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Bachelor of Teaching/Bachelor of Arts (Computing)

BTeach/BA

320 cp

Minimum duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time

Course available at: 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. Definitions

“Major”: 80 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, 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, including at least 10 cp at introductory level and at least 20 cp at advanced level.

2. Requirements for Completion of the Degree18

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete:

1. 320 cp consisting of: 

  1. 160 cp in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree, consisting of19:    
    1. 80 cp from 1 Major in Computing;
    2. 40 cp from 1 Minor in Technology; and
    3. 40 cp from 1 other Minor;
  2. 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:      
    1. 80 cp from Education Studies;
    2. 60 cp from Curriculum Studies;
    3. 20 cp from Internship or equivalent;

and

2.

  1. 2 Professional Experience units; and
  2. 1 Community Engagement Program unit.

Schedule of Unit Offerings

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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated 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

Minor
Technology

The other minor must be selected from the list below
Business Studies
Economics
Geography
History
Literature
Mathematics
Theological Studies
Visual Arts

Education Studies Units

Core Units

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDFD127 10 Contexts for Learning and Development
EDFD133 10 Understanding Learning
EDFD220 10 Teaching and Managing Learning Environments
EDFD221 10 Creating Inclusive, Safe and Supportive Schools
EDFD307 10 Educational Assessment
EDFD447 10 Diversity in the Classroom
EDFD452 10 Transition to the Profession
EDFD454 10 Curriculum Literacies

Curriculum Studies Units

Core Units

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDFD212 10 Professional Ethics in Education
EDST441 10 ICT Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDST442 10 ICT Curriculum and Teaching 2

Electives

One elective from:

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDAB111 10 Indigenous Peoples and Culture
EDFD102 10 Race and Racism in Australian Educational Contexts
EDFD111 10 Alternatives in Education
EDFD112 10 Children at Risk
EDSS100 10 Australia in an Asian Context
EDFD210 10 Global Perspectives in Education
EDFD207 10 Social Justice and Education
EDFD213 10 Technology and Learning
EDFD214 10 Language, Community Contexts and Empowerment

Electives Curriculum and Teaching Units20

Two electives in the one discipline area from:

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
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
EDST447 10 Technology Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDST448 10 Technology Curriculum and Teaching 2

Internship

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDFX409 20 Internship

Professional Experience Units

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDFX207 0 Community Engagement Program
EDFX214 0 Professional Experience Secondary 2
EDFX311 0 Professional Experience Secondary 3

18 Requirements for working with children: All students enrolled must have the appropriate approvals before they may enter a classroom. These are: Blue Card (Qld), Working with Children Background Check (ACT, Vic, NSW). International students should check this with the Course Co-ordinator and may need to bring documentation from their own countries.
19 The minor 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.
20 20 cp are to be taken from either Technology or the area of curriculum and teaching studies units which builds on the other discipline minor sequence already taken.
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.