The Bachelor of Education (Middle and Secondary Schooling)/Bachelor of Science may be taken as a double degree program in four years full-time (or the equivalent part-time). Students who study part-time would normally be expected to complete the double degree program within eight years. The course is offered by the College of Education, Psychology and Social Work.
The double degree program of Bachelor of Education (Middle and Secondary Schooling)/Bachelor of Science requires completion of a total of 144 units.
In making provision for teacher education students to take a special interest in middle or Secondary Schooling there is no simple or sharp line of demarcation in the ideas discussed or the practices investigated in our programs. Rather we recognise that although middle and secondary schools may be located in the same physical space, the needs of students in early and later adolescence are different so that there ought to be different emphases placed on the approaches taken in teaching these groups.
In The Bachelor of Education (Middle and Secondary Schooling)/Bachelor of Science all students will undertake a common program of study in the first two years. At the conclusion of the Second Year of full-time study students will then opt to follow the Secondary Schooling Strand or the Middle Schooling Strand.
Students who commence, but subsequently do not wish to complete, either the full double degree program or the professional experience component of the double degree program may be eligible to:
The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements .
The course aims to produce graduates who:
In undertaking this double degree students will be able to:
The Secondary Schooling Strand in the Bachelor of Education (Middle and Secondary Schooling)/Bachelor of Science focuses on teaching students who are in Year 8 - Year 12. During their secondary years young people develop their plans for post-secondary education and work. As Secondary Schooling teachers, graduates of this four-year pre-service qualification will play a key role in developing the knowledge, skills and resources that young people need to meet their goals.
The Secondary Schooling Strand allows pre-service teachers to pursue a teaching specialisation in more depth and deepen their understanding in topics and issues of personal interest. Graduates from the Secondary Schooling Strand will be qualified to teach in at least two different school curriculum areas at secondary school level. The school curriculum subjects that are offered in the Secondary Schooling Strand are:
Information Technology, Junior Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Earth Science, Mathematics.
The double degree Bachelor of Education (Middle and Secondary Schooling)/Bachelor of Sciences - Middle Schooling Strand, is designed to effectively develop the specialist knowledge and skills required for teachers in the Middle Years of schooling (Year 6 to Year 9). This band of schooling encompasses the transition from primary to Secondary Schooling and requires teachers who have a specific understanding of the educational and personal needs of young adolescents. Graduates from this program typically seek employment in secondary schools, middle schools, R-12 schools or primary schools.
As part of the double degree program teacher education students will focus on preparing to teach in 3 different learning areas selected from the following:
Science, Mathematics, Information Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences, Drama, English, Visual Art, Health Education and Physical Education.
Limited credit may be granted for recognition of prior studies undertaken at the University or other approved tertiary institutions. Further information is available on this page.
To qualify for The Bachelor of Education (Middle and Secondary Schooling)/Bachelor of Science, a student must complete 144 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the following program of study:
The Bachelor of Education component must include:
The Bachelor of Science component must include:
*Some Senior Years Teaching Areas such as Biology, Chemistry and Physics have 9 units of compulsory First Year Science elective topics.
Students should note that the same upper level topics cannot be counted twice between Teaching Areas in the Bachelor of Science component. Students may need to select alternative upper level Science topics from the ones offered.
Except with the permission of the Dean (Education):
Students should note that professional experience topics require full-time commitment for their duration.
LIST OF TOPICS
36 units comprising
EDUC1120 Teaching and Educational Contexts (4.5 units)
EDUC1223 Middle Schooling Philosophy and Pedagogy (4.5 units)
EDUC1227 Professional Experience: Year 1 (Middle and Secondary Schooling) (0 units)
plus 9 units of Senior Years Teaching Area 1 topics
plus 9 units of Senior Years Teaching Area 2 topics
plus 9 units of Middle Years Teaching Area 1 topics or Science Elective topics
36 units comprising
EDUC2320 Learners and their Development - Middle and Secondary Schooling (4.5 units)
EDUC2420 Teaching Indigenous Australian Students (4.5 units)
EDUC2326 Professional Experience: Year 2A (Middle and Secondary Schooling) (0 units)
EDUC2426 Professional Experience: Year 2B (Middle and Secondary Schooling) (0 units)
plus 9 units of Senior Years Teaching Area 1 topics
plus 18 units of Senior Years Teaching Area 2 topics
36 units comprising
EDUC3531 Curriculum Specialisation A1: Curriculum Development in the Middle Years (4.5 units)
EDUC3526 Literacies Across the Curriculum in the Middle and Secondary Years (4.5 units)
EDUC3530 Professional Experience: Year 3A (Middle and Secondary Schooling) (0 units)
EDUC3620 Relationships for Learning (4.5 units)
EDUC3627 Contemporary Issues in Secondary Schooling (4.5 units)
EDUC3642 Professional Experience: Year 3B (Middle and Secondary Schooling) (4.5 units)
EDUC3643 Curriculum Specialisation B1: Curriculum Context in the Middle Years (4.5 units)
plus 4.5 units of Senior Years Teaching Area 1 topics
plus 4.5 units of Middle Years Teaching Area 1 topics or Science Elective topics
36 units comprising
EDUC3628 Numeracy and ICT Across the Middle and Secondary Curriculum (4.5 units)
EDUC4720 Differentiation for Diverse Learners (Middle and Secondary Schooling) (4.5 units)
EDUC4742 Professional Experience: Final Assessment for Registration (Middle and Secondary Schooling) (4.5 units)
EDUC4729 Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 1 (4.5 units)
EDUC4730 Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 2 (4.5 units)
EDUC4820 The Professional Educator (4.5 units)
plus 4.5 units of Senior Years Teaching Area 1 topics
plus 4.5 units of Middle Years Teaching Area 1 topics or Science Elective topics
To qualify for The Bachelor of Education (Middle and Secondary Schooling)/Bachelor of Science, a student must complete 144 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the following program of study:
The Bachelor of Education component must include:
The Bachelor of Science component must include:
The same topics cannot be counted twice between Teaching Areas in the Bachelor of Science component. When overlapping occurs, students will need to seek academic counselling to be advised of recommended upper level units for their Science component.
Except with the permission of the Dean (Education):
Students should note that professional experience topics require full-time commitment for their duration.
LIST OF TOPICS
36 units comprising
EDUC1120 Teaching and Educational Contexts (4.5 units)
EDUC1223 Middle Schooling Philosophy and Pedagogy (4.5 units)
EDUC1227 Professional Experience: Year 1 (Middle and Secondary Schooling) (0 units)
plus 9 units of Senior Years Teaching Area 1 topics
plus 9 units of Middle Years Teaching Area 1 topics
plus 9 units of Science Elective topics
36 units comprising
EDUC2320 Learners and their Development - Middle and Secondary Schooling (4.5 units)
EDUC2420 Teaching Indigenous Australian Students (4.5 units)
EDUC2326 Professional Experience: Year 2A (Middle and Secondary Schooling) (0 units)
EDUC2426 Professional Experience: Year 2B (Middle and Secondary Schooling) (0 units)
plus 18 units of Senior Years Teaching Area 1 topics
plus 9 units of Middle Years Teaching Area 1 topics
36 units comprising
EDUC3531 Curriculum Specialisation A1: Curriculum Development in the Middle Years (4.5 units)
EDUC3526 Literacies Across the Curriculum in the Middle and Secondary Years (4.5 units)
EDUC3530 Professional Experience: Year 3A (Middle and Secondary Schooling) (0 units)
EDUC3620 Relationships for Learning (4.5 units)
EDUC3626 Contemporary Issues in Middle Schooling (4.5 units)
EDUC3642 Professional Experience: Year 3B (Middle and Secondary Schooling) (4.5 units)
EDUC3643 Curriculum Specialisation B1: Curriculum Context in the Middle Years (4.5 units)
plus 9 units of Middle Years Teaching Area 2 topics
36 units comprising
EDUC3628 Numeracy and ICT Across the Middle and Secondary Curriculum (4.5 units)
EDUC4720 Differentiation for Diverse Learners (Middle and Secondary Schooling) (4.5 units)
EDUC4742 Professional Experience: Final Assessment for Registration (Middle and Secondary Schooling) (4.5 units)
EDUC4728 Curriculum Specialisation: Middle Years 3 (4.5 units)
EDUC4729 Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 1 (4.5 units)
EDUC4820 The Professional Educator (4.5 units)
plus 9 units of Middle Years Teaching Area 2 topics
^ Only available as a Chinese Beginners stream. Advanced level students can enrol in the Advanced Chinese stream available cross-institutionally at the University of Adelaide. Please visit the University of Adelaide webpage for topic information.
# German and Japanese are available cross-institutionally at the University of Adelaide. Please visit the University of Adelaide webpage for topic information.
18 units comprising
BIOL1101 Evolution of Biological Diversity (4.5 units)
BIOL1102 Molecular Basis of Life (4.5 units)
plus
CHEM1101 Chemical Structure and Bonding (4.5 units), and
CHEM1102 Modern Chemistry (4.5 units)
or
CHEM1201 General Chemistry (4.5 units), and
CHEM1202 Chemistry for the Life Sciences (4.5 units)
18 units comprising
CHEM1201 General Chemistry (4.5 units), and
CHEM1101 Chemical Structure and Bonding (4.5 units), and
CHEM1102 Modern Chemistry (4.5 units)
plus one of
MATH1121 Mathematics 1A (4.5 units)
MATH1122 Mathematics 1B (4.5 units)
MATH1701 Mathematics Fundamentals A (4.5 units)
18 units comprising
CHEM1101 Chemical Structure and Bonding (4.5 units) and
CHEM1102 Modern Chemistry (4.5 units)
plus one of
CHEM2701 Chemical Reactivity (4.5 units)
CHEM2702 Organic Reactions (4.5 units)
CHEM2711 Spectroscopy and Data Anaylsis (4.5 units)
CHEM2712 Analytical Separations (4.5 units)
plus one of
MATH1121 Mathematics 1A (4.5 units)
MATH1122 Mathematics 1B (4.5 units)
MATH1701 Mathematics Fundamentals A (4.5 units)
18 units comprising
EASC1101 Earth and Environmental Sciences (4.5 units)
EASC1102 Marine Sciences (4.5 units)
ENVS1001 Introduction to Environmental Investigations (4.5 units)
GEOG1001 Water Resources and Society (4.5 units)
18 units comprising:
COMP1001 Fundamentals of Computing (4.5 units)
COMP1101 Fundamentals of Information and Communication Technology (4.5 units)
COMP1102 Computer Programming 1 (4.5 units)
ENGR1401 Professional Skills (4.5 units)
Appropriate for students who have NOT successfully completed SACE Stage 2 Mathematical Studies or equivalent.
18 units comprising:
MATH1701 Mathematics Fundamentals A (4.5 units)
MATH1702 Mathematics Fundamentals B (4.5 units)
MATH1121 Mathematics 1A (4.5 units)
MATH1122 Mathematics 1B (4.5 units)
Appropriate for students who HAVE successfully completed SACE Stage 2 Mathematical Studies or equivalent.
18 units comprising:
MATH1121 Mathematics 1A (4.5 units)
MATH1122 Mathematics 1B (4.5 units)
plus two of the following (subject to prerequisites and availability):
MATH2701 Principles of Analysis (4.5 units)
MATH2711 Several Variable Calculus (4.5 units)
MATH2712 Algebra (4.5 units)
MATH3701 Numerical Analysis (4.5 units)
MATH3702 Methods of Applied Mathematics (4.5 units)
MATH3711 Complex Analysis (4.5 units)
MATH3712 Partial Differential Equations (4.5 units)
STAT1121 Data Science (4.5 units)
STAT1122 Biostatistics (4.5 units)
STAT1132 Statistics 1 (4.5 units)
STAT2702 Probability (4.5 units)
STAT3701 Statistical Science (4.5 units)
STAT3702 Stochastic Processes (4.5 units)
18 units comprising
MATH1121 Mathematics 1A (4.5 units)
MATH1122 Mathematics 1B (4.5 units)
PHYS1101 Fundamental Physics I (4.5 units)
PHYS1102 Fundamental Physics II (4.5 units)
18 units of year 1 topics which must be selected as part of the 36 unit year 1 program
BIOL1101 Evolution of Biological Diversity (4.5 units)
BIOL1102 Molecular Basis of Life (4.5 units)
plus one of
CHEM1101 Chemical Structure and Bonding (4.5 units)
CHEM1201 General Chemistry (4.5 units)
plus
CHEM1202 Chemistry for the Life Sciences (4.5 units)
plus 18 units from the following:
BIOL2701 Experimental Design and Statistics for Biology (4.5 units)
BIOL2702 Genetics, Evolution and Biodiversity (4.5 units)
BIOL2711 Ecology (4.5 units)
BIOL2712 Animal Diversity (4.5 units)
BIOL2721 Foundations of Animal Behaviour (4.5 units)
BIOL2722 Disease and Immunology (4.5 units)
BIOL2731 Aquaculture Nutrition and Water Quality (4.5 units)
BIOL2732 Aquaculture Systems and Technology (4.5 units)
BIOL2742 Marine Ecology (4.5 units)*
BIOL2761 Virology (4.5 units)
BIOL2771 Biochemistry (4.5 units)
BIOL2772 Molecular Biology (4.5 units)
BIOL3701 Conservation Biology and Restoration Ecology (4.5 units)
BIOL3702 Marine and Freshwater Biology (4.5 units)*
BIOL3703 Vertebrate Palaeontology (4.5 units)*
BIOL3711 Plant and Algal Diversity (4.5 units)
BIOL3712 Integrative Physiology of Animals and Plants (4.5 units)
BIOL3721 Research in Animal Behaviour (4.5 units)*
BIOL3722 Conservation and Ecological Genetics (4.5 units)*
BIOL3731 Aquaculture Reproduction (4.5 units)
BIOL3732 Aquaculture Health and Product Quality (4.5 units)
BIOL3751 Marine Mammals, Birds and Reptiles (4.5 units)*
BIOL3752 Fisheries Biology, Science and Management (4.5 units)
BIOL3761 Foundations in Microbiology (4.5 units)
BIOL3762 Protein to Proteome (4.5 units)*
BIOL3771 DNA to Genome (4.5 units)*
BIOL3772 Integrating Molecular Biosciences (4.5 units)*
BIOL3782 Advanced Microbiology: Microbial Ecology and Infectious Disease (4.5 units)*
* These topics require appropriate selection of other topics in order to meet prerequisite requirement
13.5 or 18 units of year 1 topics which must be selected as part of the 36 unit year 1 program
CHEM1101 Chemical Structure and Bonding (4.5 units) and
CHEM1102 Modern Chemistry (4.5 units)
or
CHEM1201 General Chemistry (4.5 units), and
CHEM1101 Chemical Structure and Bonding (4.5 units), and
CHEM1102 Modern Chemistry (4.5 units)
plus one of
MATH1121 Mathematics 1A (4.5 units)
MATH1122 Mathematics 1B (4.5 units)
MATH1701 Mathematics Fundamentals A (4.5 units)
Possible science electives in first year
FACH1701 Introduction to Forensic Science (4.5 units)
NANO1101 Fundamentals of Nanotechnology (4.5 units)
Students intending to undertake a program in Chemistry are recommended to consider PHYS1101 Fundamental Physics I as an elective topic.
plus 9 units from the following:
CHEM2701 Chemical Reactivity (4.5 units)
CHEM2702 Organic Reactions (4.5 units)
CHEM2711 Spectroscopy and Data Anaylsis (4.5 units)
CHEM2712 Analytical Separations (4.5 units)
Possible science electives in second year
FACH2702 Chemical Analysis of Physical Evidence (4.5 units)
NANO2701 Structure and Characterisation (4.5 units)
plus 9 units from the following (subject to pre-requisites):
CHEM3701 Applied Spectroscopy and Electrochemistry (4.5 units)
CHEM3702 Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (4.5 units)
CHEM3711 Organic Synthesis and Mechanism (4.5 units)
CHEM3712 Introduction to Polymer Science (4.5 units)
Possible science electives in third year (subject to pre-requisites)
FACH3702 Drug Action, Metabolism, Toxicology and Analysis (4.5 units)
NANO3702 Frontiers of Nanotechnology (4.5 units)
36 units comprising
EASC1101 Earth and Environmental Sciences (4.5 units)
EASC1102 Marine Sciences (4.5 units)
ENVS1001 Introduction to Environmental Investigations (4.5 units)
GEOG1001 Environment and Society (4.5 units)
plus 18 units from the following
EASC2701 Oceans and Estuaries (4.5 units)
EASC2702 Global Climate Change (4.5 units)
EASC3741 Physical Hydrogeology (4.5 units)
EASC3742 Earth Fluid Modelling (4.5 units)
ENVS2731 Coastal Processes (4.5 units)
ENVS2752 Geological Processes (4.5 units)
ENVS2761 Hydrology (4.5 units)
ENVS3731 Ecohydrology (4.5 units)
ENVS3750 Field Studies in Environmental Disciplines (4.5 units)
ENVS3752 Geology of Australia (4.5 units)
ENVS3791 Coastal Environments (4.5 units)
27 units comprising:
COMP1001 Fundamentals of Computing (4.5 units)
COMP1101 Fundamentals of Information and Communication Technology (4.5 units)
COMP1102 Computer Programming 1 (4.5 units)
ENGR1401 Professional Skills (4.5 units)
plus 9 units from the following;
COMP2711 Computer Programming 2 (4.5 units)
COMP2731 Software Engineering 1 (4.5 units)
COMP2741 Application Development (4.5 units)
COMP2761 Database and Conceptual Modelling (4.5 units)
COMP2772 Web-Based Systems Development (4.5 units)
COMP2781 Computer Mathematics (4.5 units)
COMP2782 Social and Information Networks (4.5 units)
ENGR2782 Computer Networks and Operating Systems (4.5 units)
ENGR2792 Software Engineering 2 (4.5 units)
Appropriate for students who have NOT successfully completed SACE Stage 2 Mathematical Studies or equivalent.
27 units comprising:
MATH1701 Mathematics Fundamentals A (4.5 units)
MATH1702 Mathematics Fundamentals B (4.5 units)
MATH1121 Mathematics 1A (4.5 units)
MATH1122 Mathematics 1B (4.5 units)
plus 9 units from the following (subject to prerequisites and availability):
MATH2701 Principles of Analysis (4.5 units)
MATH2702 Linear Algebra and Differential Equations (4.5 units)
MATH2711 Several Variable Calculus (4.5 units)
MATH2712 Algebra (4.5 units)
MATH3701 Numerical Analysis (4.5 units)
MATH3702 Methods of Applied Mathematics (4.5 units)
MATH3711 Complex Analysis (4.5 units)
MATH3712 Partial Differential Equations (4.5 units)
STAT1121 Data Science (4.5 units)
STAT1122 Biostatistics (4.5 units)
STAT1132 Statistics 1 (4.5 units)
STAT2702 Probability (4.5 units)
STAT3701 Statistical Science (4.5 units)
STAT3702 Stochastic Processes (4.5 units)
Appropriate for students who HAVE successfully completed SACE Stage 2 Mathematical Studies or equivalent
27 units comprising:
MATH1121 Mathematics 1A (4.5 units)
MATH1122 Mathematics 1B (4.5 units)
plus 18 units from the following (subject to prerequisites and availability):
MATH2701 Principles of Analysis (4.5 units)
MATH2702 Linear Algebra and Differential Equations (4.5 units)
MATH2711 Several Variable Calculus (4.5 units)
MATH2712 Algebra (4.5 units)
MATH3701 Numerical Analysis (4.5 units)
MATH3702 Methods of Applied Mathematics (4.5 units)
MATH3711 Complex Analysis (4.5 units)
MATH3712 Partial Differential Equations (4.5 units)
STAT1121 Data Science (4.5 units)
STAT1122 Biostatistics (4.5 units)
STAT1132 Statistics 1 (4.5 units)
STAT2702 Probability (4.5 units)
STAT3701 Statistical Science (4.5 units)
STAT3702 Stochastic Processes (4.5 units)
Assumed knowledge: At least mathematics skills and knowledge such as demonstrated by SACE Stage 2 Mathematical Studies or by a high mark in SACE 2 Mathematical Methods.
The topic sequence MATH1701 Mathematics Fundamentals A, and MATH1702 Mathematics Fundamentals B provide a pathway to enter the Senior Years Teaching Area for students without the assumed knowledge, but entry will therefore be delayed at least a year.
18 units of year 1 topics which must be selected as part of the 36 unit year 1 program
MATH1121 Mathematics 1A (4.5 units)
MATH1122 Mathematics 1B (4.5 units)
PHYS1101 Fundamental Physics I (4.5 units)
PHYS1102 Fundamental Physics II (4.5 units)
plus 9 units from the following:
MATH2711 Several Variable Calculus (4.5 units)
PHYS2701 Quantum Concepts (4.5 units)
PHYS2702 Classical Physics and Instrumentation (4.5 units)
PHYS2712 Thermodynamics and Energy Systems (4.5 units)
plus 9 units from the following:
MATH3711 Complex Analysis (4.5 units)
MATH3712 Partial Differential Equations (4.5 units)
PHYS3701 Nuclear and Statistical Physics (4.5 units)
PHYS3702 Solid State Physics and Optoelectronics (4.5 units)
PHYS3711 Quantum Physics (4.5 units)
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