Bachelor of Education – Bachelor of Science
Information valid for students commencing in 2014.
Course Code | 109910 |
Version | 1 |
Faculty | Arts, Education and Social Sciences |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | English, Maths B, Chemistry |
Minimum English Language Proficiency Requirements | Students of non-English speaking backgrounds must have an adequate English language capacity assessed under the Australian International English Language Testing System (IELTS). The IELTS score required for admission to this course can be found in Schedule II of the JCU Admissions policy. |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Course Structure
Core Subjects
Level 1
ED1401:03 Foundations of Education
ED1421:03 Foundation of Language and Literacies in Education
ED1481:03 Foundations of Educational Psychology
ED1491:03 Foundations of Mathematics and Numeracy in Education
Level 2
ED2488:03 Second Year Professional Experience
ED2491:03 Teaching for Learning 1
ED2990:03 Education for Cultural Diversity
ED2442:03 Inclusive Education for Special Needs (Secondary)
Level 3
ED3293:03 Teaching for Learning 2 (Secondary)
ED3441:03 Technologies Across the Curriculum
ED3443:03 Teaching ESL to Indigenous Students
ED3488:03 Third Year Professional Experience
Level 4
ED4293:03 Teaching for Learning 3 (Secondary)
ED4460:03 Service Learning for Sustainable Futures
ED4488:03 Fourth Year Professional Experience A
ED4489:03 Fourth Year Professional Experience B
ED4461:03 Indigenous Futures
ED4999:03 Teaching for Learning 4
Options
Select a first teaching area from the list below (FTA)
PLUS
Select a second teaching area from the list below(STA)
PLUS
Select 6 credit points of Science level 1 subjects
Science subjects include those beginning with the following prefixes: AG, AT, BT, BZ , CH, EA, EV, MA , MB, PH and ZL
PLUS
Select 6 credit points of Science level 2 subjects
PLUS
Select 12 credit points of Science level 3 subjects
FIRST TEACHING AREA
Credit points in teaching area | 24 credit points |
Special requirements | Nil |
FTA | AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Cairns Townsville | ||
Townsville | ||
Cairns Townsville | ||
Townsville | ||
Townsville |
SECOND TEACHING AREA
Credit points in teaching area | 18 credit points |
Special requirements | Nil |
STA | AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Cairns Townsville | ||
Townsville | ||
Cairns Townsville | ||
Townsville | ||
Townsville |
Campus
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Cairns | Not all teaching areas are available |
Townsville |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 5 years full-time or equivalent part-time |
Maximum time to complete | 13 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 3 years |
Progression
Course progression requisites | Nil |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | Yes Further information about placements e.g. Suitability to Work with Children Card can be found at Enrolment Policy – Coursework Students. Candidates may be required to undertake placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled at their own expense. |
Special assessment requirements | Refer to Review of a Student’s Suitability to Continue a Course Involving Placement policy. Candidates who do not complete the required number of days of a professional experience subject or a professional component of a subject, without the approval of the Director of Professional Experience, will be deemed to have failed the subject. |
Accreditation requirements | Nil |
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade | 3 credit points for non-Education subjects only |
Supplementary exam for final subject | Not applicable |
Advanced Standing
Eligibility | Candidates may apply for advanced standing for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Advanced Standing for Previous Studies and Recognised Prior Learning policy associated procedures. |
Maximum allowed | 72 credit points |
Currency | Advanced standing will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 23 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the candidate has not completed this course. |
Other restrictions | The maximum advanced standing allowable for professional development courses within the degree is three credit points except where one course is judged to be larger in size than one faculty subject. Advanced standing may be granted for professional development courses smaller than a faculty subject. However, no credit will be given for courses smaller than two credit points, or equivalent. |
Award Details
Inclusion of majors on testamur | No majors shall appear on the testamur. |
Exit with lesser award | Not applicable |
Course articulation | Not applicable |
Honours
Honours availability | Education honours is available as an additional year of study. Science honours is available as an additional year of study. |
Eligibility | Candidates must satisfy the School requirements relating to the standard of academic achievement necessary to proceed to the honours degree. |