Bachelor of Teaching/Bachelor of Arts (Technology)
BTeach/BA(Tech)
320 cp
Minimum duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Bachelor of Teaching (Honours)/Bachelor of Arts (Technology)
BTeach(Hons)/BA(Tech)
350 cp1(Honours not offered in 2015)
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. 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: two units of English Band 4.
From 2016
A minimum of three Band 5 HSC results, including one in 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 from 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. Additional Approvals
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.
4. Requirements for Completion of the Degree
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 320 cp consisting of:
- 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 50 cp from Education Studies Units;
- 20 cp from Curriculum Studies Core Units;
- 20 cp from Curriculum Studies Electives
- 30 cp from Core Curriculum Program Units
- 10 cp from Education Electives
- 30 cp Professional Experience Unit3
- 160 cp in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree, consisting of:
- 100 cp from Technology Major;
- 20 cp from Computing;
- 20 cp consisting of
- 20 cp from additional advanced level units in Technology;
or - 20 cp from advanced level units in Computing to form a Computing Minor;
- 20 cp from additional advanced level units in Technology;
- 20 cp from University Core Curriculum Units.
5. Admission Requirements for the Honours Degree2
To be eligible for admission to the Honours degree a student must have
- completed 160 credit points from all units in Years 1 and 2 of the Bachelor of Teaching/Bachelor of Arts; and
- maintained a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 6.0 across all units in Years 1 and 2 of the course.
6. Requirements for Completion of the Honours Degree
To qualify for the degree with Honours, a student must
- Qualify for admission to the Honours Degree
- Maintain a minimum GPA of 6.0 for the duration of the course
- complete 350 cp consisting of:
- 190 cp from the Bachelor of Teaching Schedule of Unit offerings requirements of the degree consisting of:
- 50 cp from Education Studies
- 20 cp from Curriculum Studies Core Units
- 20 cp from Curriculum Studies Electives
- 30 cp from Core Curriculum Program Units
- 30 cp from Professional Experience Unit4
- 40 cp from Honours Units
- 160 cp in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree as stipulated above.
- 190 cp from the Bachelor of Teaching Schedule of Unit offerings requirements of the degree consisting of:
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
- Technology
Minors
- Computing
- Technology
University Core Curriculum Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
UNCC100 | 10 | Our World: Community Vulnerability |
UNCC300 | 10 | Understanding Self and Society: Contemporary Perspectives |
Core Curriculum Program Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
EDFX271 | 10 | Creating Inclusive, Safe and Supportive Learning Environments (Pre: EDFX173) |
EDFD177 | 10 | Contexts for Learning and Development in a Diverse Society |
EDFX173 | 10 | Understanding the Psychology of Learning in Diverse Communities |
Education Studies
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
EDFD170 | 10 | Academic Literacy and Numeracy in Educational Contexts |
EDFD471 | 10 | Assessment Practices and Evaluation |
EDFD472 | 10 | Transition into Secondary Teaching |
EDFD478 | 10 | Catering for Diversity and Inclusion in the Classroom |
EDFX348 | 10 | Engaging Student Learning through Reflective Practice (Pre: EDFX271) |
Education Electives
One elective from:
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
EDFD4XX | 10 | Diagnosis and Intervention |
EDFD4XX | 10 | Learners with Special Needs |
EDFD4XX | 10 | Extending Indigenous Student Learning |
EDFD444 | 10 | The Middle Years of Schooling |
EDFD449 | 10 | Educational Systems in an International Cultural Context |
EDFD467 | 10 | Wellbeing and the Development of the Whole Person |
EDRE429 | 10 | Foundation Studies for Teaching in Catholic Schools5 |
Other electives as approved by the Head of Campus or Course Coordinator
Curriculum Studies
Core Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
EDST277 | 10 | Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Design and Technologies Education 1 |
EDST477 | 10 | Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Design and Technologies Education 2 (Pre: EDST447 or EDST277) |
Curriculum Studies
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
EDST271 | 10 | Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in ICT and Digital Technologies Education 1 |
EDST474 | 10 | Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in ICT and Digital Technologies Education 2 (Pre: EDST441 or EDST271) |
Professional Experience Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
EDFX474 | 30 | Transforming Practice through Action Research (Pre: 100 credit points of Education Studies Units including EDFX348) |
Honours units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
EDRS401 | 10 | Honours 1 |
EDRS402 | 10 | Honours 2 (Pre: EDRS401) |
EDRS503 | 20 | Honours 3 (Pre: EDRS402) |
1Identified Honours applicants who fulfil the admission criteria will be invited to enrol into three Honours units (40cp) in Year 3 and 4. These students will complete a 350 cp degree with EDRS401 Honours 1 (10 cp) taking the place of the Education Elective (10 cp), and two additional units EDRS402 Honours 2 (10 cp) and EDRS503 Honours 3 (20 cp).
2Students completing the Honours degree will graduate with the Bachelor of Teaching (Honours)/Bachelor of Arts (Technology).
3Students must pass all professional experience components, including professional experience embedded within units.
Page last updated: 2017-06-27
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/643298
Page last updated: 2017-06-27
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/643298