This initial teacher education degree prepares you for a rewarding career in secondary school teaching and enables you to pursue specialist interests. You will develop the critical knowledge and skills of best practice in education to meet the needs of 21st-century learners.
You can specialize in one or two curriculum areas, studying units that provide specialist discipline knowledge and units that develop your pedagogical knowledge.
You will also study units that establish your understanding of teaching practice, such as educational psychology, Indigenous education and teaching students with diverse learning needs.
As part of the course you will complete four professional work experience placements in schools. These placements are undertaken in full-time blocks, regardless of your study mode. You may have the opportunity to undertake a rural, interstate or overseas placement.
What you'll learn
Apply discipline knowledge, principles and concepts associated with effective teaching of secondary school students.
Critically evaluate and synthesise theory, research and practice to apply knowledge of the needs of students from diverse backgrounds and across the full range of abilities to enhance learning.
Assess student learning and analyse diverse sources of data to support valid judgements of student learning.
Plan and deliver effective teaching and learning experiences with demonstrated impact.
Select, curate, use and create a range of digital resources and technologies to support learning and teaching.
Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for being a life-long learner, identify and engage in professional learning; demonstrate personal literacy and numeracy competencies to the required accreditation standard.
Engage in a continual cycle of improvement through critical and reflective practices including those based on local, national and global research and evidence-based practices.
Create, lead and maintain positive learning environments for all students, including those from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Communicate professionally and engage collaboratively with colleagues, students, parent/carers, and the community.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
February 2025
Bentley Campus
Kent Street,
BENTLEY,
Western Australia,
6102, PERTH, Australia
IELTS Academic (International English Language Testing System): Writing: 7.0; Speaking: 8.0; Reading: 7.0; Listening: 8.0; Overall band score: 7.5
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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