Program summary
Program overview
Career opportunities
Special features
Advanced standing, recognition of prior learning, credit and articulation
Program structure
Program requirements and notes
Enquiries
Recommended enrolment patterns

Program summary

QTAC code: 017001
OP/Rank for 2008 entry: OP-17 / Rank-64
Award abbreviation: BEd/BA
Degree type: undergraduate
Mode of study: on campus
Duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Fee type: Commonwealth supported places, domestic fee-paying places, international fee-paying places
Total units: 384
Recommended prior study: English and Maths
CRICOS code: 056382G

Program overview

A combined education program opens the door to a wide range of study and career possibilities.

The education component of the combined degree will provide opportunities to develop professional knowledge and practice through courses on campus and at a variety of school and other educational sites. The arts component of the degree will allow students to develop a background in chosen disciplines to support curriculum and co-curriculum studies related to teaching in secondary schools. Students will normally undertake studies in two teaching areas.

Professional membership

Graduates are eligible to be registered with the Queensland College of Teachers. Registration is a requirement to teach in Queensland schools. A range of other general and discipline-specific memberships is also available to graduates of these programs.

Career opportunities

• teacher in secondary schools
• teacher in training organisations
• knowledge and skills acquired through the arts component of the program are transferable across many sectors such as government, media, commerce and industry

Special features

• opportunity to work with local schools
• teacher field experiences start in the first semester of the first year
• program has been developed with industry input
• limited intake means smaller class sizes compared to other Queensland universities

Program structure

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses

Select a major teaching area (8 courses) from 1 of the following:
- English
- Geography
- Modern History
- Languages **

** Teaching area not available in 2008. Students interested in becoming language teachers should complete a Bachelor of Arts (with a language major) followed by the Graduate Diploma in Education.

Plus select a minor teaching area (4 courses) from 1 of the following:
- Civics
- English
- Studies of Society and Environment #

Plus select 3 advanced elective courses from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Core courses (2)

COR109 Communication and Thought
Plus select 1 course from:
COR110 Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship
COR111 Environment, Technology and Sustainability

Education courses (15)

13 required courses:
EDU100 Becoming a Teacher
EDU101 Learning about Learning
EDU201 Language and Literacies in Education
EDU202 Dimensions of Learner Engagement
EDU210 Workplace Learning: Professional Practice
EDU220 Pedagogies for New Times
EDU221 Assessment for Learning
EDU301 Vocational and Enterprise Education
EDU310 Workplace Learning: Learning Engagement
EDU311 Workplace Learning: Inclusivity and Diversity
EDU312 Workplace Learning: Professional Engagement
EDU330 Senior Phase Curriculum
SCS130 Introduction to Indigenous Australia

Plus select 2 education elective courses from:
EDU302 E-Learning Leader
EDU303 Learning  for Sustainability in Schools
EDU304 Internship
EDU305 Human Development and Early Learning
EDU313 Learning Choices
EDU314 Workplace Learning in VET
EDU340 Teaching Reading and Writing in the Early Years
EDU341 Mathematics Education for Early Learning
EDU351 Alternative Schooling Pedagogies

Course substitution: the GO (Global Opportunities) program

As part of their USC program, students may apply to participate in the GO Program to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider

Program requirements and notes

1. No courses may normally be counted towards more than one major or minor within each Faculty.
2. A maximum of five introductory level courses can be included in the 16 Arts and Social Sciences courses in a combined program. A maximum of 3 Science courses (36 units) can be included in the Bachelor of Education/Bachelor or Arts.
3. An introductory level course has a number less than 200 in its course code. An advanced level course has a number greater than 200 and less than 400 in its course code.
4. Courses credited to a student's academic record through cross-institutional studies or as advanced standing may also count towards majors and minors where those courses are equivalent to courses listed in the relevant major or minor.
5. Refer to the Academic Rules.
6. Refer to explanation of terms.
7. Refer to recommended enrolment patterns
8. International students need to refer to the English language requirements. 

How to apply

Apply for an undergraduate program.

Enquiries

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Program adviser
Tel: +61 7 5430 1259

Faculty of Science, Health and Education
Program adviser, Education
Tel: +61 7 5459 4644,
Email: education@usc.edu.au

# Under review

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