Bachelor of Education (Pacific Focus)

Rules Variation Summary for 2025

Summary of Changes for 2025

Implications for current Bachelor of Education (Pacific Focus) students

There are no changes to this course for 2025

Nil

Rules Variation Summary for 2024

Summary of Changes for 2024

Implications for current Bachelor of Education (Pacific Focus) students

Reframed admission rules and entry requirements

Nil

Rules Variation Summary for 2023

Summary of Changes for 2023

Implications for current Bachelor of Education (Pacific Focus) students

Program of Study

  • EDEE300 removed and replace with EDEE350 in all relevant Majors, except in the Secondary Programs where the content remains focused on Secondary context
  • EDLT321 removed and replace with EDEE450 in all relevant Majors
  • EDLT219 removed and replace with EDLT330 in all relevant Majors
  • EDSP245 removed and replace with EDSS324 in all relevant Majors
  • EDSP300 removed and replace with EDSP412 in all relevant Majors
  • EDSP325 removed and replace with EDSP324 in all relevant Majors

Note the Unit Changes

Rules Variation Summary for 2022

Summary of Changes for 2022

Implications for current Bachelor of Education (Pacific Focus) students

There are no changes to this course for 2022

Nil

Rules Variation Summary for 2021

Summary of Changes for 2021

Implications for current Bachelor of Education (Pacific Focus) students

Program of Study

  • EDLT493 deleted and replaced with EDSP354

Inclusive Education

  • EDSP362 deleted and replaced with EDSP352

Note unit changes

Rules Variation Summary for 2020

Summary of Changes for 2020

Implications for current Bachelor of Education (Pacific Focus) students

Program of Study - Specialisations

Inclusive Education

Prescribed Units:

  • EDLT219 title change
  • EDSP354 title change
  • EDSP362 deleted

Primary Education

Prescribed Units:

  • EDLT219 title change
  • EDSP385 title change

Secondary English (English)

Group 1 Discipline Units:

  • ENGL372 title change

Group 2 Elective Education Units:

  • EDSS375 deleted

Secondary Education (Geography/HSIE)

Group 2 Elective Units:

  • EDSS375 deleted

Secondary Education (Science)

Chemistry

  • CHEM220 title change

Physics

  • PHYS207 title change
  • PHYS211 deleted and replaced   with PHYS213

Secondary Education (History/HSIE)

Group 1 Discipline Units:

  • HIST305 deleted
  • HIST309 deleted
  • HIST313 title change

Group 2 Elective Units:

  • EDSS375 deleted

Secondary Education (Mathematics)

Group 2 Elective Education Units:

  • EDSS374 deleted
  • EDSS375 deleted

Candidates under pre-2020 rules may complete under their current rules or apply to transfer. Candidates in pre-2020 rules complete the Science teaching area my replace PHYS211 with PHYS213.

Note unit and unit title changes

Rules Variation Summary for 2019

Summary of Changes for 2019

Implications for current Bachelor of Education (Pacific Focus) students

Program of Study:

Secondary Education English Specialisation

Group 1 Discipline Units (listed units) added:

  • ENGL306 Science Fiction
  • ENGL308 Graphic Novels as Literature

Secondary Education (History/HSIE)

Group 1 Discipline Units (listed units) added:

  • HIST369 Spain and the New World, 1474-1700

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

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

Note new units added to the Secondary Education English Specialisation

or the Secondary Education (History/HSIE).

Rules Variation Summary for 2018

Summary of Changes for 2018

Implications for current Bachelor of Education (Pacific Focus) students

Admission Requirements have been amended to include Child Protection Awareness requirements.

Program of Study

Early Childhood Education Specialisation

Prescribed Units:

  • EDEC328 title changed to Children as Sustainable Scientists: PrEx5 days
  • EDEC341 has been withdrawn and replaced with EDEC316 Young Children Discovering Multiliteracies
  • EDEC354 has been withdrawn and EDEC355 added
  • EDUC303 title changed to Teaching for Cultural Diversity - EAL/D Students

Inclusive Education Specialisation

Prescribed Units:

  • EDEE300 title changed to Literacies and Numeracies in Context
  • EDUC303 title changed to Teaching for Cultural Diversity - EAL/D Students

Primary Education Specialisation

Prescribed Units:

  • EDEE300 title changed to Literacies and Numeracies in Context
  • EDLT371 has been withdrawn and replaced with EDLT493 The Graduate Teacher
  • EDUC303 title changed to Teaching for Cultural Diversity - EAL/D Students

Secondary Education (English) Specialisation

Prescribed Units:

  • EDEE300 title changed to Literacies and Numeracies in Context
  • EDUC303 title changed to Teaching for Cultural Diversity - EAL/D Students

Group 1 Discipline Units:

  • ENCO303 code and title changed to WRIT303 Research in Writing
  • ENCO306 code changed to WRIT306
  • ENCO310 code and title changed to ENGL310 Children's Literature
  • ENCO326 code changed to WRIT326
  • ENGL304 title changed to Reading Fantasy Literature
  • ENGL384 added

Secondary Education (Geography/HSIE) Specialisation

Prescribed Units:

  • EDEE300 title changed to Literacies and Numeracies in Context
  • EDUC303 title changed to Teaching for Cultural Diversity - EAL/D Students

Group 1 Discipline Units:

  • GEPL306 title changed to Water in the Environment
  • GEPL370 title changed to Place-making for People and the Environment

Secondary Education (History/HSIE) Specialisation

Prescribed Units:

  • EDEE300 title changed to Literacies and Numeracies in Context
  • EDUC303 title changed to Teaching for Cultural Diversity - EAL/D Students

Group 1 Discipline Units:

  • HIST301 has been added

Secondary Education (Mathematics) Specialisation

Prescribed Units:

  • EDEE300 title changed to Literacies and Numeracies in Context
  • EDUC303 title changed to Teaching for Cultural Diversity - EAL/D Students

Group 1 Discipline Units:

  • GEOL110 title changed to Our Blue Planet
  • GEOL120 title changed to Dynamic Earth

Group 2 Discipline Units:

  • EDSE353 title changed to STEM Education in the Middle Years

Secondary Education (Science) Specialisation

Prescribed Units:

  • EDEE300 title changed to Literacies and Numeracies in Context
  • EDUC303 title changed to Teaching for Cultural Diversity - EAL/D Students

Note unit and unit title changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course.

Continuing students who have not yet completed EDLT371 may substitute EDLT493.

Continuing students who have not yet completed EDEC341 may substitute EDEC316.

Continuing students who have not yet completed EDEX354 may substitute EDEC355.

Rules Variation Summary for 2017

Summary of Changes for 2017

Implications for current Bachelor of Education (Pacific Focus) students

Program of Study

Primary Education Specialisation

Prescribed Units:

  • EDLT320 has been deleted
  • EDLT321 has been added

Secondary Education (English) Specialisation

Group 1 Discipline Units:

  • ENCO310 title changed to Reading and Writing Children’s   Literature
  • ENGL304 title changed to Critical and Creative Writing:   Fantasy Literature

Secondary Education (Geography/HSIE) Specialisation

Group 1 Discipline Units:

  • GEPL304 has been deleted

Secondary Education (History/HSIE) Specialisation

Group 1 Discipline Units:

  • HIST357 title changed to War, Nations and Empires: Modern   Europe, 1789-1914

Current students may continue under current course rules or apply to transfer to the 2017 rules subject to meeting admission requirements. Continuing students who have yet to complete EDLT320 may substitute EDLT321.

Note unit and unit title changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course.