Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
Information valid for students commencing in 2015.
Year | 2015 |
Course code | 109410 |
Version | 2 |
Professional accreditation status | This course is nationally accredited through the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) in association with the Queensland College of Teachers (QCT). Graduates of this course are eligible for Teacher registration in Australia. |
Course type | Bachelor Degree (AQF Level 7) |
Division | Tropical Environments and Societies |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | English |
Additional selection requirements | All students must meet minimum literacy standards upon entry and completion as required by the Queensland College of Teachers. Applicants also need Chemistry and Maths B if they wish to teach Science related (Physics, Chemistry and Science) secondary disciplines. Applicants wishing to teach secondary mathematics require Maths B. |
Special admission requirements | Applicants wishing to enter the Secondary Vocational Education and Training must have a trade certificate plus four years of industry experience. Students must also have a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment or will be required to complete Certificate IV qualification concurrently before completing 72 credit points of study (i.e. three years) in the Bachelor of Education. |
Minimum English language proficiency requirements | Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 3c – Schedule II of the 番茄社区 Admissions Policy. Note: All students must attain an overall IELTS (or equivalent) score of 7.5 (with no score below 7 in any of the four skills areas, and a score of no less than 8 in speaking and listening) upon completion as required by the Queensland College of Teachers. The cost of the testing will be met by the applicant. English test results must be no more than two years old. |
Post admission | Professional practice: This course includes prescribed professional placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense. Further information about placements can be found at Enrolment Policy – Coursework Students Suitability to Work with Children Card (blue card): This course includes prescribed professional placements that may involve contact with children under 18 years of age. Students are required to obtain a Suitability to Work with Children Card (which involves a criminal history check undertaken by the Queensland Police) before the start of the first placement. Students must retain a current Suitability to Work with Children Card for the duration of their course, as failure to do so will result in the termination of their admission to the course. For more information, refer to: Students enrolled in the Secondary Vocational Education and Training Major must complete a TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment before enrolling in the third year Professional Experience subject. |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 96 credit points as per course structure |
Additional course rules | Nil |
Additional completion requirements | Nil |
Course learning outcomes | On successful completion of the Bachelor of Education (Secondary), graduates will be able to:
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Course Structure
CORE SUBJECTS
Level 1
ED1401:03 Foundations of Education
ED1421:03 Foundations of Language and Literacy in Education
ED1481:03 Foundations of Educational Psychology
ED1491:03 Foundations of Mathematics and Numeracy in Education or MA1000:03 Mathematical Foundations (students selecting Mathematics as a First or Second Teaching Area must select MA1000)
Level 2
ED2442:03 Inclusive Education for Special Needs (Secondary)
ED2488:03 Second Year Professional Experience
ED2491:03 Teaching for Learning 1
ED2990:03 Education for Cultural Diversity
Level 3
ED3293:03 Teaching for Learning 2 (Secondary)
ED3441:03 Technologies Across the Curriculum
ED3443:03 Teaching ESL to Indigenous Students
ED3488:03 Third Year Professional Experience
Level 4
ED4293:03 Teaching for Learning 3 (Secondary)
ED4488:03 Fourth Year Professional Experience A
ED4489:03 Fourth Year Professional Experience B
ED4999:03 Teaching for Learning 4
OPTIONS
Select a major from Table A
Table A (MAJORS)
Type of major | Mandatory Single |
Credit points in major | 48 credit points |
Special requirements | Nil |
MAJOR | AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Cairns Townsville | On-campus only | |
Townsville Cairns | On-campus only Not all Teaching Areas are available at the Cairns campus. Only the first year of the Secondary Physical Education Major is delivered in Cairns. Students must transfer to the Townsville Campus to complete the Major. | |
Cairns Townsville | On-campus only Applicants wishing to teach Secondary Vocational Education and Training require a recognised trade certificate, Certificate IV in Training and Assessment and continuing and recent industry experience in a subject area taught in secondary schools. |
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Cairns | Not all Teaching Areas are available at the Cairns campus. |
Townsville |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time |
Maximum time to complete | 10 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 3 years |
Course progression requisites | Nil |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | This course includes prescribed professional placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense. Further information about placements can be found at Enrolment Policy – Coursework Students. To undertake the final Professional Experience and Co-requisite subjects, students must have completed 72 credit points of level 1, 2 and 3 subjects in this course. |
Special assessment requirements | Suitability to Work with Children Care (blue card): This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements that may involve contact with children under 18 years of age. Students are required to obtain a Suitability to work with Children Card (which involves a criminal history check undertaken by the Queensland police) before the start of the first placement. Students must retain a current Suitability to Work with Children Card for the duration of their course, as failure to do so will result in the termination of their admission to the course. For more information, refer to: Students who do not complete the required number of days of a professional experience subject or a professional component of a subject, without the approval of the Director of Professional Experience, will be determined to have failed the subject. Refer to Review of a Student’s Suitability to Continue a Course Involving Placement policy. |
Professional accreditation requirements | Graduates are eligible for Teacher registration in Australia. Graduates must attain an overall IELTS (or equivalent) score of 7.5 (with no score below 7 in any of the four skills areas, and a score of no less than 8 in speaking and listening) upon completion as required by the Queensland College of Teachers. |
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade | 3 credit points (only permitted in a non-Education discipline) |
Supplementary exam for final subject | Not applicable |
Eligibility | Students may apply for advanced standing for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Advanced Standing and Articulation policy and associated procedures. |
Maximum allowed | 63 credit points |
Currency | Advanced standing will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 20 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the student has not completed this course. |
Other restrictions | Students may seek approval to do concurrent studies at another university in approved disciplines not offered at this university. Students normally will be granted a maximum of 15 credit points of advanced standing for these studies. The maximum advanced standing allowable for professional development courses within the degree is three credit points except where one course is judged to be larger in size than one division subject. Advanced standing may be granted for professional development courses smaller than a division subject. However, no credit will be given for courses smaller than two credit points, or equivalent. Recognition of Current Competence (RCC) may apply where a teacher education student can clearly demonstrate outcomes relevant to a specific professional experience component of a Bachelor of Education program. If these outcomes can be demonstrated, the pre-service teacher will be granted advanced standing for a part of the requisite days of the professional experience requirement. Demonstration of attainment of outcomes may be in the form of professional experience reports from other institutions and/or statements of teaching or related service. |
Award title | BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SECONDARY) |
Approved abbreviation | BEd(Secondary) |
Inclusion of majors on testamur | The major studied shall not appear on the testamur |
Exit with lesser award | Students who exit the course prior to completion, and have completed 72 credit points of study and appropriate subjects, may be eligible to receive the award of Bachelor of Educational Services. |
Course articulation | Not applicable |