Bachelor of Arts/Master of Teaching (Secondary)
Course information for - 2023 entry
Offered at 3 locations
- Duration
- 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time
- QTAC code
- 113601
- ATAR
- N/A
- Fees (first year)*
$14274 CSP
- Start dates
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Semester 1 intake: Not availableMidyear (Semester 2) intake: Beginning July 2023Applications open April 2023
Overview
Inspire and positively influence the lives of the young people who enter your classroom with a challenging and rewarding career in secondary education. Become a teacher who is confident, adaptable, and able to design and implement engaging and flexible learning experiences to meet the needs of your students.
The Bachelor of Arts/Master of Teaching (Secondary) degree provides you with an innovative pathway into becoming a secondary school teacher with two specialist teaching areas.
By studying this double degree, you will deepen your disciplinary knowledge by completing a Bachelor of Arts alongside an initial teacher education qualification at the postgraduate level. You will have the option of completing your secondary teacher accreditation requirements for:
- two major teaching areas, or
- one major and up to two minor teaching areas, or
- one major and one minor teaching area, together with accreditation to teach religious education in Catholic schools.
Professional experience
80 days. Year 3: Community engagement, minimum of 35 hours. Year 3: 25 days. Year 4: 25 days, 30 days.
Work placement
All initial teacher education programs must include a defined period of professional experience, where pre-service teachers practise teaching in a school under the direct supervision and guidance of an appropriately qualified teacher. Supervised professional experience is at the heart of all our pre-service teacher education courses and the faculty will find appropriate placements to suit the needs of your course.
This course provides you with 80 days of valuable professional experience through a range of school and community-based placements.
Community engagement
Students will have a choice between two Community Engagement units, namely HUMA330 Community Engagement Placement and HUMA331 Big Ideas: Social Enterprise and Innovation as part of the Bachelor of Arts component of their degrees. HUMA330 provides students with a opportunity to engage in a practical way with the efforts of business, faith groups and not-for-profit agencies to achieve a more just and equitable world by participating in and contributing to this important work through a placement opportunity. HUMA331 provides students with a tangible opportunity to demonstrate moral behaviour and ethical practice by working in a team setting to devise an innovative, cost-effective, real-world solution to a social challenge.
Professional recognition
Graduates are eligible for registration as secondary school teachers in government, independent, Catholic, and other faith-based schools.
Careers
Our graduates have pursued careers in:
- secondary school education
- community centre education
- private colleges
- advocacy
- policy development.
Course details
Course structure
To course complete a students need to complete 360 credit points.
Available Major(s)
Sample program map
| Year - Study period | Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | Unit 4 | Unit 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year 1 - Semester 1 | Major 1a 100-level 10cp | Major 2a 100-level 10cp | BA Elective 10cp | EDES100 Understanding Learning and Teaching 10cp | |
Year 1 - Winter Term | Core Curriculum Unit 1 UNCC100 Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society OR PHCC102 Being Human OR PHCC104 Ethics and the Good Life 10 cp | ||||
Year 1 - Semester 2 | Major 1b 100/200-level 10cp | Major 2b 100/200-level 10cp | Major 2c 200-level 10cp | EDES103 Understanding Learners and Their Contexts 10cp | LNTE110 Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic AND LNTE100 LANTITE - Literacy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students AND LNTE101 LANTITE - Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students 0 cp |
Year 2- Summer Term | EDES105 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledges, Histories and Cultures 10 cp | ||||
Year 2 - Semester 1 | Major 1c 200-level 10cp | Major 1d 200-level 10cp | Major 2e 200-level 10cp | Major 2d 200-level 10cp | |
Year 2 - Winter Term | Core Curriculum Unit 2 UNCC300 Justice and Change in a Global World OR PHCC320 The Just Society 10 cp | ||||
Year 2 - Semester 2 | Major 1e 200-level 10cp | Major 1f 300-level 10cp | Major 2f 300-level 10cp | Major 2g 200-level 10cp | |
Year 3 - Summer Term | HUMA330 Community Engagement: Placement OR HUMA331 Big Ideas: Social Enterprise and Innovation 10 cp | ||||
Year 3 - Semester 1 | Major 1g 200-level 10cp | Major 1h 300-level 10cp | Major 2h 300-level 10cp | EDES104 Digital Cultures and Capabilities 10 cp | |
Year 3 - Semester 2 | EDXX599 (TA1) Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 10cp | EDXX599 (TA2) Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 10cp | EDET595 Effective Teaching 1: Professional Practices data-versionlabel=2 > 10 cp | ||
Year 4 - Summer Term | EDES601 Special Education and Inclusive Practice data-versionlabel=2 > 10 cp | Education Elective (Elective offerings available in Semester 2, PT4 and Summer) 10cp | |||
Year 4 - Professional Term 2 or Semester 1 | EDXX699 (TA1) Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 10cp (Pre: EDXX599) | EDXX699 (TA2) Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 10cp (Pre: EDXX599) | EDET692 Applied Educational Assessment Across the Secondary Curriculum data-versionlabel=2 > 10 cp | EDET695 Effective Teaching 2: Engaging Learners data-versionlabel=2 > 10 cp | |
Year 4 - Winter Term | EDES690 Literacy and Numeracy across the Secondary Curriculum data-versionlabel=2 > 10 cp | ||||
Year 4 - Semester 2 | Education Elective (Elective offerings available in Semester 2, PT4 and Summer) 10cp | EDET696 Effective Teaching 3: Teacher Inquiry and Evidence-based Practice data-versionlabel=2 > 10cp |
This is a sample program only and units will vary depending on your campus and mode of study. Please refer to the handbook for the prerequisite units and the current listing.
Bachelor of Arts/Master of Teaching (Secondary) - 2 Arts majors Semester 1 Intake
AQF framework
Exit Points
A student who has successfully completed the following requirements may exit from the course with that qualification. Note that none of these qualifications will lead to teacher registration.
- Diploma in Liberal Arts: 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings of the Bachelor of Arts.
- Bachelor of Arts: 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings of the Bachelor of Arts
- Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies: 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings of the Master of Teaching (Secondary).
- Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies: 40 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings of the Master of Teaching (Secondary
Students may be able to exit with two degrees, (Diploma in Liberal Arts or a Bachelor of Arts; and a Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies or a Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies,) depending on their progress in this degree.
Entry requirements
Applicants must comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy that includes meeting a minimum ATAR requirement.
International applicants must meet the English Language Requirements as defined in the Admissions to Coursework Programs Policy.
Demonstrate suitability for teaching as evidenced by completion of the relevant State assessment, which will be provided in the application process.
| State | Prerequisites |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | Assumed knowledge: 2 units of English (any) (Band 3), Mathematics (other than Mathematics General 2) for study in Mathematics (Band 3) |
| Queensland | Prerequisites: English (Units 3 & 4, C) |
| Victoria | Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or 20 in any other English. Prerequisite for study in Mathematics: Units 3 and 4: Mathematical Methods |
Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2023 Admission.
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English language requirements
International English Language Testing System (IELTS): No score less than 7 in reading and writing; no score less than 8 in listening and speaking
Pearson Test of English (PTE): A minimum of 65 in reading and writing and a minimum of 79 in listening and speaking
Test of English as a Foreign Language - Academic (TOEFL): No score less than 24 in reading, 27 in writing, 28 in listening and 26 in speaking
ACU English Language Test: A++ (85 or above)
Cambridge Advanced English (CAE): A minimum of 185 in reading and writing and 200 in listening and speaking
Adjustment factors
If you’re currently completing Year 12 you may be eligible for adjustment factors that can boost your rank and help you get into your desired course.
Adjustment factors may be applied to your TAC application if you study particular subjects, attend schools geographically close to our campuses or in certain regional areas, apply as an elite athlete or performer or meet certain other criteria.
Inherent requirement
There are essential components of a course or unit that demonstrate the capabilities, knowledge and skills to achieve the core learning outcomes of that course or unit. You will need to be able to meet these inherent requirements to complete your course.
Learn more about inherent requirements for your course and how they affect you
Pathways
Pathways into course for current or recent Year 12 students
If you can’t meet the ATAR requirement for your choice of course and you’re currently completing Year 12 or finished Year 12 in the two years previously, we have entry programs to get you where you want to be.
Alternatively, you may be able to complete a diploma or bridging course relevant to your desired course:
Pathways into course for applicants with previous study and/or life experience
Are you applying to ACU as a non-school leaver?
By that we mean, you’re not currently completing Year 12 and haven’t completed it in the two years previously. If the answer is yes and your selection rank isn’t enough to meet the requirements for your desired course you still have a number of options to help you achieve your study goals.
If you’re over 21, you can sit the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT), or you can complete a diploma or bridging course relevant to your desired course.
Fees
Course costs
$14274 CSP
All costs are calculated using current rates and are based on a full-time study load of 40 credit points (normally 4 units) per semester.
A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:
- the number of units studied per semester;
- the choice of major or specialisation; and
- elective units.
The University reviews fees annually.
Payment options
You should be able to concentrate on getting good marks instead of worrying about how you’ll pay your fees. We have a number of options that can help you ease the financial burden, including government assistance, scholarships and income support.
Scholarships
You could be eligible for one of the hundreds of scholarships we award each year to help students from across the university with the cost of studying, accommodation or overseas study opportunities. Some of our scholarships are awarded on the basis of merit, but these aren’t just for the academically gifted; ACU also recognises excellence in community engagement and leadership. We also offer a range of scholarships for those who may be struggling financially or who have faced other barriers to accessing education.
How to apply
Domestic applicants
You can apply Direct to ACU if you are not a recent school leaver and have not already applied through VTAC, UAC or QTAC.
Deferment
Deferment is available for one year. Find out more about deferment: Deferment Information.