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Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary Curriculum)

Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary Curriculum)
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Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary Curriculum) (3613TS)
On Campus Albury-Wodonga
Bathurst
Wagga Wagga
Distance Education Albury-Wodonga

Normal course duration

Full-time 1 year years (2.0 sessions)

Admission criteria

Admittance to this program is via three pathways:

- guaranteed entry for students in the Bachelor of Education (Health and PE) program who in their second year of study apply for admission into the Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary Curriculum) to undertake a fifth year and graduate with dual awards (rather than solely graduating with the 4 year BEd(Health & PE)). Students will not be eligible to enter concurrent studies in their third year of the undergraduate degree, until they have successfully completed the first 2 years of the Bachelor of Education (Health and PE) program.

- guaranteed entry for students in the Bachelor of Education (K-12 Middle Schooling) program who in their third year of study apply for admission into the Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary Curriculum) to undertake a fifth year and graduate with dual awards (rather than solely graduating with the 4.5 year BEd(K-12)). Students will not be eligible to enter concurrent studies until they have successfully completed three years of the Bachelor of Education (K-12 Middle Schooling) program.

- qualified secondary teachers who hold a 3 or 4 year undergraduate or postgraduate teaching degree from any Australian tertiary institution or international equivalent. Consultation with the Course Director of Course Administrative Officer will be required prior to the selection of subjects.
 

Credit

No special arrangements apply.

Graduation requirement

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.

Course structure

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:

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.

+ Residential School

Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.

BIO100 Concepts of Biology
BIO203 Animal Systematics
CHM104 Chemistry 1A
CHM107 Chemistry 1B
CHM213 Analytical Chemistry
CHM215 Inorganic Chemistry
PHY101 Mechanics and Thermal Physics
PHY102 Electricity and Waves
PHY215 Scientific Instrumentation (Electronics)
PHY216 Modern Physics
PHY299 Introduction to Astronomy

+ Workplace Learning

No subjects with a Workplace Learning component have been identified in this course.

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.

Professional recognition

For those concurrently enrolled in the Bachelor of Education (Health & Physical Education) and Bachelor of Education (K-12 Middle Schooling) degree accredition will be sought with the NSW Institute of Teachers as part of the accreditation process.

For existing secondary school teachers this course enables additional study to be undertaken in a specific content area but it is
not a retraining program and therefore will not have independant accreditation sought with the New South Wales Institute of Teachers.

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

The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: October 2012. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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