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Associate Degree in Indigenous Education
AssocDegIndEd
160 cp
Minimum duration: 2 years full-time or equivalent part-time. This course is normally taken over 2.5 years full-time.
Course available at:
Brisbane, Queensland
Sydney (Strathfield), 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. Requirements for Completion of the Associate Degree48
To qualify for the Associate Degree, a student must complete:
1. 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 80 cp from Curriculum Foundation units consisting of:
- 20 cp from English;
- 20 cp from Indigenous Studies;
- 10 cp from Mathematics;
- 20 cp from Science;
- 10 cp from Theology;
- 30 cp from Education Studies;
- 50 cp from Curriculum and Pedagogy;
and
2. 2 Professional Experience units.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Curriculum Foundation
English
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
ADLA107 | 10 | Linguistics for Literacy |
ADLA108 | 10 | Children’s Literature for Literacy |
Indigenous Studies
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
ADAB113 | 10 | Australian Indigenous Peoples, Cultures and Identity |
ADAB204 | 10 | Australian History in an Indigenous Context |
Mathematics
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
ADMA103 | 10 | Exploring Mathematics 1 |
Science
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
ADST107 | 10 | Science and Technology for Primary Teachers 1 |
ADST204 | 10 | Science and Technology for Primary Teachers 2 |
Theology
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
AHEO162 | 10 | Introducing the Scriptures |
ADRE306 | 10 | Indigenous Spirituality 1 |
Education Studies
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
ADFD127 | 10 | Contexts for Learning and Development |
ADFD133 | 10 | Understanding Learning (Co: ADFX110) |
ADTS210 | 10 | Teaching and Learning Preparing for the Contexts of the Field |
Curriculum and Pedagogy
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
ADAR308 | 10 | Creative Arts Education 1 |
ADLA204 | 10 | Literacy Education 1 |
ADMA202 | 10 | Mathematics: Learning and Teaching 1 |
ADPH103 | 10 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education 1 |
ADSS428 | 10 | Connecting Society and Environment |
Professional Experience
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
ADFX110 | 0 | Professional Experience 1 (Co: ADFD133) |
ADFX212 | 0 | Professional Experience 2 |
47 This course is available only to Australian Indigenous students.
48 Requirements for working with children: All students enrolled must have the appropriate approvals before they may enter a classroom. These are: Blue Card (Queensland), Working with Children Check (ACT, Victoria, NSW).