CC13 - Bachelor of Education (Secondary)

Overview

Compulsory Residential School

Some units in this course require you to attend a compulsory Residential School or Work Integrated Learning. Please see Course Features in the Getting Started tab for further information.

Course Overview

The Bachelor of Education (Secondary) is an initial teacher education course usually studied over a period of four years. This course will qualify you for professional registration as a secondary school teacher. You will demonstrate evidence of meeting the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (Graduate Career Stage) throughout the course of study. On successful completion of the course, you will be eligible for employment in secondary schools in two teaching areas.

The Bachelor of Education (Secondary) includes supervised assessable teaching practice in schools. Professional practice blocks are included in each year of the course structure.

To graduate with a Bachelor of Education (Secondary), and consistent with external accreditation course requirements, you will complete:

Professional Studies in Education (20 units equivalent)

  • Discipline-specific curriculum and pedagogical studies (2 x 12 credit point units - i.e. 4 units equivalent)
  • General Education Studies (11 x 6 credit point units)
  • Professional Practice (5 x 6 credit point units)

Discipline Studies (Discipline Teaching Area units) (12 units)

  • 6 Discipline Teaching Area 1 units
  • 6 Discipline Teaching Area 2 units

Discipline Teaching Area units are selected from the relevant Minor listing in this handbook based on unit availabilities by the relevant school that hosts the discipline area. Discipline Teaching Areas you can choose from in this course include:

  • Agricultural Science (including Year 7 - 10 Science)
  • Biology (including Year 7 - 10 Science)
  • Business
  • Chemistry (including Year 7 - 10 Science)
  • English
  • Geography
  • Health and Physical Education (including Year 7 - 10 HPE and Year 11 - 12 Physical Education)
  • History
  • Home Economics and Hospitality
  • Industrial Technology and Design
  • Mathematics
  • Psychology (including Year 7-10 Science)

Please note: Study undertaken for each Discipline Teaching Area is equivalent to a total of three-quarters of a year of successful full-time higher education study, comprising sequential discipline study taken over three years as required by the National Program requirements. In this course, this equates to six units, with no more than two units at first-year level and no fewer than two units at third-year level. Annually, units are determined and advised by relevant Head of Course and/or Course Advisor from the various disciplines.

To be eligible for teacher registration, students in this course are required to undertake and pass the National Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Educators (ITE) prior to graduation.

Career Information

Graduates of the Bachelor of Education (Secondary) course can apply for registration as a secondary school teacher and are qualified to teach in State, Catholic and Independent schools throughout Australia with particular expertise in two discipline teaching areas.

The Bachelor of Education (Secondary) is also recognised as a teaching qualification for employment in educational settings internationally, however additional requirements may apply in some locations.

Graduates of this course have developed significant skills that enhance employment opportunities in other sectors. In combination with work experience and personal qualities, graduates may pursue employment in a variety of career paths including:-

  • government departments (e.g. family services, education and health)
  • education administration
  • community development roles
  • training developers

Course Details
Duration 4 years full-time or 8 years part-time
Credit Points that Must be Earned 192
Number of Units Required CQUniversity uses the concept of credits to express the amount of study required for a particular course and individual units. The number of units varies between courses. Units in undergraduate courses normally consist of 6 points of credit or multiples thereof (e.g. 12, 18, 24).
Expected Hours of Study One point of credit is equivalent to an expectation of approximately two hours of student work per week in a term.
Course Type Undergraduate Award
Qualification (post nominal) BEd(Sec)
AQF Level Level 7: Bachelor Degree
Course Fees
Indicative Year - 2024
  • International Indicative First Term Fee - $14,760
  • International Indicative First Year Fee - $29,520
  • Commonwealth Supported Place – Indicative First Year Fee - $6,676
  • Commonwealth Supported Place – Indicative First Year Fee - $10,380
  • Domestic Full Fee Paying – Indicative First Year Fee - $18,456
  • International Indicative First Term Fee - $16,140
  • International Indicative First Year Fee - $32,280
Indicative Year - 2023
  • Commonwealth Supported Place – Indicative First Year Fee - $6,208
  • International Indicative First Term Fee - $15,870
  • International Indicative First Year Fee - $31,740
Indicative Year - 2022
  • Commonwealth Supported Place – Indicative First Year Fee - $6,644
  • International Indicative First Term Fee - $15,870
  • International Indicative First Year Fee - $31,740

Admission Codes

Where and when can I start?
Units offered internally at the below campuses may be delivered using a combination of face-to-face and video conferencing style teaching.
Units offered via MIX mode are delivered online and require compulsory attendance of site-specific learning activities such as on-campus residential schools, placements and/or work integrated learning. See Course Features tab for further information. Online units are delivered using online resources only.
Please Click Here for more information.
The following tables list the courses availabilities by location and term. Directing your pointer over your preferred location will provide further information if this course is not available for the full duration. Please be sure to also check individual unit availability by location and term prior to enrolling.

Domestic Availability

Term 2 - 2025

Bundaberg
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton

Term 1 - 2025

Bundaberg
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton

Term 2 - 2024

Bundaberg
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton

Term 1 - 2024

Bundaberg
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton

Term 2 - 2023

Bundaberg
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton

Term 1 - 2023

Bundaberg
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton

Term 2 - 2022

Bundaberg
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton

Term 1 - 2022

Bundaberg
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton

Term 2 - 2021

Online

Term 1 - 2021

Bundaberg
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton

Term 2 - 2020

Bundaberg
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton

Term 1 - 2020

Bundaberg
Mackay
Noosa
Online
Rockhampton

Term 2 - 2019

Bundaberg
Mackay
Noosa
Online
Rockhampton

Term 1 - 2019

Bundaberg
Mackay
Noosa
Online
Rockhampton

Term 2 - 2018

On some locations students may be required to complete one or more units in the Distance mode. Please refer to the handbook for individual unit availability or contact your Course Advisor.
Bundaberg
Distance
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton

Term 1 - 2018

On some locations students may be required to complete one or more units via supported distance education (external). Please refer to the handbook for individual unit availability or contact your Course Advisor.
Bundaberg
Distance
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton

Term 2 - 2017

On some locations students may be required to complete one or more units in the Distance mode. Please refer to the handbook for individual unit availability or contact your Course Advisor.
Bundaberg
Distance
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton

Term 1 - 2017

On some locations students may be required to complete one or more units via supported distance education (external). Please refer to the handbook for individual unit availability or contact your Course Advisor.
Bundaberg
Distance
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton

Term 2 - 2016

On some campuses students may be required to complete one or more units in the Distance mode. Please refer to the handbook for individual unit availability or contact your CourseAdvisor.
Bundaberg
Distance
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton

Term 1 - 2016

On some campuses students may be required to complete one or more courses via supported distance education (external). Please refer to the handbook for individual course availability or contact your Program Advisor.
Bundaberg
Distance
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton

Term 2 - 2015

On some campuses students may be required to complete one or more courses in the Distance mode. Please refer to the handbook for individual course availability or contact your Program Advisor.
Bundaberg
Distance
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton

Term 1 - 2015

On some campuses students may be required to complete one or more courses via supported distance education (external). Please refer to the handbook for individual course availability or contact your Program Advisor.
Bundaberg
Distance
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton

Term 2 - 2014

On some campuses students may be required to complete one or more courses in the Distance mode. Please refer to the handbook for individual course availability or contact your Program Advisor.
Bundaberg
Distance
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton

Term 1 - 2014

Bundaberg
Distance
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton
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International Availability

Term 2 - 2025

Sorry, no international availabilities found.

Term 1 - 2025

Sorry, no international availabilities found.

Term 2 - 2024

Sorry, no international availabilities found.

Term 1 - 2024

Bundaberg
Mackay
Rockhampton

Term 2 - 2023

Bundaberg
Mackay
Rockhampton

Term 1 - 2023

Bundaberg
Mackay
Rockhampton

Term 2 - 2022

Bundaberg
Mackay
Rockhampton

Term 1 - 2022

Bundaberg
Mackay
Rockhampton

Term 2 - 2021

Sorry, no international availabilities found.

Term 1 - 2021

Bundaberg
Mackay
Rockhampton

Term 2 - 2020

Bundaberg
Mackay
Rockhampton

Term 1 - 2020

Bundaberg
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton

Term 2 - 2019

Bundaberg
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton

Term 1 - 2019

Bundaberg
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton

Term 2 - 2018

On some locations students may be required to complete one or more units in the Distance mode. Please refer to the handbook for individual unit availability or contact your Course Advisor.
Bundaberg
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton

Term 1 - 2018

On some locations students may be required to complete one or more units via supported distance education (external). Please refer to the handbook for individual unit availability or contact your Course Advisor.
Bundaberg
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton

Term 2 - 2017

On some locations students may be required to complete one or more units in the Distance mode. Please refer to the handbook for individual unit availability or contact your Course Advisor.
Bundaberg
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton

Term 1 - 2017

On some locations students may be required to complete one or more units via supported distance education (external). Please refer to the handbook for individual unit availability or contact your Course Advisor.
Bundaberg
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton

Term 2 - 2016

On some campuses students may be required to complete one or more units in the Distance mode. Please refer to the handbook for individual unit availability or contact your CourseAdvisor.
Bundaberg
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton

Term 1 - 2016

On some campuses students may be required to complete one or more courses via supported distance education (external). Please refer to the handbook for individual course availability or contact your Program Advisor.
Bundaberg
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton

Term 2 - 2015

On some campuses students may be required to complete one or more courses in the Distance mode. Please refer to the handbook for individual course availability or contact your Program Advisor.
Bundaberg
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton

Term 1 - 2015

On some campuses students may be required to complete one or more courses via supported distance education (external). Please refer to the handbook for individual course availability or contact your Program Advisor.
Bundaberg
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton

Term 2 - 2014

On some campuses students may be required to complete one or more courses in the Distance mode. Please refer to the handbook for individual course availability or contact your Program Advisor.
Sorry, no international availabilities found.

Term 1 - 2014

Sorry, no international availabilities found.
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For any problems regarding admissions availability for the selected course please contact 13 CQUni (13 27 86) or send us an email at http://contactus.cqu.edu.au/
What do I need to start?
Entry Scores
Rank Threshold SR 62 | ATAR 62
Entry Requirements

Academic Requirements

English (Unit 3 & 4, Grade C or higher) or equivalent; and

General Mathematics, Mathematics Methods or Specialist Mathematics (Unit 3 & 4, Grade C or higher) or equivalent.

Non-Academic Requirements

Non-academic capabilities of all initial teacher education applicants will be assessed based on the submission of a personal statement that addresses the key attributes and motivations to become an effective teacher, as outlined by AITSL (Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership).

Applicants may consider the prompts mentioned below in each question to frame their response.

  • Tell us what has inspired you to become a teacher and tell us why you think teaching is a good career choice for you.
    (In your response, describe who and what has inspired you to become a teacher and describe the types of skills and abilities you will bring to teaching.)
  • Describe one or two leadership, community and/or learning & development activities that you have engaged in.
    (In your response describe how these leadership, community and/or learning & development activities demonstrate your conscientiousness and coping strategies when you are faced with challenges.)
  • Describe how you manage your time when you are both planning and coordinating activities in your personal schedule.
    (In your response provide examples of how you have put both your planning and coordinating skills to use.)
  • Tell us about one or two times where you have utilised your problem-solving skills to achieve an outcome.
    (In your response explain what you learned, regardless of whether the outcome you achieved was positive or undesirable.)

Please note, personal statement requirements may differ depending on application method.

English Proficiency Requirements

If you were not born in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, or United States of America you are required to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements set by the University. Applicants are required to provide evidence of completion within the last 5 years of:

  • a secondary qualification (Year 11 and 12, or equivalent), or
  • Bachelor level qualification study for a period of at least 1 year fulltime with a minimum overall GPA 4.0

Completed within Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, or United States of America, which will meet the English proficiency.

If you do not satisfy any of the above, you will need to undertake an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic) test with an overall band score of at least 7.5 with a minimum 7.0 for Reading and Writing and 8.0 for Speaking and Listening.

English test results remain valid for no more than two years between final examination date and the date of commencement of study with CQUniversity, and must appear on a single result certificate.

If you are an International student please visit International students English requirements for

further information.

Each student will be assessed individually.

Assumed Knowledge

NIL

Fees and Charges
Course Features

Awards and Accreditation

Interim Awards Not applicable
Exit Awards CC23 - Associate Degree of Education CC15 - Diploma of Education CC21 - Bachelor of Teaching
Accreditation
  • Professional Practice: Core
    Queensland College of Teachers

    Graduates are eligible to apply for provisional registration as a teacher upon completion of the course.

Residential School Requirements

Compulsory Residential School Some units in selected Minors may require attendance at residential schools. Please ensure you check the CQUniversity Handbook Residential School Page for dates and the relevant Unit Profile for more details. Please note that residential schools may be held outside the term in which the unit is run.
Click here to view all Residential Schools

Practicum/Work Placement

EDFE14021 - Supervised and assessed in-school placement as per EDFE14021 Professional Practice 4 - Engaged Teaching and Learning Unit Profile
EDFE13033 - Supervised and assessed in-school placement as per EDFE13033 Professional Practice 3 (Secondary) - Engagement with Others Unit Profile
EDFE12043 - Supervised and assessed in-school placement as per EDFE12043 Professional Practice 2 (Secondary) - Application of Curriculum Unit Profile
EDFE11038 - Supervised and assessed in-school placement as per EDFE11038 Professional Practice 1 - Introduction to Teaching Unit Profile

Previous and Current Enrolments

Year Number of Students
2024 677
2023 665
2022 645
2021 634
2020 579
Inherent Requirements
There are Inherent Requirements (IRs) that you need to be aware of, and fulfil, to achieve the core learning outcomes of the units and course. IRs are the essential capabilities, knowledge, behaviours and skills that are needed to complete a unit or course.

Please note that in some instances there may be similarities between course, entry and inherent requirements.

If you experience difficulties meeting these requirements, reasonable adjustments may be made upon contacting accessibility@cqu.edu.au. Adjustment must not compromise the academic integrity of the degree or course chosen at CQUniversity or the legal requirements of field education.

General Information

Examples are:

  • Complying with academic and non-academic misconduct policies and procedures such as CQUniversity’s Student Charter, Student Misconduct Policy and Student Behavioural Misconduct Procedures, and Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
  • Treating personal information obtained in educational settings as private and confidential.
  • Demonstrating an ability to reflect on ethical dilemmas and issues and take responsibility for ensuring awareness of ethical behaviour.
  • Demonstrating the applicable codes of ethics as they apply in the practice of education.
  • Respecting diversity by demonstrating sensitivity to religious, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds and individual differences to support equitable access to education and learning.
  • Receiving a positive notice resulting from a Working With Children check.
Ethical Behaviour

Examples are:

  • Complying with academic and non-academic misconduct policies and procedures such as CQUniversity’s Student Charter, Student Behavioural Misconduct Procedure, and Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
  • Treating personal information obtained in educational settings as private and confidential.
  • Demonstrating an ability to reflect on ethical dilemmas and issues and take responsibility for ensuring awareness of ethical behaviour.
  • Demonstrating the applicable codes of ethics as they apply in the practice of education and teaching.
  • Respecting diversity by demonstrating sensitivity to religious, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds and individual differences to support equitable access to education and learning.
  • Receiving a positive notice resulting from a Working With Children Check (WWCC).
Behavioural Stability

Examples are:

  • Being reflective with personal behaviours appropriate for professional performance and being positive and receptive to processing constructive feedback on your teaching competence, use of interpersonal communication and academic progress.
  • Interacting with people from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures in a calm and composed manner that shows respect for difference, including when dealing within difficult situations.
  • Demonstrating cultural communication competence to resolve conflict and negotiate mutually agreeable outcomes in tutorials and Professional Practice settings while refraining from the use of words/actions that show intolerance of difference.
  • Successfully demonstrating the ability to manage challenging behaviours during Professional Practice placements to create and maintain safe and supportive learning environments.
  • Successfully processing your own emotions and behaviour when dealing with highly emotive people when challenging situations and/or behaviours arise in a variety of educational settings.
  • Maintaining behavioural stability through successfully distinguishing your own personal behaviours, experiences and emotions from other stakeholders in a variety of educational settings.
Legal Compliance

Examples are:

  • Complying with legislative and regulatory requirements for teaching. eg Codes of Ethics for teachers, and the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (Graduate Career Stage).
  • Complying with relevant child protection and safety legislation and report any notifiable concerns to your professional experience supervisor.
  • Understanding and complying with Anti-discrimination legislation and Disability Standards for Education as they apply to practice in educational settings.
  • Understanding and adhering to professional policy around the use of social media.
Communication Skills (Verbal, Non-verbal, Written and Technology)

Examples are:

  • Verbally communicating in the English language with accuracy, appropriateness and effectiveness.
  • Completing oral presentations for assessment and delivering lessons and learning sequences that have a positive impact on student learning in educational settings.
  • Listening to other's point of view and actively participating in discussion activities related to the course.
  • Using language that is appropriate to the context of the individual, group or workplace; and selecting and using questioning and feedback strategies that actively engage students across the full range of abilities and backgrounds in learning during Professional Practice placements.
  • Establishing rapport with a wide range of educational stakeholders from differing socio-cultural environments in a wide range of contexts associated with teaching.
  • Demonstrating appropriate facial expressions, eye contact, body movements and gestures to reinforce on-task behaviour, promote student learning and encourage the participation of all students in educational settings during Professional Practice placements.
  • Recognising and interpreting non-verbal cues of others and responding appropriately during activities related to the course.
  • Recognising and interpreting non-verbal cues of supervising teachers, students, members of the broader school community and responding appropriately, sensitively and supportively to these cues during Professional Practice placements.
  • Competently and appropriately constructing written assessment work in a logical, coherent manner, and with correct grammar and punctuation to the required academic standards.
  • Clearly communicating the intended message and documenting information in a written form that meets legal and educational requirements.
  • Expressing complex and detailed information and knowledge of curriculum and assessment processes in documentation for planning, observation, teaching and reflection tasks accurately and professionally in Professional Practice placement contexts.
  • Documenting evidence of meeting professional standards and impact on student learning using accurate and effective written communication.
Cognitive Abilities (Knowledge and Cognitive Skills, Literacy and Numeracy)

Examples are:

  • Conceptualising and using appropriate knowledge in response to academic assessment items.
  • Completing academic learning activities and assessment tasks within reasonable set timeframes.
  • Reading, analysing, comprehending and synthesising multiple sources of information including school policy and legislative, systemic and organisational requirements for the effective enactment of Professional Practice in educational settings.
  • Interpreting student assessment data to determine learning needs and modifying teaching practice during Professional Practice placements in educational settings.
  • Applying knowledge of policy and procedures in educational practice.
  • Listening actively to information within a variety of academic and practical situations.
  • Paraphrasing, summarising and referencing in accordance with appropriate academic conventions associated with the American Psychological Association (APA) referencing format used by the School of Education and the Arts.
  • Reading and accurately interpreting information related to school and teaching contexts.
  • Completing documentation that is accurate, clear and concise.
  • Reading and interpreting curriculum documents and teaching programs to plan for effective teaching and learning during Professional Practice placements.
  • Identifying the literacy demands of learning areas across the school curriculum and plan strategies to build students' literacy competence during Professional Practice placements.
  • Demonstrating competency in applying mathematical knowledge and numeracy skills to identify opportunities for enhancing students’ numerate thinking across the learning areas of the school curriculum.
  • Applying effective use of mathematical knowledge and numeracy skills to collate, summarise and interpret test scores in numerical form and defend planned responses to students’ learning needs during Professional Practice placements.
  • Receiving a pass standard on the externally administered Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) prior to graduation as a requirement of professional accreditation.
Sensory Abilities (Visual, Auditory, Tactile)

Examples are:

  • Focusing on and recognising objects that are either near or far, e.g. reading learning resources such as lecture and tutorial screens face-to-face on-campus or on-line; as well as reading examination papers and/or on-line computer quizzes.
  • Monitoring the safety, behaviour (including non-verbal behaviour) and engagement of students in school contexts.
  • Observing the behaviour (including non-verbal behaviour) in non-classroom settings situations in school contexts.
  • Monitoring, assessing and managing classroom activities consistently and accurately.
  • Sufficiently hearing verbal communication from other students and lecturers during activities related to the course of study or learning environment.
  • Within the context of applying appropriate ethical and moral boundaries, providing tactile and/or emotional support to learners in the event of injury, and/or responding to learners in a first-aid capacity, and/or responding to other circumstances where tactile communication is appropriate e.g. a grieving child. 
Relational Skills

Examples are:

  • Rapidly building rapport with other students/colleagues/school-based personnel in order to engage them professionally.
  • Maintaining positive working relationships when under stressful circumstances.
  • Displaying empathy and respect to multiple points of view.
  • Maintaining confidentiality in all contexts.
Reflective Skills

Examples are:

  • Reflecting on topics taught during the course of study, including on situations that may be difficult or sensitive, yet still require reflective processing, judgement or action.
  • Identifying when a practice issue is outside your scope or expertise.
  • Identifying when your practice may be negatively affected by personal experience and/or reactions.
  • Reflecting on your progress against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (Graduate Career Stage) during Professional Practice placements and identifying sources and strategies to enhance practice and improve professional learning.
  • Using evaluative thinking in all aspects of your practice.
Sustainable Performance

Examples are:

  • Appropriately and actively participating in activities related to the course of study, which could be either on-line, on-campus or Professional Practice placements.
  • Undertaking examinations and on-line quizzes with adequate, sustained levels of physical energy and concentration.
  • Maintaining an up-to-date record of planning, teaching, observation and reflection tasks on a daily basis during Professional Practice placements.
Strength and Mobility (Gross Motor Skills and Fine Motor Skills)

Examples are:

  • Incorporating a range of gross motor skills while participating effectively in activities related to the normal day-to-day activities of a teacher.
  • Maintaining balance while safely transferring equipment.
  • Safely retrieve and utilise teaching materials and equipment.
  • Using a variety of specialised and non-specialised teaching equipment.
  • Moving with ease around a range of classroom environments that include a range of furniture configurations and equipment while performing various tasks.
  • Incorporating a range of fine motor skills while participating effectively in activities related to the normal day-to-day activities of a teacher.
  • Manipulating delicate, breakable equipment with ease and care.
  • Interacting with a computer through input devices such as a mouse or keyboard.
  • Interacting with mobile devices through inputs such as buttons and a touchscreen.
Interpersonal Engagement

Examples are:

  • Positively and effectively relate to a wide variety of stakeholders.
  • Understanding, acquiring and demonstrating the components of emotional intelligence to effective working relationships and outcomes.
  • Collaborate in creating and maintaining effective working relationships and outcomes.
  • Engaging in personal reflection as a way of increasing self-awareness regarding how individuals interact and affect others.
  • Creating cultural competence, sensitivity and willingness to work with a vast array of people from various backgrounds.
  • Recognising others as sentient human beings with rights that must not be violated.
  • Recognising others in the workplaces as ends in themselves and never exclusively as means to an end.
  • Demonstrating the skills of collaborating with fellow students and colleagues, modifying and reflecting on practice during teaching practice, or modifying and reflecting on work integrated learning in response to supervisor feedback.
  • Critically self-reflecting on situations that may/may not have gone well and taking the learning point(s) from that situation.
  • Interacting and engaging with individuals and groups in a respectful and culturally competent manner in a wide variety of contexts.
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Abilities

Examples are:

  • Competently using a desktop operating system such as Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X.
  • Competently using productivity software such as Microsoft Office and operating associated electronic technologies such as (but not limited to) digital scanners, copiers, cameras and video cameras, a tablet computer or a mobile phone in the contemporary educational environment.
  • Using a range of digital tools to create presentations and construct digital portfolios of evidence against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (Graduate Career Stage).
  • Using a range of ICTs to enhance student learning during Professional Practice placements in schools.
  • Demonstrating an understanding of the relevant issues and the strategies available to support the safe, responsible and ethical use of ICT in learning and teaching.
Compulsory Requirements
Health Requirements

Students must meet the inherent requirements for the chosen teaching area (minor) pathway selected and must ensure they adhere to any requirements within the scope of teaching these subjects within schools.

COVID-19 Vaccination Advice

Effective 25 September 2023, updates have been made to the COVID-19 vaccination mandate for Queensland Health sites and the Queensland Ambulance Service. While Queensland Health does not currently mandate evidence of COVID-19 vaccination, it's essential to recognise that other organisations may enforce their own vaccination specific criteria. This situation is similar across other states and territories, with the exception of the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, and South Australia, where COVID-19 vaccination is mandatory for all healthcare students, including disciplines other than healthcare that undertake professional experience placements.

Security Requirements

Students must be in possession of a current Positive Notice Blue Card (or equivalent “Working with Children” check issued in other Australian states or territories) to be eligible for placement in a school site.

Core Learning Outcomes
  • 1. Apply discipline-specific content knowledge to secondary school learning environments
  • 2. Analyse learning theory, educational theory and practice, and be cognisant of legislation and policy frameworks and standards for professional conduct
  • 3. Review and select resources and strategies that enhance engagement and learning in diverse educational settings and contexts
  • 4. Devise learning sequences that align curriculum, teaching and learning strategies, assessment and reporting requirements
  • 5. Implement teaching and learning sequences that comply with the requirements of relevant legislative and regulatory bodies for educational settings
  • 6. Manage individual and cultural diversity to create inclusive and supportive learning environments
  • 7. Communicate effectively with specialist and non-specialist audiences to support the interests of learners and learning communities
  • 8. Synthesise theoretical understanding and practical skills to make decisions in response to assessment data and diverse learning, cultural, and/or social needs and contexts
  • 9. Reflect on one’s own practice as a way of identifying personal learning needs and enhancing collaborative professional practice.
  Course Learning Outcomes
Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1. KNOWLEDGE Have a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines as a basis for independent lifelong learning
2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge
3. SKILLS Have cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge with depth in some areas
4. SKILLS Have cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking and judgement in identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence
5. SKILLS Have communication skills to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas
6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship
7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts
8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for own learning and professional practice and in collaboration with others within broad parameters
KNOWLEDGE Develop an understanding and appreciation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and culture in contemporary and historical context using the respectful and appropriate protocols and terminology
APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Engage in reflective self-evaluation of own cultural values and perspectives to proactively create an inclusive workplace that affirms and celebrates cultural diversity
APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Display leadership by creating inclusive work environments and work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in a culturally respectful manner
Agricultural Science (Including Year 7-10 Science) Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes
Biology (Including Year 7-10 Science) Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes
Business Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes
Chemistry (Including Year 7-10 Science) Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes
English Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes
Geography Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes
Health and Physical Education (including Year 7-10 HPE and Year 11-12 Physical Education) Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes
History Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes
Home Economics and Hospitality Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes
Industrial Technology and Design Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes
Mathematics Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes
Psychology (including Year 7-10 Science) Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes
Course Structure

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete 2 minors
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.

Course Structure

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete 2 minors

Agricultural Science (Including Year 7-10 Science) Minor

Number of units: 6 Total credit points: 36

Students wishing to teach Agricultural Science (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:
AGRI11001 Soil and Irrigation Management
AGRI11008 Introduction to Agricultural Systems

Advanced Level Units

Available units
Students must complete 4 from the following units:
AGRI12001 Animal Health and Welfare
AGRI12002 Weeds, Pests and Plant Diseases
AGRI12013 Driving Productivity in Food Production Systems
AGRI13001 Social Licence to Operate
AGRI13008 Agriculture Technology Transformation: The Future of Food and Fibre

RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS: Some units in this minor have compulsory Residential Schools. Please ensure you check the CQUniversity Handbook Residential School Page for dates and the relevant Unit Profile for more details. Please note that residential schools may be held outside the term in which the unit is run.

Course Structure

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete 2 minors

Biology (Including Year 7-10 Science) Minor

Number of units: 6 Total credit points: 36

Students wishing to teach Biology (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:
BIOL11102 Life Science Laboratory
ENVR11014 Environmental Monitoring

Advanced Level Units

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
BIOL12107 Genomes, Genetics & Evolution
Available units
Students must complete 3 from the following units:
ENVR12002 Applied Ecology
BIOL12112 Animal and Plant Physiology
ZOOL12009 Invertebrate Zoology
BOTN19001 Australian Botany
MBIO19013 Environmental Microbiology
Course Structure

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete 2 minors
Number of units: 6 Total credit points: 36

Students wishing to teach Business must complete and pass two Level 1 units and four Advanced level units.

Level 1 Units

Available units
Students must complete 2 from the following units:
MGMT11109 Introduction to Business
ECON11026 Principles of Economics

Advanced Level Units

Available units
Students must complete 4 from the following units:
ECON19031 Environmental Economics
MGMT19126 Operations Management
MGMT13151 Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Start-ups
FINC19011 Business Finance
ACCT19083 Corporate Governance & Ethics

Course Structure

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete 2 minors

Chemistry (Including Year 7-10 Science) 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:
CHEM11043 Atoms, Molecules and Matter
CHEM11044 Chemical Reactions

Advanced Level Units

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
CHEM12079 Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM12080 Organic Chemistry
Available units
Students must complete 2 from the following units:
CHEM19085 Environmental Chemistry
CHEM13080 Analytical Science
CHEM13081 Biomaterials: Environmental and Medical Applications
CHEM13082 Nanotechnology: Health and the environment
CHEM13083 Physical Chemistry
CHEM13084 Bio-Organic Chemistry
Course Structure

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete 2 minors
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:
LITR11056 Introduction to Literature
LITR11043 The Short Story

Advanced Level Units

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
LITR12028 Poetry and Poetics
LITR12029 Shakespeare Today
Available units
Students must complete 2 from the following units:
LITR13041 The Modern Novel
LITR13042 Australian Literature and Identity
LITR28002 Literary Theory
LITR28001 Comparative Literature Project
Course Structure

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete 2 minors
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 4 from the following units:
GEOG12020 Australian Weather and Climate
GEOG12022 Geographic Information Systems
GEOG13013 Sustainable Regions and Cities
EVST12014 Australian Environmental History
EVST12014 Australian Environmental History
GEOG13015 Remote Sensing of Environment
EVST13018 Environmental Management Systems
EVST13019 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment

PLEASE NOTE: EVST12014 is offered in both the History and Geography minors. Students undertaking both of these minors who select EVST12014 in one minor are not permitted to select this unit in the other minor.

Course Structure

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete 2 minors

Health and Physical Education (including Year 7-10 HPE and Year 11-12 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
ESSC12003 Exercise and Sport Psychology

RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS: All units in this minor have compulsory Residential Schools. Please ensure you check the CQUniversity Handbook Residential School Page for dates and the relevant Unit Profile for more details. Please note that residential schools may be held outside the term in which the unit is run.

PLEASE NOTE: Students who are undertaking both the Health and Physical Education and Home Economics and Hospitality minors cannot select NUTR12001 as a Health and Physical Education minor unit as NUTR12001 is a compulsory unit in the Home Economics and Hospitality minor and, as such, will need to complete the other four Advanced Level Health and Physical Education minor units instead.

Course Structure

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete 2 minors
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:
HIST12009 Power and Politics in the 20th Century
HIST13018 Australia on the World Stage: History and Politics
HIST12010 Modern South East Asia
EVST12014 Australian Environmental History
HIST28001 Modern Japan
HIST28002 War and Australian Society

PLEASE NOTE: EVST12014 is offered in both the History and Geography minors. Students undertaking both of these minors who select EVST12014 in one minor are not permitted to select this unit in the other minor.

Course Structure

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete 2 minors

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

RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS: In addition to the on-line Moodle site requirements, EDVT11021, EDVT11022, EDSE13001 and EDSE14001 also include compulsory Residential Schools delivered face-to-face. Please ensure you check the CQUniversity Handbook Residential School Page for dates and the relevant Unit Profile for more details. Please note that residential schools may be held outside the term in which the unit is run.

TRADE ENTRY: Students who enter the course with a relevant Trade Qualification and post-qualification work experience 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. Please refer to the 'More Details' section for further information.

PLEASE NOTE: Students who are undertaking both the Health and Physical Education and Home Economics and Hospitality minors cannot select NUTR12001 as a Health and Physical Education minor unit as NUTR12001 is a compulsory unit in the Home Economics and Hospitality minor and, as such, will need to complete the other four Advanced Level Health and Physical Education minor units instead.

PLEASE NOTE: Students who wish to undertake the Home Economics and Hospitality minor with the Industrial Technology and Design minor should contact the Course Advice Team to request a personalised course planner in order to avoid workshop clashes.

Course Structure

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete 2 minors

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

RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS: All units in this minor have compulsory Residential Schools. Please ensure you check the CQUniversity Handbook Residential School Page for dates and the relevant Unit Profile for more details. Please note that residential schools may be held outside the term in which the unit is run.

TRADE ENTRY: Students who enter the course with a relevant Trade Qualification and post-qualification work experience 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. Please refer to the 'More Details' section for further information.

PLEASE NOTE: Students who wish to undertake the Home Economics and Hospitality minor with the Industrial Technology and Design minor should contact the Course Advice Team to request a personalised course planner in order to avoid workshop clashes.

Course Structure

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete 2 minors
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:
MATH11246 Essentials of Applied 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
Course Structure

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete 2 minors

Psychology (including Year 7-10 Science) Minor

Number of units: 6 Total credit points: 36

Students wishing to teach Psychology (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:
PSYC11010 Fundamentals of Psychology 1: Understanding Human Behaviour
PSYC11012 Research Methods 1

Advanced Level Units

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
PSYC12010 Psychology Across the Lifespan

Advanced Level Units

Available units
Students must complete 1 from the following units:
PSYC12012 Physiological Psychology
PSYC12049 Psychotherapies and Counselling
PSYC12014 Critical Social Psychology
PSYC12050 Applied Health and Sports Psychology

Advanced Level Units

Available units
Students must complete 2 from the following units:
PSYC13017 Foundations of Psychopathology
PSYC13018 Cross-Cultural Psychology
PSYC13020 Individual Differences and Assessment
More Details

Location of study

This course can only be studied within Australia.

Please be advised that units in this course may be delivered in a variety of ways including on-campus/face-to-face, online, in schools (placement) and intensive residential schools. Some units in the course may only be available to be studied online. Students are advised to check the handbook for unit availabilities and the requirements of each unit within the course prior to enrolling.


Mid-Year Entry

Students commencing mid-year in the Bachelor of Education courses (CC12, CC14, CC13) have the option to complete an accelerated course structure of 3.5 years. This course structure will align your course completion with those students who commenced in Term 1 of the same year. (Please note, this course structure does not apply to students commencing in Term 1)

To be eligible to follow the accelerated course structure, you will be required to enrol as outlined within the Term 2 (mid-year entry) study plans for your course. The mid-year entry study plan includes enrolment over Term 3 and some terms of over-enrolment (5 units per term). Please contact the Course Advice Team via email at spc@cqu.edu.au for a personalised mid-year entry study plan.

Please note, in the event that you receive a failed grade or do not wish to study the required units over Term 3, you will no longer be eligible to follow the accelerated course structure.


Course Planners

For Course Planners please refer to http://www.cqu.edu.au/student-life/new-students/planners-and-profiles


Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE)

Students undertaking an Initial Teacher Education (ITE) course must complete both components of the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) with a result of “Standard Achieved” to be eligible for graduation.

You will need to have met this requirement to be eligible to register for the two linked final year placements of Professional Practice 3 and Professional Practice 4. Registration for these placements occurs in August of the year prior to their scheduled completion. You will not be able to enrol in EDFE14021 Professional Practice 4 or complete a placement for this unit if you have not submitted a registration form confirming successful completion of LANTITE.

NB: LANTITE is completed externally to the university and is a mandated component of all teacher education courses in Australia. For further details including how to register, prepare and sit the tests, the available test windows and associated costs, please visit the ACER website at: https://teacheredtest.acer.edu.au/

Professional Practice

Students will be required to complete 85 assessable supervised placement days in order to satisfy the course accreditation requirements.

  • EDFE11038 - Professional Practice 1: 15 day supervised placement 

  • EDFE12043 - Professional Practice 2: 15 day supervised placement 

  • EDFE13033 - Professional Practice 3: 25 day supervised placement 

  • EDFE14021 - Professional Practice 4: 30 day supervised placement 


As part of QCT accreditation, students must have passed ALL coursework, except EDED14354 The Ethical Professional, and EDFE14020 Professional Practice Specialisation before undertaking EDFE14021 Professional Practice 4 – Engaged Teaching and Learning.

Placements should be completed as per the structure identified in the Professional Practice Calendar which can be accessed from the CQUniversity Professional Experience website at the beginning of each academic year. In situations where variations to the calendar are unavoidable, the pre-service teacher should obtain approval by email from the Academic Director of Professional Practice (or their delegate).

All professional practice materials, including information and reporting booklets and placement calendars can be located on the following website: https://www.cqu.edu.au/about-us/structure/schools/ea/professional-experience

In order to have a placement sourced for you for any of the Professional Practice units, all pre-service teachers will need to register for a placement by completing an online form through the placement system Sonia. All summative reports are also completed through this platform and can be accessed through the following site: https://sonia.cqu.edu.au 

Pre-service teachers must be aware that they cannot receive remuneration in any form for duties carried out as part of Professional Practice placements.

 
Working with Children Check

Pre-service teachers must be enrolled in a CQUniversity Professional Practice unit and be in possession of a current Positive Notice Blue Card (or equivalent “Working with Children” check issued in other Australian states or territories) to be eligible for placement in a school/early learning centre/educational site. Please log onto the placement system Sonia to access the online form to apply for a Working with Children Check.


Credit for Prior Learning

Credit transfer will not be granted towards curriculum and pedagogy units within the Bachelor of Education courses on the basis of work experience and/or informal and non-formal learning.

Credit transfer will only be granted from formal learning where a student is able to demonstrate that tertiary studies, equivalent in content and depth to the CQU unit, have been successfully completed as part of an accredited Initial Teacher Education Course.

It is an expectation that all pre-service teachers must be able to demonstrate the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at Graduate Career Stage to be registered in Queensland.  Demonstration of the standards necessarily includes relevant knowledge planning, teaching, assessing and reporting in accordance with the mandated curriculum.

Core curriculum and pedagogy units are an essential component of the course to ensure that students have all the knowledge and skills necessary to meet the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (Graduate Career Stage).

In addition, graduation from an Initial Teacher Education Course and eligibility for teacher registration requires the completion of a minimum number of assessable placement days in schools or other approved learning sites. For this reason, credit will not be granted for any professional experience other than days completed as part of a formal, supervised assessable placement within an Initial Teacher Education Course.

Credit is normally granted only for units satisfactorily completed in the last 5 years for practical placement units and in the last 7 years for curriculum units at a recognised educational institution.

Please note: CQUniversity does not accept qualifications that are lower than a Diploma level as a basis for credit towards undergraduate courses, with the exception of the Trade Entry outlined below. Refer to the Credit For Prior Learning website at http://www.cqu.edu.au/credittransfer for further details on the guidelines and application process or contact the Academic Pathways Team at credit@cqu.edu.au


Trade Entry – Credit Transfer for Trade qualifications:

Students entering the Bachelor of Education (Secondary) course with a recognised Trade qualification who wish to teach Secondary Industrial Technology and Design or Home Economics and Hospitality subject areas may be eligible for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) into this course of study.

Applicants must provide a Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) portfolio to support an application for advanced standing of which a maximum of 6 units may be approved towards Teaching Discipline Area 1.

The advanced standing application must include a Trade experience portfolio of evidence, comprising the following:

  • Evidence of successful completion of a recognised Trade qualification, or a combination of other relevant qualifications suitable for your chosen discipline teaching area;

  • Evidence of successful completion of a recognised Australian apprenticeship and documented experience in the chosen teaching area; and

  • Documented evidence of 3 to 5 years verifiable post trade work experience in the relevant industry, in the form of a Statement of Service from the employer/s.


Unit outlines are not required for these qualifications.

IMPORTANT: Students who are successful in gaining six (6) unit credits for Teaching Discipline Area 1 from their trade qualification MUST complete the six (6) units outlined in the Industrial Technology and Design or Home Economics and Hospitality teaching areas as their Discipline Teaching Area 2.

For example, if your trade experience portfolio relates to Hospitality and you are successful in gaining credit for Teaching Area 1 you must then complete the 6 units outlined in the Home Economics and Hospitality Minor as your second teaching area. If you wish to complete two teaching discipline areas no credit from your trade qualification/work experience can be awarded. These requirements are set down by the accrediting body, the Queensland College of Teachers, and must be met in order for credit to be awarded.


Discipline Teaching Areas


Students to choose two Discipline Teaching Areas from the following list and complete 6 courses per teaching area:

  • Agricultural Science (including Year 7 - 10 Science)

  • Business

  • Biology (including Year 7 – 10 Science)

  • Chemistry (including Year 7 – 10 Science)

  • English

  • Geography

  • Health and Physical Education (including Year 7 – 10 HPE & Year 11 – 12 Physical Education)

  • History

  • Home Economics & Hospitality

  • Industrial Technology and Design

  • Mathematics

  • Psychology (including Year 7 - 10 Science)

Please note: There may be issues for students who choose both Home Economics & Hospitality, and Industrial Technology & Design together due to residential school clashes. Due to potential clashes, students may need to extend the length of their course to accommodate a clash free planner. Students are encouraged to seek advice from the Course Advisor regarding their course planner and enrol in the units in the order specified in the course planner.

Agricultural Science may not be offered as a school subject in all locations. Students who select this teaching area are advised that they may need to travel or relocate to complete placements. For information on current placement locations for Agricultural Science students, please contact the Academic Director of Professional Practice, Dr Kerry Aprile by emailing k.aprile@cqu.edu.au


Career Opportunities

Like other professions, the teaching profession is impacted by issues of supply and demand. It is therefore wise to investigate your employment prospects prior to deciding on a course specialisation. This is especially important if you are unable to relocate.