The Bachelor of Secondary Education is a contemporary degree which combines a strong theoretical framework with approximately 27 weeks of practical teaching experience in the classroom. In addition, you have the freedom to choose two teaching areas that you wish to be accredited to teach in Years 7 to 12.

Why study this degree?

On top of equipping you to teach in secondary schools across NSW, this four-year degree offers the chance to develop an expertise in subjects such as English, mathematics, history, drama, business studies (including commerce, economics and legal studies), and religious studies (including Catholic Religious Education and Studies of Religion).

Fully accredited by the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA), your Bachelor of Secondary Education will provide you with the opportunity to teach at government, independent and Catholic high schools from years 7-12 throughout Australia and in many other parts of the world.

Should you wish to pursue further studies, you can enrol in a number of our postgraduate programs, such the Graduate Certificate in Education (Special Needs), Master of Education (Special Needs) and the Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood Education. The Masters of Philosophy (Education) and Doctor of Education degrees, meanwhile, combine coursework with an independent research project.

Please note: Initial Teacher Education students must have achieved a standard of three Band 5 HSC results on admission, or must alternatively be admitted and successfully pass eight discipline (non-ITE) courses in their first full-time year of university study to be eligible to enrol in curriculum and pedagogy courses or undertake supervised professional experience. All teacher Education students in NSW are required to enrol, pay and sit the national Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students (LANTITE) and demonstrate the required minimum level of personal literacy and numeracy prior to their final professional experience. Students are encouraged to sit the test early in their degree.

Year One

• Learning and Development
• Academic Skills and Digital Literacy
• Literacy, Numeracy and ICT
• 2 courses in your First Teaching Area
• 2 courses in your Second Teaching Area

Year Two

• Foundational Principles of Teaching
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student: Culturally Responsive Connections
• Teaching Method 1A (First Teaching Area)
• Teaching Method 1B (Second Teaching Area)
• 2 courses in your First Teaching Area
• 1 course in your Second Teaching Area
• Professional Experience 1: Secondary

Year Three

• Inclusive Education
• Teaching Method 2A
• Teaching Method 2B
• 2 course in your First Teaching Area
• 1 course in your Second Teaching Area
• Professional Experience 2: Secondary

Year Four

• Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment
• Professional Engagement
• Professional Experience 3: Secondary Internship
• 4 electives

Teaching  areas

• English
• Mathematics
• History –  Modern or Ancient
• Drama  (Theatre Studies)
• Business  Studies
• Studies of Religion
• Economics
• Legal Studies

Core Curriculum

• CORE I: Foundations of Wisdom
• CORE II: Elective
  • Electives in philosophy and\or theology
  • Professional embedded electives that integrate studies in a profession with philosophy and\or theology
  • An option to undertake a pilgrimage embedded in the study of the philosophy and theology of pilgrimage, e.g., World Youth Day
  • An option to undertake a course that integrates philosophy & theology with community service and charity work
  • An option to undertake an elective in philosophy, theology, and the liberal arts contained within an international experience

More information regarding courses can be found at the course descriptions page.

Full details of the program requirements are contained in the Program Requirements.

The following careers are open to graduates of this program:

• Catholic schools
• Government schools
• Independent schools

Applicants must meet High school qualifications (or equivalent) to apply for undergraduate program. Academic minimum entry requirements for international applicants vary from country to count

A minimum overall score of 7.5 in IELTS Academic, with no score lower than 8.0 in speaking and listening, and no score lower than 7.0 in reading and writing.