Bachelor of Teaching/Bachelor of Arts (Visual Arts)
BTeach/BA
320 cp
Minimum duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:- Melbourne, Victoria
- Sydney (Strathfield), NSW
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:
NSW: Assumed knowledge: two units of English Band 4.
Victoria: Prerequisites: Units 1 and 2 – general mathematics or mathematical methods (either).
Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English.
Students wishing to undertake mathematics as a sub-major/minor require Units 3 and 4 – mathematical methods.
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:
- 140 cp in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree, consisting of:
- 80 cp from 1 Major in Visual Arts;
- 40 cp from 1 Minor2;
- 20 cp from other units from the Bachelor of Arts degree which may be:
- 20 cp from Visual Arts; or
- 20cp from additional advanced units from the Minor discipline to form an extended Minor; or
- 20 cp from Electives.
- 20 cp from University Core Units
- 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 10 cp from;
- HIST106 Australian Indigenous Peoples: Past and Present (Melbourne); or
- EDAB111 Indigenous Cultures and Peoples (Strathfield)
- 130 cp from Education and Curriculum Studies;
- 20 cp from;
- Internship (Strathfield); or
- Extended Reflective Practice (Melbourne)
- 10 cp from;
2. Professional and Community Experience Units as required.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
Click here for Unit DescriptionsPrerequisite (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
- Visual Arts
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
10 | Understanding Learning | |
10 | Contexts for Learning and Development | |
10 | Teaching and Managing Learning Environments | |
10 | Creating Inclusive, Safe and Supportive Schools | |
10 | Educational Assessment | |
10 | Curriculum Literacies | |
10 | Transition into the Profession | |
10 | Diversity in the Classroom |
Curriculum Studies
Core Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
10 | Visual Arts Curriculum and Teaching 1 | |
10 | Visual Arts Curriculum and Teaching 2 | |
10 | Professional Ethics in Education (Strathfield) |
Electives
One elective from:
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
10 | Indigenous Cultures and Peoples (Strathfield) | |
10 | Race and Racism in Australian Educational Contexts | |
10 | Global Perspectives in Education | |
10 | Australian Indigenous Peoples - Past and Present (Melbourne) |
Other electives as approved by the Head of School or Course Coordinator.
Electives Curriculum and Teaching Studies5
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) |
10 | English Curriculum and Teaching 1 | |
10 | English Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Pre: or Co: EDLA478) | |
10 | Mathematics Curriculum and Teaching 1 | |
10 | Mathematics Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Pre: or Co:EDMA417) | |
10 | Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 1 | |
10 | Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 2 (Pre: or Co: EDRE300) | |
10 | Teaching Religion Studies in Years 11 and 12 | |
10 | Economics/Business Curriculum and Teaching 1 | |
10 | Economics/Business Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Pre: or Co: EDSS430) | |
10 | Geography Curriculum and Teaching 1 | |
10 | Geography Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Pre: or Co: EDSS432) | |
10 | History Curriculum and Teaching 1 | |
10 | History Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Pre: or Co: EDSS470) | |
10 | ICT Curriculum and Teaching 1 | |
10 | ICT Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Pre: or Co: EDST441) |
Professional Experience Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
0 | Community Engagement (Pre: or Co: EDFD271) | |
Strathfield | ||
0 | Professional Experience Secondary 2 | |
0 | Professional Experience Secondary 3A (Pre: or Co: Two cognate Curriculum and Teaching units) | |
20 | ||
Melbourne | ||
0 | Professional Experience 1 | |
0 | Professional Experience Secondary 2 | |
0 | Professional Experience Secondary 3A (Pre: or Co: Two cognate Curriculum and Teaching units) | |
20 | Extended Reflective Practice (Pre: or Co: EDFD472; Pre: EDFX311) |
University Core Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
UNCC100 | 10 | Our World: Community Vulnerability |
UNCC300 | 10 | Understanding Self and Society: Contemporary Perspectives |
Visual Arts Sequence
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
10 | 2D Studies 1 | |
10 | 3D/4D Object Design 1 | |
10 | 2D Studies 3 | |
10 | Art and Design History and Theory 3 | |
10 | 3D/4D Object Design 2 | |
10 | 2D Studies 4 | |
10 | 3D/4D Object Design 4 | |
10 | 2D Studies 2 | |
10 | Art and Spirit | |
10 | Arts and Design History and Theory 4 |
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.
3 Students wanting to teach History at secondary level in NSW should understand that they need to differentiate between Ancient History and Modern History. It is recommended that students majoring in History undertake at least six units of Modern History, four units of Ancient History. Students undertaking a minor in History should undertake all four units in Modern History.
4 Students wanting to teach Religious Education are advised to consult with their Course Coordinator to ensure enrolment in the correct unit sequence.
5 20 cp are to be taken from one Curriculum and Teaching Studies area which builds on the discipline minor 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.
Page last updated: 2017-06-27
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/559997
Page last updated: 2017-06-27
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/559997