BA(WestCiv)/MTeach(Sec)

Credit points

400

Minimum duration

4.5 years full-time or equivalent part-time

Approved locations

  • North Sydney

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

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

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

Eligibility for this course is determined via multiple factors. Applicants are assessed on each of the following to determine suitability for this course:

  1. Personal statement or essay,
  2. ATAR/Selection Rank, International Baccalaureate (IB), or equivalent,
  3. Performance at interview, and
  4. Demonstrated suitability for teaching, as evidenced by completion of the relevant State assessment, which will be provided in the application process.

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

English (Advanced) (Band 2) or English (EAL) (Band 4)

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2022 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.



Definition

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

A Minor is 40 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally 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 Arts (Western Civilisation)/Master of Teaching (Secondary) degree, a student must complete 400 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

1. 240 cp from the Bachelor of Arts (Western Civilisation), consisting of:

  1. 140 cp from Western Civilisation Specified Units (Part A)
  2. 10 cp from Community Engagement Unit (Part B)
  3. 80 cp from Bachelor of Arts Units (Part C)
  4. 1 Bachelor of Arts Major (Part C1); OR
  5. 1 Bachelor of Arts Minor (Part C2); AND 40 cp of Electives Units from the Bachelor of Arts (Part C3)
  6. 10 cp from Bachelor of Arts elective units (Part D)

2. 160 cp from the Master of Teaching (Secondary), consisting of:

  1. 100 cp from Education Studies and Effective Teaching Units (Part E)
  2. 40 cp from Curriculum Studies Units (Part F)
  3. 20 cp from Education Elective Units (Part G)
  4. 0 cp from ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units (Part H)

Other requirements

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.

Applicants seeking teacher registration in Australia should check with state registration bodies to confirm English Language Proficiency requirements for teacher registration.

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.

  1. Diploma in Liberal Arts: 80 cp from Parts A-D.
  2. Bachelor of Arts (Western Civilisation): 240 cp from Parts A-D.
  3. Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies: 40 cp from Parts E-G.
  4. Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies: 80 cp from Parts E-G.

A student who has successfully completed the Master of Teaching (Secondary) but does not meet the LANTITE requirements may exit with the Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies or Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies if they meet the requirements of those awards.

Progression requirements

1. Bachelor of Arts (Western Civilisation}:

Unless otherwise specified, students must complete a unit or units at an introductory level (100-level) in an approved sequence before undertaking advanced level units (200 or 300-level) in that sequence. Any additional prerequisites for individual units are shown in brackets after the unit in the Schedule of Unit Offerings.

2. Master of Teaching (Secondary)

All students progressing to the Master of Teaching (Secondary) must:

  1. Have successfully completed the Bachelor of Arts (Western Civilisation) with:
  2. a major study in one teaching area; and
  3. a separate minor study in a second teaching area, that may be separate from or related to the major study area;
  4. be able to select from teaching areas that are available within the course and meet the requirements of the applicant's local state/territory registration authority; and
  5. the combination of teaching areas identified would usually prepare the applicant to teach across all year levels of secondary schooling.
  6. Have the appropriate approvals before they may enter a classroom. These are Blue Card (Queensland), Working with Vulnerable People Registration (Australian Capital Territory), or Working with Children Check (New South Wales 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.

Part A : Specified Western Civilisation Units

Complete exactly 140 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
WCIV100The Desire to Understand: Introducing the Western Intellectual Tradition10
WCIV101Form and Beauty: Origins of Western Art and Architecture10
WCIV200Doctrine, Myth and History: Religion and the West10
WCIV301Scientific Revolutions and the Western World10
WLIT100Greek and Roman Classics: Origins of Western Literature10
WLIT200Medieval and Renaissance Masterpieces: the Rise of the English Literary Tradition10
WLIT201The Age of the Novel: 1600-190010
WLIT300Romanticism to Postmodernism: Movements Toward the Literary Present10
WPHI101Thinking the Real: Western Metaphysics10
WPHI201Truth and Knowledge in Western Philosophy10
WPHI301The Good, the Right and the Beautiful: Western Ethic and Aesthetics10
WPOL100The Birth of Politics: Origins of Western Political Thought10
WPOL200The Rise of Liberalism: Authority, Society and Freedom10
WPOL300Politics and People in British, American and Australian Democracies10

Part B : Community Engagement Unit

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
WCIV300Making a Difference: Community Engagement in Local, National and International Contexts10

Part C : Bachelor of Arts Majors and Minors

Part C.1 OR ( Part C.2 AND Part C.3 )

Part C.1 : Bachelor of Arts Major

Complete exactly 1 of the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
ARCHArchaeology80
DRAMDrama80
ECONEconomics80
GEESGeography, Environment and Society80
HISTHistory80
MATHMathematics80
SRLGStudy of Religions80
VISUVisual Arts80

Part C.2 : Bachelor of Arts Minors

Complete exactly 1 of the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
ARCHArchaeology40
DRAMDrama40
ECONEconomics40
GEESGeography, Environment and Society40
HISTHistory40
MATHMathematics40
SRLGStudy of Religions40
VISUVisual Arts40

Part C.3 : Electives from the Bachelor of Arts

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
BABachelor of Arts240

Part D : Bachelor of Arts elective units

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
BABachelor of Arts240

Students must take options that will meet the requirements of the New South Wales Education Standards Authority (NESA) first and second teaching areas.

Part E : Education Studies and Effective Teaching Units

Complete exactly 100 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
EDES590Foundations of Teaching 1: Understanding Adolescents10Education Studies
EDES591Foundations of Teaching 2: The Nature of Learning10Education Studies
EDES600Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories, Cultures and Education10Education Studies
EDES601Special Education and Inclusive Practice10Education Studies
EDES690Literacy and Numeracy across the Secondary Curriculum10Education Studies
EDES69121st Century Skills across the Secondary Curriculum10Education Studies
EDET595Effective Teaching 1: Professional Practices10Effective Teaching
EDET695Effective Teaching 2: Engaging Learners10Effective Teaching
EDET696Effective Teaching 3: Teacher Inquiry and Evidence-based Practice10Effective Teaching
EDET692Applied Educational Assessment Across the Secondary Curriculum10Effective Teaching

Part F : Curriculum Studies Units

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
EDAR599Visual Arts Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 110Teaching Area: Visual Arts
EDAR699Visual Arts Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 210Teaching Area: Visual Arts
EDCB599Commerce and Business Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 110Teaching Area: Accounting, Business Studies, Economics
EDDR599Drama Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 110Teaching Area: Drama
EDDR699Drama Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 210Teaching Area: Drama
EDEE699Earth and Environmental Studies Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment10Teaching Area: Earth and Environmental Science
EDEN599English Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 110Teaching Area: English
EDEN699English Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 210Teaching Area: English
EDEO699Economics Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment10Teaching Area: Economics
EDGE599Geography Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 110Teaching Area: Geography
EDGE699Geography Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 210Teaching Area: Geography
EDHI599History Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 110Teaching Area: History
EDHI699History Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 210Teaching Area: History
EDMA599Mathematics Curriculum Pedagogy and Assessment 110Teaching Area: Mathematics
EDMA699Mathematics Curriculum Pedagogy and Assessment 210Teaching Area: Mathematics
EDRE527Religious Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 110Teaching Area: Religious Education
EDRE528Religious Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 210Teaching Area: Religious Education
EDSI599Science Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 110Teaching Area: Science, Biology, Earth and Environmental Science, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology

Part G : Education Elective Units

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
MEDNMaster of Education160

Any other Education elective units at Master level as approved by the Course Coordinator and advised of in the Course Enrolment Guides.

Part H : ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units

Complete exactly 3 of the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
LNTE110Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic0
LNTE100LANTITE - Literacy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students0
LNTE101LANTITE - Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students0

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