Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
UndergraduateUSQ-BES-DEG2024
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- Study method
- 100% online study with practicum placement
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Credit available
- Yes
- Duration
- 4 years full time or part time equivalent
- Total subjects
- 32
- Available loans
- Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
- CSP available
- Yes
Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
About this degree
Upon successful completion of the Bachelor of Education program, students should be able to:
- Know students and how they learn (possess a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts).
- Know the content and how to teach it (transmit knowledge, skills and ideas to others).
- Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning (well-developed cognitive, technical and communication skills to select and apply methods and technologies to transmit knowledge, skills and ideas to others).
- Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments (apply knowledge and skills with initiative and judgement in planning, problem-solving and decision making in professional practice).
- Assess, provide feedback and report on student learning (analyse, generate and transmit solutions to unpredictable and sometimes complex problems and transmit knowledge and ideas to others).
- Engage in professional learning (through collaborative professional practice apply a broad and coherent body of knowledge and skills in a range of contexts to undertake professional work and as a pathway for further learning).
- Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers, and the community (through professional integrity and ethical practice present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas in order to communicate knowledge, skills and ideas to others).
- UniSQ’s Bachelor of Secondary Education is designed to prepare graduates who are confident to teach a diverse range of students from Years 7 to 12, in a variety of contexts. Your degree will prepare you to teach into a minimum of two subject areas, with over 20 different teaching areas from which to choose. Having two teaching areas makes you a flexible and desirable educator in the secondary school environment. A key feature of the Bachelor of Secondary Education is the opportunity to complete your professional experience at a variety of locations including rural, remote and international placements. With over 800 placement partners, your placements may include a mixture of mainstream classroom settings as well as opportunities to engage in alternative educational settings.
Recommended study pattern
Year 1
EDC1000 Introduction to the Profession
EDC1001 Understanding Learner Development
Teaching Area 1 - Course 1
EDU1100 Introduction to Professional Experience
Teaching Area 2 - Course 1
EDS22** Curriculum & Pedagogy (1st Area)
EDC1002 Learners in the 21st Century
EDC2111 Positive Behaviour
Year 2
Teaching Area 1 - Course 2
Teaching Area 1 - Course 3
EDS41** Curriculum & Pedagogy Senior (1st Area)
EDC2000 Learner Diversity
Teaching Area 2 - Course 2
Teaching Area 1 - Course 4
EDU2100 Curriculum & Pedagogy Professional Experience
EDC2002 Digital Technologies Within and Across the Curriculum
Year 3
Teaching Area 1 - Course 5
Teaching Area 2 - Course 3
EDU3100 Assessment & Reporting Professional Experience
Teaching Area 2 - Course 4
EDC3002 Literacy & Numeracy
EDS22** Curriculum & Pedagogy Junior (2nd area)
LANTITE
EDC3001 First Nations Education
EDC3111 Supportive Learning Environments
EDL0001 Literacy Result for LANTITE
EDL0002 Numeracy Result for LANTITE
Year 4
EDU3200 Evaluation & Improvement Professional Experience
EDS41** Curriculum & Pedagogy Senior (2nd area)
Teaching Area 1 - Course 6
EDS4444 Understanding Secondary Systems
Teaching Area 2 - Course 5
EDC4000 Preparing for the Profession
EDC4111 Welfare & Wellbeing in Education
EDU4100 Evidence for Teacher Impact
Award requirements
Completion of 32 units as outlined in the Recommended Study Pattern section plus completion of required practical placements.Exit points
Bachelor of General Education Studies, Associate Degree in Education Studies, Diploma of Education Studies.
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Indicative total fee $17,780
The amount shown here is indicative for an Australian citizen studying full-time, which is typically 8 subjects per year.
Fees may vary depending on:
- the subjects you choose
- credit from previous work experience
- your eligibility for government funding loans or subsidies such as HECS-HELP or a Commonwealth supported place.
To learn more, go to Fees or contact a student advisor.
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- Times Higher Education Ranking 2024:
- 24
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Entry requirements
- ATAR - 66.00 or equivalent Subject pre-requisites: English (Units 3 & 4, C); General Maths, Mathematical Methods, or Specialist Maths (Units 3 & 4, C) or equivalent. You will be required to submit a statement addressing suitability criteria. For information on selection guidelines, including the process for assessing an applicant's non-academic capabilities, please see the selection guidelines for initial teacher education courses. Note: You must be able to meet the physical and other professional requirements of professional experience placements within this degree. Proof of meeting the English Language Proficiency requirements is also required.
- Completed VET qualifications can be used to derive an ATAR score or Selection Rank which may be used to meet the Entry Requirements for the program. We encourage you to reach out to the UniSQ team to discuss your options further.
- Work and Life experience may be used to derive an ATAR score or Selection Rank which may be used to meet the Entry Requirements for the program. We encourage you to reach out to the UniSQ team to discuss your options further.
- Exemptions/credit will be assessed based on the UniSQ Credit and Exemption Procedure. Claims for credit for previous study should be submitted prior to or at the time of enrolment. Each claim will be assessed on individual merit in line with UniSQ policy.
Study method requirements
Placement requires attendance at a School determined by the University.
Career opportunities
Professional recognition
As a graduate, you are eligible to apply for registration as a teacher through the Queensland College of Teachers. To be eligible for registration in Queensland, both domestic and international students are required to attend the majority of placements in settings within Australia. In addition to completing all requirements for the degree, students need to pass the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) prior to graduation. It's recommended that students pass the LANTITE before the successful completion of 16 courses. Please register for the LANTITE test through the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) website.Australian job snapshots
Data sourced from Australian Jobs 2023.
Role | Earnings | Employment change |
|---|---|---|
Secondary School Teachers | $93K to $120K | Up 2.7% |