Course description
Fees and charges
Fee paying place - International (IFP)
A Fee paying place is one for which the university does not receive any government funding. As such, students enrolled in these places are required to contribute the full cost of their course.
Fees for international students apply to persons living in Australia with Temporary Resident status, provided that there is no limitation on study and persons living abroad who are not Australian citizens and do not have Permanent Resident status in Australia.
Equivalent Full Time Student Load (EFTSL)
EFTSL is the standard annual full time load. Eight credit points is the standard full time load for one year of study.
* The 'indicative annual course fee' cited has been provided as a guide only. It has been calculated on the basis of a typical enrolment of a student undertaking the course in 2009, and reflects the cost involved in undertaking a full-time quota of units within the specified discipline.
The actual fees charged by Deakin University will depend upon the discipline from which each individual unit is chosen, and may vary from the indicative course fee cited, particularly if units are chosen from a number of disciplines.
Please note that the fees per unit/credit point may increase annually due to rises in the cost of course delivery and service.
Deakin assumes no responsibility for persons relying on 'indicative course fees' to calculate the total future cost of their course.
Career opportunities
Graduates of this course have found careers in Australian and overseas primary schools, secondary schools, and P-12 colleges, government departments, recruitment and human resource management, universities as general staff managers, public service, health and welfare organisations as well as in private academies and agencies.
Course rules
To be awarded the Bachelor of Teaching (Primary and Secondary) a student must satisfactorily complete 16 credit points of study taken from the list of course-grouped units leading to the award. The course of study shall normally be completed within a period of not less than four trimesters of full-time study or part-time equivalent and not more than nine trimesters of study or part time equivalent. Further extensions of time may be granted with the permission of the Faculty Board which must not exceed 10 consecutive years from the date the student first enrolled in the course.
The course of study includes the satisfactory completion of at least 45 days of supervised school experience in a primary setting and at least 45 days of supervised school experience in a secondary setting. The course of study shall include secondary curriculum method studies normally related to at least one major sequence of at least 6 credit points or equivalent and at least one minor sequence of at least 4 credit points or equivalent satisfactorily completed in the approved tertiary program undertaken prior to entry.
Course structure
Year 1
Note: Students enrolled prior to 2007 should contact their enrolment offcier for course advice.
Melbourne Campus at Burwood
Trimester 1
EEE404 Children: Culture, Development and Learning
ECJ411 Language, Dance, Drama and Humanities, Societies and Environments Education
ECJ412 Humanities, Societies and Environments, Language, Music: Education
ESJ420 Developing Understanding of Mathematics, Science and Technology
EEP501 Primary School Experience 5A
Trimester 2
EEE405 Creating Effective Learning Environments
ECJ413 Visual Arts, Language, Humanities, Societies and Environments: Education
ESH500 Primary Physical and Health Education
EEJ421 Effective Teaching of Mathematics, Science and Technology
EEP502 Primary School Experience 5B
EEP503 Primary School Experience 5C
Year 2
Melbourne Campus at Burwood
Trimester 1
EEE504 Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting
EXC510 Bridging the Gap: Mathematics and Language Education in the Middle Years
EEY501 Secondary School Experience 5A
Secondary Curriculum Study A or middle school (first method area 1 unit)
Secondary Curriculum Study A or middle school (second method area 1 unit)
Trimester 2
EEE505 Becoming a Professional Educator
EEH530 Promoting Student Wellbeing
EEY502 Secondary School Experience 5B
EEY503 Secondary School Experience 5C
Secondary Curriculum Study B or senior school (first method area 1 unit)
Secondary Curriculum Study B or senior school (second method area 1 unit)
Notes:
(i) All units are 1 credit point unless otherwise noted
(ii) EEE404, EEE405, EEJ421, EEE504, EEE505, EEH530 are 0.75 credit point units
(iii) EEP501, EEP502, EEP503, EEY501, EEY502, EEY503 are 0.25 credit point units
Year 2 - for students who commenced at Geelong Campus at Waurn Ponds in 2007 only:
Trimester 1
EEE405 Creating Effective Learning Environments
EXC510 Bridging the Gap: Mathematics and Language Education in the Middle Years
EEY501 Secondary School Experience 5A
Secondary Curriculum Study A or middle school (first method area 1 unit)
Secondary Curriculum Study A or middle school (second method area 1 unit)
Trimester 2
EEE505 Becoming a Professional Educator
EEH530 Promoting Student Wellbeing
EEY502 Secondary School Experience 5B
EEY504 Secondary School Experience 5D
Secondary Curriculum Study B or senior school (first method area 1 unit)
Secondary Curriculum Study B or senior school (second method area 1 unit)
Notes:
(i) All points are 1 credit point unless otherwise noted (see below)
(ii) EEE404, EEE504, EEJ421, EEE405, EEE505, EEH530 are 0.75 credit point units
(iii) EEY504 is a 0.50 credit point unit
(iv) EEP501, EEP502, EEP503 and EEY501 are 0.25 credit point units
Teaching methods
The mix of Secondary Curriculum units will depend on the academic studies students have undertaken in their first degree. Students are encouraged to consult with a course adviser on how best to build on their first degree majors and sub-majors to establish their secondary teaching methods.
The standard study program includes two teaching methods comprising two units each, middle and senior levels (i.e. part 1 and part 2, referred to as Secondary Curriculum Study A and B).
Secondary Curriculum Studies (Methods)
Melbourne Campus at Burwood
Note: Students are required to undertake professional experience placements concurrently with enrolment in secondary curriculum studies.
Specialist area Guidelines for teachers can be found on the website of the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) .
*Visual Arts
(ECA431/432 students select Visual Arts specialism)
ECA431 Arts Education Discipline Study 1
ECA432 Arts Education Discipline Study 2
*Dance
(ECA431/432 students select Dance specialism)
ECA431 Arts Education Discipline Study 1
ECA432 Arts Education Discipline Study 2
*Music
(ECA431/432 students select Music specialism)
ECA431 Arts Education Discipline Study 1
ECA432 Arts Education Discipline Study 2
*Drama
ECA431/ECA432 students to select Drama specialism)
ECA431 Arts Education Discipline Study 1
ECA432 Arts Education Discipline Study 2
*Media
(ECA435/436 students select Media studies specialism)
ECA435 Arts Education Discipline Study 5
ECA436 Arts Education Discipline Study 6
*Students taking two single methods in Visual Arts, Dance, Music, Drama or Media should enrol in ECA431 and ECA432 for one of their single methods (the choices here are Visual Arts, Dance, Music or Drama) and in ECA435 and ECA436 for the other single method (the choices here are from Visual Arts, Dance, Music, Drama and Media). Note that Media is only available as a single method choice under the unit codes ECA435 and ECA436.
For Double methods in Visual Arts, Dance, Music or Drama, see Double method requirements below.
Commerce
ECS471 Humanities, Societies and Environments: Curriculum Study A
ESJ460 Studies in Curriculum 4
Note: ESJ460 students to select the Senior Commerce: Curriculum Study specialism.
English
ECL461 English Education A
ECL462 English Education B
LOTE
ESJ457 Studies in Curriculum 1
ESJ458 Studies in Curriculum 2
Notes:
(i) ESJ457 students to select the LOTE: Curriculum Study specialism.
(ii) ESJ458 students to select the LOTE Materials Development specialism.
TESOL
ESJ459 Studies in Curriculum 3
ESJ460 Studies in Curriculum 4
Notes:
(i) ESJ459 students to select the TESOL: Curriculum Study A specialism.
(ii) ESJ460 students to select the TESOL: Curriculum Study B Specialism.
Humanities, Societies and Environments (formerly SOSE)
ECS471 Humanities, Societies and Environments: Curriculum Study A
ECS472 Humanities, Societies and Environments: Curriculum Study B
Health (students to select the Health specialism in these units)
ESJ457 Studies in Curriculum 1
ESJ458 Studies in Curriculum 2
Notes:
(i) ESJ457 students to select the Health Education: Curriculum Study specialism, Trimester 1 (B, G) offered each year, (X) offered alternate years 2010, 2012.
(ii) ESJ458 students to select the Senior Health and Human Development: Curriculum Study specialism, Trimester 2 (B, G) offered each year, (X) offered alternate years 2010, 2012.
Physical Education
ESH404 Middle School Health and Physical Education: Curriculum Study
ESH405 Senior Physical Education: Curriculum Study
Mathematics
ESM424 Mathematics: Curriculum Study
ESM425 Senior Mathematics: Curriculum Study
Environmental Science
ESS441 Environmental Science and Society: Curriculum Study
ESS442 Senior Environmental Science: Curriculum Study
Biology
ESS444 Science: Curriculum Study
ESS467 Senior Biology: Curriculum Study
Chemistry
ESS444 Science: Curriculum Study
ESJ460 Studies in Curriculum 4
Note: ESJ460 students to select the Senior Chemistry: Curriculum Study specialism.
Science (General)
ESS444 Science: Curriculum Study
ESS415 Resources in the Contemporary Science Curriculum
Biology and Chemistry
ESS444 Science: Curriculum Study
ESS460 Unit description is currently unavailable
ESS467 Senior Biology: Curriculum Study
and
ESS441 Environmental Science and Society: Curriculum Study
or
ESS415 Resources in the Contemporary Science Curriculum
Humanities, Societies and Environments (formerly SOSE) and Commerce combination
ECS471 Humanities, Societies and Environments: Curriculum Study A
ESJ460 Studies in Curriculum 4
ECS420 Contemporary Global Issues in Social, Political and Environmental Learning
ECS472 Humanities, Societies and Environments: Curriculum Study B
Note: ESJ460 students to select Senior Commerce: Curriculum Study specialism.
Double method requirements
Melbourne Campus at Burwood
To meet the specific requirements for double methods in dance, drama, mathematics, music, humanities, societies and environments (formerly SOSE) and visual arts, the following units must be completed in addition to the relevant secondary curriculum studies units listed above.
Dance
(ECA433/ECA434 students to select Dance specialilsm)
ECA433 Arts Education Discipline Study 3
ECA434 Arts Education Discipline Study 4
Drama
(ECA433/ECA434 students to select Drama specialism)
ECA433 Arts Education Discipline Study 3
ECA434 Arts Education Discipline Study 4
Mathematics
ESM415 Problem Solving in the Mathematics Classroom
and one of:
ESM438 Evaluating Children's Progress
or
ESM433 Exploring Space and Number
Notes:
(i) ESM438 offered in alternate years 2010, 2012
(ii) ESM433 offered in alternate years 2009, 2011
Music
(ECA433/ECA434 students to select Music specialism)
ECA433 Arts Education Discipline Study 3
ECA434 Arts Education Discipline Study 4
Humanities, Societies and Environments (formerly SOSE)
ECS420 Contemporary Global Issues in Social, Political and Environmental Learning
ECS421 Learning Beyond the Classroom: Local Communities
Visual Arts
(ECA433/ECA434 students to select Visual Arts specialism)
ECA433 Arts Education Discipline Study 3
ECA434 Arts Education Discipline Study 4
Secondary curriculum studies (Methods)
Geelong Campus at Waurn Ponds - for continuing Geelong Campus at Waurn Ponds students only
Note: Students are required to undertake professional experience placements concurrently with enrolment in secondary curriculum studies.
Specialist area Guidelines for teachers can be found on the website of the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) .
Biology
ESS444 Science: Curriculum Study
ESS467 Senior Biology: Curriculum Study
Commerce
ECS471 Humanities, Societies and Environments: Curriculum Study A
ESJ460 Studies in Curriculum 4
Notes:
(i) ECS471 Geelong Campus at Waurn Ponds commerce students to enrol in off campus version of unit.
(ii) ESJ460 students to select the Senior Commerce: Curriculum Study specialism.
Chemistry
ESS444 Science: Curriculum Study
ESJ460 Studies in Curriculum 4
Note: ESJ460 students to select the Senior Chemistry: Curriculum Study specialism.
English
ECL461 English Education A
ECL462 English Education B
Environmental Science
ESS441 Environmental Science and Society: Curriculum Study
ESS442 Senior Environmental Science: Curriculum Study
Health (students to select the Health specialism in these units)
ESJ457 Studies in Curriculum 1
ESJ458 Studies in Curriculum 2
Notes:
(i) ESJ457 students to select the Health Education: Curriculum Study specialism, Trimester 1 (B, G) offered each year, (X) offered alternate years 2010, 2012.
(ii) ESJ458 students to select the Senior Health and Human Development: Curriculum Study specialism, Trimester 2 (B, G) offered each year, (X) offered alternate years 2010, 2012.
Mathematics
ESM424 Mathematics: Curriculum Study
ESM425 Senior Mathematics: Curriculum Study
Music
(ECA431/ECA432 students to select Music specialism)
ECA431 Arts Education Discipline Study 1
ECA432 Arts Education Discipline Study 2
Note: ECA431, ECA432 Geelong Campus at Waurn Ponds music students to enrol in off campus version of unit.
Physical Education
ESH404 Middle School Health and Physical Education: Curriculum Study
ESH405 Senior Physical Education: Curriculum Study
Humanities, Societies and Environments (formerly SOSE)
ECS471 Humanities, Societies and Environments: Curriculum Study A
ECS472 Humanities, Societies and Environments: Curriculum Study B
Note: ECS471, ECS472 Geelong Campus at Waurn Ponds HSE/SOSE students to enrol in off campus version of unit.
Visual Arts
(ECA431/ECA432 students select the Visual Arts specialism)
ECA431 Arts Education Discipline Study 1
ECA432 Arts Education Discipline Study 2
Note: ECA431, ECA432 Geelong Campus at Waurn Ponds visual arts students to enrol in off campus version of unit.
Double method requirements
Geelong Campus at Waurn Ponds - for continuing Geelong Campus at Waurn Ponds students only
To meet the specific requirements of double methods in music, humanities, societies and environments (formerly SOSE), and visual arts, the following units must be completed in addition to the relevant secondary curriculum studies units listed.
Music
(ECA433/ECA434 students to select the Music specialism)
ECA433 Arts Education Discipline Study 3
ECA434 Arts Education Discipline Study 4
Note:ECA433, ECA434 Geelong Campus at Waurn Ponds music students to enrol in off campus version of unit.
Humanities, Societies and Environments (formerly SOSE)
ECS420 Contemporary Global Issues in Social, Political and Environmental Learning
ECS421 Learning Beyond the Classroom: Local Communities
Note: ECS420, ECS421 Geelong Campus at Waurn Ponds HSE/SOSE students to enrol in off campus version of unit.
Visual Arts
(ECA433/ECA434 students to select the Visual Arts specialism)
ECA433 Arts Education Discipline Study 3
ECA434 Arts Education Discipline Study 4
Professional experience requirements
Students are required to undertake professional experience placements concurrently with their primary and secondary curriculum method studies. Students must be enrolled in an appropriate secondary school experience unit in addition to enrolment in the secondary curriculum study method units.
Students may be required to complete the school experience component of the course outside the academic year. A satisfactory level of teaching competence during school experience is required for the award of the degree.
LOTE/TESOL requirements
Students wishing to specialise in teaching languages other than English (LOTE) or teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) within the Bachelor of Teaching (Primary and Secondary) should note the following LOTE/TESOL requirements:
LOTE
Students are advised that the requirements of the Victorian Institute of Teaching for primary and secondary teachers of LOTE (Languages Other Than English) are as follows:
* A post–year 12 major study in the language, together with teaching methodology in LOTE.
Native speakers of the language may seek a statement of equivalence from a Victorian university to verify that they meet the standard of a 'post–year 12 major study'. Teachers wishing to get recognition in languages which are not taught in Victorian universities and for which university statements of equivalence are not available, may seek equivalence accreditation with the Department of Education and Training, Victoria.
TESOL
The Victorian Institute of Teaching requirements for TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) include a sub-major in one of:
* linguistics, or
* a second language (i.e. not the teacher's first language), or appropriate TESOL studies; together with
teaching methodology in TESOL.
Contact hours
For each unit of study students are expected to participate in at least three hours of formal contact each week of trimester. A minimum of six hours of study time in addition to the formal contact is also expected for each unit each week.
Admission requirements - general
General admission requirements for entry into undergraduate courses for international students at Deakin are summarised in the undergraduate admission requirements table (194kb).
Some courses may have additional entry requirements.
Students must also meet the undergraduate English language requirements.
Admission requirements - specific
This course is available to bachelor degree (or equivalent diploma) holders from disciplines that enable them to qualify for two single teaching method subjects. Methods usually require a background of study for at least two years, however preference will be given to applicants who have a three year major study in at least one discipline area. A double method requires at least three years of study in the discipline. Applicants with a secondary teaching qualification who wish to be eligible for employment as primary teachers should apply directly to the University.
In addition to minimum entry requirements, International students for whom English is not their first language, are required to have an overall IELTS score of at least 7.
Advanced standing - general
If you have completed previous studies which you believe may reduce the number of units you have to complete at Deakin, indicate in the appropriate section on your application that you wish to be considered for advanced standing. You will need to provide your previous course details so your credit can be determined. If you are eligible, your offer letter will then contain information about your advanced standing.
Your advanced standing is formally approved prior to your enrolment at Deakin during the Enrolment and Orientation Program. You must bring original documents relating to your previous study so that this approval can occur.
You can also refer to the Advanced Standing System which outlines the credit that may be granted towards a Deakin University degree.
How to apply
* Applicant Portal: Use our online application system to submit and track your application now.
* Apply through a Deakin International office: Fill out an application form and submit it to a Deakin International office.
* Apply through a Deakin representative: Take your application form to your preferred agent for assistance.
Tracking your application:
If you have already applied and wish to enquire about your application please refer to the relevant area through which you originally applied.
* If you applied online, log back into the Applicant Portal using your username and password.
* If you applied through a Deakin representative please contact your representative.
* If you applied through a Deakin International office please contact that office.
Working with Children Check
The Working with Children Act 2005 (Vic.) requires a person who engages in child-related work, as defined in the Act, to obtain an assessment notice under the Act, known as a Working with Children Check (WWCC). The Act is administered by the Department of Justice: justice.vic.gov.au
School experience placements in schools in the course of a university degree are “child-related work”. Under the Working with Children Act 2005 (Vic.), administered by the Department of Justice, a student teacher must obtain a Working with Children Check (WWCC) before commencing school experience placements in a school. The WWCC must remain current throughout the course. It is an offence under the Act to engage in school experience without holding a WWCC.
Students will not be allowed to commence school experience in any school in Victoria until a Working with Children Check is obtained. The Department of Education has requested that on the application form a student nominates the University as the (or one of the) employers. The University will then be sent a copy of the assessment notice. Because the University needs to assure a school that a student placed at the school has a current Working with Children Check, each student must give their authority to provide the assurance - a student will be required to sign an authority for the University to inform a school that a WWCC has or has not been obtained.
While the University will hold on file documentation relating to the WWCCs obtained by students engaged in school experience, it is each student’s responsibility to ensure that he or she can produce the WWCC card to the school upon request and to keep the WWCC current under the Act.
Students are required to apply for a WWCC through a participating Australia Post outlet (which can be found on the Australia Post website or the Department of Justice website) and provide proof to the faculty that the WWCC has been undertaken.
Should a student fail to obtain a WWCC, practical training in a school will not be provided, and as practical training is a requirement for completion of a teaching degree, the student may be unable to complete the degree. Should such a situation arise, the University will provide advice on options for tertiary study.
It is the responsibility of students undertaking placements outside Victoria to enquire about and, where necessary, to meet any similar legislative or other requirements concerning working with children.
School Experience requirements
Students are required for registration purposes (and for the award of the degree) to have completed over the duration of their course a minimum of 90 days of supervised school experience. Students should ensure they are conversant with the Standards for Graduating Students as required by the Victorian Institute of Teaching. The school experience is organised by the School Experience Office and students do not make contact with schools regarding placements under any circumstances. Students are required to comply with the on-line instructions regarding enrolment/re-enrolment in school experience; failure to enrol/re-enrol jeopardises a student’s school experience placement.
Students should note that it is a requirement of the course that school experience is undertaken in conjunction with their curriculum studies and Education Major studies and during the time tabled dates unless, in exceptional circumstances, alternative arrangements are negotiated and agreed to in writing with the School Experience Office. Students should note that normally any paid or unpaid work undertaken in a school as an unqualified teacher/teacher’s aide will not be recognised for credit as recognised prior learning in supervised school experience for this course. Students may be required to complete the school experience component of the course outside the academic year.
A satisfactory level of teaching competence during supervised school experience is required for award of the degree. An “unsatisfactory” result on any school experience placement will be referred to the Faculty Academic Progress and Discipline Committee.
Graduates of an accredited teaching course should note that teacher registration is required in Victoria and is administered by the Victorian Institute of Teaching under the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic.). Prospective students should acquaint themselves with the requirements for registration in Victoria or in any other relevant location. These requirements include the ability to satisfy the Standards for Graduating Students (available at: vit.vic.edu.au)
School Experience enrolment
Students need to carefully follow the instructions correctly when enrolling or re-enrolling online in school experience units. Failure to enrol or re-enrol correctly jeopardises a student’s school experience placement and this could lead to a delay in the award of the degree. Students must follow Faculty rules in relation to the number of days of school experience to be completed for each placement as per the School Experience Handbook (available from the campus of enrolment) which includes the published school experience timetable. Students should note that a ‘day’ constitutes a whole school day (not part thereof).
Students should obtain a copy of the School Experience Handbook each year from the School Experience Office (also available at deakin.edu.au/arts-ed/education/schoolexp ). Information contained in the Handbook is updated annually and is a summary of Faculty rules in relation to school experience.
Schedule of School Experience units
Bachelor of Teaching (Primary and Secondary)
EEP501 Primary School Experience 5A
B/G - 15 day block
EEP502 Primary School Experience 5B
B/G - 15 day block
EEP503 Primary School Experience 5C
B/G - 15 day block
EEY501 Secondary School Experience 5A null
B - 15 day block
G - 25 day block
EEY502 Secondary School Experience 5B
B - 15 day block
EEY503 Secondary School Experience 5C
B - 15 day block
EEY504 Secondary School Experience 5D
G- 20 day block
