CC13 Bachelor of Education (Secondary)

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete 2 minors

Core Structure

Number of units: 18 Total credit points: 120


Year 1 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
EDSE11024 Teaching Youth
EDED11454 Education as a Profession
Year 1 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
EDED11457 Responding to Diversity and Inclusion
EDFE11038 Professional Practice 1 - Introduction to Teaching
Year 1 - Term 3
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
EDED11458 Indigenous Studies and Learning
Year 2 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
EDSE12024 Digital Pedagogies in Secondary Schools
EDSE12025 Neuroeducation and Managing Challenging Behaviour
Year 2 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
EDSE12021 Middle Years Learning and Teaching
EDFE12043 Professional Practice 2 (Secondary) - Application of Curriculum
EDSE12028 Literacy and Numeracy in Secondary School Contexts
Year 3 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
EDED13434 Learning and Wellbeing in Middle School
EDED13435 Students with Special Needs
Year 3 - Term 3
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
EDFE13033 Professional Practice 3 (Secondary) - Engagement with Others
Year 4 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
EDSE14004 Assessment and Reporting in Secondary Schools
EDSE14002 Senior Years Learning and Teaching
Year 4 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
EDED14354 The Ethical Professional
EDFE14021 Professional Practice 4 - Engaged Teaching and Learning
EDFE14020 Professional Practice Specialisation

In addition to the above, students are required to complete six units from Discipline Teaching Area 1 and six units from Discipline Teaching Area 2 as follows:-

Year 1, Term 1

Discipline Teaching Area 1

Discipline Teaching Area 2

Year 1, Term 2

Discipline Teaching Area 1

Discipline Teaching Area 2

Year 2, Term 1

Discipline Teaching Area 1

Discipline Teaching Area 2

Year 3, Term 1

Discipline Teaching Area 1

Discipline Teaching Area 1

Discipline Teaching Area 2

Discipline Teaching Area 2

Year 3, Term 2

Discipline Teaching Area 1

Discipline Teaching Area 2

A list of units relating to the Discipline Teaching Areas can be found by accessing the information relating to specific minors in this course. Students should also refer to the More Details section for important information regarding completion of these units.

Accounting Minor

Number of units: 6 Total credit points: 36


Students wishing to teach Accounting must complete and pass the two Level 1 units from the list below plus four Advanced level units.

Level 1 Units

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
ACCT11059 Accounting, Learning and Online Communication
ACCT11081 Introductory Financial Accounting

Advanced Level Units

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
ACCT19060 Management Accounting
ACCT19061 Advanced Financial Accounting
ACCT19062 Intermediate Financial Accounting
ACCT19064 Auditing & Professional Practice

Biology Minor

Number of units: 6 Total credit points: 36


Students wishing to teach Biology (including Year 7-10 Science) must complete and pass the two Level 1 units from the list below plus four Advanced level units.

Level 1 Units

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
BIOL11099 Living Systems
BIOL11100 Functional Biology

Advanced Level Units

Available units
Students must complete 4 from the following units:
BOTN19001 Australian Botany
MBIO19012 Microbiology
ZOOL19002 Australian Vertebrate Fauna
ZOOL12009 Invertebrate Zoology
MARN13007 Coastal Marine Resources
BIOL13031 Ecology: Theory and Application
BIOL12107 Genomes, Genetics & Evolution

Business Minor

Number of units: 6 Total credit points: 36


Students wishing to teach Business must complete and pass two Level 1 units from the list below plus four Advanced level units.

Level 1 Units

Available units
Students must complete 2 from the following units:
MRKT11029 Marketing Fundamentals
LAWS11030 Foundations of Business Law
ECON11026 Principles of Economics
MGMT11109 Introduction to Business
HRMT11011 Human Resource Management

Advanced Level Units

Available units
Students must complete 4 from the following units:
ECON19031 Environmental Economics
ECON19033 Macroeconomics
LAWS19032 Company & Association Law
MGMT19126 Operations Management
MRKT19030 Marketing Communications
MGMT13151 Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Start-ups

Chemistry Minor

Number of units: 6 Total credit points: 36


Students wishing to teach Chemistry (including Year 7-10 Science) must complete and pass two Level 1 units from the list below plus four Advanced level units.

Level 1 Units

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
CHEM11041 Chemistry for the Life Sciences
SCIE11024 Science Investigation

Advanced Level Units

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
CHEM19085 Environmental Chemistry
CHEM12077 Food Science & Analysis
CHEM13082 Nanotechnology: Health and the environment
CHEM13081 Biomaterials: Environmental and Medical Applications

English Minor

Number of units: 6 Total credit points: 36


Students wishing to teach English must complete and pass two Level 1 units from the list below plus four Advanced level units.

Level 1 Units

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
LITR11055 Popular Genres
LITR11043 The Short Story

Advanced Level Units

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
LITR19051 Literary Theory
LITR19049 Romantic and Contemporary Poetry
LITR19056 Shakespeare Today
Available units
Students must complete 1 from the following units:
LITR19052 The Modern Novel
LITR19057 Contemporary Australian Literature

Geography Minor

Number of units: 6 Total credit points: 36


Students wishing to teach Geography must complete and pass the two Level 1 units from the list below plus four Advanced level units.

Level 1 Units

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
GEOH11001 Introduction to Human Geography
GEOG11023 Physical Geography of Australia

Advanced Level Units:

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
GEOG13013 Sustainable Regions and Cities
EVST19022 Climate Change: Risk and Assessments

Advanced Level Units

Available units
Students must complete 2 from the following units:
EVST19020 Environmental Management Systems
GEOG19021 Geographic Information Systems
EVST19007 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
GEOG19029 Applied Demography
EVST19008 Development and Environmental Policy
GEOG12020 Australian Weather and Climate
GEOG12021 Remote Sensing of Environment

Health and Physical Education Minor

Number of units: 6 Total credit points: 36


Students wishing to teach Physical Education (including Year 7-10 HPE and Year 11-12 Physical Education) must complete and pass two Level 1 units from the list below plus four Advanced level units.

Level 1 Units

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
ESSC11003 Skill Acquisition and Movement
ESSC11001 Physical Activity, Fitness and Health

Advanced Level Units

Available units
Students must complete 4 from the following units:
ESSC12001 Exercise and Sport Physiology
ESSC12004 Exercise and Sport Biomechanics
ESSC12005 Applied Exercise and Sport Physiology
NUTR12001 Human Nutrition
HLTH12030 Drugs in Society

History Minor

Number of units: 6 Total credit points: 36


Students wishing to teach History must complete and pass two Level 1 units from the list below plus four Advanced level units.

Level 1 Units

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
HIST11037 Dawn of Humanity: An Introduction to World History
HIST11038 The Modern World Emerges: An Overview

Advanced Level Units

Available units
Students must complete 4 from the following units:
HIST19031 Australia on the World Stage: History and Politics
HIST19038 20th Century: Crucible of the Modern World
EVST19015 Australian Environmental History
HIST19035 Modern South East Asia
HIST19029 Modern Japan
HIST19032 War and Australian Society

Home Economics and Hospitality Minor

Number of units: 6 Total credit points: 36


Students wishing to teach Home Economics and Hospitality must complete and pass the two Level 1 units from the list below plus four Advanced level units.

Level 1 Units

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
EDVT11021 Food Technology
EDVT11022 Textile Technology

Advanced Level Units

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
NUTR12001 Human Nutrition
EDSE12023 Individuals, Families & Communities
EDSE13001 Culinary Science for Teachers
EDSE14001 Fashion Design

In addition to the on-line Moodle site requirements, EDVT11021, EDVT11022, EDSE13001 and EDSE14001 also include compulsory Residential Schools delivered face-to-face. Please consult the current handbook under "Residential Schools" for further details.

Trade EntryStudents who enter the course with a relevant Trade Qualification can apply for up to six units credit toward the required twelve Discipline Teaching Area units for this course. If successful, this credit is applied to the six units that comprise Discipline Teaching Area 1. Discipline Teaching Area 2 must comprise the completion of the six units listed above.

Industrial Technology and Design Minor

Number of units: 6 Total credit points: 36


Students wishing to teach Industrial Technology and Design must complete and pass the two Level 1 units from the list below plus four Advanced level units.

Level 1 Units

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
EDSE11023 Metal Technologies and Design
EDSE11022 Timber Technology and Design

Advanced Level Units

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
EDSE12027 Industrial Furnishing Processes
EDSE12026 Graphics, 3D Computer Aided Drafting and Design
EDSE14005 Design and Manufacturing
EDSE13002 Industrial Skills

In addition to the on-line Moodle site requirements, all units within this Discipline Teaching Area also include compulsory Residential Schools delivered face-to-face. Please consult the current handbook under "Residential Schools" for further details.

Trade EntryStudents who enter the course with a relevant Trade Qualification can apply for up to six units credit toward the required twelve Discipline Teaching Area units for this course. If successful, this credit is applied to the six units that comprise Discipline Teaching Area 1. Discipline Teaching Area 2 must comprise the completion of the six units listed above.

Mathematics Minor

Number of units: 6 Total credit points: 36


Students wishing to teach Mathematics must complete and pass two Level 1 units from the list below plus four Advanced level units.

Level 1 Units

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
MATH11160 Technology Mathematics
STAT11048 Essential Statistics

Advanced Level Units

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
MATH12223 Calculus A
MATH12224 Calculus B
MATH13217 Linear Algebra and Vectors
MATH13218 Advanced Applications of Mathematics