
Bachelor of Education (Secondary Arts)
Online
DURATION
4 up to 10 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Feb 2025
TUITION FEES
AUD 28,762 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning, On-Campus
* international students fees. contact the university for domestic students tuition fees
Introduction
UNE’s Bachelor of Education (Secondary Arts) offers a comprehensive program of study that provides you with the knowledge and practical skills to become a highly sought-after secondary school teacher.
Develop your teaching skills in a supportive, flexible environment. Learn how to create open and encouraging learning environments that put your students' individual learning styles at the forefront.
By studying at UNE, you will become an in-demand secondary teacher who makes a difference.
Why study the Bachelor of Education (Secondary Arts) with UNE?
Secondary education is rapidly evolving. More than ever, secondary teachers need to lead and adapt to changing circumstances, shifting priorities, and new opportunities for learning and growth. During an era of change, secondary teachers are vital contributors to helping students develop the skills and knowledge they need to forge their path, tap into their strengths and become successful in their own unique way.
Here at UNE, we recognise secondary teaching as a dynamic, rewarding and highly skilled profession that genuinely impacts young peoples’ lives. That's why our coursework combines comprehensive, contemporary knowledge and skills in secondary teaching with the opportunity to specialise in up to three teaching areas. The result is that you will be able to teach in areas that match your natural strengths and have access to numerous professional opportunities within Australia and overseas.
You'll choose two first teaching areas (majors) from our wide selection that includes Music, Ancient History, Modern History, Business Studies, Drama, Economics, English, Geography, Legal Studies, and multiple options in Languages including Chinese, Classical Languages (Latin/Greek), French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish.
You also have the flexibility to choose an additional teaching area (minor) from Ancient History, Business Studies, Drama, Economics, English, Geography, Information Processes and Technology, Legal Studies, Mathematics, Modern History, Society and Culture, Software Design and Development, Studies of Religion, Teaching English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) and multiple Languages options.
Learn from UNE's experienced teaching team, who are at the forefront of their fields. You'll graduate with a world-class teaching qualification and the skills to step into a rewarding and flexible teaching career.
What makes our course different?
UNE’s School of Education is home to a supportive, collaborative learning environment and significant research expertise. Our secondary arts program will empower you with opportunities to develop your practical skills, theoretical knowledge and research expertise, giving you the ability to be more resourceful, creative and competent as a secondary teacher.
Features:
- Develop a broad and coherent knowledge base to effectively plan and deliver quality education in secondary school settings.
- Specialise in up to three teaching areas, depending on the areas you select.
- Understand the cultural contexts and global perspectives of your teaching discipline, schooling in general, and the diversity of students you will teach.
- Learn in a way that suits your schedule. UNE offers this degree full-time (four years) and part-time (up to 10 years) to suit your needs.
- Hone your practical skills with 80 days of professional experience in a secondary school, including an online demonstration school.
- Study flexibly online or on-campus with the support you need to build your real-world secondary teaching knowledge and skills.
By choosing UNE, you are choosing an industry leader in the provision of online lifelong learning for aspiring and qualified teachers. Year after year, students award UNE 5-star ratings for Overall Experience and Student Support.
Study online
Most of our students choose to study online across three study periods with 24/7 tutor support* and fit study around work and family commitments. Uniquely, our online students are mostly over 30 and bring valuable experience with them. They form a community of adults juggling the same challenges and priorities and who bring their life and work experience together at UNE in order to become future-fit and better respond to a rapidly changing world.
Study on campus
Many of our students choose to take advantage of the on-campus lifestyle in Armidale, in the beautiful New England region, with access to unparalleled support, accommodation and sporting facilities. These students are often starting their first degree and have left school recently. Through access to academic and career support they get a fantastic start to their careers.
24/7 tutor support includes: essay feedback (within 24 hours); live chat 24/7 for generic feedback on academic writing; and subject-specific help at a foundation or first-year level for subjects including mathematics, chemistry, biology, physics, business, accounting, microeconomics, macroeconomics and statistics. There are also a wide range of workshops, resources and courses available in academic skills support to assist you and help you to succeed.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
UNE offers bursaries and scholarships that can help you with the costs of studying and living in Australia.
The UNE International Bursary reduces the published annual tuition fees for international students by up to 30%. These bursaries are available for international students commencing coursework studies at UNE in 2023.
We currently are offering a 20% Bursary for the 2024 intake.
UNE also offers a number of substantial research scholarships to postgraduate students studying for research-based degrees.
View detailed Bursary information.
Curriculum
Course structure
- To qualify for the award a candidate must pass units to the value of 192 credit points which includes 80 days of embedded professional experience in the designated teaching areas/teaching specialisation.
- Candidates are required to pass 48 credit points of discipline units prior to commencing any curriculum unit and/or their first professional experience placement.
- The Arts Discipline component of the combined degree shall total at least 96 credit points and comprises:
Option 1
- 36 cps from Group 1 in a First Teaching Area as specified in Rule 4.a. below; and
- 36 cps from Group 1 in another First Teaching Area as specified in Rule 4.a. below; and
- 24 cps from Group 1 in an Additional Teaching Area as specified in Rule 4.b. below; or
- 24 cps from Group 1 from any Teaching Area.
Candidates wishing to choose Ancient History and Modern History as two Teaching Areas must select option (iii) rather than option (iv).
OR
Option 2
- 60 cps from Group 1 in Music; and
- 36 cps from Group 1 in another First Teaching Area as specified in Rule 4.a. below.
- First Teaching Areas comprise of 36 cps with not more than 12 cps at 100-level and at least 12 cps at 300-level. Music is the exception which requires 60 cps with not more than 24 cps at 100 level and at least 12 cps at 300 level.
- Additional Teaching Areas comprise 24 cps with not more than 12 cps at 100-level and at least 12 cps at 200 level or above.
NESA Subject Content Knowledge Requirements for Languages specify that units contributing to a Language must be completed at post-introductory level of study i.e. at 200 level and above. Candidates requiring introductory level units in a Language (100 level) must complete the units as part of option (iv) meaning that such candidates shall only complete two first teaching subjects (options (i) and (ii)) and the remaining 12 credit points in option (iv) can be taken to support either or both teaching areas.
4.a. First Teaching Areas are: Ancient History, Business Studies, Drama, Economics, English, Geography, Languages (multiple options), Legal Studies, Modern History and Music.
4.b. Additional Teaching Areas are: Ancient History, Business Studies, Drama, Economics, English, Geography, Information Processes and Technology, Languages (multiple options), Legal Studies, Mathematics, Modern History, Society and Culture, Software Design and Development, Studies of Religion, Teaching English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D).
5. The Education component of the combined degree shall total 96 credit points including 80 days of embedded professional experience in the designated teaching areas/teaching specialisation and comprises:
60 credit points from Compulsory Education units in Group 2 including 80 days of embedded professional experience in the designated teaching areas/teaching specialisation;
at least 24 credit points of Curriculum units from Group 3 depending upon the number and combination of designated teaching areas/teaching specialisation; and
0-12 credit points of Listed Elective Education units from Group 4 depending upon the number and combination of designated teaching areas/teaching specialisation.
6. Candidates must pass the National Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students to qualify for the award. The test must be passed before the final professional experience placement.
7. Candidates must pass a Teacher Performance Assessment (TPA) during the final professional experience placement to qualify for the award.
- Arts Discipline component
- Bachelor of Education component
Program Outcome
- Satisfy the seven elements prescribed by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership:
- Know their students and how students learn;
- Know their subject/content and how to teach that content to their students;
- Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning;
- Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments;
- Assess, provide feedback and report on student learning;
- Continually improve by engaging in professional learning; and
- Continually engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the community.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
The Bachelor of Education (Secondary Arts) will give you an accredited qualification as a secondary school teacher qualified to teach in areas including Ancient History, Business Studies, Drama, Economics, English, Geography, Information Processes and Technology, Languages, Legal Studies, Mathematics, Modern History, Music, Society and Culture, Software Design and Development, Studies of Religion, Teaching English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D), and multiple options in Languages.
You will graduate with the knowledge, skills and experience necessary to step into a rewarding secondary teaching career, ready to adapt to the rapidly changing education field. Some of your career options include:
- secondary (high school) teaching
- school management and administration
- school outreach
- educational research.