Bachelor of Education Secondary
Bachelor of Education Secondary
The Bachelor of Education Secondary prepares candidates to become a secondary school teacher, eligible to teach from year 7 to year 12 in a range of secondary schools such as middle, secondary and senior colleges. At CDU, you can study a Bachelor of Education Secondary online or on campus, part…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Bachelor of Education Secondary prepares candidates to become a secondary school teacher, eligible to teach from year 7 to year 12 in a range of secondary schools such as middle, secondary and senior colleges. At CDU, you can study a Bachelor of Education Secondary online or on campus, part time or full time. This makes it easier to fit study into your existing commitments. When you graduate, you’ll be qualified to register as a teacher anywhere in Australia.
The course focuses on the skills and knowledge that you will need to teach in high schools, as outlined by the Australian National Curriculum. It meets both the national and local need for teachers committed to improving educational outcomes for children in year 7 to year 12. In this course you will learn about:
the school curriculum
contemporary approaches to issues in education, such as inclusivity
child and adolescent development
behaviour management and student wellbeing
improving the teaching-learning relationship in the classroom
teaching First Nation learners
developing an informed, evidence-based approach to learning and teaching in secondary school settings.
As a secondary teacher, you will specialise in teaching certain subjects. As part of your degree, you will choose two specialisations: a major and a minor. You can choose from a range of options, including:
Technologies
Health and Physical Education
Humanities
Languages Other Than English – Chinese, Greek, Indonesian, Yolngu
Mathematics
Music
Science
Visual Arts
English
The course is a mixture of discipline-specific curriculum and pedagogical studies, general education studies and professional experience. When you graduate, your levels of personal literacy and numeracy will be broadly equivalent to the top 30% of the Australian population.
Students are encouraged to review the employer eligibility requirements as they can vary state to state.
Professional recognition
On graduating, you will be eligible to register as a teacher in all states and territories in Australia, providing you meet all other requirements. Registration is currently being approved.
REQUIREMENTS
Admission requirements are met by one of the following:
- Successful completion of the Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (or equivalent) and the awarding of an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of at least 60*.
- Successful completion of a national qualification at Certificate III level or higher.
- Successful completion of at least 0.5 year of full-time study (or equivalent) of a higher education degree/diploma.
- Overseas secondary or tertiary qualifications considered equivalent to the above Australian qualifications.
IELTS Academic Module: Minimum overall score of 7.0 with no band less than 7.0
Cambridge Advanced English (CAE): Minimum overall score of 185 with no skill below 185
Common European Framework Certificate of English Proficiency: Test not accepted for this course.
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic module: Minimum overall score of 65 with no score less than 65 in listening, speaking, reading and writing
TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT): Minimum overall score of 94 with no score less than 23 in speaking, 24 in reading and listening, and 27 in writing
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Charles Darwin University (CDU) is a truly unique institution, headquartered in the Northern Territory and spanning the whole country with delivery sites in cities like Brisbane, Darwin, Perth, Melbourne and Sydney and regional hubs such as Alice Springs, Katherine and Palmerston. The university’s multi-campus, virtual and online expertise, course profiles, delivery methods, research activities and operation, result from a commitment to the regions in which it operates. At CDU, international students will benefit from the university’s relatively smaller class sizes and a low student-to-teacher ratio that is in the range of one teacher to every 15-20 students. International students have 11 campuses and centres located around Australia where they could be studying, from tropical Darwin, the outback of Alice Springs or in one of Australia’s more famous cities, Sydney. CDU is ranked number four among Australian universities for undergraduate employment outcomes.
