BEdSec/BA(DesignInnovTech)
Credit points
360
Minimum duration
4 years in accelerated mode full-time or equivalent part-time
Approved locations
- Brisbane
- Melbourne
- 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:
| State | Prerequisites |
|---|---|
New South Wales | Prerequisites: Nil Assumed Knowledge: A minimum of three Band 5 HSC results, including one in English and Two units of Mathematics Band 4 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. |
Queensland | Prerequisites: English (Units 3 & 4, C); General Mathematics, Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C); a General science subject (Units 3 & 4, C) |
Victoria | Prerequisites: English: Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English; Mathematics: Units 1 & 2: satisfactory completion of two units (any study combination) of General Mathematics, Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics OR Units 3 & 4: any Mathematics |
OR
(b) 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:
- a minimum of three years’ work experience; or
- completion of year 12 or equivalent; or
- demonstrated relevant tertiary study skills or successful completion of a Tertiary Communication Skills program.
Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2022 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:
- 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 ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units (Part F).
- 160 cp in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Design and Technologies Major and Digital Technologies (Computing) Minor, consisting of:
- 80 cp from Design and Technologies Specified units (Part G)
- 40 cp from Design and Technologies Extension Elective units (Part H)
- 40 cp from Digital Technologies (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. 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.
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.
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
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 Elective Units
Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDST470 | Secondary Technology and Engineering in an Integrated STEM Classroom | 10 |
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDCE200 | Formation for Ministry in Catholic Schools | 10 | OR |
| EDMH200 | Supporting Teacher Mental Health: The First Five Years | 10 | OR |
| EDRE429 | Foundation Studies Teaching in Catholic Schools | 10 | Students intending to teach in Catholic Schools in Victoria only | OR |
| EDFX204 | Engaging with Global Communities Personal Professional Learning in International Education Contexts | 10 | OR |
| 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 : ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units
Complete exactly 3 of the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LNTE110 | Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic | 0 | |
| LNTE100 | LANTITE - Literacy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students | 0 | |
| LNTE101 | LANTITE - Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students | 0 |
Part G : Design and Technologies - Specified Units
Complete exactly 80 credit points from the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCIT101 | Stem Principles | 10 | |
| TECH104 | Product Design | 10 | |
| TECH105 | Design Principles | 10 | |
| TECH108 | Design in Textiles | 10 | |
| TECH207 | Food and Society | 10 | |
| TECH211 | Electromechanical Technologies | 10 | |
| TECH306 | Product Design Innovation | 10 | |
| TECH307 | Technologies Professional Experience | 10 |
Part H : Design and Technologies Extension Elective Units - Choose two areas from below
Complete at least 40 credit points from the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| TECH210 | Food and Nutrition | 10 | Food Technology |
| TECH213 | Food Industries | 10 | Food Technology |
| TECH205 | Design in Timber | 10 | Industrial Technology |
| TECH206 | Design in Metal | 10 | Industrial Technology |
| TECH315 | Engineering Technologies | 10 | Industrial Technology |
| TECH209 | Textile Industries | 10 | Textile Technology |
| TECH212 | Textile Innovations | 10 | Textile Technology |
Part I : Digital Technologies (Computing)Minor Units
Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMP107 | Fundamentals of Digital Technologies and Computing | 10 | OR |
| EDES104 | Digital Cultures and Capabilities | 10 |
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMP108 | Fundamentals of Programming Design | 10 | |
| COMP207 | Object Oriented Programming Design | 10 | |
| COMP208 | Web Application Development | 10 |