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Bachelor of Education (K - 12)

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Bachelor of Education (K - 12)

  • Award Names
  • Availability
  • Duration
  • Admission
  • Credit
  • Graduation
  • Course Structure
  • Enrolment Pattern
  • Workplace Learning
  • Residential School
  • Accreditation

The course includes the following awards:

Bachelor of Education (K-12) BEd(K-12)

Course Study Modes and Locations

Bachelor of Education (K - 12) (1417EK)

On Campus - Albury-Wodonga
On Campus - Bathurst
On Campus - Port Macquarie
On Campus - Wagga Wagga

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal course duration

Bachelor of Education (K - 12)

Full-time 4.75 years (9.5 sessions)

Overall: 4.75 Years Actual: 4 Years

Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.

Admission criteria

CSU Admission Policy

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

English Language Proficiency Entry Requirements for Teacher Education Preparation Programs

English Language Proficiency entry requirements for non-Anglophone International students are: an overall IELTS (or equivalent) score of 7.5 (with no score below 7 in reading and writing, and a score of no less than 8 in speaking and listening).

Note: Please refer to relevant National or State employing bodies for their English language proficiency requirements when seeking employment.

Credit

CSU Credit Policy

N/A

Graduation requirements

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 304 points.

Course Structure

The course structure for the High School Teaching Areas ofBusiness Studies, Mathematics, English, Modern History and the Sciences is as follows:

21 core education subjects, 14 primary and secondary discipline subjects, 2 Curriculum Method subjects and 1 Indigenous Cultural Studies subject. As a result, students undertake an equivalent total of 38 subjects (the equivalent of 304 subject points) and 1 community cultural education program (0 points).

Core Education Subjects

EEB106 Community Cultural Education Program ((0) subject points)
EEA202 Managing the Classroom Environment
EPT125 Child Development: Foundation to Year 6
EED308 Adolescence and Learning
EEP306 Pedagogy in Diverse Classrooms
ESC407 Classroom Technologies
EEE405 Assessment and Reporting
EMA117 The Creative Arts: The Creative Process
EMA210 Teaching and Assessing the Creative Arts
EMH205 HSIE: Teaching About People, Places and the Past OR EMH419 Curriculum Studies: Society and Environment**
EML306 English Curriculum: Pedagogies in the Primary Years
ELN402 Literacy Strategies for Learning
EMM209 Mathematics: Content and Pedagogy
EMM410 Mathematics in the Primary Years
EMR207 OR EMR408 PDHPE Curriculum and Pedagogy**
EMS207 OR EMS406 Science and Technology Curriculum Studies**
ESS419 Principles of Inclusive Classroom
EPT125 Child Development Foundation-Yr6
EPT127 English Curriculum: Pedagogies in the Early Years of Learning
EPT218 Student Learning and Engagement
EPT329 Working Within the Community
EPT330 Professional Knowledge and Professional Teaching
EPT436 Transitions to the Teaching Profession

Indigenous Australian Cultural Studies

IKC200 Contemporary Indigenous Australian Realities

Primary and Secondary Discipline Subjects

BUSINESS STUDIES

Primary discipline subjects:

EHR101 Sociocultural Foundations of Human Movement
LIT114 Literature, Culture and Society
SCI102 Experiencing Science
MTH110 The Evolution of Mathematics
LIT101 Language and Text
MTH100 Foundation Mathematics
IKC103 Indigenous Australian Histories

Secondary discipline subjects:

MGT100 Organisations and Management
MKT110 Marketing and Society
MGT230 Ethics, Sustainability and Culture
ACC100 Accounting 1: Information for Business
ACC240 Small Business Management OR MKT220 Consumer Behaviour

2 from the Level 3 business studies elective:
MKT310 Integrated Marketing Communications
MKT350 Product Innovation Management
MKT303 Social and Environmental Marketing
MKT335 Marketing of Services
MKT340 Strategic Marketing Management
HRM320 Issues in Human Resource Management
HRM330 Strategic Human Resource Management
MGT330 Business Strategy
MGT310 Operations Management
MGT360 Risk Management
MGT367 Leadership Issues
MGT340 International Management

MATHEMATICS

Primary discipline subjects:

EHR101 Sociocultural Foundations of Human Movement
LIT114 Literature, Culture and Society
SCI102 Experiencing Science
LIT101 Language and Text
IKC103 Indigenous Australian Histories

Secondary discipline subject:

MTH105 Introductory Mathematics OR restricted elective*
MTH101 Computer Aided Mathematics 1 with Applications
MTH102 Computer Aided Mathematics 2 with Applications
STA201 Scientific Statistics
MTH218 Multivariable Calculus
MTH219 Linear Algebra
MTH220 Ordinary Differential Equations
MTH307 Mathematical Modelling OR MTH418 Topics in Calculus
MTH328 Complex Analysis

ENGLISH

Primary discipline subjects:

EHR101 Sociocultural Foundations of Human Movement
SCI102 Experiencing Science
MTH110 The Evolution of Mathematics
MTH100 Foundation Mathematics
IKC103 Indigenous Australian Histories

Secondary discipline subjects:

LIT107 English Literature 1
LIT124 Children’s Literature: The Oral Tradition
LIT108 English Literature 2
LIT221 Creative Writing
LIT324 Australian Children’s Literature
LIT220 Screenwriting OR COM226 Media: History and Society OR WRT210 Writing for Publication
CLT209 Media and Culture
LIT224 Children’s Literature: Fantasy and Realism OR LIT214 Australian Literature OR WRT301 Life Writing
LIT301 Modernism OR LIT303 English Novel: Austen-Lawrence

HISTORY

Primary discipline subjects:

EHR101 Sociocultural Foundations of Human Movement
LIT114 Literature, Culture and Society
SCI102 Experiencing Science
MTH110 The Evolution of Mathematics
LIT101 Language and Text
MTH100 Foundation Mathematics
IKC103 Indigenous Australian Histories

Secondary discipline subjects:

HST101 The Short Twentieth Century I
HST102 The Short Twentieth Century II
HST201 Colonial Australia
HST210 Media and Society in the Twentieth Century
HST213 Australian Civics and Citizenship OR HST204 Twentieth Century Australia OR HST214 Medieval World OR GEO164 Earth System Processes OR GEO303 Climatology
HST311 Philosophy of History
HST301 International History from 1945 OR HST308 Australia and Asia

BIOLOGY

Primary discipline subjects:

EHR101 Sociocultural Foundations of Human Movement
LIT114 Literature, Culture and Society
LIT101 Language and Text
MTH105 Introductory Mathematics OR MTH101 Computer Aided Mathematics 1 with Applications#
IKC103 Indigenous Australian Histories

Secondary discipline subjects:

BIO100 Concepts of Biology
CHM104 Chemistry 1A OR PHY101 Mechanics and Thermal Physics
BIO112 Principles of Ecology
STA201 Scientific Statistics OR MTH102 Computer Aided Mathematics 2 with Applications#
BIO203 Animal Dversity
CHM107 Chemistry 1B OR PHY102 Electricity and Waves
BIO216 Conversation Biology
BIO312 Landscape Ecology OR BIO326 Vegetation and Disturbance Management
BIO328 Restoration Ecology

CHEMISTRY

Primary discipline subjects:

EHR101 Sociocultural Foundations of Human Movement
LIT114 Literature, Culture and Society
LIT101 Language and Text
IKC103 Indigenous Australian Histories
MTH105 Introductory Mathematics OR MTH101 Computer Aided Mathematics 1 with Applications#

Secondary discipline subjects:

CHM104 Chemistry 1A
BIO100 Principles of Ecology OR PHY101 Mechanics and Thermal Physics
CHM107 Chemistry 1B
STA201 Scientific Statistics OR MTH102 Computer Aided Mathematics 2 with Applications#
CHM215 Inorganic Chemistry
BIO112 Principles of Ecology OR PHY102 Electricity and Waves
CHM213 Analytical Chemistry
CHM321 Laboratory Management Issues
CHM323 Instrumental Analysis 1

PHYSICS

Primary discipline subjects:

EHR101 Sociocultural Foundations of Human Movement
LIT114 Literature, Culture and Society
LIT101 Language and Text
MTH101 Computer Aided Mathematics 1 with Applications
IKC103 Indigenous Australian Histories

Secondary discipline subjects:

PHY101 Mechanics and Thermal Physics
BIO100 Principles of Ecology OR CHM104 Chemistry 1A
PHY102 Electricity and Waves
MTH102 Computer Aided Mathematics 2 with Applications
PHY216 Modern Physics
BIO112 Principles of Ecology OR CHM107 Chemistry 1B
PHY299 Introduction to Astronomy
PHY302 Quantum Mechanics OR PHY304 Relativity and Cosmology
PHY301 Astrophysics

Curriculum Method Subjects
Two from the relevant discipline of study:

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 and Environment
EMH442 Curriculum Method 2: Society and Environment
EMS441 Curriculum Method 1: Science
EMS442 Curriculum Method 2: Science

Key Subjects
Key subjects which apply to the BEd (K-12) from 201730:
LIT101 Language and Text; OR
LIT107 English Literature 1
and
IKC200 Contemporary Indigenous Australian Realities
and
MTH100 Foundation Mathematics; OR
MTH110 The Evolution of Mathematics; OR
MTH101 ComputerAided Mathematics 1 with Applications; OR
MTH105 Introductory Mathematics
and
LIT124 Children’s Literature: The Oral Tradition; OR
LIT114 Literature, Culture and Society

* Restricted elective subjects are limited to other discipline subjects referenced in the Course Structure
** Students have a choice dependant on subject availability
# Required prerequisite for some level 3 Physic subjects

Enrolment Pattern

Bachelor of Education (K-12)

SESSION 1 COMMENCMENT
Year 1, Session 1
[ ] Level 1 Secondary discipline subject
LIT101 Language and Text OR LIT124 Children’s Literature: The Oral Tradition***
SCI102 Experiencing Science ## OR BIO100 Concepts of Biology OR CHM104 Chemistry IA OR PHY101 Mechanics and Thermal Physics
MTH100 Foundation Mathematics## OR MTH105 Introductory Mathematics OR MTH101 Computer Aided Mathematics 1 with Applications#

Year 1
Year 1 - Session 2

[ ] Level 1 or level 2 Secondary discipline subject
LIT114 Literature, Culture and Society OR LIT221 Creative Writing***
IKC103 Indigenous Australian Histories
MTH110 The Evolution of Mathematics## OR STA201 Scientific Statistics OR MTH102 Computer Aided Mathematics 2 with Applications#

Year 1 - Session 3
EEB106 Community Cultural Education Program (0 points)
IKC200 Contemporary Indigenous Australian Realities
EMM209 Mathematics: Content and Pedagogy

Year 2
Year 2 - Session 1

[ ] Level 2 Secondary discipline subject
[ ] Level 1 or level 2 Secondary discipline subject
EMA117 The Creative Arts: The Creative Process
EPT127 English Curriculum: Pedagogies in the Early Years of Learning
Year 2 - Session 2
EPT125 Child Development: Foundation to Year 6
EPT218 Student Learning & Engagement
[ ] Level 2 Secondary discipline subject
[ ] Level 3 Secondary discipline subject
Year 2 - Session 3
EHR101 Sociocultural Foundations of Human Movement
EMA210 Teaching and Assessing the Creative Arts

Year 3
Year 3 - Session 1

EPT329 Working within the Community
EEA202 Managing the Classroom Environment
[ ] Curriculum Method 1: relevant to secondary discipline studies(EML441 or EMH441 or EMM441 or EMS441)
[ ] Level 3 Secondary discipline subject
Year 3 - Session 2
EED308 Adolescence & Learning
EEP306 Pedagogy in Diverse Classrooms
EML306 English Curriculum: Pedagogies in the Primary Years
[ ] Curriculum Method 2: relevant to secondary discipline studies(EML442 or EMH442 or EMM442 or EMS442)
Year 3 - Session 3
ESC407 Classroom Technology
EMR207 PDHPE Curriculum and Pedagogy OR EMR408 PDHPE Curriculum and Pedagogy**

Year 4
Year 4 - Session 1

EMS207 Science and Technology Curriculum Studies OR EMS406 Science and Technology Curriculum Studies**
ESS419 Principles of Inclusive Education
ELN402 Literacy Strategies for Learning
EPT436 Transition to the Teaching Profession
Year 4 - Session 2
EEE405 Assessment and Reporting
EPT330 Professional Knowledge & Practice Teaching
EMM410 Mathematics in the Primary Years
EMH205 HSIE: Teaching About People, Places and the Past OR EMH419 Curriculum Studies: Society & Environment**

SESSION 2 COMMENCEMENT

Year 1
Year 1 - Session 2

LIT114 Literature, Culture and Society OR LIT221 Creative Writing***
IKC103 Indigenous Australian Histories
MTH110 The Evolution of Mathematics## OR STA201 Scientific Statistics
Year 1 - Session 3
EEB106 Community Cultural Education Program
IKC200 Contemporary Indigenous Australian Realities
EHR101 Sociocultural Foundations of Human Movement

Year 2
Year 2 - Session 1

[ ] Level 1 Secondary discipline subject
LIT101 Language and Text OR LIT124 Children’s Literature: The Oral Tradition***
SCI102 Experiencing Science## OR BIO100 Concepts of Biology OR CHM104 Chemistry IA OR PHY101 Mechanics and Thermal Physics
MTH100 Foundation Mathematics## OR MTH105 Introductory Mathematics OR MTH101 Computer Aided Mathematics 1 with Applications#
Year 2 - Session 2
EPT125 Child Development: Foundation to Year 6
EPT218 Student Learning & Engagement
[ ] Level 1 or level 2 Secondary discipline subject
EMM209 Mathematics: Content and Pedagogy
Year 2 - Session 3
EMR207 PDHPE Curriculum and Pedagogy OR EMR408 PDHPE Curriculum and Pedagogy**

Year 3
Year 3 - Session 1

[ ] Level 2 Secondary discipline subject
[ ] Level 1 or level 2 Secondary discipline subject
EMA117 The Creative Arts: The Creative Process
EPT127 English Curriculum: Pedagogies in the Early Years of Learning
Year 3 - Session 2
EML306 English Curriculum: Pedagogies in the Primary Years
EMH205 HSIE: Teaching About People, Places and the Past OR EMH419 Curriculum Studies: Society & Environment**
[ ] Level 2 Secondary discipline subject
[ ] Level 3 Secondary discipline subject
Year 3 - Session 3
EMA210 Teaching and Assessing the Creative Arts

Year 4
Year 4 - Session 1
EMS207 Science and Technology Curriculum Studies OR EMS406 Science and Technology Curriculum Studies**
EPT329 Working within the Community
EEA202 Managing the Classroom Environment
[ ] Curriculum Method 1: relevant to secondary discipline studies(EML441 or EMH441 or EMM441 or EMS441)
[ ] Level 3 Secondary discipline subject
Year 4 - Session 2
EED308 Adolescence & Learning
EEP306 Pedagogy in Diverse Classrooms
[ ] Curriculum Method 2: relevant to secondary discipline studies(EML442 or EMH442 or EMM442 or EMS442)
EPT330 Professional Knowledge & Practice Teaching
EMM410 Mathematics in the Primary Years
Year 4 - Session 3
ESC407 Classroom Technologies

Year 5
Year 5 - Session 1

ESS419 Principles of Inclusive Education
ELN402 Literacy Strategies for Learning
EPT436 Transition to the Teaching Profession
EEE405 Assessment and Reporting

SESSION 3 COMMENCEMENT

Year 1
Year 1 - Session 3

EHR101 Sociocultural Foundations of Human Movement

Year 2
Year 2 - Session 1

[ ] Level 1 Secondary discipline subject
LIT101 Language and Text OR LIT124 Children’s Literature: The Oral Tradition***
SCI102 Experiencing Science## OR BIO100 Concepts of Biology OR CHM104 Chemistry IA OR PHY101 Mechanics and Thermal Physics
MTH100 Foundation Mathematics## OR MTH105 Introductory Mathematics OR MTH101 Computer Aided Mathematics 1 with Applications#
Year 2 - Session 2
[ ] Level 1 or level 2 Secondary discipline subject
LIT114 Literature, Culture and Society OR LIT221 Creative Writing***
MTH110 The Evolution of Mathematics## OR STA201 Scientific Statistics OR MTH102 Computer Aided Mathematics 2 with Applications#
IKC103 Indigenous Australian Histories
Year 2 - Session 3
EEB106 Community Cultural Education Program
IKC200 Contemporary Indigenous Australian Realities
EMM209 Mathematics: Content and Pedagogy

Year 3
Year 3 - Session 1

[ ] Level 2 Secondary discipline subject
[ ] Level 1 or level 2 Secondary discipline subject
EMA117 The Creative Arts: The Creative Process
EPT127 English Curriculum: Pedagogies in the Early Years of Learning
Year 3 - Session 2
EPT125 Child Development: Foundation to Year 6
EPT218 Student Learning & Engagement
[ ] Level 2 Secondary discipline subject
[ ] Level 3 Secondary discipline subject
Year 3 - Session 3
EMA210 Teaching and Assessing the Creative Arts

Year 4
Year 4 - Session 1

EPT329 Working within the Community
EEA202 Managing the Classroom Environment
[ ] Curriculum Method 1: relevant to secondary discipline studies(EML441 or EMH441 or EMM441 or EMS441)
[ ] Level 3 Secondary discipline subject
Year 4 - Session 2
EED308 Adolescence & Learning
EEP306 Pedagogy in Diverse Classrooms
[ ] Curriculum Method 2: relevant to secondary discipline studies(EML442 or EMH442 or EMM442 or EMS442)
EML306 English Curriculum: Pedagogies in the Primary Years
Year4 - Session 3
ESC407 Classroom Technologies
EMR207 PDHPE Curriculum and Pedagogy OR EMR408 PDHPE Curriculum and Pedagogy**

Year 5 - Session 1
ESS419 Principles of Inclusive Education
ELN402 Literacy Strategies for Learning
EPT436 Transition to the Teaching Profession
EMS207 Science and Technology Curriculum Studies OR EMS406 Science and Technology Curriculum Studies**
Year 5 - Session 2
EPT330 Professional Knowledge & Practice Teaching
EMM410 Mathematics in the Primary Years
EEE405 Assessment and Reporting
EMH205 HSIE: Teaching About People, Places and the Past OR EMH419 Curriculum Studies: Society & Environment**

** Students have a choice dependant on subject availability
*** English major only
# Required if completing a mathematics major or some level 3 Physics subjects
## English, Business Studies, and History majors only

Workplace learning

Please note that the following subjects may contain a Workplace Learning component.

EEB106 Community Cultural Education Program
EPT125 Child Development: Foundation to Year 6
EPT127 English Curriculum: Pedagogies in the Early Years of Learning
EPT218 Student Learning and Engagement
EPT329 Working Within The Community
EPT330 Professional Knowledge & Practice Teaching
EPT436 Transition to the Teaching Profession

Residential School

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

BIO100 Concepts of Biology
BIO203 Animal Diversity
BIO326 Vegetation and Disturbance Management
CHM104 Chemistry 1A
CHM107 Chemistry 1B
CHM213 Analytical Chemistry
CHM214 Physical Chemistry
CHM215 Inorganic Chemistry
CHM321 Laboratory Management Issues
CHM323 Instrumental Analysis 1
CHM324 Instrumental Analysis 2
PHY101 Mechanics and Thermal Physics
PHY102 Electricity and Waves
PHY215 Scientific Instrumentation (Electronics)
PHY216 Modern Physics
PHY299 Introduction to Astronomy

Enrolled students can find further information about CSU residential schools via the About Residential School page.

Accreditation

This course is accredited by the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) until 31 December 2019 for national accreditation recognised by the Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL).

Contact

Current Students

For any enquiries about subject selection or course structure you will need to contact your Course Director. You can find the name and contact details for your Course Director in your offer letter or contact your School office.

Prospective Students

For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or enquire online.

The information contained in the 2017 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: May 2017. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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