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Bachelor of Education (K - 12)

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Tap into Charles Sturt's more than 70 years' experience experience in education and teaching – and transform young lives. Graduate from our NESA-accredited Bachelor of Education (K–12) and you'll be ready to work as a teacher nationally or internationally in countries such as the UK, US and Canada – and inspire students in both primary and secondary education. It really is the best of both worlds.

You'll study across a range of key learning areas and specialise in a secondary teaching major that you're passionate about: Creative Arts; English; Human Society and its Environment (HSIE); Mathematics; Personal Development, Health and Physcial Education (PDHPE); and Science. Plus, you'll put your learning into action during more than 100 days of work experience placements in primary, community and secondary schools (we have a dedicated team who will aim to find you a placement in your preferred location). Combining online study options and on-campus subjects, this accredited teaching degree is a flexible way to launch your rewarding career as a teacher.

If you’re an Initial Teacher Education (ITE) student commencing a full-time teaching degree in 2025, you could be eligible for financial support from the Australian Government. Through the Commonwealth Teaching Scholarships Program, you could receive up to $40,000 over four years to cover the cost of your study!
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    Key information

    Study mode and sessions

    On Campus
    Next session start: July 14, 2025
    Session 1 : March 3, 2025
    On Campus
    Albury-Wodonga, Port Macquarie, Wagga Wagga, Bathurst
    Session 2 : July 14, 2025
    On Campus
    Bathurst, Port Macquarie, Albury-Wodonga, Wagga Wagga
    Session 3 : November 17, 2025
    On Campus
    Bathurst, Port Macquarie, Albury-Wodonga, Wagga Wagga

    Duration

    Minimum time - 4 year(s)
    Maximum time - 10 year(s)

    Entry score

    65
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    Indicative fees

    Domestic on campus
    Commonwealth grant scheme (CGS):
    Full-time - $7,342.00 pa
    Part-time - $3,671.00 pa

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    Course points and codes

    Credit Points: 304
    AQF: Level 7
    Cricos:

    Additional information

    • Charles Sturt Advantage early offer program
    • Course specific scholarship
    • Professionally accredited course
    • Commonwealth supported places available
    • Work-integrated learning

    Find out why studying teaching with Charles Sturt is your best choice.

    Applications close February 12

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    Why study with us?

    Charles Sturt University's Bachelor of Education (K-12) prepares you to be a teacher in both primary and secondary settings. You will be a part of a supportive environment and learn from experts in education who have a passion for teaching and learning. You will develop the skills and practices to enable you to meet the demands of the teaching profession.

    Study areas to suit your passion

    Your teaching degree includes studies in all key learning areas for teaching Kindergarten to Year 6. It also includes studies for one major in a secondary teaching area. You can choose a major from Mathematics, English, HSIE/Business Studies, HSIE/Modern History, HSIE/Geography, HSIE/Legal Studies, Science (Biology, Chemistry and Physics), PDHPE, Drama or Visual Arts. Flexible study means this course can be studied via mixed mode – some subjects you’ll study online, others on campus.

    More hands-on experience

    You'll spend 102 days in the classroom on professional experience placements – in a variety of rural, regional and/or metropolitan primary and secondary schools. You'll also complete 24 hours in community educational settings.

    The latest learning technologies

    Our facilities include computer laboratories and specialist rooms for creative arts, science, and human movement studies as well as connected learning spaces and mobile technology-enabled systems, providing flexibility in how you engage with peers, the course content and lecturers, and meeting the learning outcomes.

    Futureproof your career

    Professional experience and literacy and numeracy development and support are embedded into the course structure to ensure that you meet the latest government standards for teachers. Following your second Year of study, you may concurrently enrol in our Bachelor of Educational Studies to add studies in a second high school teaching area choosing from the K-12 or the Technology and Applied Studies majors.

    Professional Accreditation

    This course is professionally accredited by -

    • NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA)

    Please refer to the Charles Sturt Professional Accreditation resource for specific information and a link to the accreditation body.

    We’re #1 in Australia for grads who get jobs

    85% of our undergrads get full-time employment within 4 months of graduating.

    *Good Universities Guide 2022/23

    Career opportunities

    When you graduate, you'll be ready to make your mark in careers such as:

    • Primary school teacher
    • Secondary school teacher

    What you will study

    For each 8-point subject you are enrolled in, you should expect to spend 10 to 12 hours per week working on assignments and assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, and attending lectures, intensive schools, or examinations. If you are studying four subjects per session, this is equivalent to a full-time job. The workload for some subjects may vary as a result of approved course design.

    Intensive school

    You may need to attend an online or on-campus intensive school for certain subjects in this course. These schools usually involve lectures, tutorials and practicals that will give you a deeper understanding of your subject.


    The Bachelor of Education (K-12) is a dual sector program (primary and secondary) and includes studies that will enable graduates to teach in all key learning areas, kindergarten to Year 6. The course also includes subjects (studied as a teaching major) that will enable graduates to teach in one secondary teaching area in years 7-12.

    Students will study discipline subjects as required for a teaching major in their intended secondary teaching area. However, primary AND secondary discipline subjects will vary depending on the student’s chosen secondary teaching area (teaching major), as detailed in the sections below. Subject availability differs on each campus, with some subjects only available on-campus and/or on-line. This course can only be studied in mixed mode - a combination of on-campus and online subjects.

    Initial teacher education students are required to pass both components of the personal Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) as part of the accreditation requirements of this course and before commencement of the final professional experience placement. Further information about the LANTITE including how to register can be found on the LANTITE website of https://teacheredtest.acer.edu.au/

    Core subjects168 Credit Points

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    • Workplace learning
    EEA311Managing the Learning Environment8 credit pts
    EEB222Wellbeing: Perspectives and Practices8 credit pts
    EED215Adolescent and Child Learning and Development8 credit pts
    EEE315Aligning Learning, Teaching and Assessment 8 credit pts
    EEP306Pedagogy in Diverse Classrooms8 credit pts
    ELN303Literary Strategies for Learning8 credit pts
    EMA410Teaching and Assessing the Creative Arts8 credit pts
    EMH205HSIE: Teaching About People, Places and the Past8 credit pts
    EML306English Curriculum: Primary8 credit pts
    EML222English Curriculum: Pedagogies in the Early Years of Learning8 credit pts
    EMM209Mathematics: Content and Pedagogy8 credit pts
    EMM410Mathematics in the Primary Years8 credit pts
    EMR207PDHPE Curriculum and Pedagogy8 credit pts
    EMS207Science and Technology Curriculum Studies8 credit pts
    ESC407Classroom Technologies8 credit pts
    ESS206Foundations of Inclusive Education8 credit pts
    EPT218Student Learning and Engagement8 credit pts
    EPT241Professional Experience - Introduction to the Secondary Context8 credit pts
    EPT436Professional Experience: Teacher as Professional in the Secondary Context8 credit pts
    EPT461Final Professional Experience: Consolidating Practice in the Primary Context8 credit pts
    IKC101First Nations Foundations: Knowing, Relating and Understanding Country8 credit pts

    Restricted electives8 Credit Points

    Select one (1) subject from the following based on primary specialisation: EMH314 - Required for a nationally recognised and a NESA-recognised extended primary curriculum area study in Arts, Humanities and Languages, available in Business Studies, Geography, Legal Studies, Modern History, PDHPE, Drama and Visual Arts majors. EML323 - Required for a nationally recognised and a NESA-recognised extended primary curriculum area study in English, available to all majors. EMS313 - Required for a nationally recognised and a NESA-recognised extended primary curriculum area study in mathematics, only available to Mathematics majors. Required for a nationally recognised and a NESA-recognised extended primary curriculum area study in science & technology, only available to physics, biology, chemistry majors. EMR305 - Required for a nationally recognised extended primary curriculum area study in PDHPE, only available to PDHPE majors.

    Highly Effective Teaching subjects8 Credit Points

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    • Workplace learning
    Select one (1) from the following:
    EMH314Highly Effective Teaching: Primary Arts, Humanities and Languages8 credit pts
    EML323Highly Effective Teaching: Issues in Primary English8 credit pts
    EMS313Highly Effective Teaching: Primary STEM 8 credit pts
    EMR305Highly Effective Teaching: Primary PDHPE 8 credit pts

    Primary and Secondary Discipline subjects 112 Credit Points

    Depending on the chosen secondary teaching area, students study the appropriate group of primary and secondary discipline subjects listed below (14 subjects)

    Business Studies Secondary Teaching Area112 Credit Points

    For a secondary teaching area of Business Studies, students must complete compulsory and restricted elective subjects for both primary and secondary.

    Primary - Compulsory Business Studies Discipline subjects56 Credit Points

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    • Workplace learning
    EMA117The Creative Arts: The Creative Process8 credit pts
    EHR219Health and Physical Activity8 credit pts
    EMH112Humanities and Social Sciences Studies8 credit pts
    EMM112Mathematics & Numeracy Studies8 credit pts
    EMS109Science & Technology Studies8 credit pts
    EPT174Everyday Language and Literacies: Learning and Practice8 credit pts
    LIT101Books change your life: Improving literacy through literature8 credit pts

    Secondary - Business Studies Discipline subjects 56 Credit Points

    Compulsory subjects32 Credit Points

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    ACC127Accounting and Financial Literacy8 credit pts
    MGT100Organisations and Management8 credit pts
    MKT110Marketing Fundamentals8 credit pts
    PHL202Ethics8 credit pts

    Restricted electives24 Credit Points

    Level 28 Credit Points

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    • Workplace learning
    Select one (1) subject from the following:
    MKT220Consumer Behaviour8 credit pts
    HRM210Human Resource Management8 credit pts

    Level 3 16 Credit Points

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    • Workplace learning
    Select two (2) subjects from the following:
    MKT310Integrated Marketing Communications8 credit pts
    MKT350Product Innovation Management8 credit pts
    MKT303Social and Sustainability Marketing8 credit pts
    MKT335Marketing of Services8 credit pts
    MKT340Strategic Marketing Management8 credit pts
    HRM320Issues in Human Resource Management8 credit pts
    HRM330Strategic Human Resource Management8 credit pts
    MGT330Business Strategy8 credit pts
    MGT310Operations Management8 credit pts
    MGT360Risk Management8 credit pts
    MGT367Leadership Issues8 credit pts
    MGT340International Management8 credit pts

    Mathematics Secondary Teaching Area112 Credit Points

    For a secondary teaching area of Mathematics, students must complete compulsory and restricted elective subjects for both primary and secondary.

    Primary - Compulsory Mathematics Discipline subjects48 Credit Points

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    • Workplace learning
    EMA117The Creative Arts: The Creative Process8 credit pts
    EHR219Health and Physical Activity8 credit pts
    EMH112Humanities and Social Sciences Studies8 credit pts
    EMS109Science & Technology Studies8 credit pts
    EPT174Everyday Language and Literacies: Learning and Practice8 credit pts
    LIT101Books change your life: Improving literacy through literature8 credit pts

    Secondary - Mathematics Discipline subjects64 Credit Points

    Compulsory Subjects56 Credit Points

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    MTH105Introductory Mathematics8 credit pts
    MTH101Computer Aided Mathematics 1 with Applications8 credit pts
    MTH102Computer Aided Mathematics 2 with Applications8 credit pts
    MTH218Multivariable Calculus8 credit pts
    MTH219Linear Algebra8 credit pts
    MTH220Ordinary Differential Equations8 credit pts
    MTH328Complex Analysis8 credit pts

    Restricted electives8 Credit Points

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    • Workplace learning
    Select one (1) of the following:
    MTH307Mathematical Modelling8 credit pts
    MTH418Topics In Calculus8 credit pts

    English Secondary Teaching Area 112 Credit Points

    For a secondary teaching area of English, students must complete compulsory and restricted elective subjects for both primary and secondary.

    Primary - Compulsory English Discipline subjects48 Credit Points

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    • Workplace learning
    EMA117The Creative Arts: The Creative Process8 credit pts
    EHR219Health and Physical Activity8 credit pts
    EMH112Humanities and Social Sciences Studies8 credit pts
    EMM112Mathematics & Numeracy Studies8 credit pts
    EMS109Science & Technology Studies8 credit pts
    EPT174Everyday Language and Literacies: Learning and Practice8 credit pts

    Secondary - English Discipline subjects64 Credit Points

    Compulsory subjects64 Credit Points

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    • Workplace learning
    LIT111Fairytales, Superheroes and Literary Greats8 credit pts
    LIT124From Grimm to Ghibli: A Journey Through Children's Literature8 credit pts
    LIT212World Literature8 credit pts
    LIT225Medieval Legends and Legacies: Bards, Babes and Bawdiness8 credit pts
    LIT224Too close for comfort: realistic fantasy and gritty realism in Youth Adult literature8 credit pts
    LIT302Larrikin, Rebel, Dreamer: Australian Voices8 credit pts
    LIT303The Revolution of the Self: Romantic and Victorian Imaginings8 credit pts
    LIT318Digital Futures: Questioning Texts in Media, Literature and Philosophy8 credit pts

    Modern History Secondary Teaching Area112 Credit Points

    For a secondary teaching area of Modern History, students must complete compulsory and restricted elective subjects for both primary and secondary.

    Primary - Compulsory Modern History Discipline subjects 56 Credit Points

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    • Intensive school
    • Workplace learning
    EMA117The Creative Arts: The Creative Process8 credit pts
    EHR219Health and Physical Activity8 credit pts
    EMH112Humanities and Social Sciences Studies8 credit pts
    EMM112Mathematics & Numeracy Studies8 credit pts
    EMS109Science & Technology Studies8 credit pts
    EPT174Everyday Language and Literacies: Learning and Practice8 credit pts
    LIT101Books change your life: Improving literacy through literature8 credit pts

    Secondary - Modern History Discipline subjects56 Credit Points

    Compulsory subjects56 Credit Points

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    • Workplace learning
    HST101The Short Twentieth Century8 credit pts
    HST201Australia in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: Times of Debate and Change8 credit pts
    HST210The Rise of Media and Propaganda8 credit pts
    HST214Medieval Worlds8 credit pts
    HST262Historical Sociology: Migration and Human Relocation8 credit pts
    HST301International History from 19458 credit pts
    HST311The Theory and Method of History8 credit pts

    Biology Secondary Teaching Area112 Credit Points

    For a secondary teaching area of Biology, students must complete compulsory and restricted elective subjects for both primary and secondary.

    Primary - Biology Discipline subjects 48 Credit Points

    Compulsory subjects40 Credit Points

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    • Workplace learning
    EMA117The Creative Arts: The Creative Process8 credit pts
    EHR219Health and Physical Activity8 credit pts
    EMH112Humanities and Social Sciences Studies8 credit pts
    EPT174Everyday Language and Literacies: Learning and Practice8 credit pts
    LIT101Books change your life: Improving literacy through literature8 credit pts

    Restricted elective8 Credit Points

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    • Intensive school
    • Workplace learning
    Select one (1) subject from the following:
    MTH105Introductory Mathematics8 credit pts
    MTH101Computer Aided Mathematics 1 with Applications8 credit pts

    Secondary - Biology Discipline subjects64 Credit Points

    Compulsory subjects24 Credit Points

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    BIO112Principles of Ecology8 credit pts
    MCR101Introduction to Microbiology8 credit pts
    BIO332Vegetation Management8 credit pts

    Restricted elective sets40 Credit Points

    Select one (1) subject from each set:

    Set A8 Credit Points

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    • Workplace learning
    Select one (1) subject from the following:
    BIO203Animal Diversity8 credit pts
    BIO216Conservation Biology8 credit pts
    BMS263Foundational Pharmacology and Pathophysiology for Allied Health Practice8 credit pts

    Set B8 Credit Points

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    • Workplace learning
    Select one (1) subject from the following:
    BIO262Vegetation Ecology8 credit pts
    BIO263Methods for Environmental Data Analysis8 credit pts

    Set C8 Credit Points

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    • Workplace learning
    Select one (1) subject from the following:
    BIO312Landscape Ecology8 credit pts
    BIO323River and Floodplain Ecology8 credit pts

    Set D8 Credit Points

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    Select one (1) subject from the following:
    MTH102Computer Aided Mathematics 2 with Applications8 credit pts
    STA201Scientific Statistics8 credit pts

    Set E8 Credit Points

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    • Workplace learning
    Select one (1) subject from the following:
    CHM104Chemistry 1A8 credit pts
    PHY101Mechanics and Thermal Physics8 credit pts

    Chemistry Secondary Teaching Area 112 Credit Points

    For a secondary teaching area of Chemistry, students must complete compulsory and restricted elective subjects for both primary and secondary.

    Primary - Chemistry Discipline subjects48 Credit Points

    Compulsory subjects40 Credit Points

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    • Workplace learning
    EMA117The Creative Arts: The Creative Process8 credit pts
    EHR219Health and Physical Activity8 credit pts
    EMH112Humanities and Social Sciences Studies8 credit pts
    EPT174Everyday Language and Literacies: Learning and Practice8 credit pts
    LIT101Books change your life: Improving literacy through literature8 credit pts

    Restricted elective8 Credit Points

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    • Intensive school
    • Workplace learning
    Select one (1) subject from the following:
    MTH105Introductory Mathematics8 credit pts
    MTH101Computer Aided Mathematics 1 with Applications8 credit pts

    Secondary - Chemistry Discipline subjects64 Credit Points

    Compulsory subjects40 Credit Points

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    • Workplace learning
    CHM104Chemistry 1A8 credit pts
    CHM107Chemistry 1B8 credit pts
    CHM213Analytical Chemistry8 credit pts
    CHM321Laboratory Management Issues8 credit pts
    CHM323Instrumental Analysis 18 credit pts

    Restricted elective sets24 Credit Points

    Select one (1) subject from each set:

    Set A8 Credit Points

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    • Workplace learning
    Select one (1) subject from the following:
    CHM215Inorganic Chemistry8 credit pts
    CHM216Organic Chemistry8 credit pts

    Set B8 Credit Points

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    • Intensive school
    • Workplace learning
    Select one (1) subject from the following:
    STA201Scientific Statistics8 credit pts
    MTH102Computer Aided Mathematics 2 with Applications8 credit pts

    Set C8 Credit Points

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    • Intensive school
    • Workplace learning
    Select one (1) subject from the following:
    BIO100Concepts of Biology8 credit pts
    PHY101Mechanics and Thermal Physics8 credit pts

    Physics Secondary Teaching Area112 Credit Points

    For a secondary teaching area of Physics, students must complete compulsory and restricted elective subjects for both primary and secondary.

    Primary - Physics Compulsory Discipline subjects 48 Credit Points

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    • Intensive school
    • Workplace learning
    EMA117The Creative Arts: The Creative Process8 credit pts
    EHR219Health and Physical Activity8 credit pts
    EMH112Humanities and Social Sciences Studies8 credit pts
    EPT174Everyday Language and Literacies: Learning and Practice8 credit pts
    LIT101Books change your life: Improving literacy through literature8 credit pts
    MTH101Computer Aided Mathematics 1 with Applications8 credit pts

    Secondary - Physics Discipline subjects64 Credit Points

    Compulsory subjects56 Credit Points

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    • Workplace learning
    PHY101Mechanics and Thermal Physics8 credit pts
    PHY102Electricity and Waves8 credit pts
    MTH102Computer Aided Mathematics 2 with Applications8 credit pts
    PHY215Scientific Instrumentation (Electronics)8 credit pts
    PHY299Introduction to Astronomy8 credit pts
    PHY301Astrophysics8 credit pts
    PHY316Modern Physics8 credit pts

    Restrictive Elective8 Credit Points

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    • Workplace learning
    Select one (1) from the following:
    BIO100Concepts of Biology8 credit pts
    CHM104Chemistry 1A8 credit pts
    CHM108Chemical Fundamentals8 credit pts

    Geography Second Teaching Area112 Credit Points

    For a secondary teaching area of Geography, students must complete compulsory and restricted elective subjects for both primary and secondary.

    Primary - Geography Compulsory Discipline subjects56 Credit Points

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    • Intensive school
    • Workplace learning
    EMA117The Creative Arts: The Creative Process8 credit pts
    EHR219Health and Physical Activity8 credit pts
    EMH112Humanities and Social Sciences Studies8 credit pts
    EMM112Mathematics & Numeracy Studies8 credit pts
    EMS109Science & Technology Studies8 credit pts
    EPT174Everyday Language and Literacies: Learning and Practice8 credit pts
    LIT101Books change your life: Improving literacy through literature8 credit pts

    Secondary - Geography Discipline subjects56 Credit Points

    Compulsory subjects48 Credit Points

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    • Workplace learning
    GEO164Earth System Processes8 credit pts
    SCI103Introduction to Geospatial Science8 credit pts
    GEO204Ecological and Environmental Soil Science8 credit pts
    GEO303Climatology8 credit pts
    GEO305Groundwater Hydrology and Management8 credit pts
    SPA215GIS 1: Geographic Information Science Foundations8 credit pts

    Restricted electives16 Credit Points

    Select one (1) subject from each set:

    Set A8 Credit Points

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    • Workplace learning
    Select one (1) subject from the following:
    ENM234Past Environments: Dimensions of Historical Ecology and Environmental History8 credit pts
    PKM266Culture and Heritage8 credit pts

    Legal Studies Second Teaching Area 112 Credit Points

    For a secondary teaching area of Legal Studies, students must complete compulsory and restricted elective subjects for both primary and secondary.

    Primary Legal Studies Compulsory Discipline subjects56 Credit Points

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    • Intensive school
    • Workplace learning
    EMA117The Creative Arts: The Creative Process8 credit pts
    EHR219Health and Physical Activity8 credit pts
    EMH112Humanities and Social Sciences Studies8 credit pts
    EMM112Mathematics & Numeracy Studies8 credit pts
    EMS109Science & Technology Studies8 credit pts
    EPT174Everyday Language and Literacies: Learning and Practice8 credit pts
    LIT101Books change your life: Improving literacy through literature8 credit pts

    Secondary - Legal Studies Discipline Subjects56 Credit Points

    Compulsory subjects40 Credit Points

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    • Workplace learning
    LAW112Introduction to the Australian Legal System8 credit pts
    JST110Criminal Justice in Society8 credit pts
    JST204Young People and Crime8 credit pts
    JST219Criminal Law in Context8 credit pts
    JST320Drugs, Crime and Society8 credit pts

    Restricted electives16 Credit Points

    Select one (1) subject from each set:

    Set A8 Credit Points

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    • Workplace learning
    select one (1) JST or LAW coded subjects at Level 200
    XRT008Restricted elective8 credit pts

    Set B8 Credit Points

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    • Intensive school
    • Workplace learning
    Select one (1) subject from the following:
    JST339Sentencing Law and Practice8 credit pts
    JST318Human Rights and Social Justice8 credit pts

    Drama Second Teaching Area 112 Credit Points

    For a secondary teaching area of Drama, students must complete compulsory and restricted elective subjects for both primary and secondary.

    Primary - Drama Compulsory Discipline subjects56 Credit Points

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    • Intensive school
    • Workplace learning
    EMA117The Creative Arts: The Creative Process8 credit pts
    EHR219Health and Physical Activity8 credit pts
    EMH112Humanities and Social Sciences Studies8 credit pts
    EMM112Mathematics & Numeracy Studies8 credit pts
    EMS109Science & Technology Studies8 credit pts
    EPT174Everyday Language and Literacies: Learning and Practice8 credit pts
    LIT101Books change your life: Improving literacy through literature8 credit pts

    Secondary - Drama Discipline subjects56 Credit Points

    Compulsory subjects 56 Credit Points

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    THM111Introduction to Theatre Performance and Production8 credit pts
    CCI104Narrative: Production and Performance8 credit pts
    MPI221Multimedia Design and Creation8 credit pts
    ACT227Classical Performance and Mediated Production8 credit pts
    LIT220Writing for Stage and Screen8 credit pts
    ACT312Contemporary Performance and Mediated Production8 credit pts
    ACT326Australian Theatre8 credit pts

    Visual Arts Second Teaching Area112 Credit Points

    For a secondary teaching area of Visual Arts, students must complete compulsory and restricted elective subjects for both primary and secondary.

    Primary - Visual Arts Compulsory Discipline subjects56 Credit Points

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    • Workplace learning
    EMA117The Creative Arts: The Creative Process8 credit pts
    EHR219Health and Physical Activity8 credit pts
    EMH112Humanities and Social Sciences Studies8 credit pts
    EMM112Mathematics & Numeracy Studies8 credit pts
    EMS109Science & Technology Studies8 credit pts
    EPT174Everyday Language and Literacies: Learning and Practice8 credit pts
    LIT101Books change your life: Improving literacy through literature8 credit pts

    Secondary - Visual Arts Discipline subjects56 Credit Points

    Compulsory subjects 48 Credit Points

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    VPA107Disruptive Media8 credit pts
    GRP225Experimental Design8 credit pts
    MPI221Multimedia Design and Creation8 credit pts
    VPA212Materials and Image Research8 credit pts
    CCI301Research and Reflective Practice8 credit pts
    ART317Art and Books8 credit pts

    Restricted electives8 Credit Points

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    Select one (1) subject from the following:
    CCI102Fundamental Design Approaches8 credit pts
    CCI105Drawing to Design8 credit pts

    PDHPE Second Teaching Area112 Credit Points

    For a secondary teaching area of PDHPE, students must complete compulsory subjects for both primary and secondary. PDHPE (on campus in Bathurst only)

    Primary - PDHPE Compulsory Discipline subjects 48 Credit Points

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    EMA117The Creative Arts: The Creative Process8 credit pts
    EMH112Humanities and Social Sciences Studies8 credit pts
    EMM112Mathematics & Numeracy Studies8 credit pts
    EMS109Science & Technology Studies8 credit pts
    EPT174Everyday Language and Literacies: Learning and Practice8 credit pts
    LIT101Books change your life: Improving literacy through literature8 credit pts

    Secondary - PDHPE Compulsory Discipline subjects64 Credit Points

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    EHR114Aquatics and Track and Field8 credit pts
    EHR127Anatomy and Physiology for Health & Physical Education8 credit pts
    EHR129Contemporary Perspectives of Health8 credit pts
    EHR214Skill Acquisition8 credit pts
    EHR223Gymnastics and Dance8 credit pts
    EHR303Contemporary Issues in Physical Activity and Sport8 credit pts
    EHR305Young People and Health Advocacy8 credit pts
    EHR334Games, Sport and Contemporary Physical Activities 28 credit pts

    Curriculum Method subjects 16 Credit Points

    Select two (2) subjects related to a secondary teaching area:

    Mathematics16 Credit Points

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    EMM341Curriculum Method 1: Mathematics8 credit pts
    EMM342Curriculum Method 2: Mathematics8 credit pts

    English 16 Credit Points

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    EML341Curriculum Method 1: English8 credit pts
    EML342Curriculum Method 2: English8 credit pts

    Drama16 Credit Points

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    EML343Curriculum Method 1: Drama8 credit pts
    EML344Curriculum Method 2: Drama8 credit pts

    HSIE/HASS16 Credit Points

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    • Intensive school
    • Workplace learning
    EMH341Curriculum Method 1: HSIE/HASS8 credit pts
    EMH342Curriculum Method 2: HASS/HSIE8 credit pts

    Science 16 Credit Points

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    • Intensive school
    • Workplace learning
    EMS341Curriculum Method 1: Science8 credit pts
    EMS342Curriculum Method 2: Science 8 credit pts

    PDHPE16 Credit Points

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    • Intensive school
    • Workplace learning
    EMR341Curriculum Method 1: PDHPE8 credit pts
    EMR342Curriculum Method 2: PDHPE 8 credit pts

    Visual Arts16 Credit Points

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    • Intensive school
    • Workplace learning
    EMA341Curriculum Method 1: Visual Arts8 credit pts
    EMA342Curriculum Method 2: Visual Arts8 credit pts
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    Graduation requirements

    As a Charles Sturt University student, throughout your course you have a responsibility to continue to develop skills in English language, literacy and numeracy as appropriate to your discipline. This ongoing development will enable you to effectively participate in your course and graduate prepared to enter the workforce.

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    Selection rank:

    65

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    Charles Sturt takes a holistic approach to understand each applicant’s potential for academic success. Each student is assessed on a range of factors including academic readiness, previous study, work and life experience, motivation to succeed, and awareness of the demands of tertiary study.

    Applicants will be admitted to the Bachelor of Education (K-12) if prior studies are assessed as meeting the Selection Rank for the course (see below). This includes applicants who meet the selection rank but have NOT achieved three HSC Band 5's with one of those in English and at least a Band 4 in Mathematics. This requirement is met through the course design which has a full first year of academic discipline studies in the subjects they will teach, including a mathematics/numeracy discipline subject. In addition, applicants must meet non-academic entry requirements.

    Applicants with recent secondary education (within past two years)
    Minimum ATAR required (including adjustment factors)

    Applicants with higher education study
    Successful completion of at least two university level subjects (AQF level Associate Degree or higher) demonstrating a reasonable prospect of success through the Grade Point Average (GPA) gained in these studies.

    Completed bridging or enabling course
    Successful completion of a Tertiary Preparation Course from an Australian University or an accredited provider demonstrating a reasonable prospect of success through the Grade Point Average (GPA) gained in these studies.

    Applicants with vocational education and training (VET) study

    • A completed AQF Certificate III (or higher) at an accredited provider demonstrating a reasonable prospect of success through the Grade Point Average (GPA) gained in these studies.
    • 50% completion of an AQF Diploma level qualification at an accredited provider demonstrating a reasonable prospect of success through the Grade Point Average (GPA) gained in these studies.

    Applicants with work and life experience
    Commissioned Officers from Australian Police, Fire, Mercantile Marine, Civil Aviation and Defence Forces (and related) can be admitted on the basis of rank, license, class, length of service and/or competencies achieved.

    Other admission and pathway options include:

    • Schools Recommendation Scheme (SRS)
    • Indigenous Access Program (IAP)
    • Undergraduate Certificate in University Preparation
    • Charles Sturt University Advantage Program
    • Elite Athletes Program

    Additional essential requirements for admission (Applies to all admission channels)
    Applicants must demonstrate minimum capability in the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) non-academic attribute and motivation requirements for effective teachers.

    English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements

    Students must meet one of the following criteria:

    • Born in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, USA, or United Kingdom, and have completed at least one senior secondary or tertiary qualification in one of these countries. This qualification must have been taught and assessed in English; OR

     

    • Not born in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, USA, or United Kingdom, but have completed senior secondary study or at least three years of full-time university study (or equivalent) in one of these countries, and the language in which the qualification was taught and assessed was English; OR

    • An IELTS (Academic) test result with an average band score of 7.5 across all four skill areas of listening, speaking, reading, writing, with no score below 7.0 in any of the four skill areas and a score of no less than 8.0 in speaking and listening. Testing results must be obtained within two years from the date of your application for admission; OR

    • International Second Language Proficiency Rating (ISLPR) with a score of Level 4 in all four skill areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing, undertaken at approved testing sites where the assessment is teacher focused. Testing results must be within two years from the date of your application for admission.

    Credit and pathways

    If you’ve completed relevant tertiary study, or work experience related to your course, you could receive credit towards your degree. Which would mean completing your qualification quicker. Find out how to apply for credit and see our credit policy.

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    We also have several admission pathways to help you take the step into your preferred course, even if you don't quite meet the entry requirements at first. Find out what admission pathways are available to you.

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    The staff at Charles Sturt have been incredibly supportive. The lecturers are always passionate about what they teach which makes it a lot easier to learn.

    Chloe Sanders, Bachelor of Education (K-12)
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