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Overview

The Dual degree program, Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Education (Secondary) is a four-year program (192 UOC) for intending secondary school teachers. The program is a nationally accredited pre-service qualification. You will combine studies in two single or one double secondary teaching specialisation(s) from the Bachelor of Arts. The program … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Double Degree Structure
192 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 192 UOC.

Bachelor of Arts (96 UOC)
1. A home major stream (60 UOC)
2. A minor stream (24 UOC)
3. Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives (12 UOC)
OR
1. A home major stream (60 UOC)
2. An extended minor stream (36 UOC)

Bachelor of Education (96 UOC)
1. Education Core (66 UOC)
2. Prescribed Education method electives (24 UOC)
3. Prescribed Education electives (6 UOC)

  • 4053 - Arts / Education (Secondary)
  • 3409 - Arts
  • 4056 - Education (Secondary)

Home Majors and Minors
3409 - Arts

You are required to complete one Home Major and one Minor.

Note: The BA Music Studies majors/minors (MUSCJ1, MUSCJ2, MUSCK1) are not available in programs 3452 Music/Arts and 3474 Music (Honours)/Arts.

The following Majors are NOT available in 4053 Arts/Education (Secondary): Development Studies, Criminology, Linguistics, Music Studies, Politics, Politics and International Relations, Asian Studies, Creative Writing, Environmental Humanities, European Studies, Film Studies, International Relations, Media, Culture and Technology, Philosophy.

The following 24 UOC Minors are NOT available in 4053 Arts/Education (Secondary): Arts and Social Sciences, Indigenous Studies, Chinese Studies, Advanced Chinese Studies, Development Studies, Criminology, English, French Studies, Advanced French Studies, German Studies, Modern Greek Studies, History, Indonesian Studies, Italian Studies, Japanese Studies, Advanced Japanese Studies, Korean Studies, Advanced Korean Studies, Linguistics, Music Studies, Politics (pre-2018 only), Politics and International Relations, Sociology and Anthropology, Spanish and Latin American Studies, Theatre and Performance Studies.

Optional External Majors and Minors
3409 - Arts

You will need to take extra UOC over 96 UOC to meet the requirements of an external minor that is greater than 24 UOC.

External majors are not available in double degree programs. The only exception is the Geographical Studies major (GEOGK1) in 4053 Arts/Education (Secondary). If you are enrolled in this program and wish to complete Geography as your first teaching specialisation, you can declare a major in Geographical Studies (GEOGK1).

Note: The external minors are not available in 4053 Arts/Education (Secondary).

Level 1 Core Courses
4056 - Education (Secondary)

Level 2 Core Courses
4056 - Education (Secondary)

Level 3 Core Courses
4056 - Education (Secondary)

You must take 18 UOC of the following courses:

Note: In order to be eligible for EDST6760 Professional Experience 1 students must have completed the prerequisite courses and participation and enrolment requirements for EDST6760, and sufficient subject content knowledge in their first and second teaching specialisations (methods areas). Typically, students will need to have completed 24 UOC in an appropriate minor (12 UOC at level 1 and 12 UOC at level 2 or above), and a minimum of 24 UOC in an appropriate major (12 UOC at level 1 and 12 UOC at level 2 or above).

Level 4 Core Courses
4056 - Education (Secondary)

You must take 18 UOC of the following courses.

Please note that EDST6765 cannot be studied concurrently with another course.

Note: In order to be eligible for EDST6765 Professional Experience 2/Internship students must have completed the prerequisite courses and participation and enrolment requirements for EDST6765, and the appropriate subject content knowledge in their first and second teaching specialisations (methods areas). Typically, students will need to have completed 24 UOC in an appropriate minor (12 UOC at level 1 and 12 UOC at level 2 or above), and a minimum of 36 UOC in an appropriate major (maximum 12 UOC at level 1 and at least 12 UOC at level 3 or above).

LANTITE
4056 - Education (Secondary)

Successful completion of the NESA Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students (LANTITE) test will be recorded as two zero credit courses, EDST6600 LANTITE (Literacy) and EDST6601 LANTITE (Numeracy) on your academic record.

You must complete the LANTITE test before enrolling in EDST2002 Professional Engagement.

Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives
3409 - Arts

You must complete 6 UOC of any course offered by UNSW Arts and Social Sciences. Indigenous Studies courses (ATSIxxxx) cannot be studied as Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives.

Note: If you are enrolled in 4053 Arts/Education (Secondary) and have taken an extended minor (36 UOC), you are deemed to have met this requirement.

Prescribed Education Methods
4056 - Education (Secondary)

You must take four single method courses in two areas of specialisation (24 UOC), taking 12 UOC per term. The specialisations are:

4053 Arts/Ed (Sec) - Ancient History, Modern History, Drama, English, Extension English, English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D), Geography, Society and Culture, Indigenous (Aboriginal) Studies, French, German, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, Legal Studies, Music

3446 Mus/Ed (Sec) & 3470 Mus (Hons)/Ed (Sec) - Music, Extension Music

General Education
3409 - Arts

You must complete 6 UOC of any course offered outside UNSW Arts and Social Sciences. This requirement is met if you complete an external minor.

Note: If you are enrolled in 4053 Arts/Education (Secondary) you do not need to complete General Education.

Indigenous Studies courses (ATSIxxxx) can be studied as General Education only if you are not following a major or minor in Indigenous Studies within the BA program.

Major/Minor Restrictions and Education Methods

Certain major/minor combinations are restricted due to teaching specialisation requirements: - Asian Studies, Australian Studies, Environmental Humanities, European Studies minors - must be combined with History major - Creative Writing, Film Studies, Media, Culture & Technology, Philosophy minors - must be combined with English major - Womens & Gender Studies … For more content click the Read More button below.

Academic Writing & Language Enhancement
3409 - Arts

ARTS2050 Academic Writing for the Humanities (6 UOC) and HUMS1005 Personalised English Language Enhancement (6 UOC) can be counted as UNSW Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives or Free Electives.

Double Majors
3409 - Arts

Double majors are not available in Dual mode.

Maturity Requirements
3409 - Arts

You must have completed 24 UOC before taking any Level 2 courses.You must have completed 48 UOC, including 6 UOC at Level 1 and 6 UOC at Level 2 in your major/minor before taking any Level 3 courses.

Specialisation Declaration
3409 - Arts

You must specify your major and minor at the time of enrolment in Level 2 courses.

Eligibility Requirements for Professional Experience
4056 - Education (Secondary)

The following programs require students to follow prescribed program plans in order to meet eligibility requirements for professional experience: 3462 Commerce/Education, 4076 Science/Education, 4058 Economics/Education, 3446 Music/Education, 4063 Fine Arts/Education, 4064 Design/Education, 4066 Media Arts/Education. Refer to the relevant Sample Program.

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Additional Information

Stream availability

  • The following streams are not available in this program: Development Studies, Criminology, Politics & International Relations, Arts & Social Sciences, Modern Greek Studies, Italian Studies, and all external minors.
  • The following streams are only available as a minor: Asian Studies, Creative Writing, Environmental Humanities, European Studies, Film Studies, Linguistics (ext), Media, Culture & Technology, Philosophy.
  • The following stream is only available as a major: Music Studies (Intensive).

Teaching Area Requirements

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Exit Strategies

Students completing the Bachelor of Education (Secondary) in Dual mode with the Bachelor of Arts who decide to discontinue their enrolment in this program may exit the program and enrol in the Bachelor of Arts program in Single mode.

Students may transfer from the combined degree Program to the single Arts degree program in their first 2 years.

After three years study in the dual degree, students may exit the program with a Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Education (60 UOC) and a Minor in an area of discipline study. Students who elect this option should follow one of the following exit strategies:

  1. Students identified at the end of Semester 1 in Year 3 will be required to complete 12 UOC of general education courses, 6 UOC of EDST Elective and 6 uoc in the upper level Arts course that would have been their first teaching subject.
  2. Students identified at the beginning of first semester in Year 4 will be required to complete 12 UOC of general education courses instead of the Year 4 courses.

Students seeking to exit the program should contact the UNSW Arts and Social Sciences Student Centre.

Further Information

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Program Fees

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