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
Note:
*Not offered to International students in Brisbane 2026
*No mind year intakes Brisbane, Melbourne 2026
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 (excluding QLD) 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 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. Recommended studies: Health and Movement Science 11-12; plus one of Biology, Chemistry or Physics. |
Queensland | Prerequisites: English (Units 3 & 4, C); General Mathematics, Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics (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 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. |
Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2026 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 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-and/or 300- level.
Completion requirements
To qualify for the Bachelor of Education (Secondary)/Bachelor of Exercise 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:
a. 60 cp from Education Studies Units (Part A)
b. 60 cp from Effective Teaching units (Part B)
c. 40 cp from Secondary Curriculum Studies units (Part C)
d. 20 cp from Education Elective units (Part D)
e. 20 cp from Core Curriculum Units (Part E)
f. 0 cp from ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units(Part F)
2. 160 cp in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Exercise Science degree, consisting of:
a. 100 cp from Exercise Sciences units, corresponding to First Teaching Area (Part G)
b. 40 cp from Faculty of Health Sciences units, corresponding to Second Teaching Area (PART H) OR 40 cp from Arts Minor units, corresponding to Second Teaching Area (Part I)
c. 20 cp of Exercise Science Elective units (Part J)
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.
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.
- Certificate in Educational Studies
- Diploma in Educational Studies (Tertiary Preparation)
- Diploma in Exercise 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 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.
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.
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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
PART C.1 AND PART C.2
Part C.1 : Major or First Teaching Area
Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:
- EDPE299Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Physical Education 110 CP
Teaching Area: Exercise Science
- EDPE399Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Physical Education 210 CP
Teaching Area: Exercise Science
Part C.2 : Minor or Second Teaching Area
Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:
- EDAR299Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Visual Arts Education 110 CP
Teaching Area: Visual Arts
- EDAR399Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Visual Arts Education 210 CP
Teaching Area: Visual Arts
- EDBU399Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Business Studies10 CP
Teaching area: Business Studies
- EDCB299Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Commerce and Business Studies10 CP
Teaching area: Business Studies, Economics
- EDCU399Extension Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment10 CP
Extension unit
- EDEO399Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Economics10 CP
Teaching area: Economics
- EDDR299Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Drama Education 110 CP
Teaching area: Drama
- EDDR399Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Drama Education 210 CP
Teaching area: Drama
- EDEN299Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in English Education 110 CP
Teaching area: English
- EDEN399Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in English Education 210 CP
Teaching area: English
- EDGE299Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Geography Education 110 CP
Teaching area: Geography
- EDGE399Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Geography Education 210 CP
Teaching area: Geography
- EDHE299Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Health Education 110 CP
Teaching area: Health
- EDHE399Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Health Education 210 CP
Teaching area: Health
- EDHI299Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in History Education 110 CP
Teaching area: History
- EDHI397Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Ancient History10 CP
Teaching area: Ancient History
- EDHI398Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Modern History10 CP
Teaching area: Modern History
- EDHI399Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in History Education 210 CP
Teaching area: History
- EDMA299Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Mathematics Education 110 CP
Teaching area: Mathematics
- EDMA399Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Mathematics Education 210 CP
Teaching area: Mathematics
- EDMU299Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Music Education 110 CP
Teaching area: Music
- EDMU399Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Music Education 210 CP
Teaching area: Music
- EDOE299Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Outdoor Education 110 CP
Teaching area: Outdoor Education
- EDOE399Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Outdoor Education 210 CP
Teaching area: Outdoor Education
- EDPS299Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Psychology Education 110 CP
Teaching area: Psychology
- EDPS399Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Psychology Education 210 CP
Teaching area: Psychology
- EDRE299Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Religious Education 110 CP
RE Accreditation
- EDRE399Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Religious Education 210 CP
RE Accreditation
- EDRE440Religion Studies Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment10 CP
Teaching area:
Study of Religions
- EDSI299Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in General Science Education 110 CP
Teaching Area: General Science, Biology and Chemistry
- EDSI399Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in General Science Education 210 CP
Teaching Area: General Science
- EDBI399Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Biology Education10 CP
Teaching area: Biology
- EDCH399Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Chemistry Education10 CP
Teaching area: Chemistry
- EDSS299Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Humanities and Social Sciences Education10 CP
Teaching area: Politics and International Relations, Society and Culture
- EDPI399Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Politics and International Relations10 CP
Teaching area: Politics and Internal Relations
- EDSO399Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Society and Culture10 CP
Teaching area: Society and Culture
Or CPA 1 and 2 units from the Bachelor of Education (Secondary)/Bachelor of Arts to match second discipline area.
Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:
Other electives as approved by the Course Coordinator
Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:
- PHCC102Being Human10 CP
- PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10 CP
- PHCC106Making Sense: Practical Reasoning for Life and Career10 CP
- THCC100Revolutionary Values: Christianity in History10 CP
- THCC101People Matter: Catholic Social Thought10 CP
- TPCC100Life and Meaning: Imagining Ourselves through Art and Cinema10 CP
- PHCC201The Origins of the Sciences and Contemporary Challenges10 CP
- THCC200Justice in the World: Catholic Social Ethics in Global Perspective10 CP
- THCC202Sacred Land: Australian Indigenous Spiritualities and Catholic Thought10 CP
- TPCC201Ecology and Justice10 CP
- TPCC202Conflict, Violence and Peace-making10 CP
Complete exactly 2 of the following:
- LNTE100LANTITE - Literacy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students0 CP
- LNTE101LANTITE - Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students0 CP
Complete exactly 100 credit points from the following:
- BIOL125Human Biology 110 CP
- EXSC106Social and Emotional Wellbeing of Young People10 CP
NSW only
- EXSC109Games and Sports Skills10 CP
- EXSC118Nutrition and Exercise10 CP
- EXSC187Growth, Motor Development and Ageing10 CP
- EXSC199Psychology of Sport10 CP
- EXSC216Resistance Training: Science and Application10 CP
- EXSC225Physiological Bases of Exercise10 CP
- EXSC230Motor Control and Learning10 CP
- EXSC250Gymnastics and Dance10 CP
NSW only
- EXSC313Aquatics and Athletics10 CP
- EXSC314Healthy Relationships for Young People10 CP
NSW only
- EXSC316Nutrition for Sports Performance10 CP
QLD and VIC only
- EXSC322Exercise Physiology: Adaptation to Exercise and the Environment10 CP
QLD and VIC only
- EXSC385Challenges and Opportunities in the Health of Young People10 CP
NSW only
- NUTR101Introduction to Nutrition10 CP
QLD and VIC only
Part H.1 OR Part H.2 OR Part H.3 OR Part H.4
Part H.1 : Biology Units
Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:
- BIOL125Human Biology 110 CP
- BIOL126Human Biology 210 CP
- BIOL206Human Genetics10 CP
- BMSC206Introduction to Neuroscience10 CP
- BMSC207Microbiology and Immunology10 CP
- BMSC306Advanced Physiology10 CP
- BMSC309Advanced Cardiovascular Physiology10 CP
Part H.2 : Chemistry Units
Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:
- CHEM105Foundations of Chemistry10 CP
- CHEM106Physical and Organic Chemistry10 CP
- CHEM204Biochemistry10 CP
- CHEM206Advanced Metabolic Biochemistry10 CP
Part H.3 : Health Units
Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:
- EXSC187Growth, Motor Development and Ageing10 CP
- NUTR101Introduction to Nutrition10 CP
- PUBH102Foundations of Health Promotion10 CP
- PUBH312Applied Health Promotion10 CP
Available in Melbourne only.
Part H.4 : Outdoor Education Units
Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:
- EXSC115Foundations of the Outdoor Experience10 CP
- EXSC116Journeying in the Natural World10 CP
- EXSC290The Aquatic Environment and the Outdoor Experience10 CP
- EXSC312River Journeys and Connections to Place10 CP
- EXSC390Leadership Practices and the Outdoor Experience10 CP
- EXSC391Evaluation of the Outdoor Experience10 CP
Available in Brisbane and Melbourne only.
Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:
- ARCHArchaeology40 CP
Available in Brisbane#, Melbourne#, Strathfield
- BUSDBusiness Studies40 CP
Available in Brisbane, Melbourne, Strathfield
- DRAMDrama40 CP
Available in Brisbane, Melbourne, Strathfield
- ECONEconomics40 CP
Available in Brisbane#, Melbourne#, Strathfield#
- ENGLEnglish40 CP
Available in Brisbane, Melbourne, Strathfield
- GEESGeography, Environment and Society40 CP
Available in Brisbane, Melbourne, Strathfield
- HLDVHealthy Development40 CP
Available in Melbourne
- HISTHistory40 CP
Available in Brisbane, Melbourne, Strathfield
- MATHMathematics40 CP
Available in Brisbane, Melbourne, Strathfield
- MUSCMusic40 CP
Available in Brisbane, Melbourne
- PINRPolitics and International Relations40 CP
Available in Brisbane, Melbourne, Strathfield (North Sydney)
- PSYCPsychology40 CP
Available in Brisbane, Melbourne, Strathfield
- THSDTheological Studies40 CP
Available in Brisbane, Melbourne, Strathfield
- SRLGStudy of Religions40 CP
Available in Brisbane, Melbourne, Strathfield
- VISUVisual Arts40 CP
Available in Brisbane, Melbourne, Strathfield
Offerings for 2025
# Offered online only
Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:
- BEXSSCBachelor of Exercise and Sports Science240 CP
