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The education course prepares graduates to be teachers in Early Childhood, Primary, Middle or Secondary schooling. It aims to produce teachers who work effectively within educational contexts that are dynamic and changing. The course meets both national and local needs for teachers of exemplary practice committed to enhancing educational outcomes for all children. It has particular emphasis on improving teaching-learning relationships in the classroom, raising awareness of issues surrounding Indigenous education and developing an informed, evidence based approach to learning and teaching in diverse education settings Education units are designed for external as well as internal students and the education course welcomes students from around Australia and overseas.
This Applied Science course enables students to tailor their science degree to their own areas of interest and career aspirations. The program offers flexibility and diversity by enabling students to study in different areas of science offered in the School of Environmental and Life Sciences, as well as allowing students to integrate studies from a variety of areas outside of traditional science disciplines into their science degree.
Graduates are equipped to demonstrate and apply an understanding of their chosen areas of science, including concepts, theories and principles to practice in real situations. Students also become effective problem solvers able to think globally, apply logical and critical thinking, and to apply an understanding of scientific and technological factors and to consider issues from various cultural, economic and other societal perspectives.
Graduates of this combined degree are awarded both the Bachelor of Teaching and Learning and the Bachelor of Applied Science.
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All applicants must indicate their preferred specialisation by entering a valid three digit stream code selected from the list below. Applicant's chances of selection will not be affected by the stream they choose since the cut-off rank will be the same for all streams.
114461 Casuarina Campus
301 - Early Childhood
302 - Primary School
303 - Middle School
304 - VET in Schools
134091 Alice Springs Campus
320 - Early Childhood
321 - Primary School
322 - Middle School
323 - VET in Schools
114465 External
330 - Early Childhood
331 - Primary School
332 - Middle School
333 - VET in Schools
Police check: students must have cleared a Police Check and/or Working with Children check before they can undertake practice teaching. Students whose Police Checks and/or Working with Children check are not cleared by the education sectors will not be able to undertake practice teaching and will not therefore be able to complete the requirements of the course. |
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| Admission to Charles Darwin University higher education coursework programs are received and processed by the South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC). Detailed entry and special entry criteria for this course is published in the SATAC University Guide. Check out the following information about how to apply for undergraduate courses or how to apply for postgraduate courses.
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Pathways for VET to Higher Education
Guaranteed credit transfer arrangements are available to students commencing a Bachelor degree at Charles Darwin University with completed Certificate IV, Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree qualifications in the same field or discipline at Charles Darwin University. Students who hold completed qualifications should refer to the additional information provided by using one of the following links:
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For information about credit transfer available to students with complete or incomplete study at this or other Institutions refer to Pathways for Higher Education to Higher Education
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This combined degree course will enable graduates to teach at either Early Childhood, Primary, Middle or Secondary School level.
The Education course meets both a national and local need for teachers of exemplary practice committed to enhancing educational outcomes for all students. The preservice program in particular has an emphasis on enhancing indigenous education in early childhood, primary and middle/secondary school settings. The education course has core education units, professional experience/practicum units, knowledge/discipline units and two common units. Students can specialise in Early Childhood, Primary, and Middle/Secondary School teaching.
The education course is practical in nature with students having professional experience in schools / learning sites from the third year of their course. Professional experience blocks require full-time commitment in each year of the course with the final practicum undertaken over a full school term. Students are encouraged to undertake some field/professional experience in remote schools. Students undertaking the Education course in external mode normally complete their professional experience in their home towns.
A typical course pattern will be two years of Applied Science followed by two years of Education and Electives. The Applied Science course consists of common units, science core, specialist elective and elective units. Students complete either a general science course or specialisations are available in: Cognitive Science (Psychology, Cell Biology, Pharmacology and Behavioural Sciences); Ecology and Ecosystems (Ecology, Biodiversity, and Geographic Information Systems); Science Communication (Communication Studies, Writing and Media Studies) and Spatial Information Technology (Databases and Programming, GIS and Remote Sensing).
Students who complete the Bachelor of Teaching and Learning are eligible for Teacher Registration in the Northern Territory. Students who intend to seek employment outside the Northern Territory following course completion should, before enrolment, have the relevant state teacher registration authority and relevant employment authority (eg. State department of education, or Catholic Education Office) confirm their eligibility and suitability for registration and employment.
The Bachelor of Science (Honours) is available to eligible candidates with a Bachelor of Applied Science.
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A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 320 credit points as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless otherwise indicated.
| Unit type | Credit Points | Specific requirements | Common
(2 units) | 20 | Units totalling 20 credit points selected from Common Units available at the time (e.g. units coded with a prefix of "CUC"). Students must complete the compulsory Regional and Indigenous Issues unit (CUC107) and one of the two Academic Communication Units:
CUC107 Northern Perspectives (compulsory)
Plus either:
CUC100 Academic Literacies (recommended for this course) or
CUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology
Select Common Units to find out more about individual units and Advanced Standing options. | Core Education
(9 units) | 120 | Compulsory Education Core units totalling 120 credit points:
ETL111 Educators as Effective Communicators
ETL121 Productive Learning in Diverse Classrooms
EIP310 Teaching Indigenous Learners
ETL411 Teaching the Curriculum 1
ETL421 Teaching the Curriculum 2
Plus professional experience practice units
ETP110 Teaching and Learning 1
ETP120 Teaching and Learning 2
ETP210 Teaching and Learning 3 (20cp)
ETP320 Teaching and Learning 6 (30cp) | Education Specialist Electives
(4 units) | 40 | Education Specialist Elective units totalling 40 credit points.
Units totalling 40 credit points at levels 100-400, selected from disciplines outside the non-Education degree specialisation, and according to the chosen teaching pathway (primary/middle/secondary), for example:
Middle Years
ETL201 Exploring Middle Schooling
ETL301 Middle Schooling Pedagogies
Mathematics
ETL123 Mathematics and
ETL203 Numeracy and
a further 20 credit points selected from
SMA100 Introduction to Mathematics
STA101 Statistics
SMA101 Mathematics 1A
SMA102 Mathematics 1B
L-MAT17A Discrete Mathematics
English
EIP220 English as an Additional Language and
ETL112 Knowledge about the English Language for Teachers and
ETL212 Teaching Literacy and
EAL300 Approaches to Literacy
The Arts
ETL217 The Arts and
a further 30 credit points selected from
Any units from the Bachelor of Creative Arts and Industries (Fine Arts) (previously Bachelor of Visual Arts)
MUS150 Introductory Instrumental and Vocal Studies
MUS120 History and Performing Musician 1(last offered in 2007)
MUS245 Introducing Music Technology and New Media last offered in 2007)
SOSE
ETL228 SOSE and
a further 30 credit points selected from
Any units from theBachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Indigenous Knowledges (previously Bachelor of Indigenous Cultures and Natural Resource Management)
Technology & Design
ETL216 Technology and Design and
a further 30 credit points selected from
ARC103 Architectural Technology
ARC109 Drawing
ARC140 Design Communications
ARC234 Design for Climate
AHT131 Visual Cultures: Art and Architecture (last offered in 2007)
DES151 Design Studio 1
DES152 Design Studio 2
Science
ETL224 Science and
ETL304 Science Literacy and
a further 20 credit points selected from
the Bachelor of Applied Science and/or Bachelor of Environmental Science (Environmental Management)
Exercise and Sport Science
Primary and Middle Specialisation
ETL224 Science and
SPE301 Physical Education 1 and
a further 20 credit points selected from
the Bachelor of Applied Science and/or Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science
Exercise and Sport Science
Secondary Specialisation
ETL224 Science and
SPE301 Physical Education 1 and
SPE302 Physical Education 2 (last offered in 2009) or ETL115 Health and Physical Education and
a further 10 credit points selected from
the Bachelor of Applied Science and/or Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science
LOTE (Language other than English)
EAL300 Approaches to Literacy and
EIP220 English as an Additional Language
Plus a further 20 credit points to be sourced in consultation with the learning manager
Indigenous Perspectives
CIK102 Indigenous Knowledges and Experience: Discovery and Colonisation (or CAS100 if pre-2008) and
EIP220 English as an Additional Language
Plus 20 credit points from the following through cross institutional study with Bachelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education.
EDP202 Teaching in Multilingual Contexts 1
EDC212 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages and Literacies
EDC312 Indigenous Literature
EDC202 Bilingual Education (no longer available)
EDC205 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages (no longer available)
Note:
EDB303 Language Pedagogy and Difference (last offered in 2008) may be subsituted for one of the BIITE units if completed prior to 2009.
| Applied Science Core
(3 units) | 30 | Compulsory Applied Science Core units totalling 30 credit points:
SCH101 Chemical Concepts
SPH141 Concepts of Physics
SBI209 Design and Analysis of Biological Studies | Applied Science Specialist Electives
(9 units) | 90 | Applied Science Specialist Elective units totalling 90 credit points selected from one of the Specialisations detailed below.
COGNITIVE SCIENCE
SMA100 Introduction to Mathematics OR
SMA101 Mathematics 1A
Plus
PSY140 Introduction to Psychology A
PSY141 Introduction to Psychology B
SBI105 The Life of Cells
SBI245 Introduction to Life Processes
PHA210 Pharmacology 1
PSY208 Biological Bases of Behaviour
PSY245 Cognition and Language
PSY308 Behavioural Neuropsychology
ECOLOGY AND ECOSYSTEMS
SMA100 Introduction to Mathematics OR
SMA101 Mathematics 1A
Plus
SBI106 The Diversity of Life
SBI201 Introductory Ecology
SBI264 Environmental Physiology
SBI265 Ecosystems and Biodiversity (or SBI345 - last offered in 2007)
SES101 Earth Systems
SES220 Geographic Information Systems 1
Plus 20 credit points selected from the following units:
SBI354 Ecological Restoration and Conservation
SBI363 Organisms and Environmental Change
SES360 Field Studies in Tropical and Desert Landscapes (runs in Study Period 2)
SES372 Landscape Analysis
SID300 Professional Practice in Applied Science (repeatable unit)
WLM300 Wildlife Management (includes a compulsory 4 day intensive in Darwin)
SCH225 Environmental Chemistry
GENERAL SCIENCE
SMA100 Introduction to Mathematics OR
SMA101 Mathematics 1A
Plus students select a further 80 credit points from units with codes commencing with SBI, SCH, SES, SMA, SPE, PSY, PHA, NUR, HIT, ENG, or CIK. Students should pay attention to prerequisites and assumed knowledge when planning a General Science specialisation.
SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
SMA100 Introduction to Mathematics OR
SMA101 Mathematics 1A
Plus
BCC101 Foundations of communication Studies
CAI101 Introduction to Multimedia
BCC204 Professional Writing
NMD201 New Media Intermediate Studio (repeatable unit)
Plus select 2 of the following:
NMD202 Web Scripting and Database Programming (repeatable unit)
NMD203 New Media Animation Studio
NMD204 New Media Scripting and Interactive Studio
NMD302 New Media Advanced Studio (repeatable unit)
Plus select and additional 20 credit points from 200 or 300 level units with codes commencing with SBI, SCH, SES, SMA, SPE, PSY, NUR, HIT, ENG, or CIK.
SPATIAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
SMA100 Introduction to Mathematics OR
SMA101 Mathematics 1A
Plus
HIT111 Programming Concepts
HIT211 Object Oriented Programming
HIT234 Database Concepts
SES101 Earth Systems
SES201 Introductory Remote Sensing
SES220 Geographic Information Systems 1
Plus one unit selected from :
HIT314 Data and Mobile Programming or
HIT243 E-Business Security and Risk Management
And one unit selected from :
SES371 Catchments to Coasts or
SES372 Landscape Analysis | Electives
(2 units) | 20 | Units totalling 20 credit points selected from units offered by the University. Students may select additional units from one of the approved sequences as electives if desired. |  | 320 | Total Credit Points |
Of the total
320 credit points:
· A minimum of 40 credit points must be taken from 300 level units
· Not more than 40 credit points shall be included with a grade of "PT" or "PC" or "PS"
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Further Assistance
For further assistance please contact the Information Centre on (08) 8946 7766 or 1800 061 963. Information Centre staff will assist you with applying for or enrolling in a course and provide assistance with timetables, fees, HECS, external materials, enrolment changes and many other issues.
If you are a continuing student and have any queries about your course progression that you would like clarified, please contact enrolmenthelp@cdu.edu.au, or the relevant Faculty Academic Liaison Unit or Institute of Advanced Studies School office:
Education, Health &; Science: (08) 8946 7357
Law, Business and Arts: (08) 8946 7305
Graduate School for Health Practice: (08) 8946 7179
Menzies School of Health Research: (08) 8922 7873 |
- Unit Repository - provides general information about each unit including a brief description and the semester and mode offered.
- Timetables - provide detail on the individual class times for units offered internally. Timetables for the following academic year are available from the middle of December each year.
- Bookshop - if text books have been prescribed, recommended or ordered for units in this course, details are available by unit code through the Casuarina Campus Bookshop.
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Students Commencing in Semester 1
The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 1 and enrolling in a standard full time load. Students enrolling in a reduced or part time load should use this table as a guide for planning an individual program of study.
TEACHING AND LEARNING UNITS
Units with a Teaching School experience component ie Teaching and Learning Units, must be completed in order and only one Teaching and Learning unit can be undertaken each semester. The order is as follows:
ETP110 Teaching and Learning 1 - 10 weekly day visits
ETP120 Teaching and Learning 2 - 5 weekly day visits plus 1 week supervised placement block
ETP210 Teaching and Learning 3 - 5 weekly day visits plus 3 weeks supervised placement block
ETP320 Teaching and Learning 6 - 12 weeks supervised extended placement block
For more information regarding the commencement and duration of your placement, follow this link to the e Teaching School site.
| Legend: | CU = Common Unit
E = Elective | SCO = Applied Science Core
SSE = Applied Science Specialist | ECO = Education Core
ESE = Education Specialist Elective |
GENERIC STUDY PLAN Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Year 1 | | CUC100 Academic Literacies | CU | CUC107 Northern Perspectives | CU | | SCH101 Chemical Concepts | SCO | SPH141 Concepts of Physics | SCO | SMA100 Introduction to Mathematics OR
SMA101 Mathematics 1A | SSE | Science Specialist Elective 3 | SSE | | Science Specialist Elective 2 | SSE | Science Specialist Elective 4 | SSE | Year 2 | | Science Specialist Elective 5 | SSE | SBI209 Design and Analysis of Biological Studies | SCO | | Science Specialist Elective 6 | SSE | Science Specialist Elective 8 | SSE | | Science Specialist Elective 7 | SSE | Science Specialist Elective 9 | SSE | | Elective 1 | E | Elective 2 | E | Year 3 | | ETP110 Teaching and Learning 1 | ECO | ETP120 Teaching and Learning 2 | ECO | | ETL111 Educators as Effective Communicators | ECO | ETL121 Productive Learning in Diverse Classrooms | ECO | | ETL411 Teaching the Curriculum 1 | ECO | EIP310 Teaching Indigenous Learners | ECO | | Education Specialist Elective 1 (recommend ETL201) | ESE | Education Specialist Elective 2 (recommend ETL301) | ESE | Year 4 | | ETP210 Teaching and Learning 3 (20 credit points) | ECO | ETL421 Teaching the Curriculum 2 | ECO | | Education Specialist Elective 3 | ESE | ETP320 Teaching and Learning 6 (30 credit points) | ECO | | Education Specialist Elective 4 | ESE |  | |
The unit sequence you should follow will vary depending on the Applied Science specialisation you choose. Links to the Recommended Study Plans for each of the Applied Science specialisation are provided below.
Cognitive Science Specialisation.pdf
Ecology and Ecosystems Specialisation.pdf
General Science Specialisation.pdf
Science Communication Specialisation.pdf
Spatial Information Technology Specialisation.pdf
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Students Commencing in Semester 2
The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 2 in a standard full time load. Students enrolling in a reduced or part time load should use this table as a guide for planning an individual program of study.
TEACHING AND LEARNING UNITS
Units with a Teaching School experience component ie Teaching and Learning Units, must be completed in order and only one Teaching and Learning unit can be undertaken each semester. The order is as follows:
ETP110 Teaching and Learning 1 - 10 weekly day visits
ETP120 Teaching and Learning 2 - 5 weekly day visits plus 1 week supervised placement block
ETP210 Teaching and Learning 3 - 5 weekly day visits plus 3 weeks supervised placement block
ETP320 Teaching and Learning 6 - 12 weeks supervised extended placement block
For more information regarding the commencement and duration of your placement, follow this link to the e Teaching School site.
| Legend: | CU = Common Unit
E = Elective | SCO = Applied Science Core
SSE = Applied Science Specialist | ECO = Education Core
ESE = Education Specialist Elective |
GENERIC STUDY PLAN Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Calendar Year 1 | | | CUC100 Academic Literacies | CU | | | CUC107 Northern Perspectives | CU | | | Science Specialist Elective 1 | SSE | | | Science Specialist Elective 2 | SSE | Calendar Year 2 | | SCH101 Chemical Concepts | SCO | SPH141 Concepts of Physics | SCO | SMA100 Introduction to Mathematics OR
SMA101 Mathematics 1A | SSE | SBI209 Design and Analysis of Biological Studies | SCO | | Science Specialist Elective 4 | SSE | Science Specialist Elective 5 | SSE | | | | | Calendar Year 3 | | Science Specialist Elective 6 | SSE | Science Specialist Elective 8 | SSE | | Science Specialist Elective 7 | SSE | Science Specialist Elective 9 | SSE | | Elective 1 | E | Elective 2 | E | | | | | Calendar Year 4 | | ETP110 Teaching and Learning 1 | ECO | ETP120 Teaching and Learning 2 | ECO | | ETL111 Educators as Effective Communicators | ECO | EIP310 Teaching Indigenous Learners | ECO | | ETL411 Teaching the Curriculum 1 | ECO | ETL121 Productive Learning in Diverse Classrooms | ECO | | Education Specialist Elective 1 | ESE | Education Specialist Elective 2 | ESE | Calendar Year 5 | | ETP210 Teaching and Learning 3 (20 credit points) | ECO | ETP320 Teaching and Learning 6 (30 credit points) | ECO | | Education Specialist Elective 3 | ESE | ETL421 Teaching the Curriculum 2 | ECO | | Education Specialist Elective 4 | ESE | | |
The unit sequence you should follow will vary depending on the Applied Science specialisation you choose. Links to the Recommended Study Plans for each Applied Science specialisation are provided below.
Cognitive Science Specialisation.pdf
Ecology and Ecosystems Specialisation.pdf
General Science Specialisation.pdf
Science Communication Specialisation.pdf
Spatial Information Technology Specialisation.pdf |
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This program fulfils the qualification needed to teach at Pre-School, Primary School, Middle School, and Adult and VET areas. It also fulfils the qualification to be a Director or Group leader within the Child Care sector.
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