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Bachelor of Teaching/Bachelor of Arts (Humanities)

BTeach/BA

320 cp

Minimum duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Course available at: Brisbane, Queensland

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. Definitions

“Major”: 80 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, including at least 10 cp at introductory level and at least 60 cp at advanced 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.

2. Requirements for Completion of the Degree21

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete:

1. 320 cp consisting of:

  1. 160 cp in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree, consisting of22:      
    1. 80 cp from 1 Major; 
    2. 40 cp from 1 Minor; 
    3. 40 cp from other units from the Bachelor of Arts which may be:
      1. 40 cp from advanced level units in the same discipline as the Minor making a second Major; or   
      2. 20 cp from advanced level units from same discipline as the Minor, and 20 cp from Theology units listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings below;   
  2. 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
    1. 80 cp from Education Studies;
    2. 60 cp from Curriculum Studies; 
    3. 20 cp from Extended Reflective Practice or equivalent;

and

2.

  1. 4 Professional Experience units; and
  2. 1 Community Engagement Program 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:
 
Majors and Minors
Business
Drama
History
ICT
Literature
Music
Theological Studies
Visual Arts

Theology Units

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
THEO162 10 Introducing the Scriptures
THEO164 10 Introducing Church Life

Education Studies Units

Core Units

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDCU507 10 Curriculum and Assessment
EDFD127 10 Contexts for Learning and Development
EDFD133 10 Understanding Learning
EDFD220 10 Teaching and Managing Learning Environments
EDFD221 10 Creating Inclusive, Safe and Supportive Schools
EDFD447 10 Diversity in the Classroom
EDFD452 10 Transition to the Profession
EDFD454 10 Curriculum Literacies

Curriculum Studies Units

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDRE527 10 Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 1

and

                                             
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDRE528 10 Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 2

or

                                             
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDFD444 10 The Middle Years of Schooling

and

                                             
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDCU508 10 Contemporary Issues in School Curriculum

Electives23

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDAR416 10 Visual Arts Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDAR417 10 Visual Arts Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDLA438 10 English Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDLA439 10 English Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDLA440 10 ESL Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDLA441 10 ESL Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDRE527 10 Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 1
EDRE528 10 Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 2
EDSS420 10 History Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDSS421 10 History Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDSS416 10 Commerce and Business Studies Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDSS417 10 Commerce and Business Studies Curriculum and teaching 2
EDSS434 10 Studies of Society and Environment (SOSE) Curriculum and Teaching Studies 1
EDSS435 10 Studies of Society and Environment (SOSE) Curriculum and Teaching Studies 2
EDST441 10 ICT Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDST442 10 ICT Curriculum and Teaching 2

Professional Experience Units

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDFX207 0 Community Engagement Program
EDFX110 0 Professional Experience 1
EDFX214 0 Professional Experience Secondary 2
EDFX312 0 Professional Experience Secondary 3A
EDFX313 0 Professional Experience Secondary 3B
EDFX414 20 Extended Reflective Practice

21 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 Children Background Check (ACT, Vic, NSW). International students should check this with the Course Co-ordinator and may need to bring documentation from their own countries.
22 Students must chose the Curriculum Studies unit sequences they wish to study than choose their Arts major and minor, which must be in the correct discipline areas.
23 40 cp are to be taken from Curriculum and Teaching Studies units which build on discipline sequences already taken and include two Curriculum and Teaching Studies units in each of two teaching subject areas.
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 Co-ordinator as equivalent. In the case of Religious Education, the designated Theological Studies units are co-requisites.