BTeach/BA
320 cp
Minimum duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at: Melbourne, Victoria
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.
Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 – mathematical methods. Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English.
2. Definitions
“Major”: 80 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at introductory level, 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:
- 10 cp from HIST106 Australian Indigenous Peoples: Past and Present, which must be included in the units selected in accordance with paragraph (1) (b) or (c) (ii) below;
- 160 cp in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree, consisting of:
- 80 cp from 1 Major;
- 40 cp from 1 Minor;
- 20 cp from other units from the Bachelor of Arts degree which may be:
- 20cp from advanced level units in the same discipline area as the Minor making an extended Minor;
or
- 20 cp from Electives;
- 20 cp from University Core Units;
- 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings2, consisting of:
- 80 cp from Education Studies;
- 60 cp from Curriculum Studies;
- 20 cp from Extended Reflective Practice;
and
2.
- 4 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
A Minor from the list below:
- Economics
- History
- Literature
- Theological Studies/Study of Religion3
It is recommended that students undertake a major, a minor and an extra 2 units in the discipline areas of the Minor.
Education Studies
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|
EDCU417 |
10 |
Curriculum and Assessment |
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 |
EDFD454 |
10 |
Curriculum Literacies |
EDFD472 |
10 |
Transition into the Profession |
EDFD497 |
10 |
Diversity in the Classroom |
Curriculum StudiesCore Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|
EDCU418 |
10 |
Contemporary Issues in School Curriculum |
EDMA417 |
10 |
Mathematics Curriculum and Teaching 1 |
EDMA418 |
10 |
Mathematics Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Pre: or Co: EDMA417) |
Electives
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|
EDFD444 |
10 |
The Middle Years of Schooling |
EDFD467 |
10 |
Wellbeing and the Development of the Whole Person |
EDFD469 |
10 |
Evolving Learning Spaces |
HIST106 |
10 |
Australian Indigenous Peoples: Past and Present |
Other electives as approved by the Head of School or Course Coordinator.
Electives Curriculum and Teaching Studies4
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|
EDCU419 |
10 |
Extension Curriculum and Teaching 3 (Pre: One Curriculum and Teaching 1 unit) |
EDCU420 |
10 |
Extension Curriculum and Teaching 4 (Pre: or Co:EDCU419; Co: The cognate Curriculum and Teaching 2 unit) |
EDLA478 |
10 |
English Curriculum and Teaching 1 |
EDLA479 |
10 |
English Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Pre: or Co: EDLA478) |
EDRE300 |
10 |
Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 1 |
EDRE301 |
10 |
Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 2 (Pre: or Co: EDRE300) |
EDRE321 |
10 |
Teaching Religion Studies in Years 11 and 12 |
EDSS470 |
10 |
History Curriculum and Teaching 1 |
EDSS471 |
10 |
History Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Pre: or Co: EDSS470) |
Extended Reflective Practice
Professional Experience Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|
EDFX170 |
0 |
Professional Experience 1 (Pre: or Co: EDFD173) |
EDFX214 |
0 |
Professional Experience Secondary 2 (Pre: or Co: EDFD270) |
EDFX311 |
0 |
Professional Experience Secondary 3A (Pre: or Co: (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 |
1 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 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.
2 Arts majors and minors must be in the discipline areas in which the Curriculum Studies units are undertaken; where two minors are undertaken.
3 Students wanting to teach Religious Education are advised to consult with their Course Coordinator to ensure enrolment in the correct unit sequence.
4 20 cp are to be taken from the one Curriculum and Teaching Studies area which builds on 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 Coordinator as equivalent. In the case of Religious Education, the designated Theological Studies units provide co-requisites.
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2017-06-28
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