Bachelor of Educational Studies

BEdSt

240 cp

Minimum duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Course available at:

  • Ballarat (Subject to viable cohorts), Victoria
  • Brisbane, Queensland
  • Canberra (Subject to viable cohorts), ACT
  • Melbourne, Victoria
  • Sydney (North Sydney), NSW
  • Sydney (Strathfield), NSW

EFTSL value of units: All 10cp 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 to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for the admission into the course, an applicant must have completed:

  1. Year 12 with the ACU minimum eligibility rank for Bachelor Programs; or
  2. Entry via an alternative pathway as approved for ACU.

International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Program Policy.

2. Additional Approvals

Requirements for working with children: All students enrolled must have the appropriate approvals before they may enter any context in which they will have contact with children. These are: Blue Card (Qld) or Working with Children Check (ACT, NSW and Vic). International students must bring police check documentation from their own countries. To meet the requirements for working in settings other than schools, a National Police check may be required. All students who have lived in another country for 12 months or more must provide a police check from that country for that period.

3. Requirements for Completion of the Degree

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

    1. 60 cp from Foundation Studies
    2. 70 cp from Education Studies
    3. 60 cp from Curriculum Studies
    4. 20 cp from Core Curriculum
    5. 30 cp from Electives

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

4. Exit Point

A student who has successfully completed the following requirements may exit from the course with that qualification. Note that none of these qualifications qualify a student to teach in Australia.

  1. Certificate in Educational Studies: 40 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings including at least two Education Studies units;
  2. Diploma in Educational Studies (Tertiary Preparation): 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings including at least four Education Studies units;
  3. Certificate in Liberal Studies1: 40 cp from Foundation Studies units in the Schedule of Unit Offerings;
  4. Diploma in Liberal Studies1: 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings including a minimum of 40 cp from Foundation Studies units;

Schedule of Unit Offerings

Prerequisite (Pre) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicates in parentheses where applicable.

Foundation Studies

Primary Focus

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
COMM140 10 Digital Communication Technologies
ENGL140 10 Children’s Literature: Worlds of Fiction
NMBR140 10 Introduction to Mathematical Thinking
POLS140 10 The Global Citizen: Civics and Citizenship in a Changing World
SCIT140 10 Science in Our World
EDAB161 10 Indigenous Cultures and Peoples

Early Childhood Focus

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDFD167 10 Contexts for Learning and Development
EDLA167 10 Linguistics for Literacy
EDLA168 10 Children’s Literature for Literacy
EDMA163 10 Exploring Mathematics 1
EDST108 10 Science, Inquiry and Sustainability
EDAB161 10 Indigenous Cultures and Peoples (Inc: EDAB162 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives for Educators)

General Focus

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
COMM170 10 Interpreting and Communicating Ideas
COMM140 10 Digital Communication Technologies
NMBR140 10 Introduction to Mathematical Thinking
SCIT140 10 Science in Our World
POLS140 10 The Global Citizen: Civics and Citizenship in a Changing World
EDAB161 10 Indigenous Cultures and Peoples (Inc: EDAB162 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives for Educators)

Education Studies Units

Primary focus

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDFD140 10 Foundations of Learning
EDFX140 10 Socio-Cultural Influences on Education/Community Engagement
EDFD260 10 Teaching and Managing Learning Environments
EDTS240 10 Technologies Education
EDFD340 10 Diversity and Inclusive Education (Inc: EDFD261 Inclusive Safe and Supportive Learning Environments, EDFD221 Creating Inclusive Safe & Supportive Schools, EDFX271 Creating Inclusive Safe and Supportive Environments)
EDFD471 10 Assessment Practices and Evaluation
EDAB411 10 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures, People and Education

Early Childhood and Primary Focus

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDCU361 10 Early Childhood Curriculum and Pedagogy
EDFD261 10 Creating Inclusive, Safe and Supportive Learning Environments
EDFD260 10 Teaching and Managing Learning Environments
EDFD227 10 Partnerships: Inclusive and Diverse Learning
EDFD436 10 The Ecology of Childhoods
EDFD471 10 Assessment Practices and Evaluation
EDAB411 10 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures, People and Education

General Focus

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDFX173 10 Understanding the Psychology of Learning in Diverse Communities
EDFD177 10 Contexts for Learning and Development in a Diverse Society
EDFD260 10 Teaching and Managing Learning Environments
EDTS240 10 Technologies Education
EDFD340 10 Diversity and Inclusive Education
EDFD471 10 Assessment Practices and Evaluation
EDAB411 10 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures, People and Education

Curriculum Studies

Humanities and Social Sciences Education

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDSS341 10 Humanities and Social Sciences: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (Pre: POLS140 The Global Citizen: Civics and Citizenship in a Changing World)

Mathematics Education

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDMA241 10 Mathematics Education 1: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (Pre: NMBR140 Introduction to Mathematical Thinking)
EDMA342 10 Mathematics Education 2: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (Pre: EDMA241 Mathematics Education 1: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment)

Literacy Education

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDLA241 10 Literacy Education 1: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (Pre: ENGL140 Children’s Literature: Worlds of Fiction or ENGL104 Exploring Literature)
EDLA342 10 Literacy Education 2: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (Pre: EDLA241 Literacy Education 1: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment)

Science Education

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDST241 10 Science Education 1: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (Pre: SCIT140 Science in Our World)
EDST342 10 Science Education 2: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (Pre: EDST241 Science Education 1: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment)

The Arts Education

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDAR241 10 The Arts Education 1: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment
EDAR342 10 The Arts Education 2: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment

Health and Physical Education

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDPH241 10 Health and Physical Education 1: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment
EDPH342 10 Health and Physical Education 2: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment

University Core Curriculum

Visit Core Curriculum for more information.

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name Prerequisites (P)
Incompatible Units (I)
One unit from:
UNCC100 10 Self and Community: Exploring the anatomy of modern society Nil
PHIL102 10 Theories of Human Nature Nil
PHIL104 10 Introduction to Ethics Nil
And one unit from:
UNCC300 10 Justice and Change in a Global World UNCC100 Self and Community: Exploring the anatomy of modern society or PHIL102 Theories of Human Nature or PHIL104 Introduction to Ethics (P);
UNCC301 Humanity in Catholic History and Culture, UNCC302 Human Dignity in International Context (I)
PHIL320 10 Ethics, Justice and the Good Society Nil

Electives

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDAB113 10 Australian Aboriginal Peoples, Cultures and Identities2
EDAB203 10 Embedding Aboriginal Perspectives across Curriculum: Contextualising Aboriginal Knowings
EDAB204 10 Teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children: Making a Difference
EDAB304 10 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Teachers in Australian Education2

Inclusive Education

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
IEAC133 10 Attitudes and Inclusion
IEAC225 10 Family and Disability

Literacy

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
ENGL104 10 Exploring Literature
ENGL205 10 Australian Literature for Children and Young Adults
EDLA345 10 TESOL Techniques
EDLA346 10 Assessment and Intervention in English Literacy

Mathematics

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
NMBR141 10 Number Development in Mathematics
NMBR142 10 Geometry and Measurement in Mathematics

Catholic Studies

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDRE101 10 Religious Education 1: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment
EDRE102 10 Religious Education 2: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment
THBS100 10 Introduction to the Bible
THCT100 10 What Christians Believe
  1. Foundation studies units are taken from the Bachelor of Arts
  2. This unit is on offer to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples only.

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