Education (Secondary), Science

The Bachelor of Education (Secondary), Bachelor of 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 (Secondary), Bachelor of 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:

BEd(Sec)BSc - Two Senior Years Teaching Areas

To qualify for the Bachelor of Education (Secondary), Bachelor of Science, 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 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
• 9 units of Education topics at Second Year level including professional experience
• 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 Science component must include:

• minimum of 27 units of First Year level Science topics
• 54 units of two Senior Years Teaching Areas (minimum of 27 units in each)*
• 18 units of a Junior Secondary Teaching Area or Science electives.

*Some Senior Years Teaching Areas such as Biology, Chemistry and Physics have 9 units of compulsory First Year Science elective topics.

Students should note that the same upper level topics cannot be counted twice between teaching areas in the Bachelor of Science component. Students may need to select alternative upper level Science topics from the ones offered.

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

LIST OF TOPICS

Core - Year 1 topics

9 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)

Option - Year 1 topics

Choose 9 units of Senior Years Teaching Area 1 topics Choose 9 units of Senior Years Teaching Area 2 topics Choose 9 units of Junior Secondary Teaching Area 1 topics or Science Elective topics

Core - Year 2 topics

9 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)

Option - Year 2 topics

Choose 9 units of Senior Years Teaching Area 1 topics Choose 18 units of Senior Years Teaching Area 2 topics

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:

EDUC3643A Drama Curriculum Specialisation B1: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years (4.5 units) EDUC3643B English Curriculum Specialisation B1: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years (4.5 units) EDUC3643C Health Education Curriculum Specialisation B1: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years (4.5 units) EDUC3643D HASS Curriculum Specialisation B1: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years (4.5 units) EDUC3643E Languages Curriculum Specialisation B1: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years (4.5 units) EDUC3643F Mathematics 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) EDUC3643H Science Curriculum Specialisation B1: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years (4.5 units) EDUC3643I Visual Arts Curriculum Specialisation B1: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years (4.5 units) EDUC3643J General Curriculum Specialisation B1: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years (4.5 units)

Option - Year 3 topics

Choose 4.5 units of Senior Years Teaching Area 1 topics Choose 4.5 units of Junior Secondary Teaching Area 1 topics or Science Elective topics

Core - Year 4 topics

18 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)

Option Curriculum Specialisation - Year 4 topics

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

EDUC4729F Mathematics Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 1 (4.5 units) EDUC4729K Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Physics Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 1 (4.5 units) EDUC4729M Biological Sciences Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 1 (4.5 units) EDUC4729P Information Technology Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 1 (4.5 units)

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

EDUC4730F Mathematics Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2 (4.5 units) EDUC4730H Advanced Science Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2 (4.5 units) EDUC4730K Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Physics Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2 (4.5 units) EDUC4730M Biological Sciences 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 of Senior Years Teaching Area 1 topics Choose 4.5 units of Junior Secondary Teaching Area 1 topics or Science Elective topics

Program of study

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.

Program of study

BEd(Sec)BSc - Two Senior Years Teaching Areas

To qualify for the Bachelor of Education (Secondary), Bachelor of Science, 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 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
• 9 units of Education topics at Second Year level including professional experience
• 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 Science component must include:

• minimum of 27 units of First Year level Science topics
• 54 units of two Senior Years Teaching Areas (minimum of 27 units in each)*
• 18 units of a Junior Secondary Teaching Area or Science electives.

*Some Senior Years Teaching Areas such as Biology, Chemistry and Physics have 9 units of compulsory First Year Science elective topics.

Students should note that the same upper level topics cannot be counted twice between teaching areas in the Bachelor of Science component. Students may need to select alternative upper level Science topics from the ones offered.

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

LIST OF TOPICS

Core - Year 1 topics

9 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)

Option - Year 1 topics

Choose 9 units of Senior Years Teaching Area 1 topics Choose 9 units of Senior Years Teaching Area 2 topics Choose 9 units of Junior Secondary Teaching Area 1 topics or Science Elective topics

Core - Year 2 topics

9 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)

Option - Year 2 topics

Choose 9 units of Senior Years Teaching Area 1 topics Choose 18 units of Senior Years Teaching Area 2 topics

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:

EDUC3643A Drama Curriculum Specialisation B1: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years (4.5 units) EDUC3643B English Curriculum Specialisation B1: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years (4.5 units) EDUC3643C Health Education Curriculum Specialisation B1: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years (4.5 units) EDUC3643D HASS Curriculum Specialisation B1: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years (4.5 units) EDUC3643E Languages Curriculum Specialisation B1: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years (4.5 units) EDUC3643F Mathematics 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) EDUC3643H Science Curriculum Specialisation B1: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years (4.5 units) EDUC3643I Visual Arts Curriculum Specialisation B1: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years (4.5 units) EDUC3643J General Curriculum Specialisation B1: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years (4.5 units)

Option - Year 3 topics

Choose 4.5 units of Senior Years Teaching Area 1 topics Choose 4.5 units of Junior Secondary Teaching Area 1 topics or Science Elective topics

Core - Year 4 topics

18 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)

Option Curriculum Specialisation - Year 4 topics

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

EDUC4729F Mathematics Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 1 (4.5 units) EDUC4729K Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Physics Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 1 (4.5 units) EDUC4729M Biological Sciences Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 1 (4.5 units) EDUC4729P Information Technology Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 1 (4.5 units)

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

EDUC4730F Mathematics Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2 (4.5 units) EDUC4730H Advanced Science Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2 (4.5 units) EDUC4730K Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Physics Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2 (4.5 units) EDUC4730M Biological Sciences 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 of Senior Years Teaching Area 1 topics Choose 4.5 units of Junior Secondary Teaching Area 1 topics or Science Elective topics