Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary Curriculum)

Overall Course Structure
To be awarded a Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary Curriculum) students will need to complete 64 subject points as specified.

Course Structure for Concurrent Cohorts
For the course structure of the concurrent programs:

• BEd (Health & PE) - discipline subject choice will be prescribed in general alignment with the Key Learning Area of Science. Students enrolled in the BEd (Health & PE) program who decide to undertake a 5 year program will be required to complete their second year of study in this course and commence concurrent studies in the Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary Curriculum) from the commencement of Year 3.
  
• BEd (K-12 Middle Schooling) - discipline subject choice will be prescribed in general alignment with Key Learning Areas. Students enrolled in the BEd (K-12 Middle Schooling) program who decide to undertake a 5 year program will be required to complete their third year of study in this course and commence concurrent studies in the fourth year of their undergraduate degree. They will be required to enrol in the Graduate Certificate in Secondary Education before applying for admission to the Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary Curriculum).

Course Structure for Independent Student Cohorts
For existing secondary teachers the course structure will be more flexible and a set enrolment pattern will not be initially required.
Candidates may choose the order in which they undertake subjects, depending upon their availability and the meeting of any prerequisites. Subject selection should be made in consultation with the Course Administrative Officers or Course Director. Eight groups of subjects will be drawn upon to create a personalised program of study for Secondary School Teachers.

These are:

1. Content subjects drawn from one of the 8 KLAs in Secondary Schools: Mathematics, Sciences, English, Human Society and its Environment (History, Geography, Business Studies, Economics, Study of Society and Culture, Legal Studies), Creative Arts (Art, Music, Dance, Drama), Technology and Applied Studies (Nutrition, IT, Graphic Design etc), PD/H/PE, LOTE. These subjects would be service taught from the respective Faculties of Arts, Business and Science within the University.

2. Curriculum methods subjects in any of the KLAs which relate to the content area undertaken from existing Curriculum subjects within the Faculty of Education. This includes - Visual Art, Society and Environment, English, Drama, Languages Other Than English (LOTE), Mathematics, Personal Development/Health/Physical Education (PD/H/PE), Science, Agriculture, Information Technology, Design and Technology, Technology and Applied Studies and Teacher Librarianship.

3. Educational studies subjects in Leadership, Literacy, TESOL, Inclusive Education, Information Communication Technology and Indigenous studies.

4. Professional Practice subjects including supervised practicum where a candidate's qualification is deemed to require additional currency in a professional/high school setting.

Enrolment pattern

Concurrent enrolment pattern for Bachelor of Education (Health & PE) student cohort

BEd(H&PE) students who elect to add science as a teaching area to their national teacher accreditation will be required to follow the below course sequence.

Biology
Comprising:
- four x 8 point biology subjects
- two x 8 point chemistry subjects or two x 8 point physics subjects
- two x 8 point Curriculum Method subjects

Year 3, Session 1
BIO100 Concepts of Biology

Year 3, Session 2
BIO112 Principles of Ecology

Year 4, Session 1
BIO203 Animal Systematics
EMS441 Curriculum Method 1: Science
and
CHM104 Chemistry 1A
or
PHY101 Mechanics & Thermal Physics

Year 4, Session 2
EMS442 Curriculum Method 2: Science
and
CHM107 Chemistry 1B
or
PHY102 Electricity & Waves

Year 5, Session 1
BIO216 Conservation Biology

Chemistry
Comprising:
- four x 8 point chemistry subjects
- two x 8 point biology subjects or two x 8 point physics subjects
- two x 8 point Curriculum Method subjects

Year 3, Session 1
CHM104 Chemistry 1A

Year 3, Session 2
CHM107 Chemistry 1B

Year 4, Session 1
EMS441 Curriculum Method 1: Science
and
PHY101 Mechanics & Thermal Physics
or
BIO100 Concepts of Biology

Year 4, Session 2
CHM213 Analytical Chemistry
EMS442 Curriculum Method 2: Science
and
PHY102 Electricity & Waves
or
BIO112 Principles of Ecology

Year 5, Session 1
CHM215 Inorganic Chemistry

Physics
Comprising:
- four x 8 point physics subjects
- two x 8 point biology subjects or two x 8 point chemistry subjects
- two x 8 points Curriculum Method subjects

Year 3, Session 1
PHY101 Mechanics & Thermal Physics

Year 3, Session 2
PHY102 Electricity & Waves

Year 4, Session 1
EMS441 Curriculum Method 1: Science
and
CHM104 Chemistry 1A
or
BIO100 Concepts of Biology

Year 4, Session 2
EMS442 Curriculum Method 2: Science
and
PHY215 Scientific Instrumentation
or
PHY299 Introduction to Astronomy
and
CHM107 Chemistry 1A
or
BIO112 Principles of Ecology

Year 5, Session 1
PHY216 Modern Physics

Bachelor of Education (K-12 Middle Schooling) student cohort

BEd(K-12 MS) students who elect to add a main teaching area to their national teacher accreditation will able to select the subjects they study, and the sequence in which they study them, according to:
1. Charles Sturt University subject rules (e.g. pre-requisites); and
2. the below stipulated national accreditation requirements for a teaching area.

English
Six English subjects with four at Level 2 or above. At least 3 subjects of a strong core of textual studies including literature. Other subjects may include studies in communications, creative writing, linguistics, media studies, non-literary. Plus EML441 Curriculum Method 1: English and EML442 Curriculum Method 2: English.

Year 1, Session 1
[ ] English Discipline Subject
[ ] English Discipline Subject

Year 1, Session 2
[ ] English Discipline Subject (at Level 2 or above)
[ ] English Discipline Subject (at Level 2 or above)

Year 2, Session 1
[ ] English Discipline Subject (at Level 2 or above)
EML441 Curriculum Method 1: English

Year 2, Session 2
[ ] English Discipline Subject (at Level 2 or above)
EML442 Curriculum Method 2: English

Modern History
Six modern history subjects with four at Level 2 or above. In areas such as Australian history, contact and Aboriginal history, early modern history, historiography, modern history. Plus EMH441 Curriculum Method 1: Society & Environment and EMH442 Curriculum Method 2: Society & Environment.

Year 1, Session 1
[ ] HistoryDiscipline Subject
[ ] History Discipline Subject

Year 1, Session 2
[ ] History Discipline Subject (at Level 2 or above)
[ ] History Discipline Subject (at Level 2 or above)

Year 2, Session 1
[ ] History Discipline Subject (at Level 2 or above)
EMH441 Curriculum Method 1: Society & Environment

Year 2, Session 2
[ ] History Discipline Subject (at Level 2 or above)
EMH442 Curriculum Method 2: Society & Environment

Information Technology - Information Systems
Six ICT subjects with four at Level 2 or above. Including at least two subjects that develop skills in information. The remaining subjects in communications technologies and information systems, eg database design including relational databases and communication systems/networking. Plus EMT443 Curriculum Method 1: Information Technology and EMT444 Curriculum Method 2: Information Technology.

Year 1, Session 1
[ ] Information Technology Discipline Subject
[ ] Information Technology Discipline Subject

Year 1, Session 2
[ ] Information Technology Discipline Subject (at Level 2 or above)
[ ] Information Technology Discipline Subject (at Level 2 or above)

Year 2, Session 1
[ ] Information Technology Discipline Subject (at Level 2 or above)
EMT443 Curriculum Method 1: Information Technology

Year 2, Session 2
[ ] Information Technology Discipline Subject (at Level 2 or above)
EMT444 Curriculum Method 2: Information Technology

Information Technology - Software Design
Six ICT subjects with four at Level 2 or above. Including at least two subjects that develop skills in the design and development of software, eg programming in a computer based language and system analysis, design, development and testing. Plus EMT443 Curriculum Method 1: Information Technology and EMT444 Curriculum Method 2: Information Technology.

Year 1, Session 1
[ ] Information Technology Discipline Subject
[ ] Information Technology Discipline Subject

Year 1, Session 2
[ ] Information Technology Discipline Subject (at Level 2 or above)
[ ] Information Technology Discipline Subject (at Level 2 or above)

Year 2, Session 1
[ ] Information Technology Discipline Subject (at Level 2 or above)
EMT443 Curriculum Method 1: Information Technology

Year 2, Session 2
[ ] Information Technology Discipline Subject (at Level 2 or above)
EMT444 Curriculum Method 2: Information Technology

Geography
Six geology subjects with four at Level 2 or above. Plus EMH441 Curriculum Method 1: Society & Environment and EMH442 Curriculum Method 2: Society & Environment.

Year 1, Session 1
[ ] Geography Discipline Subject
[ ] Geography Discipline Subject

Year 1, Session 2
[ ] Geography Discipline Subject (at Level 2 or above)
[ ] Geography Discipline Subject (at Level 2 or above)

Year 2, Session 1
[ ] Geography Discipline Subject (at Level 2 or above)
EMH441 Curriculum Method 1: Society & Environment

Year 2, Session 2
[ ] Geography Discipline Subject (at Level 2 or above)
EMH442 Curriculum Method 2: Society & Environment

Economics
Six economic subjects with four at Level 2 or above. Plus EMH441 Curriculum Method 1: Society & Environment and EMH442 Curriculum Method 2: Society & Environment.

Year 1, Session 1
[ ] Economics Discipline Subject
[ ] Economics Discipline Subject

Year 1, Session 2
[ ] Economics Discipline Subject (at Level 2 or above)
[ ] Economics Discipline Subject (at Level 2 or above)

Year 2, Session 1
[ ] Economics Discipline Subject (at Level 2 or above)
EMH441 Curriculum Method 1: Society & Environment

Year 2, Session 2
[ ] Economics Discipline Subject (at Level 2 or above)
EMH442 Curriculum Method 2: Society & Environment

Secondary Teachers
For existing secondary teachers the Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary Curriculum) course structure will be more flexible and a set enrolment pattern will not be initially required. Candidates may select the order in which they undertake subjects, depending upon their availability and the meeting of any prerequisites.

Key Subjects
Because the subject selection for students in this degree is conditional on the area of teaching they are seeking teacher accreditation for, there are no subjects allocated to this degree. For this reason it is not possible to have key subjects.

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