Bachelor of Education (Secondary)

at James Cook University

Course Structure

CORE SUBJECTS

Level 1
 

• Education Perspectives and Practice
• Foundations of Language and Literacy in Education
• Educational Psychology: Learners and Learning
• Foundations of Mathematics and Numeracy for Secondary Education

Level 2
 

• Planning for Engaging Learning
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education

Level 3
 

• Reflective Teaching Cycles and Positive Learning Environments (Secondary)
• Inclusive Education: Differentiated Learning for Students with Special Needs and Abilities
• English as an Additional Language/Dialect for Indigenous learners

Course pre-requisites
 

• English and General Mathematics or Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3/4,C).
• Students considering Mathematics or Physics as teaching areas will need to have passed Mathematical Methods (Units 3/4,C) (or equivalent).
• Students considering Chemistry as a teaching area will need to have passed Chemistry (Units 3/4,C)  (or equivalent).
• Trade qualified students (with Apprenticeship and Trade Certificate III qualifications in Fitting and Turning/Machining, Metals Engineering, Carpentry, Joinery, or related areas) considering Industrial Technologies and Design as a teaching area will to have a minimum three years of recent, relevant industry experience (post training).
• Students considering Food Technologies and Design as a teaching area will need to have full chef qualifications (Apprenticeship and Trade Certificate III in Commercial Cookery), or equivalent; and have a minimum three years of recent, relevant industry experience (post training).
• Trade qualified students considering either Industrial Technologies and Design or Food Technologies and Design as a teaching area will only be granted admission to these teaching areas on the basis of pre-approval by the course coordinator of suitable credit for prior learning and/or industry experience.

Estimated annual tuition fee: $AUD30,960.00

Courses are charged per year of full-time study. International course fees are reviewed annually and subject to change.

JCU Education (Secondary) graduates are in high demand for their specialist skills with rural and remote communities.

Graduates pursue careers both in Australia and overseas, in public, independent, and Catholic schools.

You could find employment as a secondary teacher, or pursue roles in education management, government departments, or community development.