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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 13 November 2025 and was last amended on 25 March 2026.
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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 240 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 240 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
N EDSE3080
EDSE3112
Teaching Aboriginal Studies 2
6 P 96 credit points including EDSE3111
N EDSE3081
EDSE3113
Teaching Commerce 1
6 P 72 credit points of units including (EDSE2010 or EDHP2001) and ((12 credit points at 2000-level from Political Economy) or (12 credit points at 2000-level from Management and Leadership))
N EDSE3076 or EDSE3050
EDSE3114
Teaching Commerce 2
6 P 96 credit points including EDSE3113
N EDSE3077 or EDSE3067
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
N EDSE3042
EDSE3116
Teaching Drama 2
6 P 96 credit points including EDSE3115
N EDSE3060
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))
N EDSE3043
EDSE3118
Teaching EALD 2
6 P 96 credit points including EDSE3117
N EDSE3061
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)
N EDSE3044
EDSE3120
Teaching English 2
6 P 96 credit points including EDSE3119
N EDSE3062
EDSE3121
Teaching Geography 1
6 P 72 credit points, including (EDSE2010 or EDHP2001) and 12 credit points at 2000-level from Geosciences
N EDSE3041
EDSE3122
Teaching Geography 2
6 P 96 credit points of units, including EDSE3121
N EDSE3059
EDSE3123
Teaching Hebrew and Jewish Studies 1
6 P 72 credit points of units, including (EDSE2010 or EDHP2001) and (HBRW3610 or HBRW3601 or HBRW3602)
N EDSE3083
EDSE3124
Teaching Hebrew and Jewish Studies 2
6 P 96 credit points of units including EDSE3123
N EDSE3084
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
N EDSE3040
EDSE3126
Teaching History 2
6 P 96 credit points including EDSE3125
N EDSE3058
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)
N EDSE3047
EDSE3128
Teaching Languages 2A
6 P 96 credit points including EDSE3127
N EDSE3065
EDSE3129
Teaching Languages 1B
6

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)
C EDSE3127
N EDSE3048

EDSE3130
Teaching Languages 2B
6 P 96 credit points including EDSE3129
C EDSE3128
N EDSE3071
EDSE3131
Teaching Mathematics 1A
6 P 72 credit points, including (EDSE2010 or EDHP2001) and 12 credit points at 2000-level from Mathematics
N EDSE3045
EDSE3132
Teaching Mathematics 2A
6 P 96 credit points including EDSE3131
N EDSE3063
EDSE3133
Teaching Mathematics 1B
6 P 72 credit points, including (EDSE2010 or EDHP2001) and 12 credit points at 2000-level from Mathematics
C EDSE3131
N EDSE3046
EDSE3134
Teaching Mathematics 2B
6 P 96 credit points of study including EDSE3133
C EDSE3132
N EDSE3064
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)
N EDSE3051
EDSE3136
Teaching Science 2A
6 P 96 credit points including EDSE3135
N EDSE3068
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
N EDSE3078
EDSE3138
Teaching Science 2B
6 P 96 credit points, including EDSE3135
C EDSE3136
N EDSE3079

4000-level core units

EDSE4103
Pedagogy, Leading and Learning 3
6 P 138 credit points including EDSE3102
EDSE4104
Professional Engagement Final Practice
6 P 162 credit points including EDSE4103

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
EDSE4214
Teaching Economics 3
6 P EDSE3114
N EDSE4033
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
25/03/2026 EDSE4217 Teaching EALD 3 was incorrectly omitted from "4000-level curriculum studies units" EDSE4217 Teaching EALD 3 was added to "4000-level curriculum studies units"