Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
Handbook year | Information valid for students commencing in 2024 |
Course code | 109410 |
Course type | Bachelor Degree (AQF Level 7) |
Professional accreditation status | This course is nationally accredited through the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) in association with the Queensland College of Teachers (QCT). Graduates of this course are eligible for Teacher registration in Australia. |
Owner | Academy |
College | Arts, Society and Education |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | English and General Mathematics or Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3/4,C). Students considering Mathematics or Physics as teaching areas will need to have passed Mathematical Methods (Units 3/4,C) (or equivalent). Students considering Chemistry as a teaching area will need to have passed Chemistry (Units 3/4,C) (or equivalent). Trade qualified students (with Apprenticeship and Trade Certificate III qualifications in Fitting and Turning/Machining, Metals Engineering, Carpentry, Joinery, or related areas) considering the Industrial Technologies and Design teaching area must also have a minimum three years of recent, relevant, post-training industry experience.
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Minimum English language proficiency requirements | Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of an overall score of 6.5 in Academic IELTS (or equivalent) with sub-scores no less than 7.0 in Speaking and Listening and no less than 6.0 in Reading and Writing. The cost of the testing will be met by the applicant. English test results must be no more than two years old at the commencement of the course. |
Additional selection requirements | All applicants for initial teacher education courses must satisfy both academic and non-academic entry criteria. Applicants’ non-academic capabilities will be assessed by way of an instrument applied by QTAC and developed in consultation with the Australian Council of Deans of Education. |
Post admission | Professional practice: This course includes prescribed professional placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense. Further information about placements can be found at Coursework Enrolment Procedure Suitability to Work with Children Card (blue card): This course includes prescribed professional placements that may involve contact with children under 18 years of age. Students are required to obtain a Suitability to Work with Children Card (which involves a criminal history check undertaken by the Queensland Police) before the start of the first placement. Students must retain a current Suitability to Work with Children Card for the duration of their course, as failure to do so will result in the termination of their admission to the course. For more information, refer to: |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 96 credit points as per course structure |
Additional completion requirements | Successful completion of Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) is an expected requirement of the Australian Ministers for Education for all graduates. Therefore all students enrolled in an initial teacher education course (either undergraduate or postgraduate) will be expected to sit and meet the test standard prior to graduation. All students must sit and meet the standard of the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students (LANTITE) prior to graduation. The cost of the testing will be met by the applicant. Refer to All students must successfully complete a final-year teaching performance assessment (Graduate Teacher Performance Assessment [GTPA]) embedded in a subject and a professional placement of no less than four weeks in the final year of the degree, prior to graduation that is shown to: a) be a reflection of classroom teaching practice including the elements of planning, teaching, assessing and reflecting; b) clearly assess the content of the Graduate Teacher Standards; and c) demonstrate an understanding of moderation processes that support consistent decision-making against achievement criteria. The GTPA is built into course requirements and assessments. All students must possess dispositional attributes deemed suitable for the profession of teaching. Trade qualified students undertaking either Industrial Technologies and Design or Food Technologies and Design as a teaching area will require a current TAE40116 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment in order to graduate. For all students undertaking the Bachelor of Education (Secondary), mandatory participation in a 3-day intensive Professional Orientation Program on campus in the final year of the course is a requirement to complete this degree. This program may be undertaken at either the Cairns or Townsville Campus. |
Course learning outcomes | On successful completion of the Bachelor of Education (Secondary), graduates will be able to:
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Inherent Requirements
Inherent Requirements | Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University's learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please visit: Bachelor of Education (Secondary). |
Reasonable adjustments | All JCU students have the opportunity to demonstrate, with reasonable adjustments where applicable, the inherent requirements for their course. For more information please visit: Student Disability Policy and Procedure. |
Course Structure
CORE SUBJECTS
Level 1
ED1401:03 Education Perspectives and Practice
ED1421:03 Foundations of Language and Literacy in Education
ED1481:03 Educational Psychology: Learners and Learning
ED1491:03 Foundations of Mathematics and Numeracy for Middle School Teachers (compulsory for all students except those selecting Mathematics as a First or Second Teaching Area) or MA1000:03 Mathematical Foundations (compulsory for students selecting Mathematics as a First or Second Teaching Area)
Level 2
ED2491:03 Planning for Engaging Learning
ED2991:03 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
Level 3
ED3297:06 Reflective Teaching Cycles and Positive Learning Environments (Secondary)
ED3442:03 Inclusive Education: Differentiated Learning for Students with Special Needs and Abilities
ED3443:03 English as an Additional Language/Dialect for Indigenous learners
Level 4
ED4622:03 Learning and Teaching in Rural and Remote Contexts
ED4486:03 Fourth Year Professional Experience A
ED4490:06 Fourth Year Professional Experience B
ED4621:03 Leading Wellbeing and Sustainability in Learning Communities
ED4623:03 Teachers as Ethical and Collaborative Change Agents
OPTIONS
Select a first teaching area from Table A
PLUS
Select a second teaching area or specialisation from Table B
PLUS
Select a 6 credit point option from Option A or Option B:
Option A
Note: available to students undertaking any teaching area
ED4460:03 Service Learning for Sustainable Futures (compulsory for all students except those selecting Health and Physical Education as a Teaching Area) or ED4493:03 Service Learning in Health and Physical Education (compulsory for students selecting Health and Physical Education as a Teaching Area
ED4995:03 Education Across Culturally Diverse Contexts
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Option B (VET in Schools Pathway)
Note: not available to students undertaking First Teaching Areas: Food Technologies and Design [Industry Entry], or Industrial Technologies and Design [Industry Entry].
VET in Schools – Training and Assessment (3 credit points applied for TAESS00011/TAESS00019 Assessor Skill Set or TAESS00024 VET Delivered to School Students Teacher Enhancement Skills Set)
VET in Schools – Vocational Knowledge and Skills (3 credit points applied for an approved Certificate II or higher)
TABLE A (FIRST TEACHING AREAS)
Credit points in teaching area | 24 credit points |
Special requirements | Nil |
FTA | AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
JCU Cairns JCU Townsville | ||
JCU Townsville | ||
JCU Townsville | Chemistry (or equivalent) is a prerequisite for study of this teaching area | |
JCU Townsville | ||
JCU Townsville | ||
JCU Cairns JCU Townsville | ||
JCU Cairns JCU Townsville | Students taking this teaching area must undertake the Vocational Education and Training (VET) Specialisation *Two curriculum subjects will be taught out of Townsville and Cairns with the remaining subjects offered externally via cross institutional study. This teaching area may be studied online upon approval of the course coordinator | |
JCU Cairns JCU Townsville | As per requirements of LN3622, students taking this FTA are required to study in a non-English speaking country for a minimum of 4 weeks and up to 13 weeks. Students are required to complete a minimum of 60 hours of formal language instruction in the host country and engage in excursions, field trips as well as (where possible) home-stay accommodation to support their learning. | |
JCU Cairns JCU Townsville | ||
JCU Townsville | ||
JCU Cairns JCU Townsville | Students taking this teaching area in Cairns will be required to study subjects externally | |
JCU Cairns JCU Townsville | Students taking this teaching area must undertake the Vocational Education and Training (VET) Specialisation *Two curriculum subjects will be taught out of Townsville and Cairns with the remaining subjects offered externally via cross institutional study. This teaching area may be studied online upon approval of the course coordinator | |
JCU Cairns JCU Townsville | Mixed mode *Two curriculum subjects will be taught out of Townsville and Cairns with the remaining subjects offered externally via cross institutional study. | |
JCU Cairns JCU Townsville | Sound achievement in Year 11 and Year 12 Japanese (or equivalent) is a prerequisite for study in this teaching area Mixed mode *Two curriculum subjects will be taught out of Townsville and Cairns with the remaining subjects offered externally via cross institutional study. | |
JCU Townsville | ||
JCU Townsville | Mathematics B (or equivalent) is a prerequisite for study of this teaching area | |
JCU Townsville | Mathematics B (or equivalent) is a prerequisite for study of this teaching area The Mathematics Second Teaching Area is essential for students selecting the Physics First Teaching Area (FTA) in order to meet the subject prerequisite requirements of the Physics FTA. |
TABLE B (SECOND TEACHING AREAS/SPECIALISATION)
Credit points | 18 credit points |
Special requirements | Nil |
STA | AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
JCU Cairns JCU Townsville | ||
JCU Townsville | ||
JCU Townsville | Chemistry (or equivalent) is a prerequisite for study of this teaching area | |
JCU Townsville | ||
JCU Cairns JCU Townsville | ||
JCU Cairns JCU Townsville | Mixed mode *Two curriculum subjects will be taught out of Townsville and Cairns with the remaining subjects offered externally via cross institutional study. | |
JCU Cairns JCU Townsville | ||
JCU Townsville | ||
JCU Cairns JCU Townsville | ||
JCU Cairns JCU Townsville | Mathematics B (or equivalent) is a prerequisite for study of this teaching area | |
JCU Townsville JCU Cairns | Mixed mode *Two curriculum subjects will be taught out of Townsville and Cairns with the remaining subjects offered externally via cross institutional study. | |
JCU Townsville | Mathematics B (or equivalent) is a prerequisite for study of this teaching area | |
JCU Townsville JCU Cairns | Mixed mode *Two curriculum subjects will be taught out of Townsville and Cairns with the remaining subjects offered externally via cross institutional study. | |
SPECIALISATION | AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
JCU Cairns JCU Townsville | Only available to trade qualified students undertaking the Food Technologies and Design [Industry Entry] or the Industrial Technologies and Design [Industry Entry] First Teaching Areas This specialisation may be studied online upon approval of the course coordinator |
Location
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
JCU Cairns | Not all Teaching Areas are available at the Cairns campus. |
JCU Townsville |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time |
Maximum time to complete | 11 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 3 years |
Progression
Course progression requisites | Students must successfully complete LANTITE prior to their placement and GTPA assessment in their final year of study. |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | This course includes prescribed professional placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense. Further information about placements can be found at Coursework Enrolment Procedure. |
Special assessment requirements | Suitability to Work with Children Care (blue card): This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements that may involve contact with children under 18 years of age. Students are required to obtain a Suitability to work with Children Card (which involves a criminal history check undertaken by the Queensland police) before the start of the first placement. Students must retain a current Suitability to Work with Children Card for the duration of their course, as failure to do so will result in the termination of their admission to the course. For more information, refer to: Education Blue Card Students who do not complete the required number of days of a professional experience subject or a professional component of a subject, without the approval of the Director of Professional Experience, will be determined to have failed the subject. Refer to Review of a Student’s Suitability to Continue a Course Involving Placement policy. |
Professional accreditation requirements | Successful completion of all subjects contributes to the requirements for the Queensland College of Teachers Graduate level of the Australian Professional Standards (APST). Please also see `Additional Completion requirements’ in reference to the GTPA. |
Supplementary exam for final subject | Not applicable |
Credit
Eligibility | Students may apply for a credit transfer for previous tertiary study or informal and non-formal learning in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure. |
Maximum allowed | 63 credit points |
Currency | Credit will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 21 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the student has not completed this course. |
Other restrictions | Not applicable |
Award Details
Award title | BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SECONDARY) |
Approved abbreviation | BEd(Secondary) |
Inclusion of majors on testamur | Not Applicable - this course does not have majors |
Exit with lesser award | Students who have completed 24 credit points of their course award requirements, and withdraw from or fail to meet the requirements for progression in the later years, may be eligible for the award of Diploma of Tertiary Studies. Students who exit the course prior to completion, and have completed 72 credit points of study and appropriate subjects, may be eligible to receive the award of Bachelor of Educational Services. |
Course articulation | Not applicable |
Special awards | Students may receive an Award of Recognition in accordance with the Recognition of Academic Excellence Procedure |