Bachelor of Education (Secondary: Mathematics) and Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Education (Secondary: Mathematics) and Bachelor of Science offer students a secondary-school teaching qualification in mathematics; or in mathematics and a range of physical sciences. The two degrees are completed in five years with the possibility of withdrawal to complete a Bachelor of Science only; after Year 1 some units of study may not gain full credit to the Bachelor of Science. The course covers professional teaching, special education, international education, and information and communications technology. School observation and practice teaching are integral components of the professional experiences in this degree.

A first teaching area must be taken in mathematics.

A second teaching area can be taken in one of the following areas:

• Aboriginal Studies
• Ancient History
• Arabic
• Biology
• Business Studies
• Chemistry
• Chinese
• Classical Hebrew and Judaic Studies
• Drama
• Economics
• English
• French
• Geography
• German
• Modern Hebrew
• Indonesian
• Italian
• Japanese
• Korean
• Latin
• Mathematics
• Modern Greek
• Modern History
• Physics
• Spanish
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages - TESOL (this is available in these areas: English, Linguistics, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Modern Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Modern Greek, Spanish)

Requirements and Degree Structure

Bachelor of Education (Secondary: Mathematics) and Bachelor of Science

To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Education (Secondary: Mathematics) and Bachelor of Science degree, students must complete 240 credit points in total, comprising:

• A total of 66 credit points Curriculum and Professional Studies units;
• A total of 36 credit points of teaching area units;
• 12 credit points of 1000-level units of study in the first teaching area, Mathematics;
• 12 credit points of 1000-level units of study in a second teaching area;
• 12 credit points of 1000 or 2000-level Science elective units of study, chosen from
• 12 credit points of Education Two units;
• up to 18 credit points of 2000-level units of study in a first teaching area, Mathematics;
• 12 credit points of 2000-level units of study in a second teaching area;
• up to 18 credit points of 3000-level units of study in a first teaching area, Mathematics;
• 6 credit points of Education Three Optional units;
• 12 credit points of 3000-level units of study in a second teaching area or 12 credit points of elective units of study from Table A Subject Areas;
• 12 credit points of study from the Open Learning Environment as listed in Table O.

The enrolment pattern of requirements can be found on the Mathematics unit of study table.

Teaching areas

A teaching area is an area of study in which a student can specialise and graduate to teach in a school setting.

First teaching area
First teaching areas are 48 credit points from the related major and 18 credit points of related Curriculum units.

Second teaching area*
Second teaching areas are made up of at least 24 credit points from the related minor and 18 credit points of related Curriculum units. Students undertaking Maths as a first teaching area also have the option of having Maths as a second teaching area as well. This is known as “Double Maths Teaching Specialisation”.

*Students can complete the minor requirements in their second teaching area by completing an additional 12 credit points.

Dalyell stream

The Dalyell stream is a targeted stream for high achievers. Students who participate in the Dalyell stream are known as the ‘Dalyell Scholars’. As a Dalyell Scholar students will have access to curricular and extra-curricular activities.

Dalyell Scholars must take 12 credit points of Dalyell stream units in addition to their degree requirements.

Dalyell stream units emphasise the development of vision, depth of understanding, adaptability, breadth of perspective, societal contribution and a high level of capability in operating across disciplinary and cultural boundaries. Dalyell Scholars may take Dalyell stream units offered by any faculty.

Additionally with the permission of the Dalyell Program Director, students will have access to enrichment and accelerated units of study that can be competed as electives.

For further details regarding the Dalyell stream, please refer to the Interdisciplinary Studies Handbook.

Honours

Education Honours is an integrated program undertaken during the final three semesters of an undergraduate degree. It consists of two enrolled units Education Honours Preliminary (Year 4, Semester 2) and Education Honours dissertation (Year 5, Semester 2).

Pre-2018 Curriculum students

Students who started their current degree prior to 2018 should follow the requirements (such as 36cp majors) listed in the handbook of the year they commenced the degree.

For example, a student who started their Bachelor of Arts in 2017 should follow the 2017 Handbook requirements. Handbooks for previous years are located in the Handbook Archive.

Available units of study will appear in the unit of study enrolment task screens in Sydney Student.

Table O - Open Learning Environment (OLE)

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Education (Secondary: Mathematics) and Bachelor of Science are required to complete at least 12 credit points in units of study from the Open Learning Environment (OLE) to meet the requirements for their degree/s.

Details of available OLE units can be found in Table O in the Interdisciplinary Studies Handbook.

Electives

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Education (Secondary: Mathematics) and Bachelor of Science can complete elective units of study from the subject areas listed in Table A (Arts and Social Sciences) and Table S (shared pool).

The available units of study are listed in Table A Subject Areas of this handbook and Table S in the Interdisciplinary Studies handbook.

Contact and further information

Dr Alison Grove O’Grady
Phone: 02 9351 7044
Email:

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