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Bachelor of Arts/Education

http://www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/undergraduate/programs/2011/4055.html


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	Contact: http://www.arts.unsw.edu.au
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Typical Duration: 4 Years
	Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
	Min UOC Per Semester: 3
	Max UOC Per Semester: 24
	Min UOC For Award: 192
	Award(s):
	Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Education (Major)
	Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Education (Honours)

Program Description

The combined degree of Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Education at pass level is a four-year program for intending secondary school teachers. Students combine studies in two approved teaching disciplines with both theoretical and practical aspects of education. In the final two years of the program, students develop skills in classroom competence and spend 60 days on supervised teaching practice in allocated secondary schools.

Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes

In addition to the UNSW Bachelor of Arts Program Aims, this program is designed to enable students to acquire or develop skills in the following areas:

subject content knowledge in areas of specialisation;
how to teach that content to secondary school students;
how to relate to secondary school students;
understanding how secondary school students learn;
effective unit and lesson planning, and effective assessment and reporting design;
enhanced communication skills to ensure effective classroom communication with the students they will be teaching;
effective classroom management skills;
reflective teaching, and the desire to continually improve professional knowledge and practice;
productive engagement with members of their profession and the wider community.

Program Structure

To qualify for the Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Education at pass level it is necessary to complete at least 192 units of credit.

1. Education courses

Compulsory Year 1 courses include:

EDST1101 Educational Psychology 1 (6UOC)
EDST1104 Social Perspectives in Education (6UOC)

Compulsory Year 3 courses include:

EDST6762 The Professional Teacher: Ethics, Policy & Practice (6UOC)
EDST6760 Professional Experience 1 (6UOC)
Teaching Method A1 (6UOC) and Teaching Method B1 (6UOC)

Compulsory Year 4 courses include:

EDST6764 Creating Engaging Learning Environments (6UOC)
EDST6763 Addressing Learner Diversity (6UOC)
EDST4096 Gifted and Talented Students (6UOC)
EDST6761 Professional Experience 2 (6UOC)
Teaching Method A2 (6UOC) and Teaching Method B2 (6UOC)

A further 18 units of credit must be selected from upper level Education elective courses in Years 2 and 3.

2. Teaching Method courses

Students must complete 12 units of credit in approved teaching method courses from two single method courses over years 3 and 4. Each student must take a first method (with specific requirements, see 3. below) and a second method (with specific requirements, see 3. below) in the following teaching specialisations:

Aboriginal Studies
Business Studies
Drama
Economics
English
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Geography,
History
Languages: Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish
Legal Studies

3. Arts courses as Preparation for Teaching

Students intending to teach in NSW are required to satisfy the requirements of the NSW Institute of Teachers, which stipulates the content requirements for each teaching specialisation. Most teachers qualify in two teaching specialisations, with the first teaching specialisation requiring greater content knowledge than the second teaching specialisation.

At UNSW, we require a more rigorous program of study than the NSW Institute of Teachers. All students in the BABEd program must choose two of the following list of teaching specialisations. One of these must be studied by completing a relevant major (54 units of credit, with a specific number of credits from upper level courses), and one must be studied by completing a relevant minor (36 units of credit, with a specific number of credits from upper level courses). Please refer to the bottom of this page for the specific requirements for majors/minors.

It is noted that for certain teaching specialisation combinations (i.e., a Language other than English [LOTE] and ESL, or Economics and Business Studies), study in only one area (i.e., LOTE or Economics) will satisfy the content requirements for both teaching specialisations. In such cases, students are required to select another area of study (so that one major and one minor is nevertheless completed).

Aboriginal Studies*
Business Studies**
Chinese
Drama (Theatre and Performance Studies)
Economics
English
ESL***
French
Geography
German
History****
Indonesian*
Japanese
Korean
Legal Studies*
Spanish (Hispanic Studies)

* Aboriginal Studies, Indonesian and Legal Studies can only be taken as minors in this program.

** The prerequisites are a major or minor in Economics AND one Accounting or Finance course AND one Business Management course. The courses in accounting, finance, and business management may be first year courses. The following are examples of courses that may be taken to fulfil the requirement for a course in accounting/finance and business management.

Accounting - ACCT1501 Accounting and Financial Management 1A
Finance - FINS1613 Business Finance
Business Management - MGMT1001 Managing Organisations and People

The accounting/finance and business management courses may be taken in place of the two first year Arts elective courses in the BABEd degree.

*** At least a minor in Linguistics or a Language Other Than English; OR a major in e.g., English PLUS 24 units of credit in either a Language Other Than English or Linguistics; OR a major in e.g., English PLUS 12 units of credit in each of a Language Other Than English AND Linguistics.

Note: The NSW Institute of Teachers currently does not recognise ESL as a teaching specialisation, even though it is a valuable and popular area for employment. Therefore, intending ESL teachers will only be accredited in their other teaching area. This situation is expected to change in the near future.

**** Students who choose history as a teaching specialisation must make a decision about whether they wish to be accredited as a Modern History or an Ancient History teacher. Such students will need to select "History" as either a major or a minor, but will need to choose courses within their History major or minor on the basis of the following guidelines:

For Modern History to be the first teaching specialisation, it is necessary to complete at least 6 (with at least 4 courses at an upper level) courses in modern history in areas such as Australian history, contact and Aboriginal history, early modern history, historiography, and modern history

For Modern History to be the second teaching specialisation, it is necessary to complete at least 4 (with at least 2 courses at an upper level) courses in modern history in areas such as Australian history, contact and Aboriginal history, early modern history, historiography, and modern history

For Ancient History to be the first teaching specialisation, it is necessary to complete at least 6 (with at least 4 courses at an upper level) courses in ancient history in areas such as ancient history and archaeology

For Ancient History to be the second teaching specialisation, it is necessary to complete at least 4 (with at least 2 courses at an upper level) courses in ancient history in areas such as ancient history and archaeology

The teaching specialisation requirements are summarised below:

Teaching Specialisation	Prerequisites For the BA/BEd, 54 units of credit in the relevant studies are required for the first teaching method (Major), and 36 units of credit for the second teaching method (Minor).
Aboriginal Studies	Studies in Aboriginal history, Aboriginal anthropology, Aboriginal literature, Aboriginal language and linguistics.
Business Studies	Business-related studies including: 6 units of credit in Finance or Accounting, AND 6 units of credit in Business Management, AND a Major or Minor sequence in Economics.
Drama (Theatre & Performance Studies	Drama studies, including performance, production and theory. Note: Vocationally oriented courses are not recognised as equivalent.
Economics	Studies in Economics.
English	At least half of prerequisite studies must be in English literature (with at least one course in Australian literature), and the remaining studies drawn from English literature, linguistics, media studies, communications or creative writing.
English as Second Language (ESL)	At least a minor in Linguistics or a language other than English; OR a Major in English PLUS 24 units of credit in either a language other than English or Linguistics; OR a Major in English PLUS 12 units of credit in each of a language other than English AND Linguistics. Note: In NSW schools ESL method is a second teaching specialisation only, so students must have another method as their main teaching specialisation.
Geography	Studies in Geography.
History	Studies in History such as Australian history, Aboriginal history, Modern history, Ancient history, or historiography.
Languages	Studies in a language other than English, including the spoken and written language.
Legal Studies	A Minor in a pre-specified interdisciplinary sequence of compulsory courses drawn from Criminology, Politics, Philosophy and Law.

Students should be aware that certain combinations of teaching specialisations may not lead to satisfactory employment opportunities and may result in timetable difficulties in Years 3 and 4. For more details, consult the School of Education.

4. Other Arts courses

The remaining Arts courses in Year 1 (12 UOC Level 1) must be selected from those available in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

5. English Proficiency

Proficiency in English is essential in all Education courses. Prospective teachers must be able to communicate effectively with school students and staff members.

It is expected that all applicants will have a Higher School Certificate minimum Band 4 in Standard English or a Higher School Certificate minimum Band 4 in English as a Second Language or a Higher School Certificate minimum Band 4 in Advanced English or An overall IELTS score of 7.5, with a minimum of 8.0 in speaking and Listening and a minimum of 7.0 in reading and writing or the equivalent.

Sample Program

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Education - Sample Program Plan: for students commencing in 2011 (this may not fully apply for certain teaching areas, e.g. Business Studies & Legal Studies; in this case consult School of Education)

	Semester 1	Semester 2	UOC

Year 1 - 48 units of credit
	Major Level 1 (6)	Major Level 1 (6)
	Minor Level 1 (6)	Minor Level 1 (6)
	Arts Elective Level 1 (6)	Arts Elective Level 1 (6)
	EDST1101 Educational Psychology 1 (6)	EDST1104 Social Perspective in Education (6)
	24	24	48

Year 2 - 48 units of credit
	Major Level 2 (6)	Major Level 2 (6)
	Major Level 2 (6)	Major Level 2 (6)
	Minor Level 2 (6)	Minor Level 2 (6)
	EDST Elective Level 2 (6)	EDST Elective Level 2 (6)
	24	24	48

Year 3 - 48 units of credit
	EDST Method A1 (Major) (6)	Major Level 3 (6)
	EDST Method B1 (Minor) (6)	Major Level 3 (6)
	EDST6760 Professional Experience 1 (6)	Minor Level 3 (6)
	EDST6762 The Professional Teacher: Ethics, Policy & Practice (6)	EDST6763 Addressing Learner Diversity (6)
	24	24	48

Year 4 - 48 units of credit
	Major Level 3 Capstone (6)	EDST Method A2 (Major) (6)
	Minor Level 3 (6)	EDST Method B2 (Minor) (6)
	EDST Elective Level 2 (6)	EDST6761 Professional Experience 2 (6)
	EDST4096 Gifted and Talented Students (6)	EDST6764 Creating Engaging Learning Environments (6)
	24	24	48
Total UOC			192

Academic Rules

Pass Degree

To qualify for the award of the degree at Pass level, a student must obtain, normally over four years of study, a minimum of 192 units of credit in approved courses including:

Honours Degree

Students may elect to undertake an Honours program in either their fourth or fifth year of study (eg. before the intensive teacher preparation year or afterwards). The Honours program may be undertaken in either Education or in an Arts discipline. Students with a good credit average in Year 1 are normally invited to undertake additional study in the relevant discipline over Years 2 and 3.
To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Education degree at Honours level in one or two Disciplines, a student must:

Entry to the Honours program is subject to resources and the Head of School's approval.
The Honours degree is awarded in three classes (Class 1, Class 2 in two Divisions and Class 3). Students who fail to obtain one of these classes may proceed to graduate with the Pass degree.

Fees

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website: https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

Exit Strategies

Students may transfer from the combined degree Program to the single Arts degree program in their first 2 years.

After three years study in the combined degree, students may exit the program with a Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Education and a Minor in an area of discipline study. Students who elect this option should follow one of the following exit strategies:

(1) Students identified at the end of Semester 1 in Year 3 will be required to complete 12 uoc of general education courses and 12 uoc in the upper level Arts course that would have been their first teaching subject.

(2) Students identified at the beginning of first semester in Year 4 will be required to complete 12 uoc of general education courses instead of the Year 4 courses.

Important Information

The Academic Rules for the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Undergraduate programs and the online enrolment facility provide students with a wide range of course choices. The online enrolment facility checks that students meet the enrolment requirements for individual courses but not that a course complies with Program Rules. Students are responsible for ensuring they are enrolling in accordance with the Academic Rules outlined above. Students should not assume that because they have enrolled in a course online that the course is automatically credited to their degree program.

Further Information

All schools require student teachers to have signed a 'Prohibited Employment Declaration Form' before starting a teaching practicum. A police record check is required before students are employed as a teacher.

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