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Bachelor of Education (Secondary) / Bachelor of Arts

Share your love of the arts with the next generation.

This double degree gives you the opportunity to combine your arts knowledge with teaching skills. Gain an edge and increase your career options with two degrees in four years of study. Choose to specialise in two teaching areas such as English, geography, history, drama, biology, chemistry or mathematics.

Study location
  • Sippy Downs
Refer to the program footnotes
CRICOS code
082693J
Commence
Semester 1 or 2
Program length (full-time)
4 years
Annual tuition fee 2019
A$23,600
Estimated total tuition fee *
A$94,400
Footnotes
  • Only a full-time option is available to international students on a Student visa. Online programs are not available to Student visa holders.
  • * Estimated tuition fees are based on 2025 rates. Refer to international fees for more information.
  • Not all majors/minors and elective options are available at every campus. You should refer to the What Can I Study tab, and the proposed study sequence for your chosen campus and intake for further information.
  • Applicants must demonstrate non-academic capabilities as per Personal Statement requirement. Applicants from a non-English speaking background must attain an IELTS score of at least 7.5 with a minimum of 8.0 in speaking and listening and 7.0 in all other subtests - refer to English language requirements.
Study locations QTAC code
  • Sunshine Coast 017221
  • Moreton Bay From 2020
Minimum selection threshold
OP - 15 Rank - 68
UniSC program code
AE304
Commence
Semester 1 or 2
Duration
4 years full time or equivalent part time
Study mode
Blended Learning
Prerequisites
Maths A, B or C (4,SA); English (4,SA)
Other requirements
Applicants must demonstrate non-academic capabilities as per Personal Statement requirement. Applicants from a non-English speaking background must attain an IELTS score of at least 7.5 with a minimum of 8.0 in speaking and listening and 7.0 in all other subtests - refer to English language requirements.
Fee type 2019
  • What will I pay?
Total courses
32
Total units
384

This double degree gives you the opportunity to combine your arts knowledge with teaching skills. Gain an edge and increase your career options with two degrees in four years of study. Choose to specialise in two teaching areas such as English, geography, history, drama, biology, chemistry or mathematics.

You’ll study how students in Years 7-12 learn, how to plan, teach and assess, and develop curriculum content knowledge. You’ll complete 80 days of supervised professional experience in Queensland schools to link theory and practice. Gain valuable and rewarding wider field experience where you engage with community projects and work with children, families and communities. You’ll learn strategies to cater to a diverse range of learners in schools as well as other educational facilities.

You can attend professional development seminars to enhance your knowledge and skills in areas such as classroom management and setting yourself up for success during your first year of teaching. You also have the opportunity to experience different school settings and learners by either undertaking a teaching placement in, or taking a 6-day trip to, rural and remote areas. These experiences allow you to make more informed decisions about your career.

Our program has been developed in partnership with leading educational bodies, and as you graduate you’ll be eligible to register with the Queensland College of Teachers.

Personal statement requirement

As part of your application, you are required to complete an online questionnaire to demonstrate your motivation for, and understanding of, the program and profession. In the questionnaire, you will be asked to rank a series of statements in order of what you think is most to least important. You will also need to write a 600-1000 word personal statement on why you think you would make a great teacher, and why influencing the future appeals to you.

After you have submitted an application for this program, you will be contacted with further information about the written statement and how to complete your application.

More information is on the QTAC website.

Post-admission requirements

Students complete 80 days of Supervised Professional Experience, completed as full-time blocks, and 15 days of Wider Field Experience. The majority of Supervised Professional Experience must be completed in Queensland schools. Students must obtain a Blue Card (or link their existing Blue Card to USC) prior to commencing supervised professional experience. Applications should be submitted at least 12 weeks prior to the SPE start date. View the Blue Card Fact Sheet for further information. Blue Cards are free-of-charge for Education students when applying through the School of Education at USC.

Students will also need to successfully complete the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education students. For more information on this Government initiative please visit the Students First website. Further information on the test, including sample test questions and registration information, please visit the Australian Council of Educational Research website.

Career opportunities

Teacher in secondary schools, private practice, community education centres, private colleges, universities, or careers in related discipline areas.

Registration

Graduates may apply for registration with the Queensland College of Teachers.

Program structure

Required courses (13) 156 units

COR109 Managing Organisational Change
EDU114 Communication and Thought
EDU300 Professional Experience: Orientation to the Profession
EDU328 Assessing Learning
EDU410 Professional Experience: Managing Learning Environments
EDU411 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
EDU412 Professional Experience: The Professional Teacher
EDU415 Diversity and Inclusion
EDU417 Teacher as Researcher
EDU419 Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum
EDU420 Professional Experience: Individual Learner Needs
EDU421 The Psychology of Learning
SCS203 Using Data for Learning

Required curriculum and pedagogy courses from (4) 48 units

Select 4 curriculum and pedagogy courses (48 units) associated with your teaching areas (major and minor courses) from:

EDU337 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
EDU338 Teaching Junior Secondary Arts
EDU347 Teaching Senior Secondary Arts
EDU348 Teaching Junior Secondary English
EDU352 Teaching Senior Secondary English
EDU353 Teaching Junior Secondary Science 1
EDU356 Teaching Senior Secondary Science 1
EDU357 Teaching Junior Secondary Geography
EDU358 Teaching Senior Secondary Geography
EDU359 Teaching Junior Secondary History
EDU363 Teaching Senior Secondary History
EDU364 Teaching Junior Secondary Mathematics

Major courses (8) 96 units

Theatre and Performance**
English
Geography
History

** Note: Students completing a major in Theatre and Performance are required to complete CMN312 Teaching Senior Secondary Mathematics

Minor courses (4) 48 units

Biological Sciences
Chemical Sciences
Theatre and Performance
English
Geography
History
Mathematical Sciences

Discipline specific courses relating to chosen minor from (2) 24 units:

Students undertaking Biological Sciences, or Chemical Sciences minors, or a combined Theatre and Performance major and English minor will be required to select 3 discipline specific courses (36 units)

Biological Sciences (3) 36 units:

Students must complete the Biological Sciences minor plus all 3 (36 units) of the following courses:
LFS100 Industry Project 2: Communication
SCI102 Cell Biology
SCI105 Biodiversity and Ecology

Chemical Sciences (3) 36 units:

Students must complete the Chemical Sciences minor plus all 3 (36 units) of the following courses:
CHM202 Chemistry
LFS100 Organic Chemistry
SCI105 Cell Biology

Theatre and Performance (2) 24 units

Students must complete the Theatre and Performance minor plus 2 (24 units) of the following courses:
DRA301 Chemistry ***
DRA204 Devising Performance ***
OR select 1 course (12 units) from:
DRA206 Acting 2: Contemporary Voice and Text
EGL205 Imagined Homelands: An Exploration of Australian Literature

*** Note: Students completing an English major must select DRA204 and DRA301 Devising Performance

English (2) 24 units:

Students must complete the English minor plus 2 (24 units) of the following courses, or all 3 (36 units) of the following courses if combined with a Theatre and Performance major:
CMN116 Playing with Words: an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft
EDU307
EGL206 Reading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writing

Geography (2) 24 units:

Students must complete the Geography minor plus 2 (24 units) of the following courses:
GEO100 The Changing Planet
ENP236
ENP245 Landscapes, Place and People
ENP255 Public Space Planning and Design - Studio II
ENS242 Weather and Climate
ENS253 Geographic Information Science and Technology
ENS254 Earth Observation: Remote Sensing and Surveying
ENS353 Applied Geospatial Analysis
GEO201 Hydrology and Geomorphology
GEO302 Coastal Geomorphology
GEO310 Globalisation, Development and Indigenous Peoples
GEO340
GEO350 Geo-ethics: Plants, Animals and People

History (2) 24 units:

Students must complete the History minor plus 2 (24 units) of the following courses:
HIS200 Heritage: Australian and Global Contexts
HIS201 The uses and abuses of history
HIS210 Explorations in Environmental History
HIS240 History of Nationalism and National Identity: 18th Century and Beyond
HIS320 Research Project in History
GEO340

Mathematical Sciences (2) 24 units:

Students must complete the Mathematical Sciences minor plus the following 2 courses (24 units):
MTH103 Introduction to Applied Mathematics
MTH104 Introductory Calculus

Elective course (1) 12 units*

Select 1 elective course (12 units) from either Faculty of Arts, Business and Law or Science, Health, Education and Engineering
* Students undertaking Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences minors will not be required to select an elective as they undertake an additional discipline specific course

Note: Program structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.

Total units: 384
Recommended study sequences

Program requirements and notes

Program requirements

In order to graduate you must:

  • Successfully complete 384 units as outlined in the Program Structure
  • Complete no more than 15 introductory level (100 coded)courses (180 units), including the core course
  • Complete a minimum of  80 days Supervised Professional Experience, completed as full-time blocks and complete 75 hours of Wider Field Experience
  • Successfully complete the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education students. For more information on this Government initiative please visit the Students First website. Further information on the test, including sample test questions and registration information, please visit the Australian Council of Educational Research website.
  • You must select and register your compulsory major(s)/minor(s) as soon as possible
In order to commence Supervised Professional Experience placement you must:
  • Obtain a Blue Card (or link your existing Blue Card to USC) prior to commencing supervised professional experience. Applications should be submitted at least 12 weeks prior to the SPE start date. View the Blue Card Fact Sheet for further information.
  • Complete PrePlace and a Student Placement Agreement (further information will be provided by the placement office upon enrolment)
  • Be willing to travel to attend supervised professional experience placements
  • Visit Education - Supervised Professional Experience (SPE) for more information regarding requirements for placements
Program notes
  • Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses) and following the recommended study sequence
  • The unit value of all courses is 12 units unless otherwise specified
  • It is each students responsibility to enrol correctly according to your course requisites, program rules and requirements and be aware of the academic calendar dates
  • Cross-institutional study is not permitted for the education (EDU) coded courses and SCS203 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education in the Bachelor of Education (Secondary) / Bachelor of Arts
  • Each course must count towards one discipline area only. They cannot be used to count towards both teaching discipline areas
  • Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods which may include essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations
  • Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa
  • Refer to the Managing your progression page for help in understanding your program structure, reviewing your progress and planning remaining courses.
  • Apply for your selected major(s) and/or minor(s)