Course overview
This degree is designed for students who want to pursue a career in secondary-school teaching. You will develop excellent classroom competency skills with up to 80 days in supervised teaching in at least two secondary-school contexts. The Bachelor of Education (Secondary) is only offered as a double degree, which means our graduates also benefit from further career opportunities in complementary professions.
NSW teacher education students are required to pass the Literacy and Numeracy Test prior to starting their professional experience placements.
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Career Opportunities
Career opportunities
Teachers in government or non-government schools, policy and curriculum development, leadership or supervisory roles within schools.
Other Information
Professional recognition
Bachelor of Education (Secondary), when undertaken concurrently with another degree in an approved teaching specialisation, is accredited by the NSW Education Standards Authority as a preservice secondary teaching qualification and recognised for employment purposes nationally and internationally. Also refer to 424000 Bachelor of Commerce and 424400 Bachelor of Economics.
Practical experience
Up to 80 days in secondary schools and other educational settings.
Honours
Available as an additional year to high achieving students.
Fees and charges
Refer to UNSW current fee information.
Majors
Areas of study
For Bachelor of Arts: Education and teaching studies plus two teaching areas from drama, English (double or single method), English as an additional language or dialect (EAL/D), geography, history (ancient history, modern history) (double or single method), Indigenous studies, languages (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, Spanish), legal studies, music studies, society and culture. For Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Economics: Education plus business studies, economics. For Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Design: Education plus music, graphics and multimedia technology, visual arts. For Bachelor of Science: Education and teaching studies plus one of biological sciences, science chemistry, earth and environmental science, investigating science, mathematics, physics.
Entry requirements
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30Admission is assessed against the qualification, prerequisite and English requirements for the course.
If the student's current English result is below the direct-entry requirement, consider the university's recognised English language pathway or ELICOS package. When the student successfully completes the approved pathway at the required level, the university may accept that pathway for English entry without requiring a new IELTS, TOEFL or PTE result. Always confirm exclusions for professional registration courses and the offer conditions.
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Campuses & intake dates
- Sydney - KensingtonNSW