Handbook - Bachelor of Arts/Master of Teaching (Secondary)

BA/MTeach(Sec)

Credit points

360

Minimum duration

4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

Brisbane
Melbourne
Strathfield

Note:

Student will have the choice to study units in the Master of Teaching (Secondary) in the online mode.

*Not offered to International students in Brisbane 2025

EFTSL value of units : All 10cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a credit point (cp) value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

Applicants must comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy that includes meeting a minimum ATAR requirement.

International applicants must meet the English Language Requirements as defined in the Admissions to Coursework Programs Policy.

Demonstrate suitability for teaching as evidenced by completion of the relevant State assessment, which will be provided in the application process. (excluding QLD)

State	Prerequisites
New South Wales	Assumed knowledge: 2 units of English (any) (Band 3), Mathematics (other than Mathematics General 2) for study in Mathematics (Band 3)
Queensland	Prerequisites: English (Units 3 & 4, C)
Victoria	Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL Prerequisite for study in Mathematics: Units 3 and 4: Mathematical Methods

State

Prerequisites

New South Wales

Assumed knowledge: 2 units of English (any) (Band 3), Mathematics (other than Mathematics General 2) for study in Mathematics (Band 3)

Queensland

Prerequisites: English (Units 3 & 4, C)

Victoria

Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL

Prerequisite for study in Mathematics: Units 3 and 4: Mathematical Methods

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2025 Admission.

Definition

A Major is 80 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at 100-level, at least 40 cp at 200-level and at least 20 cp from 300-level.

A Minor is 40 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at 100-level and at least 20 cp at 200- or 300-level.

Completion requirements

To qualify for the Bachelor of Arts/Master of Teaching (Secondary) degree a student must complete 360 cp consisting of:

1. 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, for the Bachelor of Arts degree, consisting of:

160 cp from:
2 Arts Majors (Part A) OR
1 Arts Major (Part B) and 2 Arts Minors (Part C) OR
1 Arts Major (Part B) and 1 Arts Minor (Part D) and 40 cp of Arts Elective Units (Part E)
10 cp from Community Engagement Unit (Part F)
40 cp from Education Studies Units (Part G)
10 cp from Bachelor of Arts Elective Unit (Part H)
20 cp from Core Curriculum Units (Part I)

2. 120 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, for the Master of Teaching (Secondary) degree, consisting of:

60 cp from Education Studies and Effective Teaching Units (Part J)
40 cp from Secondary Curriculum Studies Units (Part K)
20 cp from Education Elective Units (Part L)
0 cp from ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units (Part M)

Other requirements

Students must pass all professional experience components, including professional experience embedded within units.

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator.

Applicants seeking teacher registration in Australia should check with state registration bodies to confirm English Language Proficiency requirements for teacher registration.

Exit points

A student who has successfully completed the following requirements may exit from the course with that qualification. Note that none of these qualifications will lead to teacher registration.

Diploma in Liberal Arts: 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings of the Bachelor of Arts.
Bachelor of Arts: 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings of the Bachelor of Arts
Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies: 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings of the Master of Teaching (Secondary).
Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies: 40 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings of the Master of Teaching (Secondary

Students may be able to exit with two degrees, (Diploma in Liberal Arts or a Bachelor of Arts; and a Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies or a Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies), depending on their progress in this degree.

Progression requirements

1. Bachelor of Arts

Unless otherwise specified, students must complete a unit or units at an introductory level (100-level) in an approved sequence before undertaking advanced level units (200 or 300-level) in that sequence. Any additional prerequisites for individual units are shown in brackets after the unit in the Schedule of Unit Offerings.

A student may, with the approval of the Course Coordinator, undertake cross-institutional study in order to satisfy the requirements, in whole or in part, of:

a Major or a Minor in a language other than English; and/or
a Major in any discipline, where the student has completed a Minor in that discipline at this University

2. Master of Teaching (Secondary)

All students progressing to the Master of Teaching (Secondary) must:

Have successfully completed the Bachelor of Arts
a major study in one teaching area; and
a separate minor study in a second teaching area, that may be separate from or related to the major study area.
be able to select from teaching areas that are available in the course and meet the requirements of the applicant's local state/territory registration
authority; and
the combination of teaching areas identified would usually prepare the applicant to teach across all year levels of secondary schooling.
Have the appropriate approvals before they may enter a classroom. These are Blue Card (Queensland) or Working with Children Check (New South Wales and Victoria).

International students must bring police check documentation from their own countries. To meet the requirements for working in settings other than schools, a National Police check may be required. All students who have lived in another country for 12 months or more must provide a police check from that country for that period.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Part A : Bachelor of Arts Majors

Complete exactly 2 of the following:

ARCHArchaeology80 CP
Available Brisbane#, Melbourne#, Strathfield
BUSDBusiness Studies80 CP
DRAMDrama80 CP
ENGLEnglish80 CP
GEESGeography, Environment and Society80 CP
HISTHistory80 CP
(Students in NSW studying the History major complete either Ancient or Modern History. Unit enrolment advice should be followed. In NSW Ancient History requires 1 unit of Modern History, and Modern History requires 1 unit of Ancient History.)
MATHMathematics80 CP
MUSCMusic80 CP
Available Brisbane, Melbourne
SRLGStudy of Religions80 CP
THSDTheological Studies80 CP
VISUVisual Arts80 CP

Offerings for 2025

#Offered online only

Part B : Bachelor of Arts Major

Complete exactly 1 of the following:

ARCHArchaeology80 CP
Available Brisbane#, Melbourne#, Strathfield
BUSDBusiness Studies80 CP
DRAMDrama80 CP
ENGLEnglish80 CP
GEESGeography, Environment and Society80 CP
HISTHistory80 CP
(Students in NSW studying the History major complete either Ancient or Modern History. Unit enrolment advice should be followed. In NSW Ancient History requires 1 unit of Modern History, and Modern History requires 1 unit of Ancient History.)
MATHMathematics80 CP
MUSCMusic80 CP
Available Brisbane, Melbourne
SRLGStudy of Religions80 CP
THSDTheological Studies80 CP
VISUVisual Arts80 CP

Part C : Bachelor of Arts Minors

Complete exactly 2 of the following:

ARCHArchaeology40 CP
Available Brisbane#, Melbourne#, Strathfield
BUSDBusiness Studies40 CP
DRAMDrama40 CP
DTCODigital Technologies (Computing)40 CP
Available Strathfield
ECONEconomics40 CP
Brisbane#, Melbourne#, Strathfield#
ENGLEnglish40 CP
GEESGeography, Environment and Society40 CP
HISTHistory40 CP
HLDVHealthy Development40 CP
Available Melbourne
MATHMathematics40 CP
MUSCMusic40 CP
Available Brisbane, Melbourne
PINRPolitics and International Relations40 CP
Available Brisbane, Melbourne, Strathfield (North Sydney)
PSYCPsychology40 CP
SRLGStudy of Religions40 CP
THSDTheological Studies40 CP
VISUVisual Arts40 CP

Offerings for 2025

#Offered online only

Part D : Bachelor of Arts Minor

Complete exactly 1 of the following:

ARCHArchaeology40 CP
Available Brisbane#, Melbourne#, Strathfield
BUSDBusiness Studies40 CP
DRAMDrama40 CP
DTCODigital Technologies (Computing)40 CP
Available Strathfield
ECONEconomics40 CP
Brisbane#, Melbourne#, Strathfield#
ENGLEnglish40 CP
GEESGeography, Environment and Society40 CP
HISTHistory40 CP
HLDVHealthy Development40 CP
Available Melbourne
MATHMathematics40 CP
MUSCMusic40 CP
Available Brisbane, Melbourne
PINRPolitics and International Relations40 CP
Available Brisbane, Melbourne, Strathfield (North Sydney)
PSYCPsychology40 CP
SRLGStudy of Religions40 CP
THSDTheological Studies40 CP
VISUVisual Arts40 CP

Part E : Bachelor of Arts Elective Units

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

BABachelor of Arts240 CP

Part F : Community Engagement Unit

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

HUMA330Community Engagement: Placement10 CP
HUMA331Big Ideas: Social Enterprise and Innovation10 CP

Part G : Education Studies Units

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

EDES100Understanding Learning and Teaching10 CP
EDES103Understanding Learners and Their Contexts10 CP
EDES104Digital Cultures and Capabilities10 CP
EDES105Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledges, Histories and Cultures10 CP

Part H : Bachelor of Arts Elective Unit

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

BABachelor of Arts240 CP

Part I : Core Curriculum Units

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

UNCC100Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society10 CP
PHCC102Being Human10 CP
PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10 CP
UNCC300Justice and Change in a Global World10 CP
PHCC320The Just Society10 CP

Part J : Education Studies and Effective Teaching Units

Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

EDES603Inclusive Practice10 CP
EDES690Literacy and Numeracy across the Secondary Curriculum10 CP
EDET595Effective Teaching 1: Professional Practices10 CP
EDET695Effective Teaching 2: Engaging Learners10 CP
EDET696Effective Teaching 3: Teacher Inquiry and Evidence-based Practice10 CP
EDET692Applied Educational Assessment Across the Secondary Curriculum10 CP

Part K : Curriculum Studies Units

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

Part L : Education Elective Units

Complete exactly 20 of the following:

Any other Education elective units at Master level as approved by the Course Coordinator and advised of in the Course Enrolment Guides.

Students studying a 3rd teaching area will be permitted to study additional Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (CPA) 1 and 2 units.

Part M : ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units

Complete exactly 3 of the following:

LNTE110Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic0 CP
LNTE100LANTITE - Literacy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students0 CP
LNTE101LANTITE - Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students0 CP

Course map

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Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.

Course maps are subject to change.

Two Majors - Commencing Semester 1

Year 1Semester 1

Bachelor of Arts Majors Major 1 Unit 1 (100 level unit)10 cp
Bachelor of Arts MajorsMajor 2 Unit 1 (100 level unit)10 cp
Bachelor of Arts Elective Unit BA Elective10 cp
Education Studies UnitsEDES100Understanding Learning and Teaching10 cp

Year 1Winter Term

Core Curriculum Units Core Curriculum Unit 1See the ACU Core Curriculum page for details10 cp

Year 1Semester 2

Bachelor of Arts Majors Major 1 Unit 2 (100/200 level unit)10 cp
Bachelor of Arts MajorsMajor 2 Unit 2 (100/200 level unit)10 cp
Bachelor of Arts MajorsMajor 2 Unit 3 (200 level unit)10 cp
Education Studies UnitsEDES103Understanding Learners and Their Contexts10 cp

ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units LNTE110Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic0 cp
ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units LNTE100LANTITE - Literacy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students
To register for the ACER LANTITE tests go to https://teacheredtest.acer.edu.au/ upon successful completion, ACU will add LNTE100 (Lit) LNTE101 (Num) to your transcript.
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ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units LNTE101LANTITE - Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students
To register for the ACER LANTITE tests go to https://teacheredtest.acer.edu.au/ upon successful completion, ACU will add LNTE100 (Lit) LNTE101 (Num) to your transcript.
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BA/MTeach(Sec)

Credit points

Minimum duration

Approved locations

Admission requirements

Definition

Completion requirements

Other requirements

Exit points

Progression requirements

Schedule of unit offerings

Course map

Two Majors - Commencing Semester 1

One Major and Two Minors - Commencing Semester 1

One Major and Two Minors (Includes Third Teaching Area) - Commencing Semester 1

One Major, One Minor, and Electives - Commencing Semester 1

One Major, One Minor, and Religious Education - Commencing Semester 1

Two Majors - Commencing Semester 2

One Major and Two Minors - Commencing Semester 2

One Major and Two Minors (Includes Third Teaching Area) - Commencing Semester 2