Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
Course Overview
About This Course
Teacher Education Students are engaged in an exploration of evidence-based practice in educational theory, curriculum and pedagogy. The integrated professional experience opportunities and Work Integrated Learning final year allow Teacher Education Students to apply in secondary classroom contexts the pedagogical knowledge and skills they develop in their academic units.
The Bachelor of Education (Secondary) is an undergraduate degree consisting of 320 credit points, taught in English, which normally takes four years of full-time study or part-time equivalent. Admission requirements are normally based upon proven skills to undertake tertiary study. In the case of undergraduate programs this is generally determined by successful completion of secondary studies or by alternative pathways for non-current school leavers. This is a teacher training program specialising in secondary school education. Graduates of this program have completed supervised professional experience with students in secondary schools.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Design, implement, and differentiate teaching strategies to be responsive to the learning strengths and needs of secondary students with a range of abilities and belonging to diverse cultural, linguistic, Indigenous, religious, gender, socioeconomic, and/or LGBTIQ+ groups.
- Identify evidence from research, policy, and theory to develop effective inclusive environments that support secondary students’ learning and development of constructive behaviour.
- Apply a range of communication modes appropriately and effectively to engage audiences within secondary educational contexts.
Where You Can Study
Available Locations
Sydney
Levels 23 & 24, 123 Pitt St, Sydney, NSW 2000
Student Information
Fees & Entry by Student Type
Provider's Published Fee
Duration
Intakes
Study Mode
Eligibility
Entry Requirements
Domestic students:
- Selection rank (ATAR) of 70, or an approved equivalent
International students:
- Selection rank (ATAR) of 70, or an approved overseas equivalent
- IELTS (Academic) overall band 7.5 with minimum sub-scores: listening 8, reading 7, writing 7, speaking 8, or an approved equivalent
- CRICOS-registered course - a valid student visa is required to study on campus
Career & Study Pathways
Where this takes you
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- secondary school teacher, corporate educational services consultant, careers advisor, government researcher, or policy program writer; training agency consultant.
Quality & Recognition
Accreditation & Migration
Academic Regulator
TEQSA
Professional Body
NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) / AITSL
Accreditation Status
AccreditedSkills Assessor
AITSL
Course Content
Units of Competency
Practice of Teaching: Work While You Learn 2
Object-Oriented Programming Practices
Web Technology
Software Engineering
Fundamentals of Computer Science
Introduction to Computer Programming
Teaching Secondary STEM in Years 7-10 (Second Teaching Area)
Teaching Secondary STEM in Years 11-12 (Second Teaching Area)
C Chinese Studies 3
C Chinese Studies 4
C Chinese Studies 5
C Chinese Studies 6
Teaching Secondary Arts in Years 7-10 (Second Teaching Area)
Teaching Secondary Arts in Years 11-12 (Second Teaching Area)
Business Performance and Management Controls
Business and Risk Advisory
Financial Statement Insights and Analysis
Strategic Management
Teaching Secondary HSIE in Years 7-10 (Second Teaching Area)
Teaching Secondary HSIE in Years 11-12 (Second Teaching Area)
Cost Analysis and Managerial Decision Making
Information Systems and Data Analytics for Accountants
Cross Cultural Management
Ethics and Sustainability Management
Workplace Relations
Staffing Organisations
Managing for Impact
Introduction to Human Resource Management
Accounting for Decision Making
Finance Fundamentals
Introduction to Sociology: Understanding contemporary society
Introduction to Sociology: Understanding everyday life
Exploring Everyday Life and Culture
The Urban Century: Movement, Cities and Space
Radical Media
Economic Life, Inequality and Society
Indigenous Histories and Knowledges
Ethics, Business and Work
The Ethics and Moral Psychology of Good and Evil
Bioethics and Biotechnology
Human Services in the 21st Century: Care, Gender and Institutions
Self and Society
Introduction to Global Politics
Visual Media and Communications
Australian Politics in Global Context
Cultures and Societies: Introduction to Anthropology
The Philosophy of Human Nature
Happiness, Goodness and Justice
Teaching Secondary HSIE in Years 7-10 (Second Teaching Area)
Teaching Secondary HSIE in Years 11-12 (Second Teaching Area)
Economics and Business Strategy
Economics and the Global Economy
Microeconomic Analysis and Applications
Macroeconomic Analysis and Applications
Teaching Secondary HSIE in Years 7-10 (Second Teaching Area)
Teaching Secondary HSIE in Years 11-12 (Second Teaching Area)
C Spanish Studies 6
C Spanish Studies 5
C Spanish Studies 3
C Spanish Studies 4
Teaching Secondary Arts in Years 7-10 (Second Teaching Area)
Teaching Secondary Arts in Years 11-12 (Second Teaching Area)
C Japanese Studies 3
C Japanese Studies 4
C Japanese Studies 5
C Japanese Studies 6
Teaching Secondary Arts in Years 7-10 (Second Teaching Area)
Teaching Secondary Arts in Years 11-12 (Second Teaching Area)
The Living Environment
Planet Earth
Teaching Secondary STEM in Years 7-10 (Second Teaching Area)
Teaching Secondary STEM in Years 11-12 (Second Teaching Area)
Mass extinctions and the hidden history of Earth
Earth Surface Processes
Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Remote Sensing
Calculus and Linear Algebra III
Vector Calculus and Complex Analysis
Calculus and Linear Algebra I
Calculus and Linear Algebra II
Teaching Secondary STEM in Years 7-10 (Second Teaching Area)
Teaching Secondary STEM in Years 11-12 (Second Teaching Area)
Introduction to Cyber Security
Introduction to Business Information Systems
Networking and Cloud Computing
Database Systems
Applications Modelling and Development
Introduction to Database Design and Management
Teaching Secondary STEM in Years 7-10 (Second Teaching Area)
Teaching Secondary STEM in Years 11-12 (Second Teaching Area)
Introducing Human Geography
The Living Environment
Teaching Secondary HSIE in Years 7-10 (Second Teaching Area)
Teaching Secondary HSIE in Years 11-12 (Second Teaching Area)
Theory and Methods in Geography and Planning
Environmental Justice in the Anthropocene
Environment and Society
Thinking Space
Disasters and Resilient Communities
Geography and Planning Field School
Teaching Secondary HSIE in Years 7-10 (Second Teaching Area)
Teaching Secondary HSIE in Years 11-12 (Second Teaching Area)
Forging the West
Making the Modern World
Culture and Power in Renaissance Europe
Resisting the Nazis: Fascism and its Opponents
Who the Bloody Hell Are We?: Story and Citizenship in Australian History
From the Beats to the Bachelorette: A History of Popular Culture since 1945
Encountering the Middle Ages
Merchants, Markets, and Globalisation
Despots and Democracy
Screening the Past: History on Film and Television
Studying the Past: An Introduction to Ancient History in the 21st Century
Western Asia and Egypt in Antiquity: An Introduction
Teaching Secondary HSIE in Years 7-10 (Second Teaching Area)
Teaching Secondary HSIE in Years 11-12 (Second Teaching Area)
State Formation in the Ancient World
Dialogue of Cultures in the Ancient World
Material Culture and Museum Studies
Rome and the Caesars
Ancient Egypt: Culture and Society
The State in the Ancient Greek World
Women and Gender in the Ancient World
Slavery in the Ancient World
Studying the Past: An Introduction to Ancient History in the 21st Century
Western Asia and Egypt in Antiquity: An Introduction
Forging the West
Making the Modern World
C French Studies 3
C French Studies 4
C French Studies 5
C French Studies 6
Teaching Secondary Arts in Years 7-10 (Second Teaching Area)
Teaching Secondary Arts in Years 11-12 (Second Teaching Area)
Literature: Medieval to Modern
Literature and the Visual
Literature: Modern and Contemporary
Teaching Secondary Arts in Years 7-10 (Second Teaching Area)
Teaching Secondary Arts in Years 11-12 (Second Teaching Area)
Historical Fiction and a Passion for the Past
20th-Century Literature: Inventing the Future
Popular Fiction
Global Contemporary Literature: Australians and the World
Revolution, Evolution, Humanity: Literature and Change in the Long Nineteenth Century
The Human Story: Heart, Mind and Body in Early Literature
Critical Approaches to Literature
Pursuing Research in Literary Studies
Literary Responses to Global Issues
Organisms to Ecosystems
Genes to Organisms
Teaching Secondary STEM in Years 7-10 (Second Teaching Area)
Teaching Secondary STEM in Years 11-12 (Second Teaching Area)
Plants
Genetics
Animals
Analysis and Measurement
Physical Chemistry I
Synthesis
Foundations of Chemical and Biomolecular Sciences 1
Foundations of Chemical and Biomolecular Sciences 2
Teaching Secondary STEM in Years 7-10 (Second Teaching Area)
Teaching Secondary STEM in Years 11-12 (Second Teaching Area)
Classical Mechanics
Electromagnetism and Relativity
Quantum Physics
Modern Mechanics
Electric and Magnetic Interactions
Teaching Secondary STEM in Years 7-10 (Second Teaching Area)
Teaching Secondary STEM in Years 11-12 (Second Teaching Area)
LANTITE
Practice of Teaching: Reimagining Indigenous Education
Designing Technology Enhanced Learning in the Secondary School
Understanding Inclusion in a Diverse World
Understanding Sustainability
Practice of Teaching: Cultural and Linguistic Diversity
Practice of Teaching: Special Educational Needs and Inclusive Pedagogies
Understanding the Brain, Development and Learning
Practice of Teaching: Creating and Managing Learning Environments
Practice of Teaching: Work While You Learn 1
Indigenous Australia
Understanding Learners and Learning Environments
Managing for Impact
Introduction to Human Resource Management
Teaching Secondary HSIE in Years 7-10 (First Teaching Area)
Teaching Secondary HSIE in Years 11-12 (First Teaching Area)
Cost Analysis and Managerial Decision Making
Information Systems and Data Analytics for Accountants
International Business Operations
Workplace Relations
Staffing Organisations
Cross Cultural Management
Ethics and Sustainability Management
Marketing Research
Business Performance and Management Controls
Business and Risk Advisory
Financial Statement Insights and Analysis
Strategic Management
Finance Fundamentals
Accounting for Decision Making
Marketing and Value Creation
Introduction to Cyber Security
Introduction to Business Information Systems
Networking and Cloud Computing
Database Systems
Applications Modelling and Development
Enterprise Systems Integration
Management of IT Systems and Projects
Technology Management
Introduction to Database Design and Management
Teaching Secondary STEM in Years 7-10 (First Teaching Area)
Teaching Secondary STEM in Years 11-12 (First Teaching Area)
Economics and Business Strategy
Economics and the Global Economy
Microeconomic Analysis and Applications
Macroeconomic Analysis and Applications
Teaching Secondary HSIE in Years 7-10 (First Teaching Area)
Teaching Secondary HSIE in Years 11-12 (First Teaching Area)
Public Economics
Firm Behaviour and Strategy
Macroeconomic Policy
Health Economics
Asian Business Environment
Economic Development
Evolution of Economic Ideas
Environmental Economics
International Finance
Encountering the Middle Ages
Merchants, Markets, and Globalisation
Despots and Democracy
Studying the Past: An Introduction to Ancient History in the 21st Century
Western Asia and Egypt in Antiquity: An Introduction
Forging the West
Making the Modern World
Teaching Secondary HSIE in Years 7-10 (First Teaching Area)
Teaching Secondary HSIE in Years 11-12 (First Teaching Area)
Screening the Past: History on Film and Television
Culture and Power in Renaissance Europe
Resisting the Nazis: Fascism and its Opponents
Who the Bloody Hell Are We?: Story and Citizenship in Australian History
From the Beats to the Bachelorette: A History of Popular Culture since 1945
Making the Modern World
Forging the West
Teaching Secondary HSIE in Years 7-10 (First Teaching Area)
Teaching Secondary HSIE in Years 11-12 (First Teaching Area)
Bachelor of History Capstone
Material Culture and Museum Studies
Dialogue of Cultures in the Ancient World
State Formation in the Ancient World
Women and Gender in the Ancient World
Slavery in the Ancient World
Rome and the Caesars
Ancient Egypt: Culture and Society
The State in the Ancient Greek World
Western Asia and Egypt in Antiquity: An Introduction
Studying the Past: An Introduction to Ancient History in the 21st Century
Theory and Methods in Geography and Planning
Geography and Planning Field School
Environment and Society
Disasters and Resilient Communities
Thinking Space
Environmental Justice in the Anthropocene
Introducing Human Geography
The Living Environment
Teaching Secondary HSIE in Years 7-10 (First Teaching Area)
Teaching Secondary HSIE in Years 11-12 (First Teaching Area)
Terrestrial Ecosystems
Animal Behaviour
Ecophysiology and Adaptation
Plants
Animals
Genetics
Organisms to Ecosystems
Genes to Organisms
Teaching Secondary STEM in Years 7-10 (First Teaching Area)
Teaching Secondary STEM in Years 11-12 (First Teaching Area)
Foundations of Chemical and Biomolecular Sciences 1
Foundations of Chemical and Biomolecular Sciences 2
Teaching Secondary STEM in Years 7-10 (First Teaching Area)
Teaching Secondary STEM in Years 11-12 (First Teaching Area)
Advanced Analysis and Measurement
Advanced Synthesis
Medicinal Chemistry
Analysis and Measurement
Synthesis
Physical Chemistry I
Earth Surface Processes
Mass extinctions and the hidden history of Earth
Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Remote Sensing
The Living Environment
Planet Earth
Teaching Secondary STEM in Years 7-10 (First Teaching Area)
Teaching Secondary STEM in Years 11-12 (First Teaching Area)
Environmental Analysis Using Remote Sensing and GIS
Environmental Quality and Assessment
Urban Climate and Air Quality
Environmental Change
Active Environments
Fluvial Geomorphology and River Management
Literature: Medieval to Modern
Literature: Modern and Contemporary
Literature and the Visual
Teaching Secondary Arts in Years 7-10 (First Teaching Area)
Teaching Secondary Arts in Years 11-12 (First Teaching Area)
20th-Century Literature: Inventing the Future
Popular Fiction
Global Contemporary Literature: Australians and the World
Critical Approaches to Literature
Pursuing Research in Literary Studies
Literary Responses to Global Issues
Revolution, Evolution, Humanity: Literature and Change in the Long Nineteenth Century
The Human Story: Heart, Mind and Body in Early Literature
Historical Fiction and a Passion for the Past
Calculus and Linear Algebra III
Teaching Secondary STEM in Years 7-10 (First Teaching Area)
Teaching Secondary STEM in Years 11-12 (First Teaching Area)
Calculus and Linear Algebra II (Advanced)
Calculus and Linear Algebra II
Modelling with Differential Equations
Vector Calculus and Complex Analysis
Calculus and Linear Algebra I (Advanced)
Calculus and Linear Algebra I
Algebra and Analysis
Partial Differential Equations
Mathematics by Enquiry
Classical Mechanics
Electromagnetism and Relativity
Quantum Physics
Modern Mechanics
Electric and Magnetic Interactions
Teaching Secondary STEM in Years 7-10 (First Teaching Area)
Teaching Secondary STEM in Years 11-12 (First Teaching Area)
Energy and entropy
Advanced Electromagnetism and Optics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Fundamentals of Computer Science
Introduction to Computer Programming
Mobile Application Development
Teaching Secondary STEM in Years 7-10 (First Teaching Area)
Teaching Secondary STEM in Years 11-12 (First Teaching Area)
Enterprise Systems Integration
Secure Applications Development
Management of IT Systems and Projects
Technology Management
Object-Oriented Programming Practices
Web Technology
Software Engineering
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
What HSC subjects are required for entry into the Bachelor of Education (Secondary) at Macquarie University?
Applicants must have achieved a minimum Band 5 in an HSC English subject (Standard, Advanced, or EAL/D) or E2 in English Extension 1 or 2, a minimum Band 5 in an HSC Mathematics subject (Standard 2 or Advanced) or E2 in Mathematics Extension 1 or 2, and a minimum Band 5 in two additional Category A HSC subjects (or E3 in Extension subjects).
Is there a mathematics requirement for entry into the Bachelor of Education (Secondary)?
Yes, applicants must have completed and achieved a minimum Band 5 in HSC Mathematics Standard 2 or Mathematics Advanced, or a minimum of E2 in HSC Mathematics Extension 1 or Extension 2.
How many additional HSC subjects are required beyond English and Mathematics for entry?
In addition to the English and Mathematics requirements, applicants must present a minimum Band 5 in two other Category A HSC subjects (not already used to meet the English or Mathematics requirements), or a minimum of E3 in Extension subjects.
Can I use HSC English Extension subjects to meet the English entry requirement?
Yes, HSC English Extension 1 and English Extension 2 are both accepted to satisfy the English entry requirement, provided a minimum result of E2 is achieved in either subject.
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