Course Overview

About This Course

Gain a strong understanding of complex cultural, social and educational issues. You can choose from 9 majors, like Modern History, Mathematics and Geography and Urban Studies, to name a few. Get hands-on experience at educational facilities as part of your program work. Take the smart path to becoming a teacher. Study at Western. Graduates of this degree are eligible for direct entry into the Master of Teaching (Secondary) via Transition to Teaching pathway. Completion of both the Bachelor’s and Master’s programs provides a teaching qualification for Secondary. Eligible students will receive advice during their final study session in the Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Secondary) regarding how to accept an offer into the Postgraduate program to attain a teaching qualification. The BA (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) is a three year degree specially designed to lead into the Master of Teaching (Secondary), an accredited postgraduate teaching qualification. Together, the two degrees provide direct access to a teaching career in four years and improved prospects for career advancement. The Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) component provides focussed study in a teaching discipline, such as English, History, a Language Other than English or Human Society and Its Environment, as well as opportunity to study an Education Studies Minor that develops understandings of contemporary education issues, teaching and learning.

Where You Can Study

Available Locations

Sydney

Level 4, 255 Elizabeth St, Sydney, NSW 2000

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Student Information

Fees & Entry by Student Type

Tuition Fee

Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP)

Duration

Full Time: 3 Years (Available Part Time)*

Intakes

Autumn 2027 (starts 01 March 2027) | Spring 2027 (starts 19 July 2027)

Study Mode

Full Time / Part Time

Eligibility

Entry Requirements

General Requirements

Secondary Education: HSC English Standard, or equivalent.
Assumed Knowledge: Two units of HSC English.

Career & Study Pathways

Where this takes you

Career Opportunities

As a graduate of this degree, you can look forward to a broad range of exciting career opportunities in different sectors and industries. Below are some examples of the possible careers you can pursue with this degree:

With this degree, you can go on to complete your Master of Teaching (Secondary) and become a high school teacher.

Quality & Recognition

Accreditation & Migration

Academic Regulator

TEQSA

Professional Body

NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) / AITSL

Accreditation Status

Accredited

Skills Assessor

AITSL

Course Content

Units of Competency

All Units37 units

LANG1030

Thinking Critically About Texts and Society

Core — 10 credit points

LANG1029

Foundations of Academic English

Core — 10 credit points

HUMN1052

Australian Politics and Active Citizenship

Core — 10 credit points

HUMN1053

Diversity, Language and Culture

Core — 10 credit points

0267

Education Studies - Secondary Teaching, Minor

Education Studies - Secondary Teaching Minor — 40 credit points

0004

Chinese, Major

Majors - First Teaching Area — 80 credit points

0380

Drama, Major

Majors - First Teaching Area — 80 credit points

0140

Music for Secondary Teaching, Major

Majors - First Teaching Area — 80 credit points

0130

Modern History, Major

Majors - First Teaching Area — 80 credit points

0003

Arabic, Major

Majors - First Teaching Area — 80 credit points

0059

Mathematics, Major

Majors - First Teaching Area — 80 credit points

0010

Geography and Urban Studies, Major

Majors - First Teaching Area — 80 credit points

0021

Japanese, Major

Majors - First Teaching Area — 80 credit points

0009

English, Major

Majors - First Teaching Area — 80 credit points

0015

Indigenous Australian Studies, Major

Second Teaching Area — 80 credit points

0022

Linguistics, Major

Second Teaching Area — 80 credit points

0005

Creative Writing, Major

Second Teaching Area — 80 credit points

0266

Legal Studies, Minor