Bachelor of Education Studies

The course doesn't provide teacher-registration.

Instead, it offers education skills and knowledge to work in a number of community and private settings, including:

mentoring and tutoring programs community programs public and welfare services after-school care teacher aide positions.

You can steer your education-focused career into an area of personal passion, with a relevant major or minor from our broad options.

Possibilities include:

PE/physical education (secondary) arts (music, visual arts and media) community (health, welfare, disability or psychology) English (literary studies and teaching English as an additional language) humanities (history, cultural or Indigenous studies) ICT (digital media) maths outdoor education science specialisations.

Please note:

this course does not provide you with the prerequisites for teacher registration.

COURSE LOCATION If you are a domestic student, you can choose to study at the Werribee Campus for your first year only.

After that, you will complete your course at the Footscray Park Campus.

International students study all years of this course at our Footscray Park Campus.

To attain the Bachelor of Education Studies, students will be required to complete 288 credit points, consisting of:

• 96 credit points of First Year Core units
• 48 credit points of Core studies
• 48 credit points of Minor studies
• 96 credit points of Major studies

Course structure and units

First Year Core Units

• Personal and Professional Learning Unit code EEC1101 Credits12
• ICT in Education for the 21st Century Unit code EEC1103 Credits12
• Healthy, Active Individuals and Communities Unit code EEC1104 Credits12
• Reconciling Australian Humanities Education Unit code EEC1105 Credits12
• Educating for STEM Unit code EEC1107 Credits12
• Literacy for Education Unit code EEC1110 Credits12
• Human Development, Sustainability and Wellbeing Unit code EEC1112 Credits12
• Creativity and the Arts in Education Unit code EEC1113 Credits12

Core Studies

• Arts and Performance - Addressing Disability Unit code EDS1002 Credits12
• Professional Contexts Unit code EEC3003 Credits12
• Curriculum Development and Implementation Unit code EED2000 Credits12
• Making the Conditions for Learning: Ethical and Reflexive Practice Unit code ESP2001 Credits12

48 credit points of Minor Studies

96 credit points of Major Studies

Majors

• Art (Ed Studies) Unit code EMASAR
• Biology (Ed Studies) Unit code EMASBI
• Digital Media (Ed Studies) Unit code EMASDM
• English (Literary Studies) (Ed Studies) Unit code EMASEL
• Environmental Studies (Ed Studies) Unit code EMASES
• Health (Ed Studies) Unit code EMASHE
• History (Ed Studies) Unit code EMASHS
• Mathematics (Ed Studies) Unit code EMASMT
• Media Studies (Ed Studies) Unit code EMASMD
• Music (Ed Studies) Unit code EMASMS
• Outdoor Education (Ed Studies) Unit code EMASOE
• Physical Education (Secondary) (Ed Studies) Unit code EMASPE
• Student Welfare (Ed Studies) Unit code EMASSW
• Food Technology Unit code EMAFOO

Minors

• Biology (Education Minor) Unit code EMIBIO
• Literary Studies (Education Minor) Unit code EMILIT
• Writing (Education Minor) Unit code EMIWRT
• Environmental Science (Education Minor) Unit code EMIENV
• Cultural Studies (Education Minor) Unit code EMICUL
• Health (Education Minor) Unit code EMIHEA
• Digital Media (Education Minor) Unit code EMIDIG
• Mathematics (Education Minor) Unit code EMIMTH
• Media Studies (Education Minor) Unit code EMIMDA
• Outdoor Education (Education Minor) Unit code EMIOUT
• Psychology (Education Minor) Unit code EMIPSY
• Sociology (Education Minor) Unit code EMISOC
• Student Welfare (Education Minor) Unit code EMISWE
• Teaching English as an Additional Language (TEAL) (Education Minor) Unit code EMIEAL
• Physics Unit code NMIPHY
• Chemistry Unit code NMICHE
• Disability Studies Unit code EMIDST
• Aboriginal Yulendj (Knowledge) and Community Unit code EMIAGL
• Food Technology Unit code EMIFOO

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Applicants for this course will need to have met the academic requirements and prerequisites for this course outlined below.

Meeting the minimum admission criteria does not guarantee entry into this course. Past academic performance may be considered.

Admission criteria

The minimum criteria for admission varies depending on your education background. If you’re not sure which criteria applies to you, use the help tool on this page or make an enquiry and we can assist.

Applicants with recent secondary education (within the last 2 years)

• Australian Senior Secondary Certificate (e.g. VCE) or
• an Australian or overseas equivalent or
• an International Baccalaureate (IB).

Importance of ATAR for this course

ATAR+

We consider both ATAR and other criteria

NA

ATAR is not a consideration. We use other criteria

Admission criteria

Completion of an Australian Senior Secondary Certificate (VCE or equivalent) including Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English.

Why is ATAR not applicable?

You will not need an ATAR score to meet the admission requirements for this course. Only the successful completion of your secondary school studies, and any additional prerequisites. Our courses and support programs are designed to prepare students from diverse cultures for success, regardless of their prior experience, ATAR, age, socioeconomic or educational background.

Special admission programs

Our special admission programs cover a range of access and equity schemes that allow applicants from participating schools or disadvantaged social, economic or cultural environments to receive additional consideration. These include:

• Special Entry Access Scheme (external link) (SEAS) for VTAC applicants.
• Special consideration for direct applicants.

Applicants with vocational education and training (VET/TAFE) study

This information is for people who have completed an accredited award at an Australian Registered Training Organisation.

Admission criteria

Completion of an Australian Advanced Diploma or Diploma (or equivalent).OR:Completion of the Certificate IV in Tertiary Preparation (or equivalent).

Special admission programs

Our special admission programs cover a range of access and equity schemes that allow applicants from participating schools or disadvantaged social, economic or cultural environments to receive additional consideration. These include:

• Special Entry Access Scheme (external link) (SEAS) for VTAC applicants.
• Special consideration for direct applicants.

Applicants with higher education study

This information is for people whose highest level of study since leaving secondary education is a higher education course.

Admission criteria

Full or partial completion of an Australian Higher Education award (or equivalent). OR:Completion of a single unit of Higher Education studies. OR:Completion of a bridging or enabling course eg. Foundation course or equivalent.

Special admission programs

Our special admission programs cover a range of access and equity schemes that allow applicants from participating schools or disadvantaged social, economic or cultural environments to receive additional consideration. These include:

• Special Entry Access Scheme (external link) (SEAS) for VTAC applicants.
• Special consideration for direct applicants.

Applicants with work & life experience

This information is for applicants who left secondary school more than two years ago and who have not undertaken VET or higher education study since then.

Admission criteria

Five years (minimum) work/life experience in Training & Development, Education, Child Care or similar.OR:Applicants that completed an Australian Senior Secondary Certificate more than two years ago.PLUS:Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English (or equivalent).

Special admission programs

Our special admission programs cover a range of access and equity schemes that allow applicants from participating schools or disadvantaged social, economic or cultural environments to receive additional consideration. These include:

• Special Entry Access Scheme (external link) (SEAS) for VTAC applicants.
• Special consideration for direct applicants.

There are many ways you can start your education journey at VU. Pathways offer an easy transition between courses at different levels, so that you can start with a certificate and progress right through to postgraduate study.

Pathways from VU courses

If you have completed any of the following course(s), you will be guaranteed a place in this course. In some cases you may receive credit for your previous study, reducing the time it takes to complete your course.

You will be credited for up to 96 credit points of study.

You will be credited for up to 24 credit points of study.

Find out more about pathways and credits.

Pathways from other institutions

If you have completed any of the following course(s), you will be guaranteed a place in this course. In some cases you may receive credit for your previous study, reducing the time it takes to complete your course.

Sports Education and Development Australia (SEDA)

You will be guaranteed entry only.

Find out more about pathways and credits.

Credit for skills and past study

If you have completed study with another university or institution and believe you are eligible to receive credit for skills and past study, you can apply for advanced standing.

Applications for advanced standing can be made after a discussion with your course coordinator or academic adviser.

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: