BEdSec /BA(Tech)
Credit points
360
Minimum duration
4 years in accelerated mode full-time or equivalent part-time
*Subject to unit availability
Approved locations
- Strathfield
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.
Admission requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy that includes meeting a minimum ATAR requirement.
Assumed knowledge includes minimum requirements in English and Mathematics as well as in intended teaching area to be studied.
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.
| State | Prerequisites |
|---|---|
New South Wales | Prerequisites: Nil Assumed Knowledge: A minimum of three Band 5 HSC results, including one in English Two units of Mathematics Band 4 Assumed Knowledge: To study a major or minor in Mathematics: Mathematics Advanced or Mathematics Extension 1 or 2 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. |
(a) Students must pass all professional experience components, including professional experience embedded within units.
(b) 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 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.
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.
Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2021 Admission. The Course entry requirements above are for 2021 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.
Definition
"Major": 80 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at introductory 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 introductory level and at least 20 cp at advanced level.
Completion requirements
To qualify for the Bachelor of Education with a named specialisation in secondary/Bachelor of Arts (Technology) a student must complete 360 cp consisting of:
- 200 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, for the Bachelor of Education degree, consisting of:
- 60 cp from Education Studies units (Part A)
- 60 cp from Effective Teaching units (Part B)
- 40 cp from Secondary Curriculum Studies units (Part C)
- 20 cp from Education Electives or Discipline Studies units (Part D)
- 20 cp from Core Curriculum units (Part E)
- 0 cp from LNTE110 Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic and LNTE111 Literacy and Numeracy Test (Part F).
- 160 cp in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts (Technology sequence) degree, consisting of:
- 80 cp from Technology Specified units (Part G)
- 40 cp from Technology Extension Elective units (Part H)
- 40 cp from Computing Minor units (Part I)
Other requirements
- Students must pass all professional experience components, including professional experience embedded within units.
- 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.
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.
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 qualifies a student to teach in Australia.
- Non-Award Certificate in Educational Studies
- Diploma in Educational Studies (Tertiary Preparation)
- Non-Award Certificate in Liberal Arts
- Diploma in Liberal Arts
- Bachelor of Arts
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 LNTE111 Literacy and Numeracy Test before they can attempt the second placement unit EDET101 Effective Teaching 2: Principles of Curriculum, Planning and Pedagogy.
Part A : Education Studies Units
Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDES100 | Understanding Learning and Teaching | 10 | |
| EDES101 | Educational Thought | 10 | |
| EDES103 | Understanding Learners and Their Contexts | 10 | |
| EDES105 | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledges, Histories and Cultures | 10 | |
| EDES300 | Comparative Education: Local and Global Contexts | 10 | |
| EDES302 | Professional Communication | 10 |
Part B : Effective Teaching Units
Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDET100 | Effective Teaching 1: Becoming a Teacher | 10 | |
| EDET101 | Effective Teaching 2: Curriculum, Planning and Pedagogy | 10 | |
| EDET200 | Effective Teaching 3: Engaging Learners and Managing Learning Environments | 10 | |
| EDET300 | Effective Teaching 4: Students with Disability and Inclusive Education | 10 | |
| EDET400 | Effective Teaching 5: Assessment and Data Informed Practice | 10 | |
| EDET401 | Effective Teaching 6: Professional Engagement and Reflection | 10 |
Part C : Secondary Curriculum Studies (major and minor)
Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDIT299 | Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in ICT and Digital Technologies Education 1 | 10 | |
| EDIT399 | Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in ICT and Digital Technologies Education 2 | 10 | |
| EDTE299 | Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Design and Technologies 1 | 10 | |
| EDTE399 | Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Design and Technologies 2 | 10 |
Part D : Education Electives Units
Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDRE429 | Foundation Studies Teaching in Catholic Schools | 10 | Students intending to teach in Catholic Schools in Victoria only |
| EDST470 | Secondary Technology and Engineering in an Integrated STEM Classroom | 10 | |
| EDFX204 | Engaging with Global Communities Personal Professional Learning in International Education Contexts | 10 | |
| EDFD454 | Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum | 10 |
Part E : Core Curriculum Units
Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNCC100 | Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society | 10 | OR |
| PHCC102 | Being Human | 10 | OR |
| PHCC104 | Ethics and the Good Life | 10 |
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNCC300 | Justice and Change in a Global World | 10 | OR |
| PHCC320 | The Just Society | 10 |
Part F : Literacy and Numeracy Test
Complete exactly 2 of the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LNTE110 | Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic | 0 | |
| LNTE111 | Literacy and Numeracy Test | 0 |
Part G : Technology Specified Units
Complete exactly 80 credit points from the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCIT101 | Stem Principles | 10 | |
| TECH105 | Design Principles | 10 | |
| TECH107 | Design in Timber | 10 | |
| TECH108 | Design in Textiles | 10 | |
| TECH206 | Design in Metal | 10 | |
| TECH207 | Food and Society | 10 | |
| TECH306 | Product Design Innovation | 10 | |
| TECH307 | Technologies Professional Experience | 10 |
Part H : Technology Extension Elective units - Choose two areas from below
Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| TECH210 | Food and Nutrition | 10 | Food Technology |
| TECH213 | Food Industries | 10 | Food Technology |
| TECH208 | Product Design | 10 | Industrial Technology |
| TECH211 | Electromechanical Technologies | 10 | Industrial Technology |
| TECH209 | Textile Industries | 10 | Textile Technology |
| TECH212 | Textile Innovations | 10 | Textile Technology |
Part I : Computing Minor Units
Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMP104 | Fundamentals of Computing | 10 | |
| COMP106 | Communicating with Data | 10 | |
| COMP202 | Programming Essentials | 10 | |
| COMP205 | Creating with Data | 10 |