Handbook - Arts / Education (Secondary)

Overview

The double 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.

You will combine studies in two single or one double secondary teaching specialisation(s) from the Bachelor of Arts. The program covers both theoretical and practical aspects of education, including 80 days supervised professional experience in at least two different secondary schools.

Stand Alone Programs

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Double Degree Structure

You must complete 192 UOC.

Bachelor of Arts (96 UOC)

A Major specialisation (48 UOC)
A Minor specialisation (36 UOC)
Prescribed Electives (12 UOC)

A Major specialisation (48 UOC)
A second Major specialisation (48 UOC)

Bachelor of Education (96 UOC)

Education Core (66 UOC)
Prescribed Education method electives (24 UOC)
Prescribed Education electives (6 UOC)

Disciplinary Component - 3409 Arts96 Units of Credit:

You must complete 96 UOC of the following including two specialisations.

Majors

You must complete at least one of the following Major specialisations (48 UOC).

Minors

You must complete at least one of the following Minor specialisations (36 UOC) or a second Major specialisation listed above (48 UOC).

PLEASE NOTE:

1. Your minor must be in a different specialisation area from your major, e.g. you cannot complete a minor in Chinese Studies and a major in Advanced Chinese Studies.

2. The following two minors are not available in the single degree 3409 Bachelor of Arts, but only in the specified dual degrees as follows.

The Mathematics for Engineers minor is only available in 3961 Engineering (Honours)/Arts and 3732 Engineering Science/Arts.

The Legal Studies minor is only available in 4053 Arts/Education (Secondary).

Prescribed Electives

If you do not complete a second Major specialisation, you must complete 12 UOC of additional courses from the above Major or Minor specialisations, or from the following courses.

Disciplinary Component - 4056 Education (Secondary)96 Units of Credit:

You must complete 96 UOC of the following to satisfy the core requirements of this degree.

Level 1 Core Courses18 Units of Credit:

Level 2 Core Courses12 Units of Credit:

Level 3 Core Courses18 Units of Credit:

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 Courses18 Units of Credit:

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).

Eligibility Requirements for Professional Experience

LANTITE

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 undertaking EDST2002 Professional Engagement.

Prescribed Education Methods24 Units of Credit:

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

Prescribed Elective6 Units of Credit:

4053 - 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

The Prescribed Education Methods comprise of two of the following teaching specialisations: Aboriginal (Indigenous) Studies, Ancient History, Drama, English, English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D), Geography, Languages (Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish), Legal Studies, Modern History, Music Studies (Intensive), Society and Culture.

Enrolment Disclaimer

Please read the Double Degree Program rules as some specific rules apply to particular Double Degree combinations.

You are responsible for ensuring you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and advice from your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program.

Sample Programs

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Additional Information

Specialisation availability

The following specialisations are not available in this program: Art History and Theory, Criminology, Gender Studies, German Studies, Global Development, Indonesian Studies, Italian Studies, Modern Greek Studies, Politics & International Relations, and all external minors.
The following specialsiations are only available as a minor: Asian Studies, Creative Writing, Environmental Humanities, European Studies, Film Studies, Linguistics, Media, Culture & Technology, Philosophy.
The following specialsiation is only available as a major: Music Studies (Intensive).

Teaching Area Requirements

For available teaching areas and their respective UNSW majors/minors/extended minors, please refer to the most recent 4053 sample program plan. For more information about the teaching area requirements, download NESA's Subject Content Knowledge Policy (PDF).

Exit Strategies

Students completing the Bachelor of Education (Secondary) as a double degree 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 double degree Program to the single Arts degree program in their first 2 years.

After three years study in the double degree, students may exit the program with a Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Education (48 UOC) and a Minor in an area of discipline study. Students who elect this option should follow one of the following exit strategies:

Students identified at the end of Term 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.
Students identified at the beginning of Term 1 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 Nucleus Student Hub for advice.

Program Fees

At UNSW fees are generally charged at course level and therefore dependent upon individual enrolment and other factors such as student's residency status. For generic information on fees and additional expenses of UNSW programs, click on one of the following:

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Faculty
Faculty: The primary academic unit in which related disciplines of teaching and research are conducted.

Managing Faculty

Campus

Sydney

Study Level
Study Level refers to the academic level of a program, specialisation or course.

Undergraduate

Typical duration:

4 Year(s)

Intake Period

Term 1, Term 3

Academic Calendar

Minimum Units of Credit

192

Award Type(s)

Bachelor

Award(s)
Award(s): Qualification upon completion (all awards offered by UNSW are accredited by UNSW and align with the Australian Qualifications Framework).

Bachelor of Arts - BA
Bachelor of Education (Secondary) - BEd (Secondary)

UAC Code

422100

CRICOS Code

075262B