EDUCATION AND TEACHING Bachelor of Education Secondary The course is a mixture of discipline-specific curriculum and pedagogical studies, general education studies and professional SATAC CODE – 104511 experience. Casuarina, Online When you graduate, your levels of personal literacy and numeracy will be broadly equivalent to the top 30% of the Australian UAC CODE – 590310 population. Casuarina, Online Students are encouraged to review the employer eligibility DURATION – 4 years full-time, 8 years part-time requirements as they can vary state to state. PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION DOMESTIC INTAKE – Semester 1, Semester 2 This course has been accredited through the Teacher Registration Board of the Northern Territory consistent with the standards ABOUT THE COURSE established by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership for the Accreditation of Initial Teacher Education The Bachelor of Education Secondary prepares you to become a Programs in Australia. secondary school teacher, and teach year 7 to year 12. In this role, When you graduate, you'll be eligible to register as a teacher you will be responsible for educating and guiding students as they in schools across all Australian State and Territory jurisdictions prepare for the real world. If you are a good communicator, love (subject to meeting other eligibility criteria such as the National having fun with children and are passionate about sharing a love Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Registration of learning, then this may be the career for you! Requirement, English proficiency and suitability to teach). At CDU, you can study a Bachelor of Education Secondary CAREER OPPORTUNITIES online or on campus, part-time or full-time (for a majority of specialisations). This makes it easier to fit study into your existing Graduating with a Bachelor of Education Secondary prepares you commitments. When you graduate, you'll be qualified to register to teach in high schools. It also prepares you to work in associated as a teacher anywhere in Australia. educational areas, such as: The course focuses on the skills and knowledge that you will need > curriculum development to teach in high schools, as outlined by the Australian National > educational planning Curriculum. It meets both the national and local need for teachers > educational research committed to improving educational outcomes for children in year > policy development. 7 to year 12. ADDITIONAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS You will learn about: Applicants must complete the Teaching Capabilities Statement > the school curriculum used to demonstrate suitability for study and work in the teaching > contemporary approaches to issues in education, such as profession. inclusivity > child and adolescent development ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS > promoting positive behaviour Criminal History Check > improving the teaching-learning relationship in the classroom You must have cleared a Police Check and/or Working with Children Check before you can undertake your practical > Indigenous perspectives placements. If your Police Check and/or Working with Children > raising awareness of issues surrounding Indigenous education Check are not cleared by the education sector, you will not be > developing an informed, evidence-based approach to learning able to undertake practice teaching placements and therefore, and teaching in secondary school settings. will not meet the requirements of the course. As a secondary teacher, you will specialise in teaching INHERENT REQUIREMENTS certain subjects. As part of your degree, you will choose two Inherent requirements apply to this course. specialisations: a major and a minor. You can choose from a range See http://www.cdu.edu.au/inherent-requirements for details. of options, including: > digital technology > health and physical education > humanities > Indigenous knowledges > languages > mathematics > music > science > visual arts. Charles Darwin University 31 2023 undergraduate and postgraduate degrees

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