BEDSHPE Bachelor of Education (Secondary Health and Physical Education)

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Overview

The Bachelor of Education (Secondary Health and Physical Education) is an initial teacher education degree that prepares students to teach in Middle and Senior Secondary School settings. Students will develop in-depth curriculum and pedagogy knowledge in the Health and Physical Education and one other teaching specialist area aligned with state and national curriculum frameworks. The course provides a balance of education learning theory with specialised content knowledge in one Major Teaching area and two Minor Teaching areas which will provide graduates with ability to teach one area to senior years schooling and two teaching areas to middle years schooling.

Student guidance

Program of study overview

To qualify for the Bachelor of Education (Secondary Health and Physical Education), a student must complete 144 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.

Students should note that teaching practicum topics require full-time commitment for their duration.

Not all topics are necessarily available each year.

Upon completion of 108 units a student may choose to exit with Bachelor of Education Studies subject to meeting the program of study for the award.

Program of study notes

This Program of Study serves as a suggested study plan. When core topics are offered in both halves of the year, students may enrol in these topics in either half of the year as long as requisites are met.
Students who take the Biology for Teaching Minor or Chemistry for Teaching Minor should take EDUC3746 as their option topic
Students who take the English for Teaching Minor should take EDUC3744 as their option topic
Students who take the Environmental Science for Teaching Minor should take either EDUC3746 or EDUC3752 as their option topic
Students who take the Mathematics for Teaching Minor should take EDUC3745 as their option topic
Students who take the Outdoor Education for Teaching Minor should take EDUC3752 as their option topic
Students who take Society and Culture for Teaching Minor should take EDUC3747 as their option topic
Students who take the Visual Arts for Teaching Minors should take EDUC3749 as their option topic

Program of study
144 Units

Year 136 Units

Core13.5 Units

Major9 Units

Minor 19 Units

Minor 24.5 Units

Year 236 Units

Core13.5 Units

Major9 Units

Minor 19 Units

Minor 24.5 Units

Year 336 Units

Core22.5 Units

First half9 Units

Second half13.5 Units

Option4.5 Units

Select 4.5 units from the following:

EDUC3744

4.5 Units

Communication Curriculum Specialisation B1: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years

EDUC3745

4.5 Units

Numeracy Curriculum Specialisation B1: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years

EDUC3746

4.5 Units

Science and Technology Curriculum Specialisation B1: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years

EDUC3747

4.5 Units

Humanities and Social Sciences Curriculum Specialisation B1: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years

EDUC3749

4.5 Units

The Arts Curriculum Specialisation B1: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years

EDUC3752

4.5 Units

General Curriculum Specialisation B1: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years

Major4.5 Units

Minor 24.5 Units

Year 436 Units

Core18 Units

Major13.5 Units

Minor 24.5 Units

Major36 Units

Minor 118 Units

Minor 218 Units

Select one of the following Minors and undertake the Minor topics where indicated in the Program of Study above.

Chemistry for Teaching

TENS-MN

18 Units

Environmental Science for Teaching

Mathematics for Teaching

TOED-MN

18 Units

Outdoor Education for Teaching

TSCU-MN

18 Units

Society and Culture for Teaching

TVAR-MN

18 Units

Visual Arts for Teaching

Admission requirements

Admission requirements

Inherent requirements

The course has inherent requirements in the areas of:

Literacy & Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE)
General requirements
Professional experience requirements
Skill requirements
Communication skills
Physical skills
Behavioural and social skills
Intellectual – conceptual, integrative and quantitative abilities

For further details visit the undergraduate education inherent requirements webpage.

Special requirements

Applicants must complete a non-academic assessment task known as a Teaching Capabilities Statement as part of their SATAC application to demonstrate their motivation to teach, their strong interpersonal and communication skills, willingness to learn, resilience, self-efficacy, and strong organisational and planning skills. This involves a short statement in response to three set questions used to demonstrate suitability for study and work in the teaching profession.

Applicants who select this course as a preference during the application process will be directed to a page to meet this requirement.

Visit the Teaching Capabilities Statement page for further information.

English Language requirements

Aims

The course aims to produce graduates who:

Enable achievement of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Graduate Career Stage and capacity to qualify for registration as a teacher
Prepare graduates to be ethical agents of change in a world that requires high levels of multi-literacies and intercultural understanding
Foster the values, capabilities and habits of mind of an adaptable life-long learner
Develop deep content and pedagogical knowledge and skills
Encourage globally minded, critical, creative, reflective and socially just ways of working
Exemplify connections between research, innovative teaching and industry engagement at the forefront of contemporary learning design

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course you will be able to:

Develop mutually respectful relationships with young people that support their physical, intellectual, cultural, ethical growth and wellbeing

Apply content and pedagogical knowledge and skills to design academically rigorous, developmentally appropriate and socially equitable curriculum

Demonstrate a commitment to working ethically and collaboratively with colleagues to achieve high quality, equitable outcomes for young people and the wider community

Analyse and critically evaluate research, and data to inform learning design for a diverse range of young people in Secondary educational settings, including non-academic pathways

Interpret policy frameworks and legal requirements which govern teachers’ work

Synthesise their learning to articulate how education can influence and respond to the demands made by a complex and ever-changing world

Student progression rules

The College of Education, Psychology and Social Work enact the Student Progress Policy to identify, intervene and provide assistance as required to pre-service teachers who are experiencing difficulty progressing in their enrolled course.

In addition, except with the permission of the Dean (Education) or nominee:

No professional experience placement may be taken more than twice
Pre-service teachers who demonstrate gross negligence or misconduct in the performance of an assigned duty will not be offered more than one professional experience placement
Students must pass both components of the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) by the midpoint of their degree. The standard resit allowance permits an initial test attempt plus up to two additional resits for each component (literacy and numeracy) of the test. Students may only be granted a fourth or fifth attempt based on the judgement of the Dean (Education). This cap has been determined by the Australian Government LANTITE Governance Committee.
If a student is no longer able to meet the inherent requirements of the course, they should seek academic counsel from the Course Coordinator or Teaching Program Director, and/or they may be referred to the Student Progress Committee
The course must be completed within 10 consecutive years

Professional accreditation and recognition

Professional accreditation

Associations

Course/Course specialisation association

Course/Exit award association

Honours - 1 year/Bachelor association

Overview

Student guidance

Program of study144 Units

Admission requirements

Aims

Learning outcomes

Student progression rules

Professional accreditation and recognition

Associations

Program of study
144 Units