Course and Subject Handbook 2015

Course and Subject Handbook 2015 Course Information Undergraduate Courses Bachelor of Education (Secondary) – Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Education (Secondary) – Bachelor of Arts

Information valid for students commencing in 2015.

Year	2015
Course code	110010
Version	2
Professional accreditation status	The Bachelor of Education (Secondary) is nationally accredited through the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) in association with the Queensland College of Teachers (QCT).Graduates of this course are eligible for Teacher registration in Australia.
Course type	Bachelor Degree (AQF Level 7)
Division	Tropical Environments and Societies

Award Requirements

Admission Requirements

Course pre-requisites	English
Minimum English Language Proficiency Requirements	Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 3c – Schedule II of the JCU Admissions Policy. Note: All students must attain an overall IELTS (or equivalent) score of 7.5 (with no score below 7 in any of the four skills areas, and a score of no less than 8 in speaking and listening) upon completion as required by the Queensland College of Teachers. The cost of the testing will be met by the applicant. English test results must be no more than two years old.
Post admission requirements	Professional practice: This course includes prescribed professional placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense. Further information about placements can be found at Enrolment Policy – Coursework Students Suitability to Work with Children Card (blue card): This course includes prescribed professional placements that may involve contact with children under 18 years of age. Students are required to obtain a Suitability to Work with Children Card (which involves a criminal history check undertaken by the Queensland Police) before the start of the first placement. Students must retain a current Suitability to Work with Children Card for the duration of their course, as failure to do so will result in the termination of their admission to the course. For more information, refer to: Blue Card Services Education Blue card
Additional selection requirements	Nil
Special admission requirements	Nil

Academic Requirements for Course Completion

Credit points	114 credit points as per course structure
Additional course rules	Nil
Additional completion requirements	Nil
Course learning outcomes	JCU graduates are committed to lifelong learning, intellectual development, and to the display of exemplary personal, professional and ethical standards. They have a sense of their place in the tropics and are charged with professional, community, and environmental responsibility. JCU graduates appreciate the need to embrace and be acquainted with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia. They are committed to reconciliation, diversity and sustainability. They exhibit a willingness to lead and to contribute to the intellectual, environmental, cultural, economic and social challenges of regional, national, and international communities of the tropics. On successful completion of the Bachelor of Education (Secondary), JCU graduates will be able to: Demonstrate broad and coherent understanding of professional knowledge, practice and engagement with depth in the National Professional Standards for Teachers Demonstrate broad and coherent understanding of underlying principles and concepts, and teaching and learning approaches for the tropics in the areas of Indigenous education, education for sustainability, rural and regional education Review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise professional knowledge, practice and engagement to enhance outcomes for diverse students Communicate professional knowledge clearly and coherently through oral and written modes to students and key stakeholders during professional practice and engagement Identify and solve problems and make informed decisions in diverse professional contexts with well-developed judgement and initiative Develop and demonstrate dispositions required for effective teaching that embrace responsibility and accountability for professional knowledge, practice and engagement including collaboration with stakeholders. On successful completion of the Bachelor of Arts, JCU graduates will be able to: Demonstrate a broad and coherent body of knowledge with depth in the underlying principles and concepts of at least one discipline of the Arts, Languages or Social Sciences Integrate knowledge of the diversity of cultures and peoples, their differences and commonalities, especially with respect to Australian Indigenous cultures and peoples Appraise the place and role of Australia and Singapore in the Asia Pacific region and the tropics worldwide Review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise information, claims, and evidence Apply critical thinking, independent judgment, intercultural sensitivity, and national, regional and global perspectives, to identify and solve problems in at least one discipline of the Arts, Languages or Social Sciences Present a clear and coherent exposition of knowledge and ideas, through proficiency in written and spoken English language and numeracy, appropriate to their audience and in a range of modes and media Demonstrate capacity for reflection, planning, ethical decision-making and interdisciplinary team work in diverse contexts of community engagement, professional work and/or scholarship Identify and have potential to act and reflect upon opportunities for lifelong learning and career development.

Course Structure

CORE SUBJECTS

Level 1

BA1001:03 Time, Truth, and the Human Condition

BA1002:03 Our Space: Networks, Narrative and the Making of Place

ED1401:03 Foundations of Education

ED1421:03 Foundations of Language and Literacy in Education

ED1481:03 Foundations of Educational Psychology

ED1491:03 Foundations of Mathematics and Numeracy in Education

Level 2

ED2442:03 Inclusive Education for Special Needs (Secondary)

ED2488:03 Second Year Professional Experience

ED2491:03 Teaching for Learning 1

ED2990:03 Education for Cultural Diversity

Level 3

ED3293:03 Teaching for Learning 2 (Secondary)

ED3441:03 Technologies Across the Curriculum

ED3443:03 Teaching ESL to Indigenous Students

ED3488:03 Third Year Professional Experience

Level 4

ED4293:03 Teaching for Learning 3 (Secondary)

ED4460:03 Service Learning for Sustainable Futures

ED4488:03 Fourth Year Professional Experience A

ED4489:03 Fourth Year Professional Experience B

ED4461:03 Indigenous Futures

ED4999:03 Teaching for Learning 4

OPTIONS

Select a first teaching area from List 1

PLUS

Select a second teaching area from List 2

PLUS

Select 12 credit points of Arts and Social Sciences level 3 subjects

List 1 (FIRST TEACHING AREA)

Credit points in teaching area	24 credit points
Special requirements	FTA offerings dependent upon availability of curriculum subject and sufficient discipline subjects

FTA	AVAILABLE AT	NOTES
English	Cairns Townsville
French	Townsville
Geography	Cairns Townsville
History	Cairns Townsville
Japanese	Townsville

List 2 (SECOND TEACHING AREA)

Credit points in teaching area	18 credit points
Special requirements	Nil

STA	AVAILABLE AT	NOTES
English	Cairns Townsville
Geography	Cairns Townsville
History	Cairns Townsville

Campus

COURSE AVAILABLE AT	NOTES
Cairns
Townsville

Candidature

Expected time to complete	5 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Maximum time to complete	13 years
Maximum leave of absence	3 years

Progression

Course progression requisites	Nil
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)	This course includes prescribed professional placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense. Further information about placements can be found at Enrolment Policy – Coursework Students. To undertake the final Professional Experience and Co-requisite subjects, students must have completed 72 credit points of level 1, 2 and 3 subjects in this course.
Special assessment requirements	Suitability to Work with Children Care (blue card): This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements that may involve contact with children under 18 years of age. Students are required to obtain a Suitability to work with Children Card (which involves a criminal history check undertaken by the Queensland police) before the start of the first placement. Students must retain a current Suitability to Work with Children Card for the duration of their course, as failure to do so will result in the termination of their admission to the course. For more information, refer to: Education Blue Card Students who do not complete the required number of days of a professional experience subject or a professional component of a subject, without the approval of the Director of Professional Experience, will be deemed to have failed the subject. Refer to Review of a Student’s Suitability to Continue a Course Involving Placement policy.
Professional accreditation requirements	Graduates are eligible for Teacher registration in Australia. Graduates must attain an overall IELTS (or equivalent) score of 7.5 (with no score below 7 in any of the four skills areas, and a score of no less than 8 in speaking and listening) upon completion as required by the Queensland College of Teachers.
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade	3 credit points for non-Education subjects only
Supplementary exam for final subject	Not applicable

Advanced Standing

Eligibility	Students may apply for advanced standing for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Advanced Standing and Articulation policy and associated procedures.
Maximum allowed	72 credit points
Currency	Advanced standing will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course.
Expiry	Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 23 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the student has not completed this course.
Other restrictions	The maximum advanced standing allowable for professional development courses within the degree is three credit points except where one course is judged to be larger in size than one college subject. Advanced standing may be granted for professional development courses smaller than a college subject. However, no credit will be given for courses smaller than two credit points, or equivalent.

Award Details

Award title	BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SECONDARY) – BACHELOR OF ARTS
Approved abbreviation	BEd (Secondary)-BA
Inclusion of majors on testamur	No majors shall appear on the testamur
Exit with lesser award	Not applicable
Course articulation	Not applicable

Honours

Honours availability	Arts honours is available as an additional 24 credit points of study [end-on].
Eligibility	Achievement of an overall grade point average of 5.0 (i.e. credit average) across the undergraduate degree and/or a grade point average of 5.0 in the final year of their undergraduate degree, with credits or better in specific discipline areas.