Student Handbook, Semester 1, 2011: Bachelor of Education/Bachelor of Business - Business Education Major, ICT Education Minor | UniSC | University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

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Student Handbook, Semester 1, 2011: Bachelor of Education/Bachelor of Business - Business Education Major, ICT Education Minor

Study Plan

This Study Plan is valid from Study Period 1, 2011.

For students who commenced study in this program prior to Study Period 1, 2011:

  • Find the Student Handbook for the semester in which you commenced.
  • Select the program in which you are enrolled.
  • Either scroll down to the Program Structure, or select the Recommended Enrolment Pattern link.
Program requirements

In order to graduate you must:

  • Complete 32 courses.
  • Complete no more than 12 introductory level courses, including core courses.
  • Complete a minimum of 16 weeks supervised field experience, completed as full-time blocks.
  • Complete 20 days of wider field experience.

In order to commence field education placement you must:

  • Hold a valid Suitability Card (Blue Card), throughout the duration of your program, which is issued by the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian (CCYPCG). You should allow 12 weeks for CCYPCG to issue the card. Note: students who do not possess a valid Blue Card will be unable to complete the Workplace Learning components of their program and will be unable to meet graduation requirements.
  • Have a National Criminal History check (by Queensland Police Service or other state/territory authority).
  • Travel to attend field education placements.
Program notes
  • Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses).
  • Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods including essays, seminar presentations, reports and examinations. Not all courses will necessarily include all methods.
  • Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa.
Program Structure
Year 1

Core courses: (2)
Select 2 core courses:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
COR109 Becoming a Teacher
COR110 Communication and Thought


Required courses: (6)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
EDU100 Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship
BUS106 Becoming a Teacher
BUS103 Accounting for Business
BUS104 Business Law and Ethics
BUS105 Management and Organisational Behaviour
BUS108 Marketing Theory and Practice
Year 2

Required courses: (8)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
EDU101 Introduction to Informatics
EDU201 Learning about Learning
EDU202 Language and Literacies in Education
EDU210 Dimensions of Learner Engagement
EDU220 Workplace Learning: Professional Practice
EDU221 Curriculum A Middle Years 4-10: Pedagogies for New Times
HRM210 Curriculum B Middle Years 4-10: Assessment for Learning
ICT210 Managing Human Resources

Please note: EDU202 , EDU210 , EDU220 and EDU221 must be studied in Semester 2

Year 3

Required courses: (8)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
EDU301 Analysis and Project Management
EDU310 Vocational Education and Training: Philosophy and Practice
EDU330 Workplace Learning: Learning Engagement
SCS130 Senior Phase Curriculum
BUS101 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
HRM220 Applied Research Methods
ICT220 Managing Workplace Relations
MKG221 Telecommunications and Networks

Please note: EDU301 , EDU310 , EDU330 and SCS130 must be studied in Semester 1.

Year 4

Required courses: (6)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
EDU311 Sport and Event Marketing
EDU312 Workplace Learning: Inclusivity and Diversity
BUS102 Workplace Learning: Professional Engagement
IBS210 Economics for Business
ICT211 Principles of International Business
MGT310 Database Design


Education Electives: (2)
Select 2 Education Elective courses from:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
EDU302 Small Business and New Venture Management
EDU303 E-Learning Leader
EDU304 Learning for Sustainability in Schools
EDU305 Internship
EDU313 Human Development and Early Learning
EDU314 Learning Choices
EDU340 Vocational Education and Training: Learning Engagement
EDU341 Teaching Reading and Writing
EDU351 Teaching Mathematics
EDU371 Alternative Schooling Pedagogies

Please note: EDU311 and EDU312 must be studied in your final semester of study and all discipline courses (majors, minors and electives) must have been completed prior to enrolment in both of these courses.

TOTAL UNITS 384

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