BEd SecondaryIndigenous Studies

BEd (Secondary)(Indigenous Studies)

BEd

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 of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

1.          DEFINITIONS

“Major”: 80 cp from prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area.

“Minor”: 40 cp from prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area.

2.          REQUIREMENTS OF COMPLETION OF THE DEGREE

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

(a)                 90 cp from Education Foundation Studies;

(b)                80 cp from Indigenous Studies Major;

(c)                 40 cp from a Minor Elective Sequence;

(d)                90 cp from Professional Studies;

(e)                 20 cp from one stream in Curriculum and Teaching.

SCHEDULE OF UNIT OFFERINGS

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

EDUCATION FOUNDATION STUDIES

Core units

SDAB112          10         Tertiary Communication Skills

SDFD103          10         Education and Society

SDFD112          10         Children at Risk

SDFD214          10         Language, Community Contexts and Empowerment

SDFD436          10         Human Development and Learning

SDRE306          10         Indigenous Spirituality 1

SDSS410          10         Basic Career Counselling Skills

SDSS413          10         Society, Politics, Economics, Technology and Work

Electives

SDAC402          10         Nature of Community and Community Organisations

SDFD204          10         Catholic Education and Schooling

INDIGENOUS STUDIES

SDAB105          10         Indigenous Lifestyles Past and Present

SDAB106          10         Post-Contact Indigenous History

SDAB107          10         Contemporary Issues in Indigenous History

SDAB300          10         Australian History in an Indigenous Context

SDAC219          10         Advocacy, Power and Empowerment

SDAC424          10         Social Justice: Ethical and Legal Issues

SDAC427          10         Case Studies in Diversity

SDAC615          10         Indigenous Education in Australia

ELECTIVE SEQUENCES

Communication Minor

SDLA104          10         Communication Skills and Their Contexts

SDLA200          10         Classroom Communication Skills

SDLA202          10         Literature and Drama for Teachers

SDLA308          10         Australian Literature: An Indigenous Perspective

Information Technology Minor

SDST203          10         ICT Systems: An Introduction

SDST330          10         Networking for Schools

SDST331          10         Information Technology: Education and Ethics

SDST419          10         Designing Information and Communication Technology Resources in Education

Theology Minor

SHEO113          10         The World and Literature of the Bible

SHEO128          10         God, Faith and the Search for Meaning

SHEO237          10         Foundations of Christian Ethics

SHEO250          10         Christian Symbol, Ritual and Sacrament (Inc: THEO164)

PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

SDAB302          10         Indigenous Studies Curriculum 1

SDAB400          10         Indigenous Studies Curriculum 2

SDFD438          10         Educational Assessment/Field Experience

SDSS411          10         Career and Work Education and the Community

SDSS412          10         Career and Work Education, Curriculum and Strategies

SDTS100          10         Information Technology and the Classroom

SDTS103          10         Teaching Students with Special Needs

SDTS207          10          Secondary Teaching and Classroom Management 1/Field Experience

SDTS310          10          Secondary Teaching and Classroom Management 2/Field Experience

CURRICULUM AND TEACHING

Communication

SDLA300          10         English Curriculum and Teaching 1

SDLA301          10         English Curriculum and Teaching 2

Information Technology

SDST322          10         ICT Curriculum and Teaching 1

SDST323          10         ICT Curriculum and Teaching 2

Religious Education

SDRE300          10         Religious Education Curriculum & Teaching 1

SDRE301          10         Religious Education Curriculum & Teaching 2