Bachelor of Education (Secondary)/Bachelor of Exercise Science

BEdSec/BExSc

Credit points

360

Minimum duration

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

*Subject to unit availability

Approved locations

• Brisbane
• Melbourne
• 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

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 double 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. 70 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. 10 cp from Education Electives (Part D)
6. 20 cp from Core Curriculum Units (Part E)
7. 0 cp from LNTE110 Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic and LNTE111 Literacy and Numeracy Test (Part F)
8. 160 cp in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Exercise Science degree, consisting of:
9. 100 cp from Exercise Sciences units, corresponding to First Teaching Area (Part G)
10. 40 cp from Exercise Science units, corresponding to Second Teaching Area (PART H) OR 40 cp from Arts Minor units, corresponding to Second Teaching Area (Part I)
11. 20 cp of Exercise Science Elective units (Part J)

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.

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 qualify a student to teach in Australia.

1. Certificate in Educational Studies
2. Diploma in Educational Studies (Tertiary Preparation)
3. Bachelor of Physical Activity and Health Science

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 70 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
EDES104	Digital Cultures and Capabilities	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: Diverse Learning 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 Curriculum Studies

PART C.1 AND PART C.2

Part C.1 : Major or First Teaching Area

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDPE299	Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Physical Education 1	10
EDPE399	Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Physical Education 2	10

Part C.2 : Minor or Second Teaching Area

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDOE299	Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Outdoor Education 1	10
EDOE399	Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Outdoor Education 2	10
EDAR299	Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Visual Arts Education 1	10
EDAR399	Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Visual Arts Education 2	10
EDBU399	Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Business Studies	10
EDCB299	Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Commerce and Business Studies	10
EDDR299	Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Drama Education 1	10
EDDR399	Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Drama Education 2	10
EDEN299	Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in English Education 1	10
EDEN399	Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in English Education 2	10
EDEO399	Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Economics	10
EDHI399	Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in History Education 2	10
EDGE299	Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Geography Education 1	10
EDGE399	Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Geography Education 2	10
EDHE299	Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Health Education 1	10
EDHE399	Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Health Education 2	10
EDHI299	Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in History Education 1	10
EDIT299	Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in ICT and Digital Technologies Education 1	10
EDMA399	Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Mathematics Education 2	10
EDIT399	Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in ICT and Digital Technologies Education 2	10
EDMA299	Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Mathematics Education 1	10
EDMU299	Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Music Education 1	10
EDMU399	Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Music Education 2	10
EDPS399	Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Psychology Education 2	10
EDPI399	Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Politics and International Relations	10
EDPS299	Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Psychology Education 1	10
EDRE270	Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Religious Education 1	10
EDRE440	Religion Studies Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment	10
EDRE471	Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Religious Education 2	10
EDSS299	Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Humanities and Social Sciences Education	10
EDSO399	Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Society and Culture	10

Or CPA 1 and 2 units from the Bachelor of Education (Secondary)/Bachelor of Arts to match second discipline area.

Part D : Education Elective Units

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDEN345	Literacy and Diversity Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment	10
EDFD444	The Middle Years of Schooling	10
EDFD459	Learning Spaces	10
EDFD460	Imagination and Creativity in Education	10
EDMA311	Intervention in Numeracy	10
EDMA426	Leading Mathematics Education	10
EDFD481	Education Systems in International Cultural Contexts	10
EDIT411	Teaching with Technologies	10
EDRE429	Foundation Studies Teaching in Catholic Schools	10
EDFX204	Engaging with Global Communities Personal Professional Learning in International Education Contexts	10
EDFD454	Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum	10

Other electives as approved by the Course Coordinator

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 : Exercise Science Units

PART G.1 OR PART G.2

Part G.1 : Queensland And Victoria

Complete exactly 100 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
BIOL125	Human Biology 1	10
EXSC109	Games and Sports Skills	10
EXSC118	Nutrition and Exercise	10
EXSC187	Growth, Motor Development and Ageing	10
EXSC199	Psychology of Sport	10
EXSC224	Mechanical Bases of Exercise	10
EXSC225	Physiological Bases of Exercise	10
EXSC230	Motor Control and Learning	10
EXSC313	Aquatics and Athletics	10

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EXSC316	Nutrition for Sports Performance	10
OR
EXSC322	Exercise Physiology: Adaptation to Exercise and the Environment	10

Part G.2 : NSW

Complete exactly 100 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
BIOL125	Human Biology 1	10
EXSC109	Games and Sports Skills	10
EXSC118	Nutrition and Exercise	10
EXSC187	Growth, Motor Development and Ageing	10
EXSC224	Mechanical Bases of Exercise	10
EXSC225	Physiological Bases of Exercise	10
EXSC230	Motor Control and Learning	10
EXSC313	Aquatics and Athletics	10
EXSC199	Psychology of Sport	10
EXSC385	Challenges and Opportunities in the Health of Young People	10
EXSC106	Social and Emotional Wellbeing of Young People	10
EXSC250	Gymnastics and Dance	10
EXSC314	Healthy Relationships for Young People	10

Part H : Exercise Science units, corresponding to Second Teaching Area

PART H.1 OR PART H.2

Part H.1 : Outdoor Education Units – Victoria And Queensland Only

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EXSC115	Foundations of the Outdoor Experience	10
EXSC116	Journeying in the Natural World	10
EXSC290	The Aquatic Environment and the Outdoor Experience	10
EXSC312	River Journeys and Connections to Place	10
EXSC390	Leadership Practices and the Outdoor Experience	10
EXSC391	Evaluation of the Outdoor Experience	10

Part H.2 : Health – Victoria Only

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
PUBH102	Foundations of Health Promotion	10
PUBH312	Applied Health Promotion	10
EXSC118	Nutrition and Exercise	10
EXSC187	Growth, Motor Development and Ageing	10

Part I : Arts Minor units, corresponding to Second Teaching Area

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
BUSD	Business Studies	40
COMP	Computing	40
DRAM	Drama	40
ECON	Economics	40
ENGL	English	40
GEOG	Geography	40
HIST	History	40
MATH	Mathematics	40
HLDV	Healthy Development	40
MUSC	Music	40
PINR	Politics and International Relations	40
PSYC	Psychology	40
THSD	Theological Studies	40
SRLG	Study of Religions	40
VISU	Visual Arts	40

Part J : Exercise Science Elective units

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
BEXSSC	Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science	240