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Bachelor of Secondary Education
University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia
About this program
The University of Canberra's Bachelor of Secondary Education is a four-year degree that qualifies graduates to teach in secondary schools, in state and independent systems. Students prepare in two teaching areas within a chosen specialisation: Arts (from disciplines such as English, history, geography, business, legal studies, media and the creative arts), Science (two science disciplines), or Health and Physical Education paired with a second subject. Placement totals a minimum of 80 days across different secondary settings, ending with a 30-day placement in the final year. Applicants complete a written statement assessing suitability for teaching, and Working with Vulnerable People registration and the national LANTITE test apply before final placement. Graduates are eligible to apply for teacher registration. It suits students who know the subjects they want to teach and are committed to secondary teaching from the start of their degree.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
- UC does not offer a single generic 'Bachelor of Secondary Education' course of its own
- 11765students enrol in one of its specialisation-coded variants (for example Arts 347JA, Science 348JA, or Health and Physical Education 330JA), each of which shares the same core professional-teaching sequence but differs in its subject-area major. Shared core units (drawn from the Arts variant, 347JA) include Foundations of Pedagogy
- 12034Being a Teacher
- 9863Core Literacy
- 9870Educational Investigations
- 9918Teachers as Professionals
- 10354Using Data to Improve Learning
- and Engaging with LANTITE (10453), a zero-credit unit that tracks completion of the national Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education students. Students then complete Teaching Secondary Discipline Methods units matched to their two chosen teaching areas (for example Teaching Secondary English, Teaching Secondary Humanities and Social Sciences, or Teaching Secondary Technologies), plus a 36 credit point disciplinary major in each teaching area, defined against the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Subject Content Requirements. All variants include a minimum of 80 days of professional placement across different secondary settings, ending in a 30-day placement in the final year
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
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On both MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting 189/190/491 and the employer-sponsored 482/186. Needs an AITSL skills assessment and registration with a state teacher regulatory authority (such as VIT or NESA) to work.
Assessed by Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL)
List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.
Admissions
Selection rank of approximately 60 (ATAR plus adjustment factors); satisfactory National Police Certificate / Working with Vulnerable People Check required prior to professional placement; a written statement addressing suitability for teaching is also required. UC does not offer a single generic 'Bachelor of Secondary Education' course code -- this admission bar applies consistently across its Secondary Education specialisations (e.g. Arts 347JA, Science 348JA, Health & Physical Education 330JA).
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