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Bachelor of Education (Secondary); Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Secondary)

Unit of study table

This page was first published on 14 November 2024 and was last amended on 4 February 2025.
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Bachelor of Education (Secondary)

Students must complete 192 credit points of units of study, comprising:
(i) 60 credit points of core units of study as set out in Table A;
(ii) a 48 credit point major in Education Studies, as listed in Table A;
(iii) a minor (36 credit points) or second major (48 credit points) from Table A. Candidates who choose to complete a second major must ensure all other prerequisite units for graduation and accreditation have been met
(iv) a minor (36 credit points) or teaching area (24 to 30 credit points) from Table A;
(v) optionally, up to 6 credit points of elective units from Table O;
(vi) if required, additional elective units of study from Table S to satisfy a total of 192 credit points required for the course.

Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Secondary)

Students must complete 240 credit points of units of study, comprising:
(i) 60 credit points of core units of study as set out in Table A;
(ii) a major (48 credit points) in Education Studies, as listed in Table A;
(iii) a second major (48 credit points) from Table A;
(iv) a minor (36 credit points) or teaching area (24 to 30 credit points) from Table A;
(v) 6 credit points of units of study in the Open Learning Environment as specified in Table O;
(vi) a minimum of 24 credit points of advanced coursework at 4000 level from Table A or Table S, including a research, community, industry or entrepreneurship project of at least 12 and a maximum of 36 credit points.
(vii) if required, additional elective units of study from Table S to satisfy a total of 192 credit points required for the course.

Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Secondary) (Honours)

Students must complete 240 credit points of units of study, comprising:
(i) 60 credit points of core units of study as set out in Table A;
(ii) a major (48 credit points) in Education Studies, as listed in Table A;
(iii) a second major (48 credit points) from Table A;
(iv) a minor (36 credit points) or teaching area (24 to 30 credit points) from Table A;
(v) 6 credit points of units of study in the Open Learning Environment as specified in Table O;
(vi) a minimum of 36-48 credit points of honours units at 4000 level or above, including an honours research project of 12-36 credit points, and 12-36 credit points of honours coursework;
(vii) if required, additional elective units of study from Table S to satisfy a total of 192 credit points required for the course.

Degree core

Students complete 60 credit points of degree core units in the following sequence:
(i) 6 credit points of 2000-level core units;
(ii) a zero credit point LANTITE unit
(iii) 6 credit points of 3000-level core units;
(iv) 24 credit points of 3000-level curriculum studies units correlating to two teaching areas
(v) 12 credit points of 4000-level core units;
(vi) 12 credit points of 4000-level curriculum studies units correlating to two teaching areas
Unit of study
Credit points
A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

2000 level core units

EDSE2010
Pedagogy, Leading and Learning 1
6 P 66 credit points
EDLN2000
LANTITE Undergraduate
0  
Students must enrol in EDLN2000 LANTITE Undergraduate in Semester 2 and successfully pass the tests in order for a grade of "satisfied requirements" (SR) to be awarded.

3000 level core units

EDSE3102
Pedagogy, Leading and Learning 2

6 P 114 credit points including EDSE2010

3000-level curriculum studies units

EDSE3111
Teaching Aboriginal Studies 1
6 P 72 credit points of units, including (EDSE2010 or EDHP2001) and 12 credit points at 2000-level from Indigenous Australian Studies
EDSE3112
Teaching Aboriginal Studies 2
6 P 96 credit points including EDSE3111
EDSE3113
Teaching Commerce 1
6 P 72 credit points including (EDSE2010 or EDHP2001) and 12 credit points of ECOP2XXX
EDSE3114
Teaching Commerce 2
6 P 96 credit points including EDSE3113
EDSE3115
Teaching Drama 1
6 P 72 credit points including (EDSE2010 or EDHP2001) and 12 credit points at 2000 level from Theatre and Performance Studies
EDSE3116
Teaching Drama 2
6 P 96 credit points including EDSE3115
EDSE3117
Teaching EALD 1
6 P 72 credit points, including (EDSE2010 or EDHP2001) and 12 credit points at 2000-level or 3000-level from one of (English, Linguistics, or one of the languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Modern Greek, Sanskrit, Spanish))
EDSE3118
Teaching EALD 2
6 P 96 credit points including EDSE3117
EDSE3119
Teaching English 1
6 P 72 credit points including (EDSE2010 or EDHP2001) and 12 credit points at 2000 level from (Australian Literature or English)
EDSE3120
Teaching English 2
6 P 96 credit points including EDSE3119
EDSE3121
Teaching Geography 1
6 P 72 credit points, including (EDSE2010 or EDHP2001) and 12 credit points at 2000-level from Geosciences
EDSE3122
Teaching Geography 2
6 P 96 credit points of units, including EDSE3121
EDSE3123
Teaching Hebrew and Jewish Studies 1
6 P 72 credit points of units, including (EDSE2010 or EDHP2001) and (HBRW3610 or HBRW3601 or HBRW3602)
EDSE3124
Teaching Hebrew and Jewish Studies 2
6 P 96 credit points of units including EDSE3123
EDSE3125
Teaching History 1
6 P 72 credit points including (EDSE2010 or EDHP2001) and 12 credit points at 2000 level from Ancient History or History
EDSE3126
Teaching History 2
6 P 96 credit points including EDSE3125
EDSE3127
Teaching Languages 1A
6 P 72 credit points, including (EDSE2010 or EDHP2001) and 12 credit points at 2000-level from one of (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Modern Greek, Spanish)
EDSE3128
Teaching Languages 2A
6 P 96 credit points including EDSE3127
EDSE3129
Teaching Languages 1B
6

C EDSE3127
P 72 credit points including 12 credit points at 2000 or 3000 level in a language (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Modern Greek, Spanish)

EDSE3130
Teaching Languages 2B
6 P 96 credit points including EDSE3129
C EDSE3128
EDSE3131
Teaching Mathematics 1A
6 P 72 credit points, including (EDSE2010 or EDHP2001) and 12 credit points at 2000-level from Mathematics
EDSE3132
Teaching Mathematics 2A
6 P 96 credit points including EDSE3131
EDSE3133
Teaching Mathematics 1B
6 P 72 credit points, including (EDSE2010 or EDHP2001) and 12 credit points at 2000-level from Mathematics
C EDSE3131
EDSE3134
Teaching Mathematics 2B
6 P 96 credit points of study including EDSE3133
C EDSE3132
EDSE3135
Teaching Science 1A
6 P 72 credit points, including (EDSE2010 or EDHP2001) and 12 credit points at 2000-level from one of (Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
EDSE3136
Teaching Science 2A
6 P 96 credit points including EDSE3135
EDSE3137
Teaching Science 1B
6 P 72 credit points of units, including EDSE2010 and 24 credit points at 2000-level from two of (Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
C EDSE3135
EDSE3138
Teaching Science 2B
6 P 96 credit points, including EDSE3135
C EDSE3136

4000-level core units

EDSE4103
Pedagogy, Leading and Learning 3
6 P EDSE3102
EDSE4104
Professional Engagement Final Practice
6 P EDSE4103
C EDUF3050

4000-level curriculum studies units

EDSE4211
Teaching Aboriginal Studies 3
6 P EDSE3112
N EDSE4050
EDSE4213
Teaching Business Studies 3
6 P EDSE3114
N EDSE4045
EDSE4215
Teaching Drama 3
6 P EDSE3116
N EDSE4025
EDSE4217
Teaching EALD 3
6 P EDSE3118
N EDSE4026
EDSE4219
Teaching English 3
6 P EDSE3120
N EDSE4027
EDSE4221
Teaching Geography 3
6 P EDSE3122
N EDSE4024
EDSE4223
Teaching Hebrew and Jewish Studies 3
6 P EDSE3124
N EDSE4076
EDSE4225
Teaching History 3
6 P EDSE3126
N EDSE4023
EDSE4227
Teaching Languages 3A
6 P EDSE3128
N EDSE4030
EDSE4229
Teaching Languages 3B
6 P EDSE3130
N EDSE4031
EDSE4231
Teaching Mathematics 3A
6 P EDSE3132
N EDSE4028
EDSE4233
Teaching Mathematics 3B
6 P EDSE3134
N EDSE4029
EDSE4235
Teaching Biology 3
6 P EDSE3136
N EDSE4047
EDSE4236
Teaching Chemistry 3
6 P EDSE3136
N EDSE4048
EDSE4237
Teaching Physics 3
6 P EDSE3136
N EDSE4049

Post-publication amendments

Date
Original publication
Post-publication amendment
10/12/2024 Prohibition (N) for EDSE4221 published as:
"EDSE3122"
Prohibition (N) for EDSE4221 amended to:
"EDSE4024"
21/01/2025 No Prerequisites (P) for EDSE3102 Prerequisites (P) for EDSE3102 added:
"114 credit points including EDSE2010"
21/01/2025 No Prerequisites (P) for EDSE3113 Prerequisites (P) for EDSE3113 added:
"72 credit points including (EDSE2010 or EDHP2001) and 12 credit points of ECOP2XXX"
21/01/2025 Education Studies major present in this unit of study table. Education Studies major removed from this unit of study table. For enrolment information about the Education Studies major, navigate to the Education Studies major unit of study table (Table A).
4/02/2024 Prerequisites (P) missing for EDSE3118 Prerequisites (P) for EDSE3118 added:
P 96 credit points including EDSE3117
4/02/2024 Prerequisites (P) missing for EDSE3129 Prerequisites (P) for EDSE3129 added:
P 72 credit points including 12 credit points at 2000 or 3000 level in a language (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Modern Greek, Spanish)