BTeach/BA
320 cp
Minimum duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at: Canberra, ACT
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. Admission Requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission Rules.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent:
Assumed knowledge: ACT BSSS Major in English with a minimum grade of C.
Prerequisites: ACT BSSS Major in Mathematics Methods with a minimum grade of C.
Recommended: ACT BSSS Major in Specialist Mathematics with a minimum grade of C.
International applicants must meet the English language requirements as defined in the Admission Rules.
2. 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 40 cp at 200 level and at least 20 cp from 300 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.
3. Requirements For Completion Of The Degree1
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete:
(1) 320 cp consisting of:
- 140 cp in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree, consisting of:
- 80 cp from 1 Major in Mathematics;
- 40 cp from 1 Minor;
- 20 cp from other units from the Bachelor of Arts degree which may be:
- 20 cp from Mathematics; or
- 20 cp from additional advanced level units from the Minor discipline to form an extended Minor2; or
- 20 cp from Arts Electives.
- 20 cp from University Core Units; and
- 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 80 cp from Education Studies;
- 60 cp from Curriculum Studies;
- 20 cp from Internship;
and
(2)
- 2 Professional Experience Units; and
- 1 Community Engagement 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
Mathematics
Minors must be selected from the following list:
- Business Studies
- Computing
- Economics
- History
- Languages
- Literature
- Music
- Study of Religions
- Visual Arts
Students will select units from ANU Unit Offerings for their Arts Major and Minor that relate to their teaching area as advised by the ACU Course Coordinator.
Education Studies
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|
EDFD173 |
10 |
Understanding Learning |
EDFD177 |
10 |
Contexts for Learning and Development |
EDFD270 |
10 |
Teaching and Managing Learning Environments |
EDFD271 |
10 |
Creating Inclusive Safe and Supportive Schools |
EDFD307 |
10 |
Educational Assessment |
EDFD454 |
10 |
Curriculum Literacies |
EDFD472 |
10 |
Transition into the Profession |
EDFD497 |
10 |
Diversity in the Classroom |
Curriculum Studies
Core Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|
EDMA417 |
10 |
Mathematics Curriculum and Teaching 1 |
EDMA418 |
10 |
Mathematics Curriculum and Teaching 2 |
Electives
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|
EDAB111 |
10 |
Indigenous Cultures and Peoples |
Other electives as approved by the Head of School or Course Coordinator.
Electives Curriculum and Teaching Studies3
Four electives in two discipline areas from:
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|
EDAR416 |
10 |
Visual Arts Curriculum and Teaching 1 |
EDAR417 |
10 |
Visual Arts Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Pre: or Co: EDAR416) |
EDLA478 |
10 |
English Curriculum and Teaching 1 |
EDLA479 |
10 |
English Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Pre: or Co: EDLA478) |
EDLO409 |
10 |
LOTE Curriculum and Teaching 1 |
EDLO411 |
10 |
LOTE Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Pre or Co: EDLO409) |
EDMA417 |
10 |
Mathematics Curriculum and Teaching 1 |
EDMA418 |
10 |
Mathematics Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Pre: or Co: EDMA417) |
EDMU408 |
10 |
Music Curriculum and Teaching 1 |
EDMU410 |
10 |
Music Curriculum and Teaching 2 |
EDRE300 |
10 |
Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 1 |
EDRE301 |
10 |
Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 2 (Pre: or Co: EDRE300) |
EDSS416 |
10 |
Commerce and Business Studies Curriculum and Teaching 1 |
EDSS417 |
10 |
Commerce and Business Studies Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Pre: or Co: EDSS430) |
EDSS422 |
10 |
Humanities Curriculum and Teaching 1 |
EDSS423 |
10 |
Humanities Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Pre or Co: EDSS422) |
EDSS432 |
10 |
Geography Curriculum and Teaching 1 |
EDSS433 |
10 |
Geography Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Pre: or Co: EDSS432) |
EDST441 |
10 |
ICT Curriculum and Teaching 1 |
EDST442 |
10 |
ICT Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Pre or Co: EDST441) |
EDSS470 |
10 |
History Curriculum and Teaching 1 |
EDSS471 |
10 |
History Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Pre: or Co: EDSS470) |
Internship
Professional Experience Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|
EDFX214 |
0 |
Professional Experience Secondary 2 |
EDFX311 |
0 |
Professional Experience Secondary 3 (Pre: or Co: Two cognate Curriculum and Teaching units) |
EDFX277 |
0 |
Community Engagement (Pre: or Co: EDFD271) |
University Core Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|
UNCC100 |
10 |
Our World: Community Vulnerability |
UNCC300 |
10 |
Understanding Self and Society: Contemporary Perspectives |
1Requirements 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 Vulnerable People (ACT) or Working with Children Check (NSW and Vic). International students must bring police check documentation from their own countries. Australian students who have lived in another country for 12 months or more must provide a police check from that country for that period.
2Arts majors and minors must be in the discipline areas in which the Curriculum Studies units are undertaken.
340 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 Coordinator, as equivalent. In the case of Religious Education, the designated Theological Studies units provide co-requisites.
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2017-06-29
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