Education (Secondary)
The role of teachers should never be underestimated. There are few careers where you have such a significant impact on the way future generations participate in the world. As a UNSW Bachelor of Education student you will learn to stretch yourself and your students.
Our partnerships with local schools, industry and government mean you will enjoy a unique learning experience which is intellectually stimulating and professionally engaging.
UNSW School of Education is at the forefront of teaching excellence and a preferred provider of professional development and training for the NSW Education Standards Authority (formally BOSTES).
The Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education is a dual degree for undergraduate students who want to become secondary school teachers.
The Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education is a four-year dual award program for intending secondary school teachers.
As an Arts and Education student, you will complete the following as part of your degree:
Students combine methods in one double or two single approved teaching disciplines, from the options below.
*ESL and Legal Studies may only be taken as a second teaching specialisation.
From the second year onwards of your Arts and Education program, you will develop skills in classroom competence and spend up to 80 days in supervised teaching in at least three different secondary school contexts.
The Education program at UNSW prepares graduates to pursue a career in secondary school teaching in New South Wales, Australia and overseas.
Other career options include policy development and leadership within schools or supervisory, corporate training, customer relations and managerial roles in a variety of industries.
Our teaching programs are practical and prepare you for a career as a professional educator.
We place great importance on:
Our Arts and Education students develop skills in classroom competence and spend up to 80 days in supervised teaching in at least three different educational school contexts.
As one of Australia’s most international universities, UNSW offers you the opportunity to spend a term overseas studying at one of our partner institutions as part of your Education degree.
UNSW manages a large and active exchange program with over 200 different student exchange opportunities in 38 countries.
Education students who meet the academic requirements may elect to undertake an Honours program in either their fourth or fifth year of study.
The Honours program may be undertaken in either Education or your teaching discipline.
Tests are available through the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) website. To book the test, click here.
The Commission for Children and Young People Act 1998 introduced mandatory requirements for background checking of people working with children. All Teacher Education Students must complete a Volunteer Working with Children Check having listened to a child protection lecture online and successfully completed a quiz.
Complete this check by going online: https://www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/child-safe-organisations/working-with-children-check
The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) and the Department of Education (DEC) now require that all initial Teacher Education Students have training in managing anaphylaxis. Students must complete the anaphylaxis e-training module provided by the Australian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) in conjunction with practice using an adrenaline autoinjector training device.
The e-training is a free, online module available at http://etraining.allergy.org.au/
Degree program structure and academic rules information:
If you are a current student, please refer to the Online Handbook in the year you commenced your degree.
Read Howard's insights into what it takes to be a secondary teacher and how UNSW prepared him for this journey
4053 | |
422100 | |
4FT | |
Term 1, Term 3 | |
Bachelor | |
81 (2018 Lowest Rank) / Guaranteed Entry 82 (2019) | |
None | |
192 | |
BA/BEd | |
Yes | |
On Campus + Off Campus Practicum | |
Accepted Qualifications | |
Band 1 |
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