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QUT (Queensland University of Technology)

  • 17% international / 83% domestic

Bachelor of Education (Secondary)

  • Bachelor

Contribute to the development of young adults and share your passion for your teaching areas. Undertake extensive real-world experience and specialise in two teaching areas.

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor
Duration
4 years full-time, 8 years part-time
Course Code
404492, 080477M
Study Mode
In person
Intake Months
Feb
ATAR
71

About this course

Highlights
  • Be prepared to teach in the classrooms of today and the future
  • Select two teaching areas for specialisation
  • Option of an accelerated 3.5 year course, including two summer semesters
  • Gain extensive classroom experience through professional experience placements organised by QUT as soon as your first year of study.
Highlights
  • Be prepared to teach in the classrooms of today and the future
  • Select two teaching areas for specialisation
  • Option of an accelerated 3.5 year course, including two summer semesters
  • Gain extensive classroom experience through professional experience placements organised by QUT as soon as your first year of study.

Entry requirements

Prerequisites
  • English or literature or English and literature extension or English as an additional language (units 3 & 4 C)
  • General mathematics mathematical methods or specialist mathematics (units 3 & 4 C)
Haven't completed the prerequisite subjects?

You may be able to meet the prerequisite requirements if you've completed equivalent subjects or by completing bridging courses.

How to meet prerequisite requirements

Non-academic entry requirements

You must demonstrate possession of key competencies outlined by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) as those attributes and motivations common to effective teachers.

To demonstrate this you must complete an online questionnaire to demonstrate your motivation for and understanding of the course and profession. Details are available from the QTAC initial teacher education webpage.

If you've achieved a satisfactory result for one or more components of the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) at another institution the satisfactory result can be carried across with your admission application. You are not eligible to apply for a place in this course if one or more components of LANTITE remains at unsatisfactory after two test attempts for that component.

Overseas qualifications

We will consider equivalent overseas qualifications for admissions purposes. If you have tertiary qualifications from countries where English is not the standard language of instruction you must provide evidence of English language proficiency.

English language proficiency

We require students to demonstrate they can speak write read and comprehend academic English to a specified standard.

Our English proficiency requirements for this course are:

  • IELTS (Academic): 6.4 or better overall with no subscore below 6.0

The test must have been completed within 2 years prior to the proposed course start month.

Prerequisites
  • English or Literature or English and Literature Extension or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4 C); and
  • at least one of General Mathematics or Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4 C).
Haven't completed the prerequisite subjects?

You may be able to meet the prerequisite requirements if you've completed equivalent subjects or by completing bridging courses.

How to meet prerequisite requirements

Additional entry requirements

Pass the Initial Teacher Education Course (ITE) capabilities criteria.

Applicants must demonstrate possession of key competencies outlined by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) as those attributes and motivations common to effective teachers.

You must complete an online questionnaire to demonstrate your motivation for and understanding of the course and profession. In the questionnaire you will be asked to:

  • Rank a series of potentially appropriate statement responses in order of what you think is most to least important.
  • Provide two x 500 word written statements addressing the categories and indicators as outlined on the Teacher Entry Fact Sheet.

QUT will send you details on how to complete the Initial Teacher Education Course (ITE) Capabilities Criteria questionnaire and submit your written statements after you have lodged an application.

If you've achieved a 'satisfactory' result for one or more components of the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) at another institution the 'satisfactory' result can be carried across with your admission application. You are not eligible to apply for a place in this course if one or more components of LANTITE remains at 'unsatisfactory' after two test attempts for that component.

Study locations

Kelvin Grove

What you will learn

QUT will ensure you can step into the classroom with confidence and continue to adapt to ongoing workforce changes and future opportunities. Some key inclusions in the course are:

  • a deep understanding of child and adolescent development
  • curriculum and pedagogy knowledges and practices
  • creating positive learning environments
  • inclusion and diversity
  • building positive relationships with parents carers communities and education stakeholders
  • digital technologies
  • entrepreneurial thinking and leadership
  • innovation and creativity
  • evaluation and assessment
  • developing your professional identity
  • global perspectives
  • resilience.

Visit the student and graduate blog to find out more about what it's like to study education and where a QUT degree can take you.

Flexible delivery

At QUT we understand life can get busy. That's why our courses are flexible and responsive to your needs.

Choose the part-time or full-time course to suit your circumstances and lifestyle. Part-time students should note that daytime attendance is required. Some lectures and tutorials may have evening sessions.

The timing of the course can even vary depending on how fast you'd like to complete it. If you include 2 summer semesters you can choose to finish your course in 3.5 years rather than 4 years.

This course is based at Kelvin Grove campus however depending on your teaching areas you may need to complete some units at Gardens Point campus.

Learn more about QUT's education precinct

Real-world facilities

Experience the new Education Precinct at the heart of Kelvin Grove campus. With five levels dedicated to world-class teaching you'll have access to imaginatively designed face-to-face and online interactive learning spaces. A centrepiece of the Precinct is the Sphere a digital LED globe suspended over two floors with a changing menu of innovative visual content.

To prepare you to be an inspiring innovative and confident teacher for the future you'll be able to experiment and innovate in preparation for professional experiences in schools. The spaces facilitate just the right balance of collaborative learning interaction and quiet individual research.

Our expert teaching staff will inspire you to push boundaries be curious and innovate. Qualities you will in turn foster in the students you teach.

Learn more about QUT's education precinct

Customise your degree

Choose two teaching areas from this list to give you a broad background and to maximise your employment opportunities. If you can't decide the best advice is to follow your passion and select senior subjects you enjoyed at school.

You can take any combination of two teaching areas except for the following:

  • Mathematics and Mathematics Extension
  • two science areas including Physics Biology Chemistry and Earth & Environmental Science.

Otherwise you can form your combination from any of the following list:

  • Biology - to teach students how the natural world works
  • Chemistry - to enable fundamental scientific principles
  • Earth and Environmental Science - to help students become aware of the power and fragility of our planet.
  • English - to help create a strong cohort of students ready to take on corporate and creative worlds.
  • Geography - to foster students' sense of wonder respect and curiosity for other places and cultures.
  • Health and Physical Education - to help students not only support their own health but to take positive practices into their careers and futures.
  • History - to enable students to build on their critical thinking and inquiry skills and to investigate the past with meaningful questions.
  • Mathematics - to play a role in bringing through the next generation of mathematic progress and discoveries.
  • Mathematics Extension - to help advanced learners push their limits and make discoveries.
  • Physics - to help students understand and measure the fundamental laws of the world around them.
  • Option units - in the final year of your course you may choose two option units in areas you're interested in.

Double degrees

A double degree with secondary education and fine arts can deepen your specialisation and allow you to expand your career opportunities.

Learn more about the Bachelor of Education (Secondary)/Bachelor of Fine Arts

Double degrees

A double degree with secondary education can deepen your specialisation and allow you to expand your career opportunities. You can combine secondary education with:

Career pathways

Careers and outcomes

Graduates will have a solid foundation of knowledge to teach in secondary schools. Your career will be guided by but not limited to your chosen teaching areas. Your qualification can also allow you to work across Australia and overseas.

Teachers develop a range of skills knowledges and practices as a result of their own unique combination of work experiences and personal qualities. You will be empowered to shape your own career path and explore the many ways to make an impact. You can explore careers outside the classroom including:

  • education policy and program implementation
  • training and development roles in private and public organisations
  • education and outreach roles
  • developing products for the education services industry
  • learning designer
  • entertainment industry roles
  • consultancy
  • education research.
Professional recognition

This course meets professional teaching standards for the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership and Queensland College of Teachers. Graduates are eligible to apply for teacher registration.

Course structure

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Teacher Education courses at QUT (Queensland University of Technology).
79.5%
Overall satisfaction
81.2%
Skill scale
59%
Teaching scale
87.8%
Employed full-time
$68k
Average salary