Master of Teaching (Secondary)

For candidates admitted under Rule (a)

Program of Study			Course cps
Group 1 - 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 3 - Professional Experience Units Complete the following units:
Unit Code	Unit Title	Unit cps
PREX901	Professional Experience 1 (20 days)	0
PREX902	Professional Experience 2 (20 days)	0
PREX903 or PREX905**	Professional Experience 3 (20 days) or International Professional Experience Elective (20 days)	0
PREX904**	Professional Experience 4 (20 days)	6
Note: PREX905 may be substituted for PREX903. Candidates upgrading a 48 or 72 credit point Graduate Diploma from UNE or another institution to the Master of Teaching (Secondary) and* who are undertaking an additional teaching specialisation are required to undertake PREX904 or PREX905. Candidates undertaking an additional teaching specialisation must do so in accordance with their offer letter to ensure appropriate discipline units have been completed.
Group 2 - Curriculum Units Complete 12 to 36 credit points depending upon the number and combination of Teaching Specialisations:			12-36 cps
Unit Code	Unit Title	Unit cps
Drama
EDAE936	Secondary Education: Drama 1	6
EDAE937	Secondary Education: Drama 2	6
Visual Arts
EDAE950	Visual Arts Curriculum: Junior Secondary	6
EDAE951	Teaching Visual Arts: Junior Secondary	6
EDAE952	Visual Arts Curriculum: Senior Secondary	6
EDAE953	Teaching Visual Arts: Senior Secondary	6
Music
EDAE955	Secondary Music Pedagogy Y7-10	6
EDAE956	Secondary Music ICT	6
EDAE957	Secondary Music Pedagogy Y11-12	6
EDAE958	Research-Based Secondary Music Pedagogy	6
English
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
Computing
EDIT914	Teaching Secondary Computing Studies: Foundation	6
EDIT915	Teaching Secondary Computing Studies: Advanced	6
Languages
EDLA985	Secondary Education: Languages 1	6
EDLA986	Secondary Education: Languages 2	6
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
EDLA987	Secondary Education: English as a Second Language (ESL) 1	6
EDLA988	Secondary Education: English as a Second Language (ESL) 2	6
Mathematics
EDME992	Junior Secondary Mathematics Education 7-10	6*
EDME993	Junior Secondary Mathematical Investigations	6
EDME994	Senior Secondary Mathematics Education 11-12	6*
EDME995	Senior Secondary Mathematical Investigations	6
Science
EDSE961	Science Education 7-10: Foundation for Teaching	6*
EDSE962	Science Education 7-10: Developing Professional Skills and Understanding	6
EDSE967	Science Education 11-12: Advanced Pedagogy	6
EDSE968	Science Education 11-12: Plan, Assess and Report	6*
Agriculture
EDSE946	Secondary Education: Agriculture 7-10	6
EDSE947	Secondary Education: Agriculture 11-12	6
Human Society and its Environment (HSIE)
EDSS968	Secondary Education: Society and Environment Curriculum 1	6
EDSS969	Secondary Education: Society and Environment Curriculum 2	6
EDSS971	Secondary Education: Business Studies, Commerce	6
EDSS972	Secondary Education: Economics, Commerce	6
EDSS975	Secondary Education: Geography	6
EDSS976	Secondary Education: History	6
EDSS977	Secondary Education: Society and Culture	6
EDSS978	Secondary Education: Legal Studies	6
EDSS979	Secondary Education: Studies of Religion	6
EDSS982	Secondary Education: Aboriginal Studies	6
Group 4 - Listed Elective Teaching Units Complete 12 to 36 credit points depending upon the number and combination of teaching specialisations:			12-36 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
EDAE415	Visual Arts and Children	6
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 Schools and the Community	6
EDPE447	Secondary Education Sport Supervision	6
EDSE453	Science Education in the Middle Years	6
EDSS473	Local Studies in Social Science	6
EDSS475	Religious Education	6
Group 4C
EDLT420	Talent Development in Mixed-ability Classes	6
EDSP444	Learning Childhood and Adolescence, Development and Learning	6
Total			96 cps
Note: It is possible to undertake 12 or 24 credit points of curriculum methods in English, Mathematics and Science. The asterisk indicates the units that must be studied when undertaking 12 credit points in these teaching areas. Students undertaking 24 credit points must complete all 4 units in the suite. * Students may take up to three teaching specialisations in the HSIE area. Students undertaking one HSIE teaching specialisation are required to undertake EDSS968 and the specialised curriculum method unit. Students undertaking two or more teaching specialisations in HSIE are required to undertake both EDSS968 and EDSS969, as well as the specialised curriculum units. Students undertaking 12 credit points of curriculum methods units in the Master of Teaching (Secondary) must undertake 12 credit points in each Group (Group 4A, 4B and 4C). Students undertaking 24 credit points of curriculum methods units in the Master of Teaching (Secondary) must undertake 6 credit points in each Group (Group 4A, 4B and 4C) and an additional 6 credit points from any Group. Students undertaking 36 credit points of curriculum methods units in the Master of Teaching (Secondary) must undertake 6 credit points from Group 4C and an additional 6 credit points from either Group 4A or 4B.

Suggested Full-Time Course Plan

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

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

For candidates commencing in Trimester 1

Year	Trimester 1	Trimester 2
1	EDLT400	EDCX401
	EDEE400	EDSP422
	Curriculum Method 1A	Curriculum Method 1B
	Curriculum Method 2A or Listed Elective Teaching Unit	Curriculum Method 2B or Listed Elective Teaching Unit
	PREX901
2	EDCX400	EDUC403
	EDSP400	EDIT424
	Curriculum Method 3A or Listed Elective Teaching Unit	Curriculum Method 3B or Listed Elective Teaching Unit
	Listed Elective Teaching Unit	Listed Elective Teaching Unit
	PREX902	PREX903 or PREX905
Notes: You should only enrol in the approved curriculum units that are indicated on your offer letter. 1. It is advised that students undertake EDLT400 in the first trimester of their candidature. 2. Single Method (12 cps) limited to Computing and Agriculture specialisations. However, additional teaching specialisations can be undertaken. 3. Single Method (24 cps) limited to English, Visual Arts, Music, Mathematics and Science. This is represented as Curriculum Method 1A, 1B, 2A and 2B (above). An additional teaching specialisation may be undertaken. 4. A single 12 cps HSIE teaching specialisation requires the general unit EDSS968 to be undertaken in conjunction with the specific curriculum unit. Two or more HSIE specialisations require both general units EDSS968 and EDSS969 to be undertaken in conjunction with the specific curriculum units.

For candidates commencing in Trimester 2

Year	Trimester 1	Trimester 2
1		EDIT424
		EDUC403
		EDCX401
		EDSP422
2	Curriculum Method 1A	Curriculum Method 1B
	Curriculum Method 2A or Listed Elective Teaching Unit	Curriculum Method 2B or Listed Elective Teaching Unit
	Curriculum Method 2A or Listed Elective Teaching Unit	Curriculum Method 3B or Listed Elective Teaching Unit
	EDLT400	EDCX400
	PREX901	PREX902
3	EDSP400
	EDEE400
	Listed Elective Teaching Unit
	Listed Elective Teaching Unit
	PREX903 or PREX905
Notes: You should only enrol in the approved curriculum units that are indicated on your offer letter. 1. It is advised that students undertake EDLT400 in the first trimester of their candidature. 2. Single Method (12 cps) limited to Computing and Agriculture specialisations. However, additional teaching specialisations can be undertaken. 3. Single Method (24 cps) limited to English, Visual Arts, Music, Mathematics and Science. This is represented as Curriculum Method 1A, 1B, 2A and 2B (above). An additional teaching specialisation may be undertaken. 4. A single 12 cps HSIE teaching specialisation requires the general unit EDSS968 to be undertaken in conjunction with the specific curriculum unit. Two or more HSIE specialisations require both general units EDSS968 and EDSS969 to be undertaken in conjunction with the specific curriculum units.

Suggested Part-Time Course Plan

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

For candidates commencing in Trimester 1

Year	Trimester 1	Trimester 2
1	EDLT400	EDIT424
	Curriculum Method 1A	Curriculum Method 1B
		PREX901
2	EDEE400	EDSP422
	Curriculum Method 2A or Listed Elective Teaching Unit	Curriculum Method 2B or Listed Elective Teaching Unit
		PREX902
3	EDCX400	EDCX401
	Curriculum Method 3A or Listed Elective Teaching Unit	Curriculum Method 3B or Listed Elective Teaching Unit
		PREX903 or PREX905
4	EDSP400	EDUC403
4	Listed Elective Teaching Unit	Listed Elective Teaching Unit
Notes: You should only enrol in the approved curriculum units that are indicated on your offer letter. 1. It is advised that students undertake EDLT400 in the first trimester of their candidature. 2. Single Method (12 cps) limited to Computing and Agriculture specialisations. However, additional teaching specialisations can be undertaken. 3. Single Method (24 cps) limited to English, Visual Arts, Music, Mathematics and Science. This is represented as Curriculum Method 1A, 1B, 2A and 2B (above). An additional teaching specialisation may be undertaken. 4. A single 12 cps HSIE teaching specialisation requires the general unit EDSS968 to be undertaken in conjunction with the specific curriculum unit. Two or more HSIE specialisations require both general units EDSS968 and EDSS969 to be undertaken in conjunction with the specific curriculum units.

For candidates commencing in Trimester 2

Year	Trimester 1	Trimester 2
1		EDIT424
1		EDUC403
2	Curriculum Method 1A	Curriculum Method 1B
	EDLT400	EDCX401
		PREX901
3	Curriculum Method 2A or Listed Elective Teaching Unit	Curriculum Method 2B or Listed Elective Teaching Unit
	EDEE400	EDSP422
		PREX902
4	Curriculum Method 3A or Listed Elective Teaching Unit	Curriculum Method 3B or Listed Elective Teaching Unit
4	EDSP400	EDCX400
5	Listed Elective Teaching Unit	PREX903 or PREX905
5	Listed Elective Teaching Unit
Notes: You should only enrol in the approved curriculum units that are indicated on your offer letter. 1. It is advised that students undertake EDLT400 in the first trimester of their candidature. 2. Single Method (12 cps) limited to Computing and Agriculture specialisations. However, additional teaching specialisations can be undertaken. 3. Single Method (24 cps) limited to English, Visual Arts, Music, Mathematics and Science. This is represented as Curriculum Method 1A, 1B, 2A and 2B (above). An additional teaching specialisation may be undertaken. 4. A single 12 cps HSIE teaching specialisation requires the general unit EDSS968 to be undertaken in conjunction with the specific curriculum unit. Two or more HSIE specialisations require both general units EDSS968 and EDSS969 to be undertaken in conjunction with the specific curriculum units.

For candidates commencing in Trimester 3

Year	Trimester 1	Trimester 2	Trimester 3
1			EDUC403
1			EDSP400
2	EDIT424	EDSP422	EDEE400
	EDCX400	EDCX401	EDLT400
		PREX901
3	Curriculum Method 1A	Curriculum Method 2A	Listed Elective Teaching Unit
	Curriculum Method 1B	Curriculum Method 2B	Listed Elective Teaching Unit
	PREX902
4	Listed Elective Teaching Unit
	Listed Elective Teaching Unit
	PREX903 or PREX905
Notes: You should only enrol in the approved curriculum units that are indicated on your offer letter. 1. It is advised that students undertake EDLT400 in the first trimester of their candidature. 2. Single Method (12 cps) limited to Computing and Agriculture specialisations. However, additional teaching specialisations can be undertaken. 3. Single Method (24 cps) limited to English, Visual Arts, Music, Mathematics and Science. This is represented as Curriculum Method 1A, 1B, 2A and 2B (above). An additional teaching specialisation may be undertaken. 4. A single 12 cps HSIE teaching specialisation requires the general unit EDSS968 to be undertaken in conjunction with the specific curriculum unit. Two or more HSIE specialisations require both general units EDSS968 and EDSS969 to be undertaken in conjunction with the specific curriculum units.

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