Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Teaching

Program of Study - Overview			Course cps
Bachelor of Arts component: Group 1 - Curriculum Areas (Approved Majors and Minors) Students undertake: (i) at least 36 credit points from Group 1 in one curriculum area - which includes not more than 12 credit points at 100 level and at least 12 credit points at 300 level; and (ii) at least 36 credit points from Group 1 in a second curriculum area - which includes not more than 12 credit points at 100 level and at least 12 credit points at 200/300 level; and (iii) not more than 24 credit points from Group 1 in a third curriculum (MINOR) area, which includes at least 12 credit points at 200/300 level, or (iv) not more than 24 credit points from Group 1 in any curriculum area. It is not possible to include both Modern History and Ancient History as two teaching Majors. It is possible, however, to include either Modern History or Ancient History as one teaching major and either Modern History or Ancient History as a minor. This will apply within the HSIE area only. Curriculum areas include: Aboriginal Studies; Drama; Economics; English; Geography; Ancient History; Modern History; Modern Languages; Society and Culture, including: Aboriginal Studies, Archaeology, Asian or Pacific Studies, Civics-Government-Politics, Philosophy, Psychology (one unit allowed); Religious Studies, Sociology; Studies in Religion and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).			96 cps
Curriculum Areas		cps
Aboriginal Studies (HSIE)		36
Ancient History (HSIE)		36
Drama		36
Economics (HSIE)		36
English		36
Geography (HSIE)		36
Modern History (HSIE)		36
Modern Languages		36
Society and Culture (HSIE)		36
Studies in Religion (HSIE)		36
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages		36
Note: HSIE stands for Human Society and Its Environment.
Bachelor of Teaching component: Group 2 - Compulsory Teaching Units Complete the following units:			48 cps
Unit Code	Unit Title	Unit cps
EDCX400	Aboriginal Education	6
EDCX401	Curriculum and the Social Context of Schooling	6
EDEE400	Literacies in Context	6
EDIT424	ICT in Education	6
EDLT400	Planning for Effective Learning	6
EDSP400	Inclusive and Special Education	6
EDSP422	Classroom Behaviour Management	6
EDUC403	Teaching for Cultural Diversity-NESB Students	6
Group 5 - Professional Experience Units And complete the following units:			0 cps
PREX901	Professional Experience 1 (20 days)	0
PREX902	Professional Experience 2 (20 days)	0
PREX903-0	Professional Experience 3 (20 days)	0
PREX904-0	Professional Experience 4 (20 days)	0
Group 3 - Curriculum Units 1. Candidates must undertake at least 24 credit points in curriculum units depending upon the number and combination of designated teaching areas. 2. Candidates may take up to three teaching areas in the HSIE area. Students undertaking one HSIE teaching area are required to undertake EDSS968 and the specialised curriculum unit. Students undertaking two or more teaching areas in HSIE are required to undertake EDSS968 and EDSS969, as well as the specialised curriculum units. 3. It is not possible to include both Modern History and Ancient History as two teaching Majors. 4. It is possible, however, to include either Modern History or Ancient History as one teaching major and either Modern History or Ancient History as a minor. This will apply within the HSIE area only. 5. Some curriculum units are offered only off campus.			24/36 cps
Unit Code	Unit Title	Unit cps
EDAE936	Secondary Education: Drama 1	6
EDAE937	Secondary Education: Drama 2	6
EDEE924*	Secondary English: Theory and Practice	6
EDEE925*	Secondary English: Literature and Literacy	6
EDEE926	Secondary English: Specialist Curriculum Studies	6
EDEE927	Secondary English: Specialist Literature Studies	6
EDLA985	Secondary Education: Languages I	6
EDLA986	Secondary Education: Languages II	6
EDLA987	Secondary Education: English as a Second Language (ESL) 1	6
EDLA988	Secondary Education: English as a Second Language (ESL) 2	6
EDSS968	Secondary Education: Society and Environment Curriculum 1	6
EDSS969	Secondary Education: Society and Environment Curriculum 2	6
EDSS972	Secondary Education: Economics, Commerce	6
EDSS975	Secondary Education: Geography	6
EDSS976	Secondary Education: History	6
EDSS977	Secondary Education: Society and Culture	6
EDSS979	Secondary Education: Studies of Religion	6
EDSS982	Secondary Education: Aboriginal Studies	6
Notes: * It is possible to undertake 12 or 24 cps of curriculum methods in English. The asterisk indicates the units that must be studied when undertaking 12 cps in this teaching area. Students undertaking 24 cps must complete all 4 units in the suite.
Group 4 - Listed Elective Teaching Units 1. Candidates undertaking 24 credit points in Curriculum Units must undertake 24 credit points of Elective Teaching Units, including at least 6 credit points from each Group (4A, 4B and 4C). 2. Candidates undertaking 36 credit points in Curriculum Units must undertake 12 credit points of Elective Teaching Units, including 6 credit points from Group 4C and 6 credit points from either Group 4A, 4B or 4C. 3. Candidates undertaking 48 credit points in Curriculum Units do not undertake Elective Teaching Units.			12/24 cps
Unit Code	Unit Title	Unit cps
Group 4A
EDCX435	History of Australian Education	6
EDCX446	Sociology of Education	6
EDCX476	Religion in Australia	6
EDUC428	Education for Sustainability	6
EDUC456	Reflective Practitioner 1	6
Group 4B
EDAE417	Drama Skills for Secondary Teachers	6
EDEE421	Grammar and Text Types for the Secondary Classroom	6
EDIT413	Social Computing Tools: Blogs, Wikis and Beyond	6
EDIT415	Implementing ICT in Schools	6
EDME411	Mathematical Investigations for the Middle Years	6
EDPE443	Health Promotion in the Schools and the Community	6
EDPE447	Secondary Education Sport Supervision	6
EDSE453	Science Education in the Middle School	6
EDSS473	Local Studies in Social Science	6
EDSS475	Religious Education	6
Group 4C
EDLT420	Talent Development in Mixed-ability Classes	6
EDSP444	Childhood and Adolescence, Development and Learning	6
Or any other unit approved by the course coordinator.
Total			192 cps

Suggested Full-Time Course Plan

The following are suggested patterns of enrolment or pathways for candidates studying on a full-time or part-time basis. They take into account unit pre-requsite, co-requisite and timetabling requirements. Candidates can each year choose to study less units than the full-time pattern or more units than the part-time pattern, but if doing so should use these suggested patterns as guides as to how best structure their studies

Candidates studying Full Time = 48 cps per year. 12-15 Hours of study per week should be allocated for each 6 cp unit enrolment.

Year	Trimester 1	Trimester 2
1	100-level unit from Major 1	100-level unit from Major 1
	100-level unit from Major 2	100-level unit from Major 2
	100-level unit from Minor or Any Curriculum Area	100-level from Minor or Any Curriculum Area
	EDIT424	Unit from Major 1 or Major 2 or Minor
2	EDLT400	EDCX401
	200/300-level unit from Major 1 or Major 2	EDSP422
	200/300-level unit from Major 1 or Major 2	200/300-level unit from Major 1 or Major 2
	200/300-level unit from Minor or Any Curriculum Area	200/300-level unit from Minor or Any Curriculum Area
3	EDSP400	Curriculum Unit
	Curriculum Unit	Elective Teaching Unit Group 4B
	200/300 level unit from Major 2	200/300-level unit from Major 2
	300-level unit from Major 1 and PREX901	300-level unit from Major 1 and PREX902
4	EDCX400	EDUC403
	Curriculum Unit	Curriculum Unit
	EDEE400	Elective Teaching Unit Group 4C
	Elective Teaching Unit Group 4A and PREX903-0	Elective Teaching Unit Group 4A, 4B or 4C and PREX904-0
Notes: 1. To obtain a Major area of study approved by NSWIT, the Major must comprise six units of which four are at 200-level or above, however your course rules require that two of these units be at 300 level. 2. To obtain a Minor area of study approved by NSWIT, the Minor must comprise four units of which two are at 200-level or above.

Suggested Part-Time Course Plan

Candidates studying Part Time = 24 cps per year. 12-15 Hours of study per week should be allocated for each 6 cp unit enrolment.

Year	Trimester 1	Trimester 2
1	100-level unit from Major 1	100-level unit from Major 1
1	100-level unit from Major 2	100-level unit from Major 2
2	100-level unit from Minor or Any Curriculum Area	100-level unit from Minor or Any Curriculum Area
2	EDIT424	Unit from Major 1 or Major 2 or Minor
3	EDLT400	EDCX401
3	200/300-level unit from Major 1 or Major 2	EDSP422
4	200/300-level unit from Major 1 or Major 2	200/300-level unit from Major 1 or Major 2
4	200/300-level unit from Minor or Any Curriculum Area	200/300-level unit from Minor or Any Curriculum Area
5	EDSP400	Curriculum Unit
5	Curriculum Unit and PREX901	Elective Teaching Unit Group 4B and PREX902
6	200/300-level unit from Major 2	200/300-level unit from Major 2
6	300-level unit from Major 1	300-level unit from Major 1
7	EDCX400	EDUC403
7	Curriculum Unit	Curriculum Unit
8	EDEE400	Elective Teaching Unit Group 4C
8	Elective Teaching Unit Group 4A and PREX903-0	Elective Teaching Unit Group 4A, 4B or 4C and PREX904-0
Notes: 1. To obtain a Major area of study approved by NSWIT, the Major must comprise six units of which four are at 200-level or above, however your course rules require that two of these units be at 300-level. 2. To obtain a Minor area of study approved by NSWIT, the Minor must comprise four units of which two are at 200-level or above.

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