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Bachelor of Arts/Master of Teaching (Secondary)
Accelerate your studies and gain a postgraduate teaching qualification with our new specialised Bachelor of Arts/Master of Teaching (Secondary).
Become a teacher who is confident, adaptable, and able to design and implement engaging and flexible learning experiences to meet the needs of your students.
The Bachelor of Arts/Master of Teaching (Secondary) is an initial teacher education course. It’s fast-tracked so you’ll be able to graduate with an undergraduate degree and a postgraduate teaching qualification in just four years.
The Bachelor of Arts/Master of Teaching (Secondary) provides you with an innovative pathway into becoming a secondary school teacher with two specialist teaching areas.
This course is offered at our Brisbane, Melbourne and Strathfield campuses.
Applications for Semester 1 2023 are now open.
By studying this double degree, you will deepen your disciplinary knowledge by completing a Bachelor of Arts alongside an initial teacher education qualification at the postgraduate level. You will have the option of completing your secondary teacher accreditation requirements for:
As well as learning how to make well-reasoned ethical decisions, you will graduate with the ability to recognise, assess and respond to the complex ethical issues you’re bound to face in your career.
As a graduate of this course, you will have a strong grounding in secondary education curriculum and pedagogy and will have the confidence and practical experience to teach in your specialist teaching area. You will build your skills and practice through 80 days of supervised professional experience.
Graduates are eligible for registration as a secondary teacher in government, independent, Catholic or other faith-based schools, and a range of secondary education settings.
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Unit 3 |
Unit 4 |
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Year 1 Semester 1 |
Major 1a
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Major 2a |
BA elective
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Understanding Learning and Teaching |
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Year 1 – Winter Term |
Core Curriculum Unit 1 |
Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society
or Being Human
or Ethics and the Good Life |
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Year 1 – Semester 2 |
Major 1b |
Major 2b |
Major 2c |
Understanding Learners and Their Contexts |
Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic
and Literacy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students |
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Year 2 – Summer Term |
Year 2 – Summer Term |
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Year 2 – Semester 1 |
Major 1c |
Major 1d |
Major 2e |
Major 2d |
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Year 2 – Winter Term |
Core Curriculum Unit 2 |
Justice and Change in a Global World
or |
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Year 2 – Semester 2 |
Major 1e |
Major 1f |
Major 2f |
Major 2g |
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Year 3 – Summer Term |
Community Engagement: Placement
or |
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Year 3 – Semester 1 |
Major 1g |
Major 1h |
Major 2h |
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Year 3 – Semester 2 |
Teaching Area 1 |
Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 |
Teaching Area 2
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Year 4 – Summer Term |
Education elective
(Elective offerings available in Semester 2, Professional Term 4 and Summer Term) |
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Year 4 – Professional Term 2 or Semester 1 |
Teaching Area 1 |
Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 |
Teaching Area 2
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Applied Educational Assessment Across the Secondary Curriculum |
Effective Teaching 2: Engaging Learners
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Year 4 – Winter Term |
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Year 4 – Semester 2 |
Education elective (Elective offerings available in Semester 2, Professional Term 4 and Summer Term) |
Effective Teaching 3: Teacher Inquiry and Evidence-based Practice |
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