BEdSec/BA(DesignInnovTech)

Credit points

360

Minimum duration

4 years in accelerated mode full-time or equivalent part-time

Approved locations

  • Strathfield

EFTSL value of units : All 10cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a credit point (cp) value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

An applicant must comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy that includes meeting a minimum ATAR requirement.

In addition, applicants will be required to demonstrate suitability for teaching;

All applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent:

StatePrerequisites

New South Wales

Prerequisites: Nil

Assumed Knowledge: A minimum of three Band 5 HSC results, including one in English

Note: This course is structured to allow applicants to meet the three Band 5 entry requirements within the degree program by including a full year of discipline studies before applicants' study how to teach.

 OR


Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants may be selected following an interview with the course coordinator and staff of the campus Indigenous Higher Education Unit. They should have:

  1. a minimum of three years’ work experience; or
  2. completion of year 12 or equivalent; or
  3. demonstrated relevant tertiary study skills or successful completion of a Tertiary Communication Skills program.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2024 Admission.



Definition

"Major": 80 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp 100-level, at least 40 cp at 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 100-level and at least 20 cp at 200- or 300-level.

Completion requirements

To qualify for the Bachelor of Education(Secondary)/Bachelor of Arts (Design Innovation and Technologies) degree a student must complete 360 cp consisting of:

  1. 200 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, for the Bachelor of Education degree, consisting of:
  2. 60 cp from Education Studies units (Part A)
  3. 60 cp from Effective Teaching units (Part B)
  4. 40 cp from Secondary Curriculum Studies units (Part C)
  5. 20 cp from Education Electives or Discipline Studies units (Part D)
  6. 20 cp from Core Curriculum units (Part E)
  7. 0 cp from ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units (Part F).
  8. 160 cp in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Design and Technologies Major and Digital Technologies (Computing) Minor, consisting of:
  9. 80 cp from Design and Technologies Specified units (Part G)
  10. 40 cp from Design and Technologies Extension Elective units (Part H)
  11. 40 cp from Digital Technologies (Computing) Minor units (Part I)

Other requirements

  1. Students must pass all professional experience components, including professional experience embedded within units.
  2. Requirements for working with children: All students enrolled must have the appropriate approvals before they may enter a classroom. These are: Blue Card (Qld) or Working with Children Check (ACT, NSW and Victoria). 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.

Exit points

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

  • Certificate in Educational Studies
  • Certificate in Liberal Arts
  • Diploma in Educational Studies (Tertiary Preparation)
  • Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • Bachelor of Educational Studies

A student who does not meet the LANTITE requirements may access an appropriate exit point if they meet the requirements of that award.

Progression requirements

Students must pass LNTE100 LANTITE - Literacy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students and LNTE101 LANTITE - Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students before they can attempt the second placement unit EDET200 Effective Teaching 3: Engaging Learners and Managing Learning Environments.


Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

  • EDET100Effective Teaching 1: Becoming a Teacher10 CP
  • EDET101Effective Teaching 2: Curriculum, Planning and Pedagogy10 CP
  • EDET200Effective Teaching 3: Engaging Learners and Managing Learning Environments10 CP
  • EDET300Effective Teaching 4: Students with Disability and Inclusive Education10 CP
  • EDET400Effective Teaching 5: Assessment and Data Informed Practice10 CP
  • EDET401Effective Teaching 6: Professional Engagement and Reflection10 CP

Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

  • EDES100Understanding Learning and Teaching10 CP
  • EDES101Educational Thought10 CP
  • EDES103Understanding Learners and Their Contexts10 CP
  • EDES105Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledges, Histories and Cultures10 CP
  • EDES300Comparative Education: Local and Global Contexts10 CP
  • EDES302Professional Communication10 CP

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

  • EDIT299Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in ICT and Digital Technologies Education 110 CP
  • EDIT399Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in ICT and Digital Technologies Education 210 CP
  • EDTE299Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Design and Technologies 110 CP
  • EDTE399Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Design and Technologies 210 CP

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • EDST470Secondary Technology and Engineering in an Integrated STEM Classroom10 CP

    Compulsory

  • EDMH200Supporting Teacher Mental Health: The First Five Years10 CP
  • EDFX204Engaging with Global Communities Personal Professional Learning in International Education Contexts10 CP
  • EDES300Comparative Education: Local and Global Contexts10 CP
  • EDEN345Literacy and Diversity Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment10 CP
  • EDFD444The Middle Years of Schooling10 CP
  • EDFD454Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum10 CP
  • EDFD459Learning Spaces10 CP
  • EDFD460Imagination and Creativity in Education10 CP
  • EDIT411Teaching with Technologies10 CP
  • EDMA311Intervention in Numeracy10 CP
  • EDRE429Foundation Studies Teaching in Catholic Schools10 CP
  • EDTE394Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Textiles Technology10 CP
  • EDTE395Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Industrial Technology10 CP
  • EDTE396Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Food Technology10 CP
  • EDTE397Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Engineering Systems10 CP

The Course Coordinator may approve alternative units to form an appropriate sequence of studies.

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • UNCC100Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society10 CP
  • PHCC102Being Human10 CP
  • PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10 CP
  • UNCC300Justice and Change in a Global World10 CP
  • PHCC320The Just Society10 CP

Complete exactly 3 of the following:

  • LNTE110Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic0 CP
  • LNTE100LANTITE - Literacy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students0 CP
  • LNTE101LANTITE - Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students0 CP

Complete exactly 80 credit points from the following:

Complete at least 40 credit points from the following:

  • TECH210Food and Nutrition10 CP

    Food Technology

  • TECH213Food Industries10 CP

    Food Technology

  • TECH205Design in Timber10 CP

    Industrial Technology

  • TECH206Design in Metal10 CP

    Industrial Technology

  • TECH315Engineering Technologies10 CP

    Industrial Technology

  • TECH209Textile Industries10 CP

    Textile Technology

  • TECH212Textile Innovations10 CP

    Textile Technology

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

  • COMP107Fundamentals of Digital Technologies and Computing10 CP
  • COMP108Fundamentals of Programming Design10 CP
  • COMP207Object Oriented Programming Design10 CP
  • COMP208Web Application Development10 CP

Course map

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Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.

Course maps are subject to change.


Commencing Semester 1 - (4 year program)

  • Education Studies UnitsEDES100 Understanding Learning and Teaching OREducation Studies UnitsEDES103 Understanding Learners and Their Contexts OREducation Studies UnitsEDES105 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledges, Histories and Cultures

    Students must complete all 3 units.


    10 cp
  • Education Studies UnitsEDES101Educational Thought10 cp
  • Design and Technologies - Specified UnitsTECH105Design Principles10 cp
  • Design and Technologies - Specified UnitsSCIT101Stem Principles10 cp
  • ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units LNTE110Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic0 cp
  • Education Studies UnitsEDES100 Understanding Learning and Teaching OREducation Studies UnitsEDES103 Understanding Learners and Their Contexts OREducation Studies UnitsEDES105 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledges, Histories and Cultures

    Students must complete all 3 units.

    10 cp
  • Education Studies UnitsEDES100 Understanding Learning and Teaching OREducation Studies UnitsEDES103 Understanding Learners and Their Contexts OREducation Studies UnitsEDES105 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledges, Histories and Cultures

    Students must complete all 3 units.


    10 cp
  • Design and Technologies - Specified UnitsTECH108Design in Textiles10 cp
  • Design and Technologies - Specified UnitsTECH207Food and Society10 cp
  • ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units LNTE100 LANTITE - Literacy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students ANDACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units LNTE101 LANTITE - Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students

    Students must register with ACER to undertake the two LANTITE tests.

    0 cp

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Commencing Semester 2 - (4.5 year program)

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