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QUT (Queensland University of Technology)

  • 17% international / 83% domestic

Bachelor of Education (Secondary)/Bachelor of Business

  • Bachelor

Combine education and business for careers in secondary school teaching with business as one of your two teaching areas, or in the business world.

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor
Duration
4.5 years full-time
Course Code
409122, 099059G
Study Mode
In person
Intake Months
Feb, Jul
ATAR
71

About this course

Highlights
  • Graduate with a powerful blend of expertise and pursue a range of careers or build social entrepreneurship ventures.
  • Develop business and education skills and be able to think creatively and critically, communicate professionally, make ethical business decisions and work in a global context.
  • Teach in the classrooms of today and the future, guided by your teaching areas.
  • Graduate with deep knowledge and experience in your chosen business major, equipping you as a professional in your chosen discipline.
  • Gain extensive classroom experience through professional experience placements organised by QUT.
  • Gain experience through business internships, work placements and projects in a broad range of industry organisations.
Highlights
  • Graduate with a powerful blend of expertise and pursue a range of careers or build social entrepreneurship ventures.
  • Develop business and education skills and be able to think creatively and critically, communicate professionally, make ethical business decisions and work in a global context.
  • Teach in the classrooms of today and the future, guided by your teaching areas.
  • Graduate with deep knowledge and experience in your chosen business major, equipping you as a professional in your chosen discipline.
  • Gain extensive classroom experience through professional experience placements organised by QUT.
  • Gain experience through business internships, work placements and projects in a broad range of industry organisations.

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): 6.5 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

Prerequisites are the subject(s) below you must meet before you are considered for entry:

  • 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

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

Gardens Point

What you will learn

This program will prepare you to work as a teacher in secondary schools and other education environments. You will develop transferable skills to help you succeed in the modern business environment think creatively and critically communicate professionally make ethical business decisions and work in a global context.

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.

Career pathways

Careers and outcomes

Graduates of education 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 in other locations in Australia and overseas.

Our aim is to empower QUT education graduates to shape their own career path and explore the many ways to make an impact. Teachers develop a range of skills which in combination with work experience and personal qualities equip them for a variety of careers outside the classroom including:

  • leading social entrepreneurship ventures
  • 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.

You can also explore careers in the modern business world related to your chosen major.

Professional recognition

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

Students may be eligible for membership to a number of professional bodies depending on choice of major and unit selection in their business degree. Find details on professional recognition under the individual majors of the Bachelor of Business.

Possible careers
  • Accountant
  • Administrator
  • Advertising professional
  • Advertising and new media professional
  • Banking and finance professional
  • Branding specialist
  • Communication strategist
  • Copywriter
  • Educator
  • English teacher
  • Financial advisor/analyst
  • Human resource manager
  • Manager
  • Marketing officer/manager
  • Public affairs manager
  • Public relations manager
  • Secondary school teacher
  • Teacher

Course structure