 credit points) Hospitality Law and Compliance (15 credit points) Managing Financial Operations and Assets (15 credit points) Engaging and Retaining Staff (15 credit points) Hospitality Marketing (15 credit points) STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (15 credit points) ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY (15 credit points) PROJECT MANAGEMENT (15 credit points) APPLIED HOSPITALITY PROJECT (30 credit points) PRINCIPLES OF CUSTOMER SERVICE (15 credit points) INTRODUCTION TO BUDGETS AND FINANCIAL PLANNING (15 credit points) FUNDAMENTALS OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (15 credit points) INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (15 credit points) PRINCIPLES OF RECRUITMENT, SELECTION AND INDUCTION (15 credit points) INTRODUCTION TO PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT (15 credit points) INTRODUCTION TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT (15 credit points) FUNDAMENTALS OF BUSINESS PLANNING (15 credit points) INTRODUCTION TO ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE (15 credit points) INTRODUCTION TO STRATEGIC PLANNING (15 credit points) INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING (15 credit points) PRINCIPLES OF PERFORMANCE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (15 credit points) FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (15 credit points) PRINCIPLES OF EMPLOYEE RELATIONS (15 credit points) FUNDAMENTALS OF LEADERSHIP (15 credit points) PRINCIPLES OF INNOVATION AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT (15 credit points) PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING (15 credit points) FUNDAMENTALS OF WORKFORCE DIVERSITY (15 credit points) FUNDAMENTALS OF ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (15 credit points) STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (15 credit points) INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (15 credit points) Marketing for Managers (15 credit points) Accounting for Managers (15 credit points) Applied Services Marketing (15 credit points) APPLIED WORKPLACE PRACTICE (30 credit points) Applied Workplace Practice (15 credit points) Business Law (15 credit points) Corporations Law and Trusts (15 credit points) Taxation Law and Practice (15 credit points) Employment Law (15 credit points) Food and Industrial Microbiology (15 credit points) Medical Microbiology (15 credit points) Environmental Microbiology (15 credit points) Medical Cell Biology (15 credit points) Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (15 credit points) ACCOUNTING & BUSINESS DECISIONS (15 credit points) Accounting Fundamentals (15 credit points) Principles of Accounting and Finance (15 credit points) PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING 1 (15 credit points) Corporate Accounting (15 credit points) Financial Accounting (15 credit points) Management Accounting 2 (15 credit points) ADVANCED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (15 credit points) Financial Planning (15 credit points) ACCOUNTING PROJECT (15 credit points) ACCOUNTING PRACTICE (15 credit points) E Business Fundamentals (15 credit points) BUSINESS MICROECONOMICS (15 credit points) Principles of Economics (15 credit points) Money and Capital Markets (15 credit points) Financial Markets and Institutions (15 credit points) Macroeconomics Policy (15 credit points) ECONOMIC POLICY IN AUSTRALIA (15 credit points) INNOVATION IN SOCIETY SEMINAR (15 credit points) COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS (15 credit points) MANAGING TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALISATION (15 credit points) ENTREPRENEURSHIP & NEW VENTURE CREATION (15 credit points) CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION (15 credit points) INNOVATION IN PRACTICE (15 credit points) Academic Skills for Business (15 credit points) Principles of Responsible Business (15 credit points) FUNDAMENTALS OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION (15 credit points) Introduction to Human Resource Management (15 credit points) Staffing Organisations (15 credit points) Experiencing Aquatic Environment (15 credit points) Assessing Learning in VET (15 credit points) TEACHING VCE TECHNOLOGY - SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (15 credit points) PRACTICUM: PRIMARY CLASSROOM (15 credit points) PRACTICUM: DIVERSE CONTEXT 2 (15 credit points) Elective Choices NUTRITION FOR HEALTH (15 credit points) Australian Flora (15 credit points) Environmental Change (15 credit points) Planet Earth (15 credit points) EARTH'S LIVING HISTORY (15 credit points) HYDROLOGY (15 credit points) GENERAL SCIENCE: LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION (15 credit points) Sustainable Earth (15 credit points)

Semester 2

DIFFERENTIATING FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING EDBED4010, 15 credit points

TRANSITION TO THE PROFESSION 3 EDBED4114, 15 credit points

TEACHER AS PROFESSIONAL EDBED4115, 15 credit points

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: FINAL EEZED4721

Elective Choices NUTRITION FOR HEALTH (15 credit points) Australian Flora (15 credit points) Environmental Change (15 credit points) Planet Earth (15 credit points) EARTH'S LIVING HISTORY (15 credit points) HYDROLOGY (15 credit points) GENERAL SCIENCE: LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION (15 credit points) Sustainable Earth (15 credit points)

Entry requirements (year 12)

Admission Criteria for current year 12 students (2020) and recent secondary graduates (2019 and 2018)

Prerequisites

• Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL;
• Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in any Mathematics.

Minimum ATAR including selection adjustments

The minimum selection rank for this course, is equivalent to an ATAR of 70.00. If applicable, this includes adjustment factors related to subject adjustments and SEAS.

Guaranteed ATAR

This program has a guaranteed ATAR.

If you meet the program pre-requisites and any ‘Essential Requirements for Admission’, we will guarantee you a place in this program with this ATAR. We use the adjusted ATAR, factoring in subject adjustments and SEAS as detailed below.

This is not a minimum ATAR or the lowest ATAR selection rank.

Subject Adjustments

A study score of 40 in Biology, Chemistry or Physics equals 3 aggregate points per study. Overall maximum of 5 points.

SEAS (Special Entry Access Scheme)

Applicants who have experienced educational disadvantage are encouraged to apply for the Special Entry Access Schemes (SEAS). Depending on eligibility and your circumstances, this may provide support for your course application.

Entry requirements (non year 12)

Admission criteria for applicants with a Higher Education Study

• Satisfactory completion of at least one year of tertiary study in a relevant field; and
• Meets the VCE Maths and English requirement benchmarks.

Literacy and Numeracy test: If VCE Maths and English requirements or equivalent have not been met, a literacy and/or numeracy assessment is required to demonstrate the prerequisite requirements. Applicants required to complete the assessment will be notified.

Admission criteria for applications with a Vocational Education and Training study

• Successful completion of a TAFE qualification at Certificate III or IV in a cognate or appropriate area, such as Community Services, Education Support, Children's Services, or Nursing; and
• At least one year of experience in a relevant area of education or support service and;
• Meets the VCE Maths and English requirement benchmarks.

OR

• Successful completion of a recognised TAFE Diploma program in a cognate or an appropriate area and;
• Meets the VCE Maths and English requirement benchmarks.

Literacy and Numeracy test: If VCE Maths and English requirements or equivalent have not been met, a literacy and/or numeracy assessment is required to demonstrate the prerequisite requirements. Applicants required to complete the assessment will be notified.

Admission criteria for applications with work and life experience

• Applicants who have not completed secondary education, or undertaken any TAFE or university studies should include a personal statement detailing all relevant experience to strengthen their application.

Literacy and Numeracy test: If VCE Maths and English requirements or equivalent have not been met, a literacy and/or numeracy assessment is required to demonstrate the prerequisite requirements. Applicants required to complete the assessment will be notified.

Extra Requirements

Essential requirements for selection and application

CASPer

All applicants must sit the CASPer assessment. CASPer is a requirement for many of the initial teacher training courses in Victoria. It is a non-cognitive online test designed to assess an applicant's personal and professional attributes. To register for your sitting or for further information about the assessment, visit https://takecasper.com/. Don't miss the deadlines for each offer round; check the CASPer dates here.

Essential requirements for enrolment and graduation

Literacy and numeracy test for initial teacher education (LANTITE)

Prior to graduation, students will be required to demonstrate they have achieved approved benchmarks in literacy and numeracy as demonstrated through the Literacy and Numeracy Test in Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) . Visit our LANTITE webpage for more information, including advice about when you should sit the test. Link is https://federation.edu.au/schools/school-of-education/student-resources/lantite

Working with children check

Applicants will be required to hold a valid Working with Children (WWC) Check prior to undertaking professional placements.

Police record check

Applicants will be required to hold a valid National Police Record Check for professional placements.