BEdSt

Credit points

240

Minimum duration

3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • Ballarat
  • Blacktown
  • Brisbane
  • Canberra
  • Melbourne
  • North Sydney
  • Strathfield

Note:

Ballarat (Subject to viable cohorts)

Canberra (Subject to viable cohorts)



EFTSL value of units : All 10cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values

Admission requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission into the course, an applicant must have completed:

a. Year 12 with the ACU minimum eligibility rank for Bachelor Programs;

b. Entry via Diploma in Educational Studies (Tertiary Preparation) or Diploma in Educational Studies (Tertiary Preparation) (Away From Base) with course co-ordinator approval; or

c. Entry via an alternative pathway as approved for ACU.

International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Program Policy.

Additional Approvals

Requirements for working with children: All students enrolled must have the appropriate approvals before they may enter any context in which they will have contact with children. These are: Blue Card (Qld) or Working with Children Check (ACT, NSW and Vic). International students must bring police check documentation from their own countries. To meet the requirements for working in settings other than schools, a National Police check may be required. All students who have lived in another country for 12 months or more must provide a police check from that country for that period.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2024 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the award, a student must complete 240 cp consisting of:

1. 10 cp of Academic Support unit (Part A)

2. 0-30 cp of Foundation units (Part B)

3. 60 cp of Core Education units (Part C)

4. 120 -150 cp of General units (Part D)

5. 20 cp of Core Curriculum units (Part E)

*6. 0 cp from ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units (Part F)

*Optional and recommended for students transferring to Initial Teacher Education (ITE) courses

Exit points

A student who has completed 40 credit points from units prescribed for the Non-Award Certificate in Educational Studies may exit with that award.

A student who has completed 80 credit points from the units prescribed in the Diploma in Educational Studies (Tertiary Preparation) may exit with that award.

Note that none of these qualifications qualifies a student to teach in Australia.

Progression requirements

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progression through this course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

  • DPED100Academic Literacy in Education10 CP

Complete 0 to 30 credit points from the following:

Students in Queensland or Victoria who have not met prerequisite requirements in English, Mathematics and/or Science must complete the relevant prerequisite units as part of the award.

Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

  • EDES100Understanding Learning and Teaching10 CP
  • EDES101Educational Thought10 CP
  • EDES103Understanding Learners and Their Contexts10 CP
  • EDES104Digital Cultures and Capabilities10 CP
  • EDMA163Exploring Mathematics and Numeracy10 CP

    Recommended for students in NSW without a Band 4 in Mathematics who plan to transfer to Primary ITE courses.

  • EDES105Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledges, Histories and Cultures10 CP
  • EDES300Comparative Education: Local and Global Contexts10 CP

Students should undertake units that are relevant to the Initial Teacher Education (ITE) course to which they are seeking entry. In particular, students seeking to articulate into Primary ITE courses in NSW must have already met the Band 4 maths requirement or study EDMA163.

Complete 120 to 150 credit points from the following:

  • EDEN100Foundations of Literacy10 CP

    English Education

  • EDEN102Children's Literature for Early Reading10 CP

    English Education

  • EDSI168Science, Inquiry and Sustainability10 CP
  • NMBR140Introduction to Mathematical Thinking10 CP
  • NMBR141Number Development in Mathematics10 CP
  • NMBR142Geometry and Measurement in Mathematics10 CP
  • EDSE111Attitudes and Inclusive Practice10 CP
  • EDSI100Science in Our World10 CP
  • EDFX204Engaging with Global Communities Personal Professional Learning in International Education Contexts10 CP
  • EDRE429Foundation Studies Teaching in Catholic Schools10 CP

AND:

up to 40cp of units from either the Bachelor of Arts OR the Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science OR up to 150cp of other education units with the Course Coordinator's approval. Units that include practice teaching would not usually be approved.


Students should undertake units that are relevant to the Initial Teacher Education (ITE) course to which they are seeking entry.

Students who wish to seek entry to a secondary ITE course should select units from Foundation Units to meet prerequisite requirements in Queensland and Victoria and up to 2 discipline units from Arts or Exercise Science that correspond to their intended teaching areas, in consultation with the Course Coordinator.  

Students seeking to graduate from this degree must complete at least 40 cp of 300-level and/or 400-level units.

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • UNCC100Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society10 CP
  • PHCC102Being Human10 CP
  • PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10 CP
  • UNCC300Justice and Change in a Global World10 CP
  • PHCC320The Just Society10 CP

Complete 0 to 3 of the following:

  • LNTE110Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic0 CP
  • LNTE100LANTITE - Literacy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students0 CP
  • LNTE101LANTITE - Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students0 CP

Course map

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Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.

Course maps are subject to change.


Commencing Semester 1

  • Academic Support unitDPED100Academic Literacy in Education10 cp
  • Foundation unitsEDST111 Introductory Science ORCore Education unitsEDES104 Digital Cultures and Capabilities ORCore Education unitsEDMA163 Exploring Mathematics and Numeracy 10 cp
  • Foundation units Foundation UnitORCore Education units Core Education Unit10 cp
  • Foundation units Foundation UnitORCore Education units Core Education Unit10 cp
  • (OPTIONAL) ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units LNTE110Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic

    Optional for students progressing to teaching courses

    0 cp
  • Core Education units Core Education unitsEDES104 Digital Cultures and Capabilities ORGeneral units
  • Core Education unitsEDES100Understanding Learning and Teaching10 cp
  • Core Education unitsEDES103Understanding Learners and Their Contexts10 cp
  • Core Education unitsEDES105Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledges, Histories and Cultures10 cp
  • (OPTIONAL) ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units (OPTIONAL) ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units LNTE100 LANTITE - Literacy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students AND(OPTIONAL) ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units LNTE101 LANTITE - Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students

    Optional for students progressing to teaching courses.

    Students must register with ACER to undertake the 2 LANTITE tests.

    0 cp

Commencing Semester 2

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