CSU's Bachelor of Teaching (Secondary) course aims to produce highly capable teaching professionals whose knowledge and skills are significant both within and beyond the classroom.
Graduates of the course will be four-year-trained specialist secondary school educators who are critically reflective professional practitioners, knowledgeable in their specialist content area and who are able to operate effectively in a variety of secondary educational contexts in which they find themselves.
Curriculum areas available in the course consist of Agriculture, Design and Technology, Drama, English, Information Technology, LOTE (Languages Other Than English), Mathematics, PDHPE (Physical Development Health Physical Education), Science, Society and Environment, Teacher Librarianship and Visual Art.
The specific course aims suggest graduates will:
The course can be studied either full-time on campus over 1.5 years via either Bathurst or Wagga Wagga campuses, or full-time/part-time by distance education over 1.5-3 years through Bathurst Campus.
CSU's Bachelor of Teaching (Secondary) is a pre-service teaching qualification. Eligibility for entry is dependent upon a prior tertiary qualification - the nature of which is determined by specific admission criteria for each course. Graduate Entry courses provide initial teaching training qualifications at the undergraduate level in various areas such as Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary Teaching.
Bathurst; Wagga Wagga
1.5 years full-time on campus
1.5-3 years full-time or part-time by distance education
N/A
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To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 192 credit points (24 subjects). Students may obtain credit for a minimum of 10 subjects up to a maximum of 12 subjects based on their previous completion of approved studies in an appropriate undergraduate degree.
Refer to the workplace learning information for further requirements associated with studying this course.
To study this course, you will need to indicate your likelihood of success through previous studies and other attainments and experience.
When weighing up the costs of study, consider the benefits of having the qualification you need to achieve your personal and professional goals.
On campus; Distance education
Bathurst; Wagga Wagga
Session 1; Session 2
Undergraduate
1.5 years full-time on campus
1.5-3 years full-time or part-time by distance education
YES
N/A
Teaching is the single largest profession in Australia, and the field of education continues to grow in size and significance, ensuring that skilled and enthusiastic graduates are constantly in demand.
With schools across Australia likely to need 3 000 teacher librarians in the coming years, a CSU academic highlighted the growing shortfall when she addressed a Federal parliament committee in Canberra investigating the problem.
These courses prepare graduates for a career teaching in a wide range of educational settings from birth through to primary and secondary school settings.
"If you enjoy a challenge, working with lots of interesting people, and want to make a difference, then this course is for you."
"For me, teaching is about the whole child so that you can help them reach their full potential"