Bachelor of Education (Secondary)/Bachelor of Arts (Mathematics)
Bachelor of Education (Secondary)/Bachelor of Arts (Mathematics)
Prepare students to succeed in a rapidly changing world. You will learn the craft of teaching from experienced mentors across a wide range of educational contexts. Gain the confidence, skills, and practical experience to teach secondary mathematics. As a graduate, you will be proficient in innovative curriculum, teaching and assessment…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Prepare students to succeed in a rapidly changing world. You will learn the craft of teaching from experienced mentors across a wide range of educational contexts. Gain the confidence, skills, and practical experience to teach secondary mathematics. As a graduate, you will be proficient in innovative curriculum, teaching and assessment practice. This course includes university-level mathematics, and you will develop a contemporary understanding of the variety of ways students learn mathematics and the diversity of teaching approaches needed to ensure all students understand mathematics. Build strength in your skills over time, from observing your mentor teacher, to co-teaching, through to planning for and teaching multiple classes a day.
Careers
Our graduates have pursued careers in:
secondary school teaching, including Catholic, government and independent settings
institutes of technical and further education (TAFE)
vocational education
community education centres
private colleges
special education settings
Further study
Graduates with bachelor degrees may be eligible for entry into honours courses or to a range of postgraduate coursework programs, e.g. graduate certificates and graduate diplomas and, through these qualifications and/or with relevant work experience, to master’s degree programs.
ACU offers further opportunities to advance your education career. Master of Education/Graduate Certificate in Education enhances career advancement opportunities for teachers and other professionals engaged in lead educational roles such as education administrators, researchers, policy makers, career counsellors, psychologists, members of the defence forces, youth ministers and family/parish educators.
Master of Educational Leadership/Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership participants explore theories of educational leadership, management and administration, and learn to apply them appropriately to their own contexts including Catholic and faith-based educational organisations defined as those organisations affiliated with a religious group or established Church.
Graduate Certificate in Religious Education is for primary and secondary school teachers who want to teach religion.
REQUIREMENTS
Applicants require the equivalent of Australian Year 12 certificate and an IELTS minimum of 7.0 in reading and writing and a minimum of 7.5 in listening and speaking. Pre-requisites may also apply for entry into some major and minor sequences.
Recognised international high school qualification
Adjustment factors
If you’re currently completing Year 12 you may be eligible for adjustment factors that can boost your rank and help you get into your desired course.
Adjustment factors may be applied to your TAC application if you study particular subjects, attend schools geographically close to our campuses or in certain regional areas, apply as an elite athlete or performer or meet certain other criteria.
Inherent requirement
There are essential components of a course or unit that demonstrate the capabilities, knowledge and skills to achieve the core learning outcomes of that course or unit. You will need to be able to meet these inherent requirements to complete your course.
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS) – 7.0 minimum score in Reading and Writing and a minimum of 7.5 in listening and speaking
- Pearson Test of English (PTE) – 65
- Test of English as a Foreign Language – Academic (TOEFL) – 94 (Writing – 27, Reading – 24, Speaking – 23, Listening – 24)
- ACU English Language Test – A
- Cambridge Advanced English (CAE) – 185
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Australian Catholic University (ACU) is an Australian education provider that is ranked in the top 2% of universities worldwide and the top 40 of Generation Y universities. Study options are offered in the areas of arts and humanities; business and IT; education; law; nursing and health sciences; philosophy and theology; psychology; sport and biological science. A degree at ACU involves much more than classes and study. Throughout the degree, students will hear and learn from industry leaders who bring their expertise to ACU to inspire a new generation of leaders. ACU has campuses across Brisbane, Adelaide, Ballarat, Blacktown, Canberra, Melbourne, North Sydney, Rome, and Strathfield.