Bachelor of Secondary Education in Arts, Major in Secondary Educational Studies

University of Canberra - Canberra Campus

Australia,Australian Capital Territory

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48 Months

Duration

CAD 32,200/year

Tuition Fee

CAD 0 FREE

Application Fee

Jul 2025

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Australia, Australian Capital Territory

Type: University

Location Type: Semi-Urban

Founded: 1990

Total Students: 17,500 +

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Main Campus Address

11 Kirinari St, Bruce ACT 2617, Australia

Bachelor of Secondary Education in Arts, Major in Secondary Educational Studies

Program Overview

This fun and creative four-year specialist degree in secondary education and arts will see you develop into a knowledgeable and informed classroom-ready teacher, qualified for employment across both state and independent schools. You’ll study a choice of two teaching streams from a range of arts and humanities disciplines, including English languages, history, business studies, the creative arts, geography, religious studies, psychology, media studies, legal studies, and more.
 
Thanks to a series of Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) units, you’ll put your teaching theories to the test in a real-world environment, regularly engaging with secondary school students across the entire range of year levels. At the completion of the course, you’ll be ready to hit the ground running as a newly qualified teacher, confident in helping to enthuse young people aged 12 to 18 about a range of subjects across the arts spectrum.
 

Study a Bachelor of Secondary Education (Arts) at UC and you will:

  • Demonstrate specialised knowledge and skills in two arts disciplines, across a range of classes and year groups, within a secondary school environment.
  • Learn the theories and principles that are the foundation for educational practice in secondary settings.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of student needs and differences, and develop teaching activities for a range of indigenous, English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EALD) and mainstream settings.
  • Develop and implement effective assessment strategies and carry out evaluation of teaching programs, resources and your own teaching.
  • Apply the required content knowledge for all secondary school curriculum areas to teaching and reporting methods, alternate/enhanced literacy and numeracy strategies, and the effective use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in teaching and learning.

 

Work Integrated Learning

A teaching degree, by its very nature, is the embodiment of Work Integrated Learning (WIL), with its focus on compulsory professional teaching practice. During this course, you’ll undertake a minimum of 80 days of practical placement across a range of different secondary school levels and settings, including arts-specific positions, culminating in a 30-day teaching placement in your final year.
 
In addition to this, the course content is developed by secondary education professionals, and kept relevant and up-to-date through consistent monitoring of, and engagement with, the industry. You’ll undertake authentic assessment tasks which are highly relevant to the day-to-day practice of teaching, and will take part in regular professional development activities, field trips to educational sites, lectures hosted by guest speakers from a range of education and teaching backgrounds, and more.
 

Major: Secondary Educational Studies

This major addresses issues relevant to todays educational environment. It is critical that teachers have a well-regarded set of skills in, and an understanding of, educational theory and practice. Secondary teachers also need to be well-equipped with a working knowledge of classroom management in a variety of cultural, educational and ability settings along with the essentials in how to design and present teaching materials in a modern context.

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