Bachelor of Education (K-6 Teaching)

Program of Study - Primary Teaching Specialisations

National Primary Specialisation in English/Literacy:

• ANSC101 has been added to Science KLA.
• HSCS261 has been removed from listed units.
• HSCS200 has been added to listed units.

NESA Primary Specialisation in Language:

• ANSC101 has been added to Science KLA.

NESA Primary Specialisation in Mathematics:

• ANSC101 has been added to Group 3 Science KLA.
• HSCS261 has been removed from listed units.
• HSCS200 has been added to listed units

NESA Primary Specialisation in Science and Technology:

• HSCS261 has been removed from listed units.
• HSCS200 has been added to listed units.

Program of Study

Science and Technology Primary Specialisation:

• EDEC327 added.

Listed Units:

• EDCX301, EDIT313, EDSP352, EDSP354, EDUC456, HSCS261, OORA200 and LING350 added.

Program of Study

Unit Selection instructions amended.

Prescribed Discipline Units/Key Learning Areas (KLA):

• COMM101, COMM102, COMM103, ENGL101, ENGL102, ENGL103, LING101, LING102 and WRIT102 added.

Mathematics KLA:

• AMTH140, MTHS100, MTHS110 and STAT100 added.

Science KLA:

• AGRO100, ANAT110, ANAT120, ANSC120, BIOL110, BIOL120, CHEM100, CHEM110, COSC101, COSC110, ECOL100, EDSE101, GEOL110, GEOL120, PHYS100, PHYS131, PSIO110, PSYC101, PSYC102, RSNR110, RSNR120, SCI100 and ZOOL100.

Human Society and its Environment (HSIE) KLA:

• ANCH110, ANCH111, ANCH112, CHIN101, CHIN102, CLLA101, CLLA102, CRIM100, CRIM101, CRIM104, EDCX135, EDCX177, FREN101, FREN102, GEPL111, GEPL112, GRMN101, GRMN102, HINQ100, HIST150, HIST151, INDN101, INDN102, ITAL101, ITAL102, JAPN101, JAPN102, OORA100, PAIS104, PAIS105, PEAC100, RELS182, SOCY100, SOCY110, SPAN101 and SPAN102 added.

Creative Arts KLA:

• MUSI111, THEA110 and THEA111 added.

Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) KLA:

• EDPE150, EXSC101 and EXSC230 added.

Listed Units:

• EDUC456 added.
• EDEE300 removed.

English/Literacy Specialisation:

• EDUC456 removed.

Employment & Accreditation

Updated teacher registration information pertaining to ITE requirements.

Practical, Clinical or Work Experience

Updated to reflect current accreditation requirements.

Enrolment & Progression

Course Requirements and Progress and Conduct clauses updated to incorporate LANTITE and GTPA (mandatory requirements).

Exit Pathways

Updated to reflect all opportunities and to clarify the re-admission process required if a student does exit.

Program of Study

Within the Program of Study PSYC101 and PSYC102 have been moved from HSIE KLA to Science KLA to reflect that Psychology is recognised under NESA Subject Content Knowledge Requirements as being with the Science KLA.

Reference to TPA changed to GTPA

• References to the Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA) have been changed to the Graduate Teaching Performance Assessment

Admission Rules - Transferring students

• A clarification of admission rules relating to students transferring from one award to another has been added. This clarification of the admission requirements, will avoid any issues of students being able to use their initial method of application to UNE as the basis for admission, when their latest studies are not meeting the admission requirements.

Progression Requirements & Exit Pathways

Students unable to pass the mandatory requirements of LANTITE clauses have been added to all ITE awards for 2021 to indicate that students unable to pass LANTITE will be transferred to a non-teaching award.  This is commensurate with the GTPA requirement which is already present.

Note changes to units

Note change to Graduate Teaching Performance Assessment

Note changes to admission, progression and exit pathways

Admission

• Trimester 3 admission is only available on a part-time basis

Nil

Program of Study:

Listed Primary Discipline (Key Learning Areas – KLA) Units

Group 1: English KLA:

• ENGL103 title change

Group 4: Human Science and Its Environment (HSIE) KLA:

• HIST165 removed

Primary Teaching Specialisations:

English Specialisation:

Listed units:

• EDSP352 title change
• EDSP354 title change

Language Specialisations:

German:

• GRMN301 removed
• GRMN302 removed
• GRMN307 added
• GRMN308 added

Mathematics Specialisation:

Listed units:

• EDSP352 title change
• EDSP354 title change

Science and Technology SSpecialisation:

Listed units:

• EDSP352 title change
• EDSP354 title change

Note unit, and/or title changes

Candidates in pre-2020 course rules may continue in their current rules or apply to transfer.

Candidates in pre-2020 course rules may complete GRMN307 and GRMN308 in place of GRMN301 and GRMN302.

Program of Study – Overview

Core Units:

• EDSP411 title change to Inclusive Teaching: PrEx 35 days

Listed Primary Discipline (Key Learning Areas – KLA) Units

Primary Teaching Specialisations

• Notations in the top of the table for the English and Languages specialisations have been adjusted to explain the required composition of those specialisations taking into account changes made for this year.

English Discipline (KLA units):

• ENGL103 Introducing Literature Through Children’s Books has been added

Primary Teaching Specialisations:

English Specialisation

• The requirements of the English specialisation have been amended to require the completion of at least two of ENGL101, ENGL102 and ENGL103.

Language Specialisation:

• Amended to accommodate new NESA Subject Content Knowledge Requirements from 2019. NESA Subject Content Knowledge Requirements for Languages specify that units contributing to a Language must be completed at post-introductory level of study i.e. at 200-level and above and the Program of Study for the Languages specialisation has been amended for language beginners.
• EDLA489 Teaching Pronunciation has been removed from the prescribed section of this program and moved to section/s for student completing the continuers or advanced languages.
• Continuers have their own section of additional prescribed units where   EDLA489 Teaching Pronunciation is prescribed
• Advanced have their own section of additional prescribed units which confirms that they also complete EDLA489 Teaching Pronunciation and EDUC456 Reflective Practitioner 1 as part of their prescribed units for the specialisation.
• The listed unit section of this specialisation contains a new explanatory note about how beginners complete their 12 cps of 100 level units in first year and then must complete 24 cps in one language from the listed units.   The new note also confirms that continuers who only complete the second 100 level unit must still complete 24 cps in one language from the listed unit in this program.

The course plans for candidates in beginner’s language have been amended.

Note unit, unit code and/or title changes

Candidates under pre-2019 rules may complete under their current rules or apply to transfer.

Candidates under pre-2019 rules may take listed units added to the 2019 rules.

From 2018, all initial teacher education students must pass the National Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students prior to their final professional placement; students must also pass a Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA) during the final professional experience placement.

Program of Study – Overview

Core Units:

• EDCX400 code changed to EDCX313
• EDEE312 title changed to English Teaching: Focus on Writing and Creating
• EDSP300 has been withdrawn, and replaced with EDSP411
• EDUC106 title changed to Teaching Development 1: Online PrEx 10 days
• EDUC303 title changed to Teaching for Cultural Diversity-EAL/D Students
• EDUC406 title changed to Teaching Development 4: The Graduate Teacher

Listed Primary Discipline (Key Learning Areas – KLA) Units

• Candidates proposing to attempt the Science and Technology Specialisation must complete 36 credit points comprising EDSE101 and SCI100 from Group 3, and 24 credit points (6 credit points each group) from four of the remaining five groups (Groups 1, 2, 4, 5, 6).

Group 1: English KLA

• COMM103 has been added
• ENCO102 code changed to WRIT102

Group 3: Science KLA

• EDSE101 has been added
• GEOL110 title changed to Our Blue Planet
• GEOL120 title changed to Dynamic Earth

Group 4: Human Science and Its Environment (HSIE) KLA

• EDCX135, EDCX177, PSYC101, PSYC102, SOCY100 and SOCY110 have been added

Group 5: Creative Arts KLA (renamed)

Group 6: Personal Development, Health and Physical Education KLA

• EDPE150 and EXSC101 have been added
• EXSC100 and EXSC120 have been deleted

Primary Teaching Specialisations

English

Prescribed Units:

• EDPE247 title changed to Teaching Physical Education in Primary Schools
• EDPE346 title changed to Teaching Health Education in Primary Schools

Listed Units:

• EDEE300 title changed to Literacies and Numeracies in Context

Language

• Group A and Group B Listed Units now a single group.
• EDCX301, EDEE300, EDIT313, EDSP352, EDSP354, HSCS261, LING350 and OORA200 have been withdrawn
• EDUC456 has been added, and is compulsory for all Advanced Language specialisation candidates.

Mathematics

Prescribed Units:

• EDSE353 has been added

Listed Units:

• Group A and Group B Listed Units now a single group.
• AMTH140 and MTHS110 have been withdrawn
• EDEE300 title changed to Literacies and Numeracies in Context

Science and Technology

Prescribed Units:

• Credit points changed from 36 to 42 cps
• EDSE265 has been added
• EDSE353 title changed to STEM Education in the Middle Years

Group A Listed Units:

• Credit points changed from 12 to 6 cps
• GEOL110 title changed to Our Blue Planet
• GEOL120 title changed to Dynamic Earth

Group B Listed Units:

• EDEE300 title changed to Literacies and Numeracies in Context

All continuing students in the Bachelor of Education (K-6 Teaching) have been transferred to 2018 rules.

Note unit, unit code and/or title changes

Students who have not completed:

• EDSP300 must complete EDSP411