Bachelor of Education Fourth Year Upgrade

Bachelor of Education (Fourth Year Upgrade)

BEd

80 to 120 cp

Minimum duration:  1 year to 1.5 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Available at                   Strathfield Campus NSW

                                    Nationally, online (http://acuonline.acu.edu.au/)

EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

1.         REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF THE DEGREE

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete the following:

(1)        For students who have completed a three-year pre-service course of teacher education, upgrading to the Bachelor of Education (Primary)

80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

(a)     10 cp from Core units;

(b)     70 cp from Part A or Part B of Schedule of Unit Offerings, including at least 40 cp from Education Electives.

(2)        For students who have completed a three-year pre-service course of teacher education, upgrading to the Bachelor of Education (Secondary)

80 cp from Part B of the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

(a)        20 cp from Core units;

(b)        20 cp from Discipline Study electives;

(c)        20 cp from Education electives;

(d)         20 cp from other Electives.

(3)        For students who have completed a two-year pre-service course of teacher education

120 cp from Part A or Part B of the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

(a)        20 cp from Core units;

(b)        100 cp from Electives, normally including 20 cp from Education Studies units.

SCHEDULE OF UNIT OFFERINGS

Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.

PART A

CORE UNIT

EDTS421          10         Reflective Classroom Research

EDUCATION ELECTIVES

EDAR305          10         Creative Arts Education: Visual Arts and Music

EDAR406          10         Aesthetics and Visual Literacy

EDCU407          10         Individual Enrichment Study

EDFD459          10         The Learning Space

EDFD460          10         Creativity and Imagination in Education

EDFD528          10         Social and Cultural Contexts of Development and Learning

EDLA413          10         TESOL Techniques

EDLA430          10         Cross Curriculum Uses of Children’s Literature

EDLA517          10         Language and Literacy Education

EDMA410         10         Linking Mathematics, Learning and Teaching

EDMA503         10         Mathematics Curriculum

EDST411          10         Teaching with Information Technology

EDST422           10         Environmental Education

EDTS421          10         Reflective Classroom Research

OTHER ELECTIVES

Other electives may be chosen from units available within the following courses: Graduate Certificate in Religious Education, Graduate Certificate in Catholic Studies, Graduate Certificate in Middle School Mathematics, and Graduate Certificate in Professional Development. Other units may be approved by the Course Coordinator.

PART B

CORE UNITS

EDTS421          10         Reflective Classroom Research

EDTS505          10         Curriculum in Action

DISCIPLINE STUDY ELECTIVES

Electives may be selected from discipline-related units in the Schedule of Unit Offerings to the Bachelor of Arts degree.

EDUCATION ELECTIVES

Education Studies

EDAC219          10         Advocacy, Power and Empowerment

EDAC301          10         Attitudes and Inclusion

EDAC424          10         Social Justice, Ethical and Legal Issues

EDFD102          10         Race and Racism in Australian Contexts

EDFD111          10         Alternatives in Education

EDFD112          10         Children at Risk

EDFD207          10         Social Justice and Education

EDFD210          10         Global Perspectives in Education

EDLA403          10         Children and Literature

EDPH411          10         Recreation and Outdoor Education in the Primary School

Teaching/Curriculum Studies

EDFD426          10         Educating Gifted Students

EDPH408          10         Health Studies K-6: Movement Education

EDSS409          10         Human Society and its Environment 5

EDST419           10         Designing IT Resources in Education

EDST422          10         Environmental Education

EDTS508          10         Development of Positive Classroom Behaviour

OTHER ELECTIVES

Other electives may be chosen from units available within the following courses: Bachelor of Education (units from the third and fourth years of the program), Graduate Certificate in Religious Education, Graduate Certificate in Catholic Studies, Graduate Certificate in Middle School Mathematics, and Graduate Certificate in Professional Development.