Enrolment through
Bathurst Campus
Wagga Wagga Campus
Study mode
Full-time on campus 1 year (2 sessions)
Distance education 2 years (4 sessions)
Admission criteria
Applicants must:
* The University shall ensure, to the best of its ability, that the area of discipline specialisation is acceptable to an appropriate employer by meeting minimal academic requirements for employment as a secondary teacher. However, because of varying employment requirements across different states, it is each student's responsibility to have their undergraduate qualification officially assessed by the relevant employing authority.
Graduation requirements
To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 8 subjects (64 points). Students may be provided with a mixed mode program in order to fit with commitments outside study. Such programs will be negotiated individually with the appropriate Course Coordinator.
Residential schools
A residential school for distance education students will be held on
campus in Bathurst in
the first session of enrolment only and it will normally be held in conjunction
with school holidays.
Course structure
Full-time on campus at Bathurst and Wagga Wagga
Session 1 (Autumn)
Session 2 (Spring)
Part-time distance education
Session 1 (Autumn)
Session 2 (Spring)
Session 3 (Autumn)
Session 4 (Spring)
NOTE: Distance Education students may negotiate a program, with the Course Coordinator, of more than two subjects per session.
Curriculum method subjects
NOTE: Not all subjects are available in both the on-campus and distance education mode.
Restricted electives
The restricted elective may be selected from the following list, or from the Curriculum Method 1 subjects listed above (provided the student has the appropriate academic background). Some electives may not be available in 2000.
NOTE: Teacher Librarianship students must enrol in a second Curriculum Method 1 subject as their Session 3 restricted elective.
Practicum
Internal students will complete a minimum eight weeks of practicum experience. This will be split into the equivalent of four weeks in Session 1 and a minimum of four weeks in Session 2.
Experience in Session 1 will involve classes at the junior secondary level, while Session 2 will also involve senior secondary classes.
Practicum 1
In the first teaching practice students will concentrate on:
Students are also expected to collect information relating to:
Students must satisfy both the academic and practical components of EPT491 Learning & Teaching Practice 1, before progressing to EPT492 Learning & Teaching Practice 2. In addition students should have satisfactorily completed a relevant Curriculum Method 1 subject.
Practicum 2
Session 2 teaching practice will involve a mixture of classes at the junior and senior secondary level. Students will be expected to concentrate on:
Students are also expected to collect information relating to:
Distance education students will complete a minimum of eight weeks practicum over the two years of the course, arranged in consultation with the Practicum Coordinator. Students may complete five weeks in their second practicum to qualify them for registration in Victoria.
Inquiries
Course Coordinator (Distance Education)
Dr Robin Hall
School of Teacher Education
Telephone: (02) 6338 4345
Facsimile: (02) 6338 4417
Email: rhall@csu.edu.au
Course Coordinator (Wagga Wagga)
Andrew Wallace
School of Education
Telephone: (02) 6933 2375 or (02) 6933 2441
Facsimile: (02) 6933 2888
Email: awallace@csu.edu.au
Course Coordinator (Bathurst)
Ms Wendy Hastings
School of Teacher Education
Telephone: (02) 6338 4442
Facsimile: (02) 6338 4417
Email: whastings@csu.edu.au