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Bachelor of Teaching and Learning/Bachelor of Creative Arts and Industries (BTLBCA)
2011
114771
BTLBCA
FACULTY, EDUCATION, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
HE
4 year/s
8 year/s
320
About the Course
Admission Requirements
Credit Transfer and Pathways
Course Structure
Recommended Study Plan
. . Students Commencing in Semester 1
. . Students Commencing in Semester 2
Course Fees

Availability
Yes
Semester 1 , Semester 2
Semester 1 , Semester 2
Application for Admission Required

This course may only be deferred in Semester 1.

Location and Mode Offered
YearDelivery LocationSATAC CodeModeAdmin Location
2011Casuarina Campus114771ICasuarina Campus


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The Creative Arts and Industries course offers students a wide variety of creative pathways selected from the specialisations in the suite of professional creative courses in the cultural industries being offered at Charles Darwin University in New Media Design, Fine Arts, Communications, and Music, together with selected specialist areas of study in the humanities and social sciences . The combined degree allows students to develop their creative potential by providing the opportunity to pursue related specialisations from the two degrees to equip graduates for stimulating careers in a wide range of choices.

The education course prepares graduates to be teachers in Early Childhood, Primary, Middle or Secondary schooling.

Its aim is 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.

Graduates of this combined degree are awarded both the Bachelor of Teaching and Learning and the Bachelor of Creative Arts and Industries.



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.

For detail on English Language Entry Requirements please read the entry requirements provided for International students.



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:

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



Students complete two common units, 12 units of study in the Creative Arts and Industries course; 13 units of study in Education and 2 general elective units.

A typical course pattern will be two years of Creative Arts and Industries units followed by two years of Education and Electives.

The Creative Arts and Industries course allows student to complete four core units and eight specialist electives taken from any area of the Creative Arts and Industries specialisations. The education course has core education units, professional experience/practicum units and knowledge/discipline units. Students can specialise in Early Childhood, Primary, and Middle School and Secondary 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 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. The Bachelor of Creative Arts and Industries (Honours) is available for entry to suitable candidates with a Bachelor of Creative Arts and Industries.

The Bachelor of Creative Arts and Industries (Honours) is available for entry to suitable candidates with a Bachelor of Creative Arts and Industries.

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 or
CUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology

Select Common Units to find out more.
Core
(4 units)
40
Compulsory Core units totalling 40 credit points from units detailed below:
Specialist Electives
(8 units)
80
Specialist Electives units totalling 80 credit points selected from the list of available units detailed below:

PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETING
PRS101 Principles of Public Relations
PRS201 Practising Public Relations
BCC301 Culture and Identity
MKT101 Principles of Marketing
MKT202 Marketing Communications
BCC101 Foundations of Communication Studies
BCC102 Issues in Communication Studies
BCC204 Professional Writing

COMMUNICATION DESIGN
BCC301 Culture and Identify
BCC101 Foundations of Communication Studies
BCC102 Issues in Communication Studies
BCC204 Professional Writing
NMD201 New Median Intermediate Studies (10 cp) x 2 (repeatable unit)
SVA103 Introductory Studio (10 cp) x 2 (repeatable unit)

CLASSICAL MUSIC
MUS110 Introductory Language of Music (10 cp) x 2 (repeatable unit)
OR
MUS130 Intermediate Language of Music (10 cp) x 2 (repeatable unit)
OR
MUS110 Introductory Language of Music plus
MUS130 Intermediate Language of Music
PLUS
MUS150 Introductory Instrumental and Vocal Studies (10 cp) x 2 (repeatable unit)
MUS260 Intermediate Instrumental and Vocal Studies (10 cp) x 2 (repeatable unit)
MUS285 History and Performing Musician (10 cp) x 2 (repeatable unit)

CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
MUS110 Introductory Language of Music (10 cp) x 2 (repeatable unit)
OR
MUS130 Intermediate Language of Music (10 cp) x 2 (repeatable unit)
OR
MUS110 Introductory Language of Music plus
MUS130 Intermediate Language of Music
PLUS
MUS150 Introductory Instrumental and Vocal Studies (10 cp) x 2 (repeatable unit)
MUS299 Technical Production (10 cp)
PMO201 Project Management (10 cp)
MUS399 Advanced Technical Production (10 cp) x 2 (repeatable unit) (to be introduced in 2009)

COMBINED CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
MUS110 Introductory Language of Music (10 cp) x 2 (repeatable unit)
OR
MUS130 Intermediate Language of Music (10 cp) x 2 (repeatable unit)
OR
MUS110 Introductory Language of Music plus
MUS130 Intermediate Language of Music
PLUS
Classical Stream
MUS150 Introductory Instrumental and Vocal Studies (10 cp) x 2 (repeatable unit)
MUS285 History and Performing Musician
PLUS
Contemporary Music Stream
MUS299 Technical Production
PMO201 Project Management
MUS399 Advanced Technical Production (to be introduced in 2009)

STUDIO PRACTICE (FINE ART)
SVA103 Introductory Studio (10 cp) x 2 (repeatable unit)
SVA204 Intermediate Studio Creative Arts(10 cp) x 2 (repeatable unit)
SVA303 Advanced Studio (20 cp) x 2 (repeatable unit)

ART HISTORY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE
SVA103 Introductory Studio (10 cp) x 2 (repeatable unit)
AHT313 Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art
AHT214 Indigenous Art In Northern Australia
AHT215 Foundations of Southeast Asian Arts
AHT232 Postmodernism: Art, Architecture, Culture and Theory
CAI301 Issues in Contemporary Art (last offered in 2008) or CAH301 Independent Studies 1
AHT216 Representing the Other Ethnographic Film (last offered in 2009) or MUS391 MUSIC IN ITS CULTURAL CONTEXT: ETHNOMUSICOLOGY IN NORTH AUSTRALIA AND BEYOND

NEW MEDIA DESIGN
SVA103 Introductory Studio (10 cp) x 2 (repeatable unit)
NMD201 New Media Intermediate Studio (10 cp) x 2 (repeatable unit)
NMD203 New Media Animation Studio
NMD204 New Media Scripting and Interactive Studio
NMD302 New Media Advanced Studio (10 cp) x 2 (repeatable unit)

WEB DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN
SVA103 Introductory Studio (10 cp) x 2 (repeatable unit)
NMD201 New Media Intermediate Studio (10 cp) x 2
NMD202 Web Scripting and Database Programming (10 cp) x 2 (repeatable unit)
(last offered in 2008)
or
HIT225 Web Development and Scripting
HIT325 Web Databases
Plus
Students must also complete an additional 20 credit points chosen from any of the Specialist Elective units listed for the other CAI Specialisations or the IT component of the course

Students wishing to graduate from the BIT prior to the BCAI must complete the following units which are Core or Specialist units in both degrees
HIT125 Application Concepts
HIT234 Database Concepts
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)
Education Specialist Elective units totalling 40 credit points. Units to be 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-MAT17 Discrete Mathematics

English
ETL112 Knowledge about the English Language for Teachers and
ETL212 Teaching Literacy and
EAL300 Approaches to Literacy and
EIP220 English as an Additional Language

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)
MUS150 Introductory Instrumental and Vocal Studies
MUS285 History and Performing Musician
MUS299 Technical Production

SOSE
ETL228 SOSE and
a further 30 credit points selected from
any units from the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Indigenous Knowledges

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
SBI106 The Diversity of Life (unit title change)
SBI107 Introductory Marine Science
SCH101 Chemical Concept or SCH104 Introductory Chemistry A
SBI201 Introductory Ecology
SBI262 Fisheries and Aquaculture (equivalent to SBI227 or SBI249) (last offered in 2008)
SES220 Geographic Information Systems 1
SES101 Earth Science A
SCH214 Tropical Medicinal Plant Chemistry (last offered in 2007)
SPH141 Concepts of Physics
SBI105 The Life of Cells
SCH102 Basic Organic Chemistry
SBI232 Plant Form and Function (last offered in 2008)
SBI240 Environmental Issues
SBI250 Tropical environments (last offered in 2008)
SBI107 Introductory Marine Science
SBI209 Design and Analysis of Biological Studies
SBI260 Animal form and Function (equivalent to SBI233 or SBI206) (last offered in 2008)
SCH214 Tropical Medicinal Plant Chemistry (last offered in 2007)

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.
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 elective 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"


COURSE CHANGES 2009

Students enrolled in this course prior to 2009 will note there have been minor changes to the course for 2009.

  • DRE101 Drawing is last offered in 2008 and has been replaced by BVE112 Creative Arts Elective.
  • CAI300 Creative and Industries Honours Preparation and CAI301 Issues in Contemporary Art are no longer offered as of 2009, CAI301 has been replaced by CAH301


COURSE CHANGES 2010
Students enrolled in this course prior to 2010 will note there has been a minor changes to the course for 2010
  • AHT216 Representing the Other Ethnographic Film is no longer offered as of 2010 and has been replaced by MUS391

     



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

Study plans for 2011 are accurate as at 3 August 2010. The University reserves the right to make changes up until 1 October 2010.  2011 unit offering and fee information will be available from 1 October 2010.

The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 1 and enrolling in a standard full time load.  Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.

When designing an individual study plan:

♦    ensure Common Units are completed in the first year of study;

♦    maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and

♦    check the assumed knowledge for each unit as some 200 and 300 level units assume you have completed foundation unit/s in the subject area at a lower level.  200 level units have the unit code which includes a number starting with 200 i.e. ETP210.


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
CCO = CAI Core
CSE = CAI Specialist Elective
ECO = Education Core
ESE = Education Specialist Elective

Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 1
CUC100 Academic Literacies
CU
CUC107 Northern Perspectives
CU
Creative Arts and Industries Core 1
CCO
Creative Arts and Industries Core 2
CCO
CA&I Specialist Elective 1
CSE
CA&I Specialist Elective 3
CSE
CA&I Specialist Elective 2
CSE
CA&I Specialist Elective 4
CSE
Year 2
Creative Arts and Industries Core 3
CCO
Creative Arts and Industries Core 4
CCO
CA&I Specialist Elective 5
CSE
CA&I Specialist Elective 7
CSE
CA&I Specialist Elective 6
CSE
CA&I Specialist Elective 8
CSE
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



Students Commencing in Semester 2

Study plans for 2011 are accurate as at 3 August 2010. The University reserves the right to make changes up until 1 October 2010.  2011 unit offering and fee information will be available from 1 October 2010.

The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 2 and enrolling in a standard full time load.  Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.

When designing an individual study plan:

♦    ensure Common Units are completed in the first year of study;

♦    maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and

♦    check the assumed knowledge for each unit as some 200 and 300 level units assume you have completed foundation unit/s in the subject area at a lower level.  200 level units have the unit code which includes a number starting with 200 i.e. ETP210.


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
CCO = CAI Core
CSE = CAI Specialist Elective
ECO = Education Core
ESE = Education Specialist Elective

Semester 1
Semester 2
Calendar Year 1
CUC100 Academic Literacies
CU
Creative Arts and Industries Core 1
CCO
CA&I Specialist Elective 1
CSE
CA&I Specialist Elective 2
CSE
Calendar Year 2
CUC107 Northern Perspectives
CU
Creative Arts and Industries Core 3
CCO
Creative Arts and Industries Core 2
CCO
CA&I Specialist Elective 5
CSE
CA&I Specialist Elective 3
CSE
CA&I Specialist Elective 6
CSE
CA&I Specialist Elective 4
CSE
Elective 1
E
Calendar Year 3
Creative Arts and Industries Core 4
CCO
CA&I Specialist Elective 8
CSE
CA&I Specialist Elective 7
CSE
ETL121 Productive Learning in Diverse Classrooms
ECO
Education Specialist Elective 1 (recommend ETL201)
ESE
Education Specialist Elective 2 (recommend ETL301)
ESE
Elective 2
E
Education Specialist Elective 3
ESE
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
ETL421 Teaching the Curriculum 2
ECO
Calendar Year 5
ETP210 Teaching and Learning 3 (20 credit points)
ECO
ETP320 Teaching and Learning 6 (30 credit points)
ECO
Education Specialist Elective 4
ESE


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Commonwealth Supported places are available in this course to students who meet one of the following residency requirements: (a) Australian Citizenship; (b) a New Zealand citizen or a permanent resident visa holder who will be resident within Australia for the duration of the unit. Unit fees for 2011 will be published on 1 October 2011. Further information about 2009 and 2010 unit fees can be found at http://www.cdu.edu.au/hesa/fees.html or http://www.goingtouni.gov.au
International course fees for are provided on the International Office Fee Schedule: www.cdu.edu.au/international/prospective/whatcanistudy/courses.html.

For further information about the course, enrolment procedures, closing dates and other administrative issues please contact Student Services on:
courses@cdu.edu.au
(08) 8946 7766 or freecall 1800 061 963

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