The Bachelor of Languages, Master of Teaching (Secondary) double degree is a pre-service teacher education course which requires five years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time). Students who study part-time would normally be expected to complete the double degree program within ten years.
The course is offered by the College of Education, Psychology and Social Work.
The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.
Applicants must complete a non-academic capabilities assessment task that is based on the Australian Institute for Teaching and school Leadership Initial Teacher Education standards.
The course aims to provide graduates with a sound basis of knowledge in their chosen areas of study in the Bachelor of Languages together with the ability to apply an advanced/specialised body of content and pedagogical knowledge, skills and dispositions to:
On completion of the double degree program graduates will be able to:
To qualify for the double degree of Bachelor of Languages, Master of Teaching (Secondary), a student must:
Except with the permission of the Dean (Education), a student may not proceed to the Master level topics in years four and five unless they have satisfactorily completed the first three years of the double degree.
Students will normally need to have achieved a GPA of 5.00 or higher in the first 108 units to enter the Masters component in the final two years of the double degree. Under exceptional circumstances and subject to specific conditions, the Dean (Education) may permit students who do not meet this GPA requirement to enter the final two years of the double degree. Those not meeting this requirement will transfer to the four-year Bachelor of Education (Secondary), Bachelor of Languages double degree.
Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Education (Secondary), Bachelor of Languages may transfer to Bachelor of Languages, Master of Teaching (Secondary) if they have achieved a GPA of at least 5.00 after completion of 36 or 72 units of the degree. Under exceptional circumstances and subject to specific conditions, the Dean (Education) may invite other students to transfer.
Students who commence, but subsequently do not wish to complete, the double degree program may be eligible to exit with:
Except with the permission of the Dean (Education):
Students should note that professional experience topics require full-time commitment for their duration.
The 108 unit Bachelor of Languages component must include:
* Chinese, 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:
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)
LING1000 Strategies for Language Learning (4.5 units)
LING1002 Language and Languages (4.5 units)
Choose 18 units comprising:
9 units of Language Major topics
9 units of Teaching Major topics
4.5 units comprising
EDUC2320 Learners and their Development - Middle and Secondary Schooling (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)
Choose 31.5 units comprising:
13.5 units of Language Major topics
18 units of Teaching Major topics
27 units comprising:
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)
EDUC3531E Languages Curriculum Specialisation A1: Curriculum Development in the Middle Years (4.5 units)
EDUC3628 Numeracy and ICT Across the Middle and Secondary Curriculum (4.5 units)
EDUC3642 Professional Experience: Year 3B (Middle and Secondary Schooling) (4.5 units)
EDUC3643E Languages Curriculum Specialisation B1: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years (4.5 units)
EDUC7360 Understanding Child and Adolescent Behaviour (4.5 units)#
Choose 9 units of Language Major topics
31.5 units comprising:
EDUC9226 Professional Issues in Secondary Education (4.5 units)
EDUC9305E Languages Curriculum Studies A2: Senior Years Specialisation 1 (4.5 units)
EDUC9306E Languages Curriculum Studies B2: Senior Years Specialisation 2 (4.5 units)
EDUC9308 Professional Experience 2: Assessment for Registration (Secondary) (4.5 units)
EDUC9400 Teaching Indigenous Australian Students GE (4.5 units)
EDUC9401 Teacher as Researcher (4.5 units)
EDUC9406 Differentiation and Inclusive Educational Practices (4.5 units)
Choose 4.5 units of Language Major topics^^
4.5 units comprising:
EDUC9761 Approaches to Research (4.5 units)
Choose either a 4.5 unit Independent Research Study or an 18 unit Dissertation:
EDUC9719 Independent Research Study (4.5 units)
OR complete the following 18 unit Dissertation
EDUC9724A Dissertation in Education (4.5/18 units)
EDUC9724B Dissertation in Education (4.5/18 units)
EDUC9724C Dissertation in Education (4.5/18 units)
EDUC9724D Dissertation in Education (4.5/18 units)
Select the remaining topics from the list below to fulfil the 36 unit year 5 requirement. Students may choose topics from a single Master of Education specialisation area as listed below or can choose topics from a range of these specialisation areas:
Cognitive Psychology and Educational Practice
EDUC8731 Motivation, Cognition and Metacognition in Learning (4.5 units)
EDUC9732 Teaching to Develop Motivation, Cognition and Metacognition (4.5 units)
EDUC9733 The Psychology of Learning and Instruction (4.5 units)
EDUC9734 Applications of Psychology to Learning and Instruction (4.5 units)
EDUC9735 Research Design in Cognition and Instruction (4.5 units)
EDUC9736 Research Application in Cognition and Instruction (4.5 units)
Educational Research, Evaluation and Assessment
EDUC9762 Introduction to Statistics (4.5 units)
EDUC9763 Survey and Questionnaire Methods (4.5 units)
EDUC9764 Methods in Ethnography (4.5 units)
EDUC9765 Researching Texts and Documents (4.5 units)
EDUC9766 Multivariate and Multilevel Statistics for Educational Research (4.5 units)
EDUC9767 Assessment in Education (4.5 units)
EDUC9769 Measuring Educational Achievement (4.5 units)
INDG9000 Indigenous Research Methodologies (4.5 units)
Gifted Education
EDUC8791 Gifted Education: Conceptions of Giftedness, Intelligence and Creativity (4.5 units)
EDUC9792 Gifted Education: Curriculum and Differentiation (4.5 units)
EDUC9793 Design Thinking to Develop and Evaluate Educational Programs (4.5 units)
EDUC9794 Gifted Education: Affective Development (4.5 units)
Higher Education
EDUC8905 Higher Education: A Global Context (4.5 units)
EDUC9906 Higher Education: Global Perspectives on Teaching and Learning (4.5 units)
International Baccalaureate
EDUC8821 IBMYP Curriculum Foundations (4.5 units)
EDUC9822 IBMYP Curriculum Processes (4.5 units)
EDUC9823 Teaching, Learning and Assessment in the IB (4.5 units)
EDUC9824 Classroom Diversity and the IBMYP (4.5 units)
Languages Education
EDUC8602 Leaders and Leadership (4.5 units)
EDUC8731 Motivation, Cognition and Metacognition in Learning (4.5 units)
EDUC9701 Effective Use of ICT for Learning and Teaching (4.5 units)
EDUC9704 Exploring Languages Pedagogy - Theory and Practice (4.5 units)
EDUC9705 Developing Literacies Through Intercultural Language Learning (4.5 units)
EDUC9706 Visualising Language Learning (4.5 units)
EDUC9708 New Technologies and e-pedagogy in Foreign Language Education (4.5 units)
EDUC9732 Teaching to Develop Motivation, Cognition and Metacognition (4.5 units)
EDUC9733 The Psychology of Learning and Instruction (4.5 units)
EDUC9767 Assessment in Education (4.5 units)
ESOL8001 Fundamental Concepts of Second Language Learning and Teaching in TESOL GE (4.5 units)
ESOL8002 Language Assessment in TESOL GE (4.5 units)
LING8001 Introduction to Second Language Acquisition GE (4.5 units)
LING8002 Introduction to Second Language Teaching Methodology GE (4.5 units)
Leadership and Management
EDUC8601 Strategic Thinking and Planning (4.5 units)
EDUC8602 Leaders and Leadership (4.5 units)
EDUC8618 Pedagogical Leadership (4.5 units)
EDUC9603 Theories of Organisational Change (4.5 units)
EDUC9604 Managing Human Resources (4.5 units)
EDUC9605 Leading Knowledge Management for Organisational Learning (4.5 units)
EDUC9606 Planning Change in Organisations (4.5 units)
EDUC9608 Globalisation, Development and Education (4.5 units)
EDUC9609 Leadership and Management in Rural Contexts (4.5 units)
EDUC9610 Developing People in Organisations (4.5 units)
EDUC9611 Managing Innovation in Organisations (4.5 units)
EDUC9616 Leadership and Management in Education (4.5 units)
EDUC9617 Education Governance (4.5 units)
EDUC9707 Leading Change in the Digital Age (4.5 units)
Special Education
EDUC8129 Contemporary Issues in Special Education (4.5 units)
EDUC8541 Studies in Vision Impairment 1 (4.5 units)
EDUC8731 Motivation, Cognition and Metacognition in Learning (4.5 units)
EDUC8791 Gifted Education: Conceptions of Giftedness, Intelligence and Creativity (4.5 units)
EDUC9307 Educational Planning and Assessment for Students with Diverse Learning Needs (4.5 units)
EDUC9406 Differentiation and Inclusive Educational Practices (4.5 units)
EDUC9409 Intervention for Students with Numeracy Difficulties (4.5 units)
EDUC9501 Understanding Behaviour in Educational Contexts (4.5 units)
EDUC9503 Supporting Behaviour Change (4.5 units)
EDUC9504 Schoolwide Positive Behaviour Support (4.5 units)
EDUC9511 Complex Communication Needs and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (4.5 units)
EDUC9512 Functional Behaviour Assessment in Education (4.5 units)
EDUC9513 Personalised Curriculum Design for Learners with Disabilities (4.5 units)
EDUC9521 Supporting Students with Learning Disabilities (4.5 units)
EDUC9522 Intervention for Students with Literacy Difficulties (4.5 units)
EDUC9531 Current Perspectives in Early Intervention (4.5 units)
EDUC9532 Early Intervention: Learning From and Through Play (4.5 units)
EDUC9544 Studies in Orientation and Mobility: Research and Practice (4.5 units)
EDUC9551 Introduction to Sensory Impairment (4.5 units)
EDUC9552 Collaborative Consultation (4.5 units)
EDUC9553 Autism Spectrum Disorders: Teaching and Learning (4.5 units)
EDUC9709 Mindfulness and the Inner World of Teaching and Learning (4.5 units)
EDUC9732 Teaching to Develop Motivation, Cognition and Metacognition (4.5 units)
EDUC9792 Gifted Education: Curriculum and Differentiation (4.5 units)
Studies of Asia
EDUC8881 Studies of Asia Across the Curriculum: An Introduction (4.5 units)
EDUC8883 Studies of Asia: Contemporary Issues and Values (4.5 units)
EDUC9882 Studies of Asia: Premodern Asian Societies and Cultures (4.5 units)
EDUC9884 Studies of Asia: Arts Learning Area 1 (Sources and Contexts) (4.5 units)
EDUC9885 Studies of Asia: Arts Learning Area 2 (Contemporary Arts of Asia) (4.5 units)
EDUC9886 Studies of Asia: English Learning Area 1 (Literatures from Asia) (4.5 units)
EDUC9887 Studies of Asia: English Learning Area 2 (Contemporary Asian Literature) (4.5 units)
EDUC9888 Studies of Asia: Utilising In-Country Experience (4.5 units)
Wellbeing and Positive Mental Health
EDUC8601 Strategic Thinking and Planning (4.5 units)
EDUC8602 Leaders and Leadership (4.5 units)
EDUC8731 Motivation, Cognition and Metacognition in Learning (4.5 units)
EDUC9531 Current Perspectives in Early Intervention (4.5 units)
EDUC9552 Collaborative Consultation (4.5 units)
EDUC9606 Planning Change in Organisations (4.5 units)
EDUC9702 Teaching and learning to promote wellbeing and positive mental health in schools and early childhood services (4.5 units)
EDUC9709 Mindfulness and the Inner World of Teaching and Learning (4.5 units)
Other Education Options
EDUC9502 Assessment, Planning and Teaching in Behaviour (4.5 units)
EDUC9612 Advanced Issues in Education (4.5 units)
EDUC9612A Advanced Issues in Education A (4.5 units)
EDUC9703 Postgraduate Education: Purposes and Practices (4.5 units)
EDUC9851 Constructions of Education and Social Justice (4.5 units)
EDUC9852 Ethics in Education (4.5 units)
EDUC9921 Issues in Professional Learning (4.5 units)
EDUC9922 Models of Professional Learning (4.5 units)
EDUC9923 Leading Professional Learning (4.5 units)
# This topic counts towards the Master of Teaching (Secondary) component of the double degree
^^ This topic counts towards the Bachelor of Languages component of the double degree
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