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4 Years
Online Recorded, Online Live, Placements. Most students choose a blended learning delivery: on campus for a one-week face-to-face intensive seminar for each subject and completing the remainder of your study online. Fully online study is also available, with the exception of professional experience placements.
Full time / Part time / Online / Blended
February (Semester 1) | July (Semester 2)
Course Overview
Where You Can Study
30 Cowper Street, NSW – Alphacrucis College Limited (Location owned and operated by provider)
Eligibility
Career & Study Pathways
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
TEQSA
Professional Body
NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) / AITSL
Accreditation Status
AccreditedSkills Assessor
AITSL
Course Content
Foundations of Christian Education
A foundational subject introducing the philosophical and theoretical framework for the program. Explores historical development of schooling and education internationally and nationally, key educational philosophers, and their influence on education with a particular focus on Christian education. Students begin to develop their own personal, dynamic philosophy of teaching along with an understanding of curriculum and planning from a Christian worldview.
Introduction to Academic Writing and Research
Prepares students for effective study at an undergraduate level. Provides an overview of multiliteracy skills of reading, writing, speaking, listening, and researching relevant for effective study, research, teaching practice, and ITE requirements (LANTITE). Examines rhetoric and reasoning, effective writing and reading in Academic English, notetaking, basic citation and referencing, research skills, and professional communication.
Introduction to Learning Theory
Introduces students to cognitive evidence-based learning theories, highlighting their importance in effective teaching and learning design and delivery. Students explore how these theories can be applied across diverse educational contexts and with varied learner groups.
Perspectives of Professional Practice
Provides a framework for students to observe professional teaching in action and to consider how this actualises and embodies evidence-based theory and practice and evidences a Christian worldview. Students analyse how teaching and learning theory is applied in educational contexts and develop a foundational knowledge of what constitutes good practice.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives
Aims to empower students to implement classroom practices responsive to, and respectful of, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, identities, and perspectives. Provides an overview of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education related to policy, curriculum, and pedagogy.
Literacy and Numeracy
Prepares students to effectively teach and integrate literacy and numeracy into their subject area(s). Students engage with evidence-based research and teaching strategies, explore various evidenced based pedagogies and approaches, and develop strategies for differentiation across the full range of abilities.
Inclusive Education
Equips future teachers with the knowledge and skills to design differentiated learning experiences for students with special educational needs. Examines effective assessment and evaluation strategies and legislative, policy and educational requirements for students with special educational needs from diverse backgrounds.
Child and Adolescent Development
Introduces human development with a specific focus on childhood and adolescence. Students study the biological, psychological, social and spiritual aspects of development through a Christian Worldview lens, analyse factors that influence development, and examine optimal well-being and barriers to child and adolescent well-being.
Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting
Provides students with an opportunity to understand the various discourses that inform teachers' knowledge and pedagogical practice. Explores NESA and other syllabuses and ACARA curricula in the light of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers. Includes development of teaching scope and sequence, subject development, evaluation, and assessment.
Creating Positive Learning Environments
Focuses on equipping students with the knowledge and skills to create safe and supportive classrooms.
Common Questions
Yes. AC's education awards are accredited by the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) and designed to meet the Australian Professional Standards for Graduate Teachers, recognised by AITSL (Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership). This allows graduates to apply to register as teachers across all school sectors in Australia, including faith-based, government, and non-government schools.
Candidates will complete two designated teaching specialisations from the following learning areas or subjects: English, Humanities and Social Sciences, Mathematics, and Religious Studies. Other teaching specialisations may be done through a university partnership as detailed on the AC website.
The course includes practical placements which can be completed in a range of local or international schools. AC also has partnerships with over 100 Independent schools to train students, including an embedded Teaching Model Hub where students learn whilst being placed in a school community with a mentor teacher. This hub model is an apprenticeship style of 'on the job' learning and is described as a global first initiative which flips the conventional educational structures and trains students onsite in partner schools.
The course costs $2,579 per subject under full-fee paying arrangements. This course is also eligible for a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP), reducing the cost to as little as $592 per subject for eligible students, with no upfront fees available via HECS-HELP. FEE-HELP is also available for non-CSP students.
The Bachelor of Education (Secondary) takes 4 years full time, or up to 12 years part time. Study modes include Online Recorded, Online Live, and Placements, with locations available online and in Sydney. Most students choose a blended learning delivery — attending a one-week face-to-face intensive seminar on campus for each subject and completing the remainder of their study online. Fully online study is also available, with the exception of professional experience placements.
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