Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) Bachelor of Teaching (Secondary)
Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology)
BSocSc(Psych)
Bachelor of Teaching (Secondary)
BTeach(Sec)
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Normal course duration
Full-time 4.125 years (8.25 sessions)
Admission criteria
Admission to the program will be through UAC and VTAC systems. Some students may be admitted through the Koori Admission program and the Principal's Early Recommendation Scheme. NSW Institute of Teachers is the accrediting body for teacher education programs in NSW. In order to satisfy entry requirements, students are required to have NSW HSC English minimum Band 4 (Standard, English as a Second Language or Advanced). Where an applicant does not meet this entry requirement, CSU will provide concurrent study in English prior to graduation.
Credit
Students entering the course with Higher School Certificate minimum Band 4 in English Advanced, Standard English or English as a Second Language will be given credit for LIT101 Language and Text.
Graduation requirement
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 264 points.
Course structure
Course Structure
The Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Teaching (Secondary) is a four year degree offering students the opportunity to complete a professional major in English (a total of 33 subjects):
- 13 core psychology subjects (8 points each);
- a major of 12 education subjects, including 2 curriculum studies subjects and 2 professional experience subjects;
- 1 compulsory literacy subject (LIT101 for which students may receive credit; and
- 7 discipline subjects
Core Subjects
Psychology subjects
PSY101 Foundations of Psychology 1
PSY102 Foundations of Psychology 2
PSY103 Introduction to Psychological Enquiry
PSY201 Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology
PSY202 Developmental Psychology
PSY203 Social Psychology
PSY204 Psychological Testing
PSY208 Biopsychology
PSY301 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology
PSY309 Qualitative Research Methods
and three of the following subjects, one of which must be PSY307 or PSY308 br />
PSY303 Language and Subjectivity*
PSY304 Psychopathology
PSY305 Psychology of Personality
PSY307 Cognition
PSY308 Psychology of Learning
*Students complete this subject in distance education mode, and are required to attend a compulsory residential school of 2½ days duration at the Bathurst campus.
Foundations of Education
EEP441 Reconceptualising Secondary Education
EED441 Constructions of Adolescence and their Educational Implications
EEP442 Cultural Politics of Education
EED442 Teaching for Learning
EEL441 Literacies for Learning
EEP443 Aboriginal Perspectives for Secondary Education
ESS441 Inclusive Learning and Teaching
Teaching Practice including Pedagogy Studies
EPT441 Professional Experience 1
EPT442 Professional Experience 2
Compulsory
LIT101 Language and Text
Curriculum studies
EML441 Curriculum Method 1: English
EML442 Curriculum Method 2: English
Restricted Elective Education (must choose one)
ESC401 Introduction to Educational Computing
ESR401 Teaching in Rural Secondary Schools
EEA310 Managing the Learning Environment
Discipline subjects (a professional 'major')
CLT209 Media Languages and Cultures
LIT111 Texts and Meanings
LIT221 Creative Writing
LIT214 Australian Literature
LIT218 The Woman Question in 19th Century England and America
LIT303 The English Novel from Austen to Lawrence
LIT315 The Author in Context: Special Literary Study
+ Residential School
Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.
PSY103 Introduction to Psychological Enquiry
PSY204 Psychological Testing
PSY301 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology
PSY303 Language and Subjectivity
PSY308 Psychology of Learning
PSY309 Qualitative Research Methods
+ Workplace Learning
Enrolment pattern
Flexible Offering
LIT101 Language and Text*
* It is recommended that this subject be undertaken within the first two years of study.
Year 1
Session 1 (Session 1 of 9)
PSY101 Foundations of Psychology 1
PSY103 Introduction to Psychological Enquiry
LIT111 Texts and Meanings
LIT221 Creative Writing
Session 2 (Session 2 of 9)
PSY102 Foundations of Psychology 2
LIT214 Australian Literature
LIT218 The Woman Question in Nineteenth-Century England and America
CLT209 Media Languages and Cultures
Session 3 (Session 3 of 9)
LIT101 Language and Text
Year 2
Session 1 (Session 4 of 9)
PSY201 Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology
PSY202 Developmental Psychology
PSY208 Biopsychology
LIT303 The English Novel from Austen to Lawrence
Session 2 (Session 5 of 9)
PSY203 Social Psychology
PSY204 Psychological Testing
[ ] Level 3 core psychology subject
LIT315 The Author in Context: Special Literary Study
Year 3
Session 1 (Session 6 of 9)
PSY301 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology
[ ] Level 3 core psychology subject
EML441 Curriculum Method 1: English
EEP441 Reconceptualising Secondary Education
Session 2 (Session 7 of 9)
PSY309 Qualitative Research Methods
[ ] Level 3 core psychology subject
EML442 Curriculum Method 2: English
EED441 Constructions of Adolescence and their Educational Implications
Year 4
Session 1 (Session 8 of 9)
EEP442 Cultural Politics of Education
EED442 Teaching for Learning
[ ] Restricted Education Elective
EPT441 Professional Experience 1
Session 2 (Session 9 of 9)
ESS441 Inclusive Learning and Teaching
EEL441 Literacies for Learning
EEP443 Aboriginal Perspectives for Secondary Education
EPT442 Professional Experience 2
Professional recognition
The Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) has been accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) as providing a three year sequence of study in psychology.
The Bachelor of Teaching (Secondary) is accredited by the New South Wales Institute of Teachers. It is due for re-accreditation in 2012, however due to implications of national accreditation, all courses are currently on hold until Universities are advised of an accreditation date.
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.