Bachelor of Science Education (Dean's Scholar)

The Bachelor of Science Education (Dean's Scholar) at UOW is a four-year degree that involves deepening your knowledge of science and developing the skills to implement this knowledge in modern secondary classrooms.Teaching the next generation of scientists requires specific skills, and in the Bachelor of Science Education degree you will combine studying science and education subjects at university with extensive professional experience in secondary schools.

Science subjects including Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science, and Physics are complemented with education subjects about teaching strategies, building your professional teaching skills, developing children’s literacy and numeracy skills, teaching children with special needs, using ICT in the classroom and classroom management.The Bachelor of Science Education (Dean's Scholar) is a program for high-achieving students who wish to continue their studies through honours and research degrees.

As a Dean's Scholar you will make a scholarly contribution to your field of study and to UOW.

You will have access to an academic mentor, extended library privileges, invitations to attend School workshops and seminars, and networking events.

There is also the opportunity for casual employment in the UOW Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, community research, or projects supervised by leading practitioners or scholars for 15 hours per year.

The Bachelor of Science Education (Dean's Scholar) requires:

1. The successful completion of at least 192 credit points. Students are required to select a first teaching area in one of the following: Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science or Physics, and complete the subjects specified in the relevant table.
2. The successful completion of the compulsory Professional Experience components embedded in the course.
3. Students must successfully complete 36 credit points from the Year 1 subjects to be eligible for the first Professional Experience and to enrol in Year 2 subjects. Students should also note that a number of subject pre-requisites will be in place throughout the course.
4. Students must have passed all core subjects and the Literacy and Numeracy Test (LANTITE) and be enrolled in any annual and final semester core subjects to be eligible for their final Professional Experience. Alternative arrangements are only possible with permission from the Academic Program Director and Head of Students.
5. Students must successfully complete all subject requirements, including the teaching performance assessment (UOW TPA) in EDPS402, to be eligible to graduate.
6. To remain enrolled in the Dean's Scholar program, students must maintain a minimum weighted average mark (WAM) of 80 in each year of enrolment, from and including Year 2.
7. No more than 60 credit points will be at 100 level.

Course Learning Outcomes are statements of learning achievement that are expressed in terms of what the learner is expected to know, understand and be able to do upon completion of a course. Students graduating from this course will be able to:

CLO Description 1 Demonstrate broad and coherent theoretical and practical knowledge of educational principles within the context of secondary science teaching. 2 Participate in guided and self-directed enrichment activities on campus, in school and in community settings. 3 Demonstrate coherent core knowledge of the fundamentals of secondary science disciplines. 4 Demonstrate depth and breadth of knowledge in one or more discipline areas of sciences. 5 Demonstrate their cognitive and technical skills to create teaching tools and critically review, analyse, synthesise and solve problems within a scientific field. 6 Demonstrate critical thinking and judgement when problem solving and identifying the complexities of their role as secondary science teachers. 7 Demonstrate the ability to clearly communicate educational knowledge and scientific principles and problem solving skills in the teaching environment. 8 Demonstrate higher order thinking in relation to current and future educational challenges. 9 Demonstrate autonomy and problem solving ability in professional practice, including differentiation of pedagogical strategies, planning teaching and learning activities and reflection on practice within secondary science education. 10 Demonstrate their capacity to be reflective practitioners with an evolving understanding of the multi-faceted role of the teacher within the learning environment.