Bachelor of Education (K-12 Middle Schooling)

BEd(K-12MiddleSchling)

The principal aim of the Bachelor of Education (K-12 - Middle Schooling) is to provide a comprehensive and relevant undergraduate teacher education program that will prepare candidates for a career in school education.

The course aims to develop graduates who are sensitive to the community context in which they work and to promote personal and professional attitudes and values that will encourage an optimistic, ethically sound, and thoughtful approach to their educational, personal, and professional development.

Enrolment through

Albury-Wodonga Campus

Study mode

On campus

Normal course duration

Full-time 4.5 years (8-10 sessions)*

* concurrent enrolment in the Graduate Certificate in Secondary Education may extend duration. Please consult the course coodrinator for details.

Credit

Students entering the course with Higher School Certificate minimum Band 4 in English Advanced, Standard English or English as a Second Language, and Band 4 in General Mathematics, or completion of Mathematics or Extension Mathematics to an equivalent standard will be given credit for LIT101 Language and Text and MTH100 Foundation Mathematics.

Admission criteria

Normal admission requirements of the University will apply, with students being admitted under the UAC and VTAC systems.

Professional recognition

This course is currenly in the process of accreditation with the New South Wales Institute of Teachers. Once the program has received accreditation with the NSWIT accreditation will also be sought with the Victorian Institute of Teachers (VIT).

Graduation requirements*

To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 304 points.

*The number of subjects and specific subject choices are described in the course structure and enrolment pattern for the course.

Course structure

The course consists of 27 core education subjects, 7 high school specialist teaching subjects, 2 curriculum method subjects and 2 compulsory subjects (literacy and numeracy). As a result, students undertake a total of 38 subjects (the equivalent of 304 subject points).

The Bachelor of Education (K-12 Middle Schooling) program is concurrently offered with the Graduate Certificate in Secondary Education for those wishing to undertake a fifth year of study entitling candidates to meet the requirements of two high school teaching areas. As such, students who wish to pursue this opportunity must re-apply through the CSU Admissions Office in the fourth year of their concurrent program for the mid-year intake into the Graduate Certificate in Secondary Education.

Compulsory Subjects:

LIT101 Language and Text
MTH100 Foundation Mathematics

Core Education Subjects:

EEA305 The Teaching and Learning Environment
EEB419 Education Studies: Indigenous Studies
EED109 Learners and Learning
EED114 Transitions in Middle Schooling
EED214 Identity, Relationships and Education
EED405 Professional Transitions
EEE314 Assessment and Reporting
EMA116 Creative Arts 1: Arts experience
EMA303 Creative Arts 2: Content and Context of Creative Arts K-6
EMH204 HSIE Curriculum: Exploring Australian Identity
EMH304 HSIE: Education for Sustainability
EML110 English 1: Language as Social Practice
EML210 Primary English Curriculum: Reading Process and Pedagogy
EML309 Primary English Curriculum: Text Construction, Pedagogy and Processes
EMM108 Mathematics & Numeracy Studies
EMM209 Mathematics: Content & Pedagogy
EMM310 Mathematics Curriculum
EMR205 PDHPE: Health & Movement Studies
EMR302 Personal Development, Health & Physical Education Curriculum
EMS108 Science & Technology Studies
EMS418 Curriculum Studies: Science & Technology
EPT213 Middle Schooling Pedagogy in Practice: Primary
EPT321 Middle School Pedagogy in Practice: Junior Secondary
EPT426 Middle Schooling Professional Experience
EPT427 K- 12 Middle Schooling Professional Experience
ESL102 Foundations in Literacy Studies K-2
ESS304 The Inclusive Classroom

High School Specialist Subjects:

Business Studies

ACC100 Accounting 1: Information for Business
ACC240 Small Business Management
HRM210 Human Resource Management
INR210 Industrial Relations in Australia
MGT100 Organisations and Management
MKT110 Marketing Principles
MKT220 Buyer Behaviour

Mathematics

MTH101 Computer Aided Mathematics 1 with Applications
MTH102 Computer Aided Mathematics 2 with Applications
MTH203 Numerical Methods
MTH218 Multivariable Calculus
MTH219 Linear Algebra
MTH328 Complex Analysis
STA201 Scientific Statistics

English

COM122 Australian Screen and Stage
LIT107 English Literature 1
LIT221 Creative Writing
LIT222 Contemporary Children's Texts
LIT301 Modernism
LIT316 Children's Fiction
WRT210 Writing for Publication

History

HST101 The Contemporary World 1
HST102 The Contemporary World 2
HST201 Colonial Australia
HST204 Twentieth Century Australia
HST213 Australian Civics and Citizenship
HST308 Australia and Asia
HST311 Local History in Context

Curriculum Method Subjects:

EMM441 Curriculum Method 1: Mathematics
EMM442 Curriculum Method 2: Mathematics
EML441 Curriculum Method 1: English
EML442 Curriculum Method 2: English
EMH441 Curriculum Method 1: Society & Environment
EMH442 Curriculum Method 2: Socioety & Environment

Key Subjects

The key subjects which will apply from 201030 are listed below and remain the same for 2011 when this course document is effective from:

LIT101 Language and Text
MTH100 Foundation Mathematics
EED114 Transitions in Middle Schooling
EED109 Learners and Learning
ESL102 Foundations in Literacy Studies K-2
EMA116 Creative Arts 1: Arts
EMR205 PD/H/PE Health and Movement Studies

Enrolment pattern

Flexible Offering

LIT101 Language and Text*
MTH100 Foundation Mathematics*

*It is recommended that these subjects be undertaken in Session 3 of Year 1 or within the first two years of study.

For students completing 5 years - 4.5 years (FTE) in the Bachelor of Education (K-12 Middle Schooling) and 0.5 years (FTE) in the Graduate Certificate in Secondary Education. Students concurrently enrol in both degrees from Session 2 of Year 4:

YEAR 4

Session 1

EML309 Primary English Curriculum: Text Construction, Pedagogy & Processes
EMH304 HSIE: Education for Sustainability
EMA303 Creative Arts 2: Content & Contexts of Creative Arts K-6
and one from:
INR210 Industrial Relations in Australia
ITC182 Foundation of Information Technology
or
MTH328 Complex Analysis
HST101 The Contemporary World 1
or
LIT316 Children's Fiction
LIT107 English Literature 1
or
PKM105 People and Places - Social Science Dimensions

Session 2

EEE314 Assessment & Reporting
EMM310 Mathematics Curriculum

Session 3

EPT426 Middle Schooling Professional Experience
EMR302 Personal Development, Health and Physical Education Curriculum

Year 5

Session 1

EMS418 Curriculum Studies: Science & Technology

Session 2

EPT427 K-12 Middle Schooling Professional Experience
EED405 Professional Transitions
and one from:
EML442 Curriculum Method 2: English
EMM442 Curriculum Method 2: Mathematics
EMH442 Curriculum Method 2: Society & Environment

Contact

For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au

Handbook 2011

Bachelor of Education (K-12 Middle Schooling)

BEd(K-12MiddleSchling)

Enrolment through

Study mode

Normal course duration

Credit

Admission criteria

Professional recognition

Graduation requirements*

Course structure

Compulsory Subjects:

Core Education Subjects:

High School Specialist Subjects:

Business Studies

Mathematics

English

History

Curriculum Method Subjects:

Key Subjects

Enrolment pattern

Flexible Offering

YEAR 1

Session 1

Session 2

YEAR 2

Session 1

Session 2

YEAR 3

Session 1

Session 2

For students completing 4 years in the Bachelor of Education (K-12 Middle Schooling):

Session 3

YEAR 4

Session 1

Session 2

Session 3

For students completing 5 years - 4.5 years (FTE) in the Bachelor of Education (K-12 Middle Schooling) and 0.5 years (FTE) in the Graduate Certificate in Secondary Education. Students concurrently enrol in both degrees from Session 2 of Year 4:

YEAR 4

Session 1

Session 2

Session 3

Year 5

Session 1

Session 2

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