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 Discovering Science
COR110 Introductory Calculus


Required courses: (7)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
EDU100 Science Research Methods
BUS106 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
BUS103 Calculus II and Linear Algebra
BUS104 Discrete Mathematics
BUS105 Applied Mathematics
BUS108 Statistics with Teeth: Understanding Ecological Data
DES105 Numerical Analysis
Year 2

Core course: (1)
Select 1 core course:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
COR109 Reading in Advanced Mathematics
COR110 Applied Systems Modelling


Required courses: (7)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
EDU101 Assessing Learning
EDU201 Professional Experience: Managing Learning Environments
EDU202 Teaching Junior Secondary Science 1
EDU210 Teaching Junior Secondary Science 2
EDU220 Teaching Junior Secondary Geography
EDU221 Teaching Junior Secondary Mathematics
ICT210 Teaching Senior Secondary Science 1

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

Year 3

Required courses: (8)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
EDU301 Teaching Senior Secondary Science 2
EDU310 Teaching Senior Secondary Geography
EDU330 Teaching Senior Secondary Mathematics
SCS130 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
BUS101 Diversity and Inclusion
HRM220 Professional Experience: Individual Learner Needs
ICT220 Using Data for Learning
MKG221 Professional Experience: The Professional Teacher

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

Year 4

Required courses: (6)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
EDU311 Teacher as Researcher
EDU312 Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum
BUS102 The Psychology of Learning
ICT211 Communication and Thought
ICT310 Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship
MGT310 Becoming a Teacher


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

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
EDU302 Accounting for Business
EDU303 Business Law and Ethics
EDU304 Management and Organisational Behaviour
EDU305 Marketing Theory and Practice
EDU313 Introduction to Informatics
EDU314 Introduction to Design
EDU340 Communication and Thought
EDU341 Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship
EDU351 Learning about Learning
EDU371 Language and Literacies in Education

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