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Bachelor of Teaching/Bachelor of Arts
BTeach/BA
320 cp
Minimum duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Available at
Strathfield Campus NSW
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. DEFINITIONS
“Major”: 80 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at introductory level and at least 60 cp at advanced level.
“Minor”: 40 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at introductory level and at least 20 cp at advanced level.
2. REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF THE DEGREE
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete:
(1) 320 cp consisting of:
(a) 160 cp in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree, consisting of[1]:
(i) 2 Majors; or
(ii) 1 Major and 2 Minors; or
(iii) 1 Major, 1 Minor and 4 Electives[2];
(b) 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
(i) 80 cp from Education Studies units, comprising
(a) 70 cp from Core units;
(b) 10 cp from Electives;
(ii) 60 cp from Curriculum Studies units;
(iii) 20 cp from Internship;
and
(2) 3 Professional Experience units.
SCHEDULE OF UNIT OFFERINGS
Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicted in parentheses where applicable.
ARTS UNITS
Units from the following disciplines listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings for the Bachelor of Arts degree:
Major
Computing (Strathfield only)
Economics/Business (Strathfield only)
Geography (Strathfield only)
History
Italian (Melbourne only)
Literature
Mathematics (Strathfield only)
Technology (Strathfield only)
Theological Studies
Visual Arts (Strathfield only)
If completing 2 Minors, one Minor must be selected from the list below
Computing (Strathfield only)
Economics/Business (Strathfield only)
Geography (Strathfield only)
History
Italian (Melbourne only)
Literature
Mathematics (Strathfield only)
Technology (Strathfield only)
Theological Studies
Visual Arts (Strathfield only)
The second Minor may be selected either from the list above or from the following list
Communications (Strathfield only)
Drama
Japanese
Media (
Philosophy
Politics (
Sociology (
EDUCATION STUDIES UNITS
Core Units
EDFD127 10 Contexts for Learning and Development
EDFD133 10 Understanding Learning
EDFD212 10 Professional Ethics in Education
EDFD221 10 Creating Inclusive Safe and Supportive Schools
EDFD307 10 Educational Assessment
EDFD447 10 Diversity in the Classroom
EDFD452 10 Transition into the Profession
Electives
EDAB111 10 Indigenous Cultures and Peoples
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
EDFD213 10 Technology and Learning
EDFD214 10 Language, Community Contexts and Empowerment
EDSS100 10
CURRICULUM STUDIES UNITS
Core Units
EDFD220 10 Teaching and Managing Learning Environments
EDFD454 10 Curriculum Literacies
Electives[3]
EDAR416 10 Visual Arts Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDAR417 10 Visual Arts Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDLA438 10 English Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDLA439 10 English Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDLA440 10 ESL Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDLA441 10 ESL Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDLO409 10 LOTE Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDLO411 10 LOTE Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDRE527 10 Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 1
EDRE528 10 Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 2
EDSS420 10 History Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDSS421 10 History Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDSS422 10 Humanities Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDSS423 10 Humanities Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDSS430 10 Economics/Business Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDSS434 10 Studies of Society and Environment (SOSE) Curriculum and Teaching Studies 1
EDSS435 10 Studies of Society and Environment (SOSE) Curriculum and Teaching Studies 2
Strathfield Campus
EDAR416 10 Visual Arts Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDAR417 10 Visual Arts Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDLA438 10 English Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDLA439 10 English Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDMA417 10 Mathematics Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDMA418 10 Mathematics Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDRE527 10 Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 1
EDRE528 10 Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 2
EDSS430 10 Economics/Business Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDSS431 10 Economics/Business Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDSS432 10 Geography Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDSS433 10 Geography Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDSS420 10 History Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDSS421 10 History Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDST441 10 ICT Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDST442 10 ICT Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDST447 10 Technology Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDST448 10 Technology Curriculum and Teaching 2
INTERNSHIP
EDFX409 20 Internship
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE UNITS
EDFX207 0 Community Outreach Program
EDFX208 0 Professional Experience 1
EDFX307 0 Professional Experience 2
[1]Arts majors and minors must be in the discipline areas in which the Curriculum Studies units are undertaken; where two minors are undertaken, the second need not be in a Curriculum Studies area.
[2] “Elective”: units other than those required for the selected Major or Minor, listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings or from other disciplines within the University (subject to campus availability, unit limitations and having met prerequisite and co-requisite requirements).
[3] 40 cp are to be taken from curriculum and teaching studies units which build on discipline sequences already taken and include two curriculum and teaching studies units in each of two teaching subject areas.
To be eligible to enrol in a curriculum and teaching studies sequence, a student must either have satisfactorily completed the prerequisite study prescribed for that curriculum and teaching study or be able to demonstrate knowledge or skills approved by the Course Co-ordinator as equivalent. In the case of Religious Education, the designated Theological Studies units provide co-requisites.
