Program Overview

Get the qualification you need to teach students from Years 7 to 12 in a teaching area you’re passionate about.

In addition, you will also choose a second teaching area (known as a minor), with the exception of Health and Physical Education (this must be combined together). By having qualifications in two teaching areas, you will have a competitive advantage with a variety of employers across Australia and overseas.

In this course, you’ll explore the role of education in society, learn how to manage a secondary level classroom, and get valuable experience working in school placements across the secondary years.

Major: Biology and Human Biology

Teaching science to secondary school students engages your imagination as you create learning experiences for your students. Your specialty subjects would be Biology and Human Biology. The course also teaches the skills needed to teach lower school science, including Chemistry, Physics, and Earth and Space.

You’ll learn how to work in a range of teaching environments, through lectures, science labs, tutorials, and a range of practical placements.

3 reasons to study Education at Murdoch

• Before you start your first prac, you’ll be able to develop your teaching skills, practise dealing with challenging behaviour, and try parent teacher interviews and other situations by using SimLabTM technology, our virtual classroom that uses actors and avatars.
• Get essential experience in a range of practical placements which could include metropolitan, rural, remote, international, multicultural, hospital, private and state school environments.
• Build an online portfolio as part of your degree to share your science teaching experience with future employers.

What you’ll learn
You'll be mentored by our team of experienced teaching professionals to become a confident, creative and flexible teacher. You'll learn to become the kind of biology or human biology teacher who can really inspire future scientists, with a strong grounding in learning, teaching and curriculum. Some of the topics you'll cover include:

• Learn classroom management skills, including how to deal with challenging behaviour and make learning fun
• Discover how to apply your scientific and theoretical learning in a range of practical settings
• Find out how to encourage your students to think creatively about our world and the humans, animals, insects and other creatures who live here
• Get inspired to stay curious about the world and commit to lifelong learning throughout your teaching career