BEdPri&Sec

Credit points

320

Minimum duration

4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • ACU Online

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.

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:

a. the following prerequisites at year 12 level or equivalent:

  1. English: Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English;
  2. Mathematics: Units 1 and 2: satisfactory completion of two units (any study combination) of General Mathematics, Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics OR Units 3 and 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:

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

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2023 Admission.



Definition

First Teaching Area: 60 cp of prescribed units selected from a Major which

  1. has two corresponding curriculum units available in the program; and
  2. is recognised as a teaching area by the State jurisdiction in which you wish to gain teacher registration

The 60 cp of units equates to six units with no more than two units at first year level and no fewer than two units at third year level and meets any other requirements of that jurisdiction for that teaching area as a “first teaching area”.

Completion requirements

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete:

320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

a. 60 cp from Education Studies units (Part A);

b. 60 cp from Effective Teaching units (Part B);

c. 110 cp from Primary Curriculum and Discipline Studies units (Part C);

d. 80 cp from First Teaching Area units

  1. 60 cp from Secondary Discipline Studies units (Part D);
  2. 20 cp from Secondary Curriculum Studies units (Part E);

e. 10 cp from Primary and Secondary Specialisation Units to extend Primary specialisation (Part F);

f. 0 cp from ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units (Part G)

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 (Queensland), Working with Vulnerable People Registration (Australian Capital Territory), or Working with Children Check (New South Wales, Western Australia, and Victoria), Working with Children Clearance (Northern Territory), or Police Record Check (South Australia and Tasmania). 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. Non-Award Certificate in Educational Studies
  2. Diploma in Educational Studies (Tertiary Preparation)
  3. Bachelor of Educational Studies
  4. Diploma in Liberal Arts
  5. Certificate in Liberal 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 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.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

  • EDES100Understanding Learning and Teaching10 CP
  • EDES101Educational Thought10 CP
  • EDES103Understanding Learners and Their Contexts10 CP
  • EDES104Digital Cultures and Capabilities10 CP
  • EDES105Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledges, Histories and Cultures10 CP
  • EDES302Professional Communication10 CP

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 110 credit points from the following:

  • EDAR290The Arts Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment F 610 CP
  • EDEN100Foundations of Literacy10 CP
  • EDEN102Children's Literature for Early Reading10 CP
  • EDEN290English Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 (B-8)10 CP
  • EDEN291English Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2 (8-12)10 CP
  • EDHP290Health and Physical Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (F-6)10 CP
  • EDMA290Mathematics Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 (B-12)10 CP
  • EDMA291Mathematics Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2 (F-6)10 CP
  • EDSI290Science Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (B-12)10 CP
  • EDSS290Humanities and Social Sciences Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (F-6)10 CP
  • EDTE290Technologies Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (F-6)10 CP

Part D.1 OR Part D.2

    Part D.1 : Secondary Discipline Studies Units from the Bachelor of Arts (First Teaching Area - English)

    Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

  • ENGL110Reading Literature: Form and Genre10 CP
  • ENGL111Literature Across Time and Space10 CP
  • ENGL205Australian Literature for Children and Young Adults10 CP
  • ENGL234The Literature of Other Worlds: Fantasy and Science Fiction10 CP
  • ENGL331Literary Theory Ways of Reading10 CP
  • ENGL336Literature in a Digital World10 CP
  • Part D.2 : Secondary Discipline Studies Units from the Bachelor of Arts (First Teaching Area - History)

    Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

  • HIST106Australian Indigenous Peoples Past and Present10 CP
  • HIST115Global History: Six Degrees of Separation10 CP
  • HIST208Fascism10 CP
  • HIST230Life and Death in Pompeii10 CP
  • HIST327Settler Colonies in Indigenous Lands10 CP
  • HIST334Film and History10 CP

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • EDEN299Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in English Education 110 CP

    Teaching area: English

  • EDEN399Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in English Education 210 CP

    Teaching area: English

  • EDHI299Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in History Education 110 CP

    Teaching area: History

  • EDHI399Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in History Education 210 CP

    Teaching area: History

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

  • EDEN345Literacy and Diversity Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment10 CP

    Secondary teaching area: English

  • EDSS490Humanities and Social Sciences Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment Extension (F-6)10 CP

    Secondary teaching area: History or Business Studies

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

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  • Education Studies UnitsEDES100Understanding Learning and Teaching10 cp
  • Education Studies UnitsEDES101Educational Thought10 cp
  • ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units LNTE110Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic0 cp
  • Education Studies UnitsEDES104Digital Cultures and Capabilities10 cp
  • Primary Curriculum and Discipline StudiesEDEN100Foundations of Literacy10 cp
  • ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units LNTE100 LANTITE - Literacy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students &LNTE101 LANTITE - Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students To register for the ACER LANTITE tests go to https://teacheredtest.acer.edu.au/  Upon successful completion, ACU will add LNTE100 (Lit) and LNTE101 (Num) to your transcript.0 cp
  • Education Studies UnitsEDES103Understanding Learners and Their Contexts

    Includes Community Engagement, minimum 35 hours.

    10 cp
  • Education Studies UnitsEDES105Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledges, Histories and Cultures10 cp
  • Secondary Discipline Studies Units Secondary Discipline Unit 1 (100-level unit)10 cp
  • Primary Curriculum and Discipline StudiesEDEN102Children's Literature for Early Reading10 cp

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