Bachelor of Science / Master of Teaching (Secondary)
2020 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2020 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Bachelor of Science / Master of Teaching (Secondary) |
| Course Map | This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2020. Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser. |
| Campus | Offered at Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Duration | 4 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
| VTAC Codes | 1400510311 - Burwood (Melbourne), Commonwealth Supported Place (HECS) |
| CRICOS course code | 089567C Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Deakin course code | D304 |
| Approval status | This course is approved by the University under the Higher Education Standards Framework. |
| Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 7/9. |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Professional recognition
- Career opportunities
- Participation requirements
- Mandatory student checks
- Fees and charges
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Course structure
- Other learning experiences
- Research and research-related study
Course overview
Translate your passion for the study of sciences into a career that inspires others, with a Bachelor of Science/Master of Teaching (Secondary) at Deakin. Create unique course combinations with science specialisations and graduate as a qualified secondary school educator.
Are you ready to join Australia’s largest profession?
Fast-track your studies and graduate with a postgraduate teaching degree in just four years. This combined course prepares graduates with the attributes, discipline-specific knowledge, professional behaviours and standards required to practice as a secondary school teacher in Australia, teaching from junior secondary to VCE levels.
Start with Deakin’s Bachelor of Science, and alongside your core units, choose two science majors that will lead to your postgraduate specialisations. Create unique course combinations that when paired with teaching, customise your degree and boost your employability. Study disciplines including:
- animal biology
- cell biology
- chemistry and materials science
- environmental science
- human biology
- humanities
- mathematical modelling
- plant biology
During your postgraduate studies, Deakin’s Professional Experience Program is a key part of your course, ensuring you have the practical skills needed from day one of your teaching career. Our professional experience team works with more than 1,400 schools across Australia, arranging more than 7,000 placements per year.
Take part in our study abroad and work-integrated learning programs and gain invaluable experience you won’t find in the classroom. You’ll have the opportunity to be a part of our Global Science and Technology Program, or develop industry-relevant skills through our professional learning placements.
Before beginning your Master of Teaching, prospective education students need to successfully complete the CASPer test – an online, video scenario-based test that lets you demonstrate your suitability for a teaching career.
Professional recognition
This course is accredited by the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) as an initial teacher education program against the Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) program standards and the Australian professional standards for graduate teachers. Graduates of this course who are intending to apply for registration in Victoria or interstate may be required to provide further information. Applicants are advised to check the registration requirements in their state or territory, carefully.
Career opportunities
Graduates of the Bachelor of Science/Master of Teaching (Secondary) are qualified to teach in secondary schools within Victoria, in the private, independent or public education sectors. Your specialisations and advanced knowledge will also open doors to roles in:
- community services
- government agencies
- not-for-profit organisations
For more information go to DeakinTALENT
Participation requirements
Professional Experience Placements are a compulsory component of the course and a requirement for registration as a graduate teacher. Placement can occur at any time, including during the standard holiday breaks listed here: https://www.deakin.edu.au/courses/key-dates.
Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. Click here for more information.
Students are required to check the placement calendars published on the Professional Experience Office website each year. Placement takes priority over employment and placement periods are generally block placements of 5 full time days per week over 2-5 weeks.
Course delivery is blended and students are required to dedicate time to weekly engagement with located or cloud teaching and learning activities and resources. This is recommended at combined total 8-10 hours per week per unit including active learning/engagement either face to face or online, and independent study.
Some units will require students to attend schools or institutions for site-based learning and teaching experiences. Some units will require students to attend schools or institutions for site-based learning and teaching experiences. Some units can only be completed face to face at Burwood or as Cloud study. Students are advised to check the unit delivery options for each required unit.
Mandatory student checks
Working with children check Successful Applicants are required to hold a valid Working with Children (WWC) Check prior to undertaking professional experience placements in education settings, as part of this course. For more information see Working with Children Checks
Interstate applicants must check the requirements and meet all conditions for undertaking professional experience in schools for their state or territory before undertaking professional experience placements as part of this course. Some state procedures and requirements require more time and this can impact whether students can be approved to undertake a placement in their first trimester of study.
The Working with Children Check (Check) and a Police Check are different checks. Under the Working with Children Act 2005 (the Act) if you are doing child-related work and are not exempt, you must have a Check even if you already have a Police Check. The Police Check is not an assessment by a government agency. https://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/organisations/victorian-teacher-information.
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on your course, your fee category and the year you started. To find out about the fees and charges that apply to you, visit the Current students fees website.
Course Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) of the single degree.
Course rules
To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Science/Master of Teaching (Secondary), students must complete a total of 36 credit points of units comprising of:
Bachelor of Science studies
Students must complete:
1. 7 credit points of core science units
2. 2 credit points of units as follows:
- Students who have not completed Year 12 Chemistry or equivalent take SLE133 and SLE155
- Students who completed Year 12 Chemistry or equivalent take SLE155 and 1 credit point elective (must be Science course grouped)
3. 6 credit point approved Science major sequence selected from either of the following 2 groups:
Major Group 1: Animal Biology, Cell Biology, Genomics, Human Biology and Plant Biology
Major Group 2: Chemistry and Materials Science, Environmental Science, Geography, Mathematical Modelling
4. 5 credit points of units chosen from another group of the Science majors listed above*
*Note: Students taking a major sequence in Group 1 must choose these 5 units from one of majors in Group 2. Students taking a major sequence in Group 2 must choose these 5 units from one of majors in Group 1.
5. Students must complete both units:
SLE010 Laboratory and Fieldwork Safety Induction Program (0 credit point compulsory unit) and;
STP010 Career Tools for Employability (0 credit point unit)
6. 4 credit points selected from:
- EDU201 Educational Psychology
- EDU202 Educators and Learners
- EDU203 Literacy, Numeracy and Education
- EDU303 Education, Communication and Technology
- EDU301 Culture, Diversity and Participation in Education
- EDU302 Education and Humanitarian Development
Following successful completion of the first 3 undergraduate levels of the course, students with a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) above 60 progress to the postgraduate level of the course. Students cannot progress to the postgraduate level of study without completing all 24 credit points at undergraduate level. A WAM of less than 60 results in an alternative exit from D304 with award S320 Bachelor of Science.
A Working with Children Check and completion of CASPer selection is required before commencing school experience in Trimester 3 of Year 3.
Master of Teaching (Secondary) studies
Students must complete:
- 7 core units (8 credit points)
- 2 curriculum study units in first teaching method area
- 2 curriculum study units in second teaching method area
This course includes 60 days of supervised professional experience, and students must successfully complete the Deakin Teaching Performance Assessment.
Students are also required to complete below two zero (0) credit point units ELN010 and ELN011 as part of the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) andAAI018 Academic Integrity (0-credit-point compulsory unit) in order to graduate from their course.
Course structure
Bachelor of Science structure
Core Units
| SLE103 | Ecology and the Environment |
| SLE111 | Cells and Genes |
| SLE123 | Physics for the Life Sciences |
| SIT191 | Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis |
| SLE200 | Communicating Science Ideas |
| SLE209 | Science and Society |
| SLE352 | Community Science Project |
| SLE010 | Laboratory and Fieldwork Safety Induction Program (0 credit points) |
| STP010 | Career Tools for Employability (0 credit points) |
Plus 2 credit points as follows:
| SLE133 | Chemistry in Our World |
| SLE155 | Chemistry for the Professional Sciences |
Or
| SLE155 | Chemistry for the Professional Sciences |
And
1 elective unit (science course grouped)
Note: Students who have not completed Year 12 Chemistry or equivalent take SLE133 and SLE155. Students who completed Year 12 Chemistry or equivalent take SLE155 and a one credit point elective unit (science course grouped).
Major sequences - Refer to the details of each major sequence for availability
Students must complete 6 credit points from one of the following:
Major Group 1:
OR
Major Group 2:
Chemistry and Materials Science
Plus 5 credit points of units chosen from another one of the Science majors listed above*
*Note: Students taking a major sequence in Group 1 must choose these 5 units from one of majors in Group 2. Students taking a major sequence in Group 2 must choose these 5 units from one of majors in Group 1.
Plus 4 credit points selected from:
| EDU201 | Educational Psychology |
| EDU202 | Educators and Learners |
| EDU203 | Literacy, Numeracy and Education |
| EDU301 | Culture, Diversity and Participation in Education |
| EDU302 | Education and Humanitarian Development |
| EDU303 | Education, Communication and Technology |
Course structure
Master of Teaching structure
| ELN010 | Australian Literacy Test (zero (0) credit points) |
| ELN011 | Australian Numeracy Test (zero (0) credit points) |
7 core units (8 credit points)
| EEE754 | Language, Literacy and Learning |
| EEE755 | Numeracy, Social Justice and New Pedagogies |
| EEE756 | Health, Wellbeing and Inclusive Education |
| EPR731 | Orientation to the Teaching Profession |
| EEH730 | Promoting Student Wellbeing |
| EPR732 | Building Capacity in Professional Experience |
| EPR735 | Reflecting On Practice in Professional Experience |
Plus two Secondary Curriculum Studies units in a first teaching method area
Plus two Secondary Curriculum Studies units in a second teaching method area
Course structure
Secondary Curriculum Study Units
All Secondary candidates will have 2 methods (disciplines) as reflected in their undergraduate major and minor sequences related to the Australian Curriculum.
Candidates undertake 2 curriculum studies units (as prescribed) per method (4 units for dual/double), across 1 or 2 learning areas.
Note: D304 permits a choice between learning areas 2 or 3 from the Secondary Curriculum learning areas of 1:English, 2:Mathematics, 3:Science, 4:Humanities, 5:Languages, 6:Health and PE, 7:The Arts.
Learning Area 2: Mathematics
Single method: Mathematics
| ESM724 | Mathematics Curriculum Inquiry |
| ESM725 | Mathematics Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years |
Learning Area 3: Science
Single method: One of Science, Biology, Chemistry, Env. Science
| ESS744 | Science Curriculum Inquiry |
Plus one of
| ESS767 | Biology Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years |
| ESS768 | Chemistry Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years |
| ESS742 | Environmental Science Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years |
| ESS755 | General Science Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years |
Dual method: Two of Science, Biology, Chemistry, Env. Science
| ESS744 | Science Curriculum Inquiry |
| ESS741 | Sustainability and Environmental Education |
Plus two of
| ESS767 | Biology Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years |
| ESS768 | Chemistry Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years |
| ESS742 | Environmental Science Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years |
| ESS755 | General Science Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years |
Professional Experience Placement
Course duration - additional information
Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as accessing or completing work placements.
Further information
Student Central can help you with course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements.
- Contact Student Central
Other learning experiences
Experiences in community and school or early childhood settings are embedded in some curriculum units beyond the professional experience placements. Students are also encouraged to volunteer in these settings. Wherever possible, academic staff work alongside education professionals and preservice teachers in these authentic learning experiences.
Research and research-related study
Independent research and practitioner research and training components are embedded across a number of units. Preservice teachers are expected to apply an integrated, critical and advanced understanding of complex bodies of knowledge and research skills in education in their practice.