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Bachelor of Professional Education (Japanese) CU30

Duration: 4 years full-time.
Mode: Internal.
Location(On-Campus): R.
Courses/Units of Credit: 32 courses/192 units of credit.
Faculty: Education & Creative Arts.
Entry: QTAC. Applicants are requested to contact the Faculty regarding entry. It is desirable that applicants have some Japanese language experience. However, students without this experience are also invited to apply.
Accreditation: Graduates are eligible for provisional registration with the Queensland Board of Teacher Registration. Full registration is gained following the equivalent of 12 months’ successful, full-time teaching.
Practicum/Work Placement: 100 days of Fieldwork must be undertaken. Fieldwork is undertaken at the student’s expense. 80 days will be completed in schools working with registered teachers, and a further 20 in an educational setting.
Residential School: Nil.
Exit Awards: Diploma of Professional Education after 8 courses of study; Advanced Diploma of Professional Education after 16 courses of study; Bachelor of Training (International) after 24 courses of study.
Contact: Dave Chapman - 07 4930 9275.

Program Overview

This program provides students with the opportunity to develop as professionals in areas of education, Japanese and one other discipline area. Graduates will be eligible to work as teachers of Japanese and in another discipline area in secondary schools. In addition, they will be able to seek employment in their chosen plan area. This program is a comprehensive tertiary program delivered through Japanese immersion and extensive practical experience in schools, industry, the community and in Japan.

Entry

The Bachelor of Professional Education (Japanese) degree enables students to obtain sufficient courses of study to have 2 teaching areas to Year 12. Courses in the proposed elective section of the course will consist of 8 electives chosen from any Faculty/discipline area.

Students intending to apply for teaching positions with independent schools such as Catholic Education and/or other Christian schools, may be required to show evidence of studies in religion. EDCU19017 Religious Curriculum & Pedagogy I Elective is the course that the Rockhampton Catholic Education Office deems appropriate for potential teachers to have studied. This course may be taken in Term 8.

Program Structure

Code Course

Year 1 - Autumn

LOTE11003   Effective Communication in a Second Language

LOTE12005   Communication & Meaning in a Second Language

EDED11321   Child & Adolescent Development

1 x Discipline Study

Year 1 - Winter

LOTE11004   Second Language Communication in a Global Environment

LOTE12006   International Communication in a Second Language

EDED12325   Teaching, Learning & Planning (+ 5 days in primary schools + 5 days Saturday Morning School)

1 x Discipline Study

Year 2 - Autumn

LOTE11007   Second Language Communication

EDED11322   Communication, Culture & Difference

LOTE11011   Second Language Teaching Methodologies (+ 5 days Saturday Morning School)

LOTE13034   Education and the Japanese Abroad

Year 2 - Winter

EDFE12008   Professional Practice II (teaching or workplace experience in Japan)

LOTE19037   Research in Language & Cultural Acquisition

EDED14330   Gender as a Social Justice Issue

LOTE12032   Education in Japanese Organisations

Year 3 - Autumn

EDSE11001   Teaching Studies

LOTE12028   Special Project

Either

EDSE11006   Humanities Studies Years 8 - 10

or

EDSE20005   Curriculum Studies I

Plus 1 x Discipline Study

Year 3 - Winter

EDED13323   Society Culture & Diversity

LOTE11008   Second Language Communication

EDSE20007   Senior Secondary Schooling

Either

EDSE12013   Humanities Studies Years 8 - 12

or

EDSE20012   Curriculum Studies II

Year 4 - Autumn

EDFE11010   Professional Practice III (3 weeks)

LOTE11035   LOTE Curriculum & Pedagogy

Either

EDVT11017   Cultural Contexts of Education & Training (not offered 2001)

or

48168   Contemparary Issues in VET

Plus 1 x Discipline Studies

Year 4 - Winter

EDFE11013   Professional Practice IV (3 weeks)

EDED11277   Racial Formation & Education

EDED11345   Assessing Learners

Either

1 x Discipline Studies

or

EDCU19017   Religious Curriculum & Pedagogy I*

Note: All courses may be completed externally, but for enrolment/admission purposes, enrol in EDFE11010   and EDFE11013   internally.

* Students who intend applying for teaching positions in Catholic and/or Christian schools should complete this course.

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