Bachelor of Education (Secondary Arts)

No changes for 2025

Students in 2015-2017 rules who have not completed:

EDCX302 must complete EDCX313 AND PREX304 (zero cps) – these two replacement units do not have to be completed in the same Trimester of study

Teaching Areas:

• Special Education added as an Optional Teaching Area
• FREN308 added to French Teaching Area

Note changes to Teaching Areas

Program of Study

• EDSP410 removed from Core Units and replaced with EDSP412
• EDUC456 removed from Core Units and replaced with EDUC458

Note unit changes

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 change to Graduate Teaching Performance Assessment

Note changes to admission, progression and exit pathways

Program of Study

Society and Culture Teaching Area

• SOCY302 has been deleted
• HIST195 has been deleted
• SOCY303 has been added

Modern History Teaching Area

• HIST195 has been deleted

Ancient History Teaching Area

• EVOL102 has been deleted
• ANCH109 has been added

Admission

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

Note unit changes

Course Requirements:

• Legal Studies has been added as a teaching area under 3.(b)

Program of Study – Overview:

Group 1 - Teaching Areas (Majors and Minors)

• Legal Studies (HSIE) has been added as a Teaching Area

Group 2 - Education component:

• EDUC104 removed and replaced with EDUC106

Group 3 - Curriculum Units

• EDSS326 added

Group 4 - Listed Elective Education Units

• EDSP354 title change
• EDSS374 removed
• EDSS375 removed

Program of Study:

Ancient History (HSIE):

• ANCH308 added
• ANCH309 added
• ANCH322 added
• ANCH324 removed
• ANCH325 removed
• ANCH327 removed
• ARPA107 title change

Drama:

• THEA321 title change

English:

• COMM315 title change
• ENGL302 added
• ENGL372 title change

Languages

French:

• FREN205 removed
• FREN305 removed

German:

• GRMN301 removed
• GRMN302 removed
• GRMN307 title change and moved to must complete units
• GRMN308 title change and moved to must complete units
• GRMN309 added to optional units
• GRMN310 added to optional units
• GRMN311 added to optional units

Italian:

• ITAL307 removed
• ITAL309 title change
• ITAL311 title change

Legal Studies (HSIE):

• Teaching Area added please see https://my.une.edu.au/courses/2020/courses/BEDSA/curriculum-areas/legal%20studies.html for details

Modern History (HSIE):

• “*” added to HIST111, HIST300, HIST301, HIST303 and   HIST308 indicating these units can be counted towards Medieval History.
• HIST300 added
• HIST305 removed
• HIST309 removed
• HIST313 title change
• HIST317 added

Society and Culture (HSIE):

Aboriginal Studies:

• IDIG306 removed

Asian and Pacific Studies:

• PAIS113 title change
• PAIS313 added
• PAIS363 removed

Civics-Government-Politics:

• PAIS113 title change
• PAIS363 removed

Media Studies:

• COMM315 title change

Modern History:

• HIST300 added
• HIST305 removed
• HIST309 removed
• HIST313 title change
• HIST317 added

Philosophy:

• PHIL363 removed

Social Communication:

• COM315 title change

Sociology:

• CRIM302 title change
• CRIM344 recoded to CRIM244
• CRIM390 recoded to CRIM190
• IDIG306 removed
• SOCY120 added
• SOCY350 title change

Note unit and/or title changes

Note addition of Legal Studies (HSIE) as a teaching area.

Candidates under pre-2020 rules may:

• complete under their current rules or apply to transfer.
• complete EDUC106 in place of EDUC104
• study Legal Studies as a teaching area   subject to meeting the overall requirement of the course
• complete GRMN307 and GRMN308 in place of   GRMN301 and GRMN302

Course Requirements:

• An additional paragraph has been placed in the course requirements   in relation to Languages at 3(a).  This   new paragraph confirms that:

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. Candidates requiring introductory level units in a Language (100 level) must complete the units as part of option (iv) meaning that such candidates shall only complete two first teaching subjects (options (i) and (ii)) and the remaining 12 credit points in option (iv) can be taken to support either or both teaching areas.

• The teaching area/s   listed at course requirement (3)(b) have been updated to:
  • remove Aboriginal studies   (nothing however that Aboriginal studies can still be studied as part of   Society and Culture)
  • Remove Psychology
  • bracketing has been added to clarify the areas that sit with Society   and Culture Teaching area
  • Studies in Religion has been   re-named Studies of Religion to reflect NESA terminology.

Program of Study:

Program of Study – Group 1 Arts Discipline component – Teaching areas:

• The note about NESA   subject requirement for Languages is also placed in this table to hopefully   assist student to navigate their options if they wish to study Languages.
• Teaching subject have   also bee updated in this section (Aboriginal studies, Archaeology and   Psychology are removed – aboriginal studies can still be studies as part of   Society and Culture).

Ancient History (HSIE):

• Annotation in notes in table confirming 6cp of Medieval or   Modern History is required.
• Prescribed 6cp unit in Medieval or Modern History
• ANCH112 has been added
• ANCH318 title changed to The Romans: From Cradle to Grave
• ANCH320 has been added
• ARPA104 has been removed
• ARPA107 has been added

Drama:

• No changes

Economics

• No changes

English:

• ENGL106 has been added
• ENGL308 has been added
• WRIT327 has been added

Geography (HSIE):

• Annotation in notes in the table confirming students must   complete units on both Human and Physical Geography
• Student have a choice   of units  between GEPL106 and GEPL111   and also study GEPL112
• GEPL321 has been   added
• GEPL370 has been   added.

Languages:

• The notes in this section again confirm the NESA subject   content knowledge requirements for languages and what candidates requiring   introduction languages should study.
• Chinese:  CHIN101   and CHIN102 removed (a note is now in this section to confirm how these units   can be completed). CHIN325 and CHIN330 added as unit options for those doing   Chinese Languages as a first teaching area
• Classical Languages:    CLLA101 and CLLA102 removed (a note is now in this section to confirm   how these units can be completed). Reference to first teaching area units   clarified.
• French: FREN101 and FREN102 removed (a note is now in   this section to confirm how these units can be completed). Reference to first   teaching area units clarified with additional units FREN205, FREN305, FREN306   or FREN307 listed as options for those taking French Language as their first   teaching area.
• German: GRMN101 and GRMN102 have been removed (a note is   now in this section to confirm how these units can be completed). The section   of units open to student for German as their first teaching area is notes and   GRMN303 and GRMN304 have been added to that section.
• Indonesian: INDN101 and INDN102 have been removed. (a   note is now in this section to confirm how these units can be completed).  The section of unit open to student for   Indonesian as their first teaching area is noted and INDN311, 31, 315, 330   and 331 have been added to that section.
• Italian: ITAL101 and 102 have been removed (a note is now   in this section to confirm how these units can be completed).   The section of unit open to student for   Italian as their first teaching area is noted and ITAL203, 304,307, 308, 309,   311 or 313 have been added into this section.
• Japanese: JAPN101 and 102 have been removed (a note is   now in this section to confirm how these units can be completed).   The section of unit open to student for   Japanese’s as their first teaching area is noted and JAPN215,235 and 245 have   been added to that section.
• Spanish: Span 101 and 102 have been removed (a note is   now in this section to confirm how these units can be completed).   The section of units open to students   taking Spanish as their first teaching area is noted and SPAN203 and SPAN204   have been added to that section.

Modern History (HSIE):

• Note to confirm that   6cps of Ancient or Medieval History must be included to meet NESA subject   content knowledge requirements
• Prescribed 6cp unit   in Ancient or Medieval History added
• HIST113 has been   added
• HIST165 has been   deleted
• HIST369 has been   added

Society and Culture (HSIE) – changes as follows:

NB: student are reminded at the top and bottom of the Program of Study for Society and Culture that 6cps of Sociology unit must be included and Sociology units are denoted with an asterisk (*).

Aboriginal Studies:

• IDIG311 has been added
• OORA200 has been added
• OORA300 has been added

Archaeology: has been removed

Asian and Pacfici Studies: no changes

Civics-Government-Politics: no changes

Media Studies: no changes

Modern History:

• HIST113 has been added
• HIST165 has been removed
• HIST313 has been added

Philosophy:

• PHIL309 has been added
• PHIL323 has been removed

Psychology: has been removed

Studied of Religion (slight title change as per NESA terminology):

• ISLM344 has been added

Social Communication:

• COMM315 has been added
• WRIT326 has been added
• WRIT327 has been added

Sociology:

SOCY coded unit all asterisked. This is to assist with ensuring student identify Sociology units for this area as they must have 6cps of Sociology units for Society and Culture.

SOCY301 has been added

SOCY302 has been added

Studies of Religion (minor title change in line as per NESA terminology):

• ISLM344 has been added

EAL/D: no changes.

Program of Study – Education Component Group 2: Compulsory Teaching Units:

• EDSP410 title changed   to Inclusive Teaching: PrEx 30 days

Program of Study – Group 3: Curriculum Units:

• EDSS328 Secondary Education Aboriginal Studies removed

Program of Study – Group 4: Listed Units:

• No changes

Note unit 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

Arts Discipline Component:

Group 1 – Curriculum Areas renamed Teaching Areas

• All Teaching Areas have had credit points amended from 36   cps to 24-36 cps, to allow for additional teaching area (minor) and first   teaching area (major) selection.
• Associated enrolment instructions against each Teaching   Area have also been amended to allow for additional teaching area (minor) and   first teaching area (major) selection.

Ancient History (HSIE):

• ANCH322 has been deleted
• ANCH327 and ANCH328 have been added

English:

• COMM301 title changed to Film Techniques and Digital   Effects
• COMM321, COMM327 and COMM388 have been deleted
• COMM332 title changed to News and Journalism
• COMM385 title changed to Australian Screens
• COMM389 has been added
• ENCO303 code changed to WRIT303 and title changed to   Research in Writing
• ENCO306 code changed to WRIT306
• ENCO310 code changed to ENGL310 and title changed to   Children’s Literature
• ENCO326 code changed to WRIT326
• ENGL304 title changed to Reading Fantasy Literature

Geography (HSIE):

• GEPL306 title changed to Water in the Environment

Languages:

• Reference to “TESOL” changed to “EAL/D”

French:

• FREN206 has been withdrawn
• FREN203 and FREN204 have been added

German:

• GRMN203, GRMN303 and GRMN304 have been withdrawn
• GRMN210, GRMN307 and GRMN308 have been added

Indonesian:

• INDN315, INDN330 and INDN331 have been withdrawn

Japanese:

• JAPN245 has been withdrawn

Modern History (HSIE):

• HIST301 has been added

Society and Culture (HSIE):

Archaeology:

• ARPA381 has been deleted

Civics-Government-Politics:

• PEAC388 and WRIT326 have been added

Media Studies:

• COMM103, COMM301 and COMM389 have been added
• COMM321 has been deleted
• ENCO326 has been withdrawn (2018 code changed to WRIT326)

Modern History:

• HIST301 has been added
• ISLM344 has been withdrawn

Philosophy:

• PHIL150 title changed to Introduction to Philosophy B:   Metaphysics, Knowledge and the Search for Reality
• PHIL151 title changed to Introduction to Philosophy A:   Ethics, the Self and the Possibilities of Freedom
• PHIL303, PHIL330 and PHIL342 have been withdrawn

Religious Studies:

• HIST301 has been added

Social Communication:

• ENCO303 has been withdrawn (2018 code changed to WRIT303)
• ENCO306 has been withdrawn (2018 code changed to WRIT306)
• ENCO326 has been withdrawn (2018 code changed to WRIT326
• ENCO329 code changed to WRIT329 and title changed to   Publishing Practice

Sociology:

• ARPA352, PAIS306, PAIS318, PAIS352, PAIS361 and PAIS363   have been withdrawn
• SOCY300 title changed to The City and Social Change
• SOCY319 title changed to Global Societal Challenges
• SOCY332 title changed to Popular Culture and Consumer   Society
• SOCY360 title changed to Power, Inequality and Social   Mobility

Studies in Religion:

• HIST301 has been added

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) renamed Teaching English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D)

Education Component:

Group 2 – Compulsory Teaching Units

• Credit points changed from 54 cps to 60 cps
• EDCX302, EDIT101, EDSP300 and EDUC105 have been withdrawn
• EDCX313, EDIT124, EDSP410, EDUC104 and EDUC456 have been   added
• EDUC303 title changed to Teaching for Cultural   Diversity-EAL/D Students

Group 4 – Listed Elective Education Units

• Credit points changed from 6 or 18 cps to 0 or 12 cps
• Group 4A, 4B and 4C removed – now all one list
• EDLT371 has been deleted
• EDSE353 title changed to STEM Education in the Middle   Years
• EDUC456 has been withdrawn

Note unit, unit code and/or title changes

Candidates under pre-2018 rules may complete under their current rules, although they will be required to complete a Teaching Performance Assessment in their final Professional Experience Placement as per the most recent advice from the accrediting body.

Candidates under 2017 course rules should transfer to the 2018 course rules.

Candidates under pre-2017 course rules should remain in their current course rules and complete the embedded professional experience and the TPA in EDCX302. Only those candidates in pre-2017 course rules who have not yet completed any professional experience components or EDSP300 should transfer to the 2018 course rules.

Candidates under previous rules may take Listed Units added for 2018 rules.

The School will contact all currently enrolled students to advise of the changes for 2018 and the retrospective nature of the Teaching Performance Assessment. Candidates will need to be advised on a case-by-case basis.

Program of Study

Arts Discipline Component:

Group 1 – Curriculum Areas

Aboriginal Studies (HSIE)

• IDIG102, IDIG103 and IDIG305 have been added
• IDIG101, IDIG110, IDIG300, IDIG303 and IDIG312 have been deleted
• IDIG301 title changed to Analysing Change in Indigenous   Societies: Politics and Public Policy

Drama

• THEA110/210 title changed to Ideas of Theatre I
• THEA111 title changed to Ideas of Theatre II
• THEA302 title changed to Creative Arts Performance and   Analysis II

Economics

• ECON311 title changed to Contemporary Macroeconomic   Issues
• ECON317 title changed to International Trade and Finance

English

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

Languages

Japanese:

• JAPN325 code changed to JAPN245

Spanish – New:

• SPAN101, SPAN102, SPAN201, SPAN202, SPAN301, SPAN302,   SPAN303, SPAN304, SPAN305 and SPAN306 have been added

Modern History (HSIE)

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

Society and Culture (HSIE)

Aboriginal Studies:

• IDIG101, IDIG110, IDIG300, IDIG303 and IDIG312 have been deleted
• IDIG102, IDIG103 and IDIG305 have been added
• IDIG301 title changed to Analysing Change in Indigenous   Societies: Politics and Public Policy

Archaeology:

• ARPA107, ARPA301 and ARPA309 have been added
• ARPA105 and EVOL361 have been deleted
• ARPA104 title changed to Archaeology: Principles and   Practices
• ARPA384 title changed to Stone Tools: Analysis and   Interpretation

Civics-Government-Politics:

• IDIG300, PAIS102 and PAIS381 have been deleted
• PAIS102 has been added

Modern History:

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

Philosophy:

• PHIL306, PHIL307 and PHIL308 have been added
• PHIL320 and PHIL322 have been deleted
• PHIL150 title changed to Introduction to Metaphysics: In Search   of Reality

Sociology:

• CRIM344 title changed to Criminological Perspectives

Bachelor of Education Component:

Group 3 – Curriculum Units

• EDEE331 title changed to Secondary English: Language,   Literature and Literacy

Continuing students may continue under current rules or apply to transfer to the new rules. Continuing students may undertake new listed units under current rules.

Note unit, unit code and/or title changes

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

Program of Study

Note regarding Arts Discipline component - Group 1 Curriculum Areas amended:

• Approved Majors and Minors changed to Approved Majors, Minors and Listed Discipline Units
• (i) at least 36 cps from Group 1 in one curriculum area changed to at least 36 cps from Group 1 in one Major curriculum area
• (ii) at least 36 cps from Group 1 in a second curriculum area changed to at least 36 cps from Group 1 in a second Major curriculum area
• (iii) has been withdrawn
• (iv) changed to (iii)
  not more than 24 cps from Group 1 in any curriculum area changed to not more than 24 cps from Group 1 as a Minor curriculum area or any 24 cps as Listed Discipline units from Group 1 curriculum areas

Arts Discipline Component:

Group 1 – Curriculum Areas

• All Areas have Prescribed Units for this Curriculum Area changed to Prescribed Units for this Curriculum Area/Discipline Units

Aboriginal Studies (HSIE)

• ARPA351 has been withdrawn

Ancient History (HSIE)

• ARPA104 title changed to Archaeology: Principles and Practices
• EVOL102 title changed to Evolution in the Fossil Record
• ANCH307 and ARPA100 have been added
• ANCH310, ANCH340 and ARPA101 have been withdrawn

New – Drama

Prescribed Units:

• Complete 36 cps with not more than 12 cps at 100-level and at least 12 cps at 300-level. Relevant Curriculum Units: EDAE336 and EDAE337
• THEA110/210*, THEA111*, THEA302, THEA304, THEA307, THEA317*, THEA318*, THEA321, THEA330* and THEA333 are Prescribed Units
• Note: *If completing Drama as a Minor students must complete the following units: THEA110, THEA111, THEA330 and THEA317 OR THEA318.

English

• CRIM384 code changed to ENGL384 Reading Crime
• ENGL381 title changed to The Contemporary Novel

Languages

Japanese:

• JAPN325 title changed to Introduction to Japanese Popular Culture

Modern History (HSIE)

• HIST308 title changed to Crusader Europe, 1095-1453
• HIST357 title changed to War, Nations and Empires, 1789-1914
• HIST313 and HIST336 have been added
• HIST318, HIST342, HIST393 and HIST394 have been withdrawn

Society and Culture (HSIE)

Archaeology:

• ARPA104 title changed to Archaeology: Principles and Practices
• ARPA343 title changed to Archaeology in the Field
• ARPA356 title changed to Archaeology in the Laboratory
• ARPA100, 105, 300, 306 and 307 have been added
• ARPA101 and ARPA351 have been withdrawn

Modern History:

• HIST308 title changed to Crusader Europe, 1095-1453
• HIST357 title changed to War, Nations and Empires, 1789-1914
• HIST336 Blood and Guts: The History of Medical Practice has been added
• HIST318, 342, 393 and 394 have been withdrawn

Religious Studies:

• RELS180 and RELS184 have been added
• RELS181 has been withdrawn

Sociology:

• SOCY336 title changed to The Family and Children in Society
• SOCY345, 350 and 393 have been added
• SOCY333 and 341 have been withdrawn

Studies in Religion (HSIE)

• RELS180 and RELS184 have been added
• RELS181 has been withdrawn

Bachelor of Education Component:

Group 2 – Compulsory Teaching Units

• EDSP300 title changed to Educating Students in Inclusive Environments
• New - Mandatory Literacy and Numeracy Tests: Candidates are required to pass online literacy and numeracy tests prior to commencing their final professional placement

Group 4 – Listed Elective Education Units

Group 4C:

• EDSP245 title changed to Development and Learning in Childhood and Adolescence
• EDSP354 has been added

Current students may continue under current course rules or apply to transfer to the 2016 rules subject to meeting admission requirements.

Current students under current rules will be required to pass BOSTES-mandated Literacy and Numeracy tests (“GTIL 1.2”) from 2016 prior to attempting their final Professional Experience placement.

Upon advice from BOSTES, current students under current rules who have already completed their professional experience placements will be advised of whether or not they are required to also pass BOSTES-mandated Literacy and Numeracy tests prior to graduating.

Note Arts Discipline component rules changes

Note unit, unit code and/or title changes

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

Note new Curriculum Area/Discipline Units

Note inclusion of Mandatory Literacy and Numeracy Tests