Education (Primary R-7), General Science

The Bachelor of Education (Primary R-7), Bachelor of General Science 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 College of Education, Psychology and Social Work.

The double degree program of Bachelor of Education (Primary R-7), Bachelor of General Science 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:

To qualify for The Bachelor of Education (Primary R-7), Bachelor of General Science, a student must:

• complete 144 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, consisting of 76.5 units in the Bachelor of Education component and 67.5 units in the Bachelor of General Science 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) prior to commencing the professional experience topics. Students must normally meet the benchmark within two attempts. Further attempts may be recommended by the Dean (Education) under exceptional circumstances.

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 College 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
• 13.5 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 General Science component must include:

• 36 units comprising any two groups below
• 22.5 units of Science topics at level 2000 or above subject to pre-requisites*
• 9 units of Science topics*

Except with the permission of the Dean (Education):

• no compulsory topic may be taken more than twice
• professional experience topics may not be attempted more than once
• students must complete the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students (LANTITE) prior to commencing the professional experience topics.

Students should note that teaching practicum topics require full-time commitment for their duration.

Year 1 topics

36 units comprising EDUC1120 Teaching and Educational Contexts (4.5 units) EDUC1222 English Curriculum Studies 1 (4.5 units) EDUC1226 Professional Experience: Year 1 (Primary R-7) (0 units) plus 13.5 units of General Science topics from one group plus 13.5 units of General Science topics from a second group

Year 2 topics

36 units comprising EDUC2322 Learners and their Development (Primary) (4.5 units) EDUC2325 Professional Experience: Year 2A (Primary R-7) (0 units) EDUC2422 Mathematics Curriculum Studies (4.5 units) EDUC2425 Professional Experience: Year 2B (Primary R-7) (0 units) EDUC2420 Teaching Indigenous Australian Students (4.5 units)

plus 4.5 units of General Science topics from the first group plus 4.5 units of General Science topics from a second group plus 9 units of any Science topics at level 2000 or above* plus 4.5 units of Science topics*

Year 3 topics

36 units comprising EDUC3523 Expressive Arts Curriculum Studies: Visual Art, Drama, Media, Music and Dance (4.5 units) EDUC3524 Health and Physical Education Curriculum Studies (4.5 units) EDUC3529 Professional Experience: Year 3A (Primary R-7) (0 units) EDUC3620 Relationships for Learning (4.5 units) EDUC3624 Science and Design & Technology Curriculum Studies (4.5 units) EDUC3625 Numeracy and ICT Across the Curriculum (4.5 units) EDUC3641 Professional Experience: Year 3B (Primary R-7) (4.5 units)

plus 4.5 units of any Science topics at level 2000 or above* plus 4.5 units of Science topics*

Year 4 topics

36 units comprising EDUC4721 Differentiation for Diverse Learners (Primary) (4.5 units) EDUC4725 English Curriculum Studies 2 (4.5 units) EDUC4726 Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) Primary R-7 (4.5 units) EDUC4741 Professional Experience: Final Assessment (Primary R-7) (4.5 units) EDUC4820 The Professional Educator (4.5 units)

plus 4.5 units of Education Elective Topics plus 9 units of any Science topics at level 2000 or above*

*Science topics can be any topics for which the prerequisites are met from the following prefix groups: BIOL, BIOD, BTEC, CHEM, COMP, CTEC, EASC, ENGR, ENVS, FACH, GEOG, MATH, NANO, NMCY, PHYS or STAT.

General Science Groups#

# where a topic is counted towards more than one group students must pick an extra first year science elective in its place.

GROUP 1 Mathematical Sciences

18 units comprising:

STAT1121 Data Science (4.5 units) STAT1132 Statistics 1 (4.5 units) Or MATH1701 Mathematic Fundamentals A (4.5 units) and MATH1702 Mathematic Fundamentals B (4.5 units)**

Plus: MATH1121 Mathematics 1A (4.5 units) and MATH1122 Mathematics 1B (4.5 units)

** Students without Year 12 mathematics must choose this pair of MATH1701 and MATH1702

GROUP 2 Biological Sciences

18 units comprising:

BIOL1101 Evolution of Biological Diversity (4.5 units) BIOL1102 Molecular Basis of Life (4.5 units)

Plus CHEM1101 Chemical Structure and Bonding (4.5 units) Or CHEM1201 General Chemistry (4.5 units)*** And CHEM1202 Chemistry for the Life Sciences (4.5 units)

OR EASC1101 Earth and Environmental Sciences (4.5 units) and EASC1102 Marine Sciences (4.5 units)

*** Students without Year 12 Chemistry must choose CHEM1201 General Chemistry

GROUP 3 Earth and Environmental Sciences

18 units comprising:

EASC1101 Earth and Environmental Sciences (4.5 units) EASC1102 Marine Sciences (4.5 units) GEOG1001 Environment and Society (4.5 units) STEM1002 Introduction to Geographical Information Systems (4.5 units)

GROUP 4 Technological Sciences

Select 18 units from:

COMP1001 Fundamentals of Computing (4.5 units) COMP1102 Computer Programming 1 (4.5 units) COMP1711 Database Modelling and Knowledge Engineering (4.5 units) COMP1712 Software Engineering Principles and Practice (4.5 units) ENGR1201 Electronics (4.5 units) ENGR1711 Engineering Design (4.5 units) ENGR1762 Networks and Cybersecurity (4.5 units)

GROUP 5: Chemical and Physical Sciences

18 units comprising:

CHEM1101 Chemical Structure and Bonding (4.5 units) CHEM1102 Modern Chemistry (4.5 units)

Plus 9 units from: CHEM1201 General Chemistry (4.5 units)^ PHYS1701 Physics for the Modern World (4.5 units) PHYS1101 Fundamental Physics I (4.5 units) PHYS1102 Fundamental Physics II (4.5 units)

^ Students without Year 12 Chemistry must choose CHEM1201 General Chemistry as their option before enrolling in CHEM1101 and CHEM1102

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

Applicants must complete a non-academic capabilities assessment task that is based on the Australian Institute for Teaching and school Leadership Initial Teacher Education standards.