Student Handbook, Semester 2, 2011: Bachelor of Education/Bachelor of Business - ICT Education Major, Business Education Minor | UniSC | University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

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Student Handbook, Semester 2, 2011: Bachelor of Education/Bachelor of Business - ICT Education Major, Business 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 course: (1)
Select 1 core course:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
COR109 Communication and Thought
COR110 Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship


Required courses: (7)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
EDU100 Becoming a Teacher
BUS106 Accounting for Business
BUS103 Business Law and Ethics
BUS104 Management and Organisational Behaviour
BUS105 Marketing Theory and Practice
BUS108 Introduction to Informatics
DES105 Introduction to Design
Year 2

Core course: (1)
Select 1 core course:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
COR109 Communication and Thought
COR110 Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship


Required courses: (7)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
EDU101 Learning about Learning
EDU201 Language and Literacies in Education
EDU202 Dimensions of Learner Engagement
EDU210 Workplace Learning: Professional Practice
EDU220 Curriculum A Middle Years 4-10: Pedagogies for New Times
EDU221 Curriculum B Middle Years 4-10: Assessment for Learning
ICT210 Analysis and Project Management

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

Year 3

Required courses: (8)

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

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

Year 4

Required courses: (6)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
EDU311 Workplace Learning: Inclusivity and Diversity
EDU312 Workplace Learning: Professional Engagement
BUS102 Economics for Business
ICT211 Database Design
ICT310 Object-Oriented Analysis and Design
MGT310 Small Business and New Venture Management


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

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

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