BEdSec/BA(DesignInnovTech)

Credit points

360

Minimum duration

4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • 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, which includes meeting a minimum ATAR requirement and meeting the English Language Proficiency requirements.

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

Prerequisites: Nil

Assumed Knowledge: A minimum of three Band 5 HSC results, including one in English

Note: This course is structured to allow applicants to meet the three Band 5 entry requirements within the degree program.

 OR

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants may be selected following an interview with the course adviser and staff of the campus Indigenous Higher Education Unit. They should have:

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

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2027 Admission.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the award, a student must complete 360 cp consisting of:

  1. 200 cp following the requirements of 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. 10 cp from Secondary Curriculum units (Part C)

d. 50 cp from Secondary Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (CPA) 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 following the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Design and Technologies Major and Digital Technologies (Computing) Minor, consisting of:

a.80 cp from Design and Technologies Specified units (Part G)

b.40 cp from Design and Technologies Extension Elective units (Part H)

c.40 cp from Digital Technologies (Computing) Minor units (Part I)

Other requirements

Professional Experience Requirements:

Students must successfully complete all professional experience components, including those embedded within individual units.

Requirements for Working with Children:

All enrolled students must obtain the necessary approvals before entering a classroom. These include:

  • Working with Children Check (New South Wales)
  • International Students: Must provide police check documentation from their home country.
  • National Police Check: May be required for placements in settings other than schools.
  • Students with International Residency: Any student who has lived in another country for 12 months or more must supply a police check covering that period.


Exit points

A student who has completed the course requirements for the courses listed below may graduate with the corresponding qualification. However, none of these qualifications qualify the holder to teach in Australia.

  • Undergraduate Certificate in Educational Studies
  • Undergraduate Certificate in Liberal Arts
  • Diploma in Educational Studies (Tertiary Preparation)
  • Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • Bachelor of Educational Studies

A student who does not satisfy the LANTITE requirements may exit the course through an appropriate pathway, provided they meet the criteria for that award.

Progression requirements

Before enrolling in EDET100 Effective Teaching 1: Becoming a Teacher, students must have attempted the ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education.

To be eligible to enrol in the third placement unit, EDET301 Effective Teaching 3: Engaging Learners and Managing Learning Environments, students must first complete both LNTE100 LANTITE – Literacy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students and LNTE101 LANTITE – Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students.

Students are required to follow the prescribed unit enrolment pattern outlined in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless an alternative arrangement has been approved by the Course Adviser.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

  • EDES100Understanding Learning and Teaching10 CP
  • EDES103Understanding Learners and Their Contexts10 CP
  • EDES106Contemporary Learning Cultures and Contexts10 CP
  • EDES205Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledges, Histories and Cultures10 CP
  • EDES206Social Justice and Community Engagement for Educators10 CP
  • EDES306Professional Identity10 CP

Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

  • EDET100Effective Teaching 1: Becoming a Teacher10 CP

    Professional experience: 15 days

  • EDET201Effective Teaching 2: Curriculum and Pedagogies10 CP

    Professional experience: 20 days

  • EDET301Effective Teaching 3: Engagement in Positive Learning Environments10 CP

    Professional experience: 20 days

  • EDET300Effective Teaching 4: Students with Disability and Inclusive Education10 CP
  • EDET400Effective Teaching 5: Assessment and Data Informed Practice10 CP
  • EDET402Effective Teaching 6: Reflective Practice for Teaching and Learning10 CP

    Professional experience: 25 days

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

  • EDCU150Literacy and Numeracy for Secondary Teachers10 CP

The Course Adviser may approve alternative units to form an appropriate sequence of studies.

Complete exactly 50 credit points from the following:

  • EDIT250Pedagogical Studies in Digital Technologies (7 to 10)10 CP
  • EDTE250Pedagogical Studies in Design and Technologies (7 to 10)10 CP
  • EDCU250Curriculum and Planning for Secondary Teaching10 CP
  • EDCU350Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment for Senior Studies 110 CP
  • EDCU352Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment for Senior Studies 310 CP

The Course Adviser may approve alternative units to form an appropriate sequence of studies.

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 80 credit points from the following:

Complete at least 40 credit points from the following:

  • TECH210Food and Nutrition10 CP

    Food Technology

  • TECH213Food Industries10 CP

    Food Technology

  • TECH205Design in Timber10 CP

    Industrial Technology

  • TECH206Design in Metal10 CP

    Industrial Technology

  • TECH315Engineering Technologies10 CP

    Engineering Technologies

  • TECH209Textile Industries10 CP

    Textile Technology

  • TECH212Textile Innovations10 CP

    Textile Technology

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

  • COMP107Fundamentals of Digital Technologies and Computing10 CP
  • COMP108Fundamentals of Programming Design10 CP
  • COMP207Object Oriented Programming Design10 CP
  • COMP208Web Application Development10 CP

Course map

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Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.

Course maps are subject to change.


Commencing Semester 1 - (4-year program)

  • Education Studies unitsEDES100 Understanding Learning and Teaching

    Students must complete all 3 units.


    10 cp
  • Secondary Curriculum unitsEDCU150 Literacy and Numeracy for Secondary Teachers 10 cp
  • Design and Technologies Specified unitsTECH105Design Principles10 cp
  • Design and Technologies Specified unitsSCIT101Stem Principles10 cp
  • Education Studies unitsEDES103 Understanding Learners and Their Contexts

    Students must complete all 3 units.

    10 cp
  • Education Studies unitsEDES106 Contemporary Learning Cultures and Contexts

    Students must complete all 3 units.


    10 cp
  • Design and Technologies Specified unitsTECH108Design in Textiles10 cp
  • Design and Technologies Specified unitsTECH207Food and Society10 cp
  • ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education units LNTE100 LANTITE - Literacy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students ANDACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education units LNTE101 LANTITE - Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students

    Students must register with ACER to undertake the two LANTITE tests.

    0 cp

Commencing Semester 1 - (4.5-year program)

Commencing Semester 2 - (4-year program)

Commencing Semester 2 - (4.5-year program)

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