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Bachelor of Education (Secondary) / Bachelor of Arts

Inspire a love of the arts through teaching

Learn how to combine your knowledge of communication and the arts with teaching skills in this double degree, where you can 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
  • Commonwealth supported places
Total courses
32
Total units
384

Learn how to combine your knowledge of communication and the arts with teaching skills in this double degree, where you can specialise in two teaching areas such as English, geography, history, drama, biology, chemistry or mathematics.

You’ll study how to plan lessons, assess students, and manage a classroom of students in Years 7-12. You will have the opportunity to travel to rural and remote areas for a teaching placement and learn to teach a diverse range of students in varied educational settings.

In this program you will:

  • Learn how to plan lessons, assess students, and manage a classroom
  • Link theory and practice through 80 days of supervised professional experience in Queensland schools
  • Engage with community projects through 30 days wider field experience with children, families and communities
  • Be provided the opportunity to experience different school settings and learners by taking a trip to rural and remote areas
Prior to entry, students will need to:
  • Complete an online questionnaire to demonstrate your motivation for teaching
  • Submit a 600-1,000-word personal statement on why you would make a great teacher
  • Obtain a Blue Card before starting supervised professional experience
External requirement:
  • Complete the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education
Graduates are eligible to become members of:
  • Queensland College of Teachers
Career opportunities:
  • Secondary school teacher
  • Community education centres
  • Private college teacher
  • Universities
  • Private practice tutor
  • Education consultant
  • Education exhibition organiser
  • Education policy analyst
  • Children’s television presenter
  • Youth support worker
  • Teacher of English overseas

Program structure

Required courses (13) 156 units

COR109 Contexts of Practice: Mental Health Care
EDU114 Contexts of practice: child, youth and family
EDU300 Health Law and Ethics
EDU328 Preparation for Practice 2
EDU410 Communication and Thought
EDU411 Professional Experience: Orientation to the Profession
EDU412 Assessing Learning
EDU415 Professional Experience: Managing Learning Environments
EDU417 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
EDU419 Professional Experience: The Professional Teacher
EDU420 Diversity and Inclusion
EDU421 Teacher as Researcher
SCS203 Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum

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 Professional Experience: Individual Learner Needs
EDU338 The Psychology of Learning
EDU347 Using Data for Learning
EDU348 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
EDU352 Teaching Junior Secondary Arts
EDU353 Teaching Senior Secondary Arts
EDU356 Teaching Junior Secondary English
EDU357 Teaching Senior Secondary English
EDU358 Teaching Junior Secondary Science 1
EDU359 Teaching Senior Secondary Science 1
EDU363 Teaching Junior Secondary Geography
EDU364 Teaching Senior Secondary Geography

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 Junior Secondary History

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 Teaching Senior Secondary History *
SCI102 Teaching Junior Secondary Mathematics
SCI105 Teaching Senior Secondary Mathematics

*Students commencing 2019 are to replace LFS100 with LFS103 for 2019 only. Please refer to Curriculum Changes on Blackboard.

Chemical Sciences (3) 36 units:

Students must complete the Chemical Sciences minor plus all 3 (36 units) of the following courses:
CHM202 Industry Internship 1: Communication, Creativity and Design
LFS100 Cell Biology *
SCI105 Biodiversity and Ecology

*Students commencing 2019 are to replace LFS100 with LFS103 for 2019 only. Please refer to Curriculum Changes on Blackboard.

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 Organic Chemistry ***
OR select 1 course (12 units) from:
DRA206 Cell Biology
EGL205 Chemistry

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

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 Acting 2: Contemporary Shakespeare
EDU307 Imagined Homelands: An Exploration of Australian Literature
EGL206 Theatre Production

Geography (2) 24 units:

Students must complete the Geography minor plus 2 (24 units) of the following courses:
GEO100 Devising Performance
ENP236 Playing with Words : an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft
ENP245 The English Language
ENP255 Reading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writing
ENS242 Changing Planet Earth
ENS253 Regions, Change and Sustainability
ENS254 Landscapes, Place and People
ENS353 Urbanism and Urban Design
GEO201 Introduction to Weather and Climate
GEO302 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology
GEO310 Earth Observation: Remote Sensing and Surveying
GEO340 Applied Geospatial Analysis
GEO350 Hydrology and Geomorphology

History (2) 24 units:

Students must complete the History minor plus 2 (24 units) of the following courses:
HIS200 Coastal Geomorphology
HIS201 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment
HIS210 Historical Geographies
HIS240 Animals and Society
HIS320 Heritage: Australian and Global Contexts
GEO340 The uses and abuses of history

Mathematical Sciences (2) 24 units:

Students must complete the Mathematical Sciences minor plus the following 2 courses (24 units):
MTH103 Explorations in Environmental History
MTH104 Nationalism and Identity in the 20th Century: Themes and Tensions

Elective course (1) 12 units*

Select 1 elective course (12 units) from the undergraduate elective course options.* 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 Research Project in History 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.