Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education (Secondary) CK01

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education (Secondary) is a combined degree for students wishing to enter the profession of teaching with specialisation in secondary education. It provides students with the opportunity to develop as professional teachers through a comprehensive tertiary program and extensive practical experience in schools and the community. This program enables preservice teachers to prepare themselves to teach in a range of secondary education curriculum areas including:

• English;
• Drama;
• History;
• Geography; and/or
• Japanese to Year 12.

Curriculum subject areas are offered depending on availability of appropriate curriculum studies in the discipline degree and the availability of pedagogical studies in the Education degree.

Graduates are eligible to apply for teaching positions with employers including Education Queensland, Catholic Education and independent schools.

Program Structure

To satisfy the requirements of the award, students must complete 32 courses or 192 units of credit as outlined below.

Year/Term	BA	BEd (Secondary)
Year 1
Autumn	3 courses	1 course
Winter	3 courses	1 course
Year 2
Autumn	2 courses	1 course
Winter	3 courses	1 course
Year 3
Autumn	2 courses	2 courses
Winter	1 course	2 courses 1 course (EDFE12008  )
Year 4
Autumn	2 courses	2 course
Winter		4 courses including EDFE11010   and EDFE11013

Bachelor of Arts Strand

Students must select a course of study that includes 2 approved plans and a minor from within the core studies plans of the Bachelor of Arts program.

A plan consists of 6 courses, with at least 4 of these courses being at advanced level.

Students may choose their plans from:

• Asia Pacific Studies
• Australian Studies
• Drama & Literary Studies
• Drama Studies
• Film Studies
• Geography
• History
• Japanese Language
• Literary & Cultural Studies
• Literary Studies
• Text & Cultural Studies

By carefully selecting courses, students are able to obtain 16 courses of study (3 teaching areas) that can be linked to 3 secondary education curriculum areas.

Students will select courses according to the rules for the Bachelor of Arts program and are advised to do so in consultation with the Bachelor of Arts program advisor.

Students selecting Japanese as one of their 2 teaching areas will be required to take a proficiency test prior to entering the course as well as at the beginning of the second and third years of the course to ensure that they are achieving the required standard of proficiency to be eligible for employment as Japanese teachers.

Students intending to apply for teaching positions in the private sector may be required to show evidence of studies in religion.

Students enrolling in this program should consult the Program advisor no later than Orientation Week.

Bachelor of Education (Secondary)

Combined Secondary (16 discipline x 16 education = 32 courses) BArts

Code	Course
Year 1 - Autumn
EDED11321	Child and Adolescent Development
	Discipline
	Discipline
	Discipline
Year 1 - Winter
EDED12325	Teaching Learning and Planning
	Discipline
	Discipline
	Discipline
Year 2 - Autumn
EDSE11001	Teaching Studies
EDED12347	Inclusive Educational Strategies
Year 2 - Winter
EDSE12018	Senior Secondary Schooling
Two of: (selection depends on teaching areas that student is preparing in)
EDVT12005	VET Curriculum in Schools (CU34 students only)
EDCU11013	Health & Physical Education Curriculum & Pedagogy
EDSE11021	Secondary Mathematics Education I
EDSE11004	Secondary English Curriculum I
EDSE12016	Curriculum Studies I
LOTE11011	Second Language Teaching Methodology
EDCU11023	Technology Curriculum and Pedagogy
EDSE11006	Humanities Studies Years 8 to 10
EDCU11020	Science Curriculum & Pedagogy
Year 3 - Autumn
EDFE12008	Professional Practice II (3 week block in February prior to Autumn Term commencement)
Year 3 - Winter
Two of: (selection depends on teaching areas that student is preparing in)
EDCU11005	Studies in Curriculum - Physical Education
LOTE12032	Education & Japanese Organisations
EDSE12019	Secondary Mathematics Education II
EDSE12011	Secondary English Curriculum II
EDSE12017	Curriculum Studies II
EDSE12013	Humanities Studies Years 8 to 12
EDED11276	Computers in Education
EDCU19025	Advanced Science Curriculum & Pedagogy
Year 4 - Autumn
EDED11320	Language, Education & Professional Understanding
EDED11322	Communication, Culture & Difference
Year 4 - Winter
EDFE11010	Professional Practice III (3 week block)
EDFE11013	Professional Practice IV (3 week block)
Two of
EDED14330	Gender as a Social Justice Issue
EDCU19017	Managing Religion Learning in a Catholic School
EDED11344	Economy, Education & Management
EDED12346	Positive Classroom Behaviour
Students intending to apply for teaching positions in the private sector may be required to show evidence of studies in religion.

Application for Credit Transfer

Credit transfer will only be granted where a student is able to demonstrate that tertiary studies equivalent in content and depth to the CQU program has been completed. Students should examine the course synopses in this handbook to determine the courses for which they may be eligible to claim exemption. For more information about credit transfer contact the program administrator.