Bachelor of Education (In-service Conversion)

Bachelor

This is a degree with flexibility which offers currently accredited in-service teachers the option of up-skilling to a new sector of teaching, for example, secondary to primary, or primary to secondary. It also allows currently accredited secondary teachers to up-skill to another teaching subject.

Key details

Degree Type

Bachelor

Duration

1.5 years full-time, 6 years part-time

Course Code

BEd(InServConv)

Study Mode

Online

About this course

This is a degree with flexibility which offers currently accredited in-service teachers the option of up-skilling to a new sector of teaching, for example, secondary to primary, or primary to secondary. It also allows currently accredited secondary teachers to up-skill to another teaching subject. Finally, it also allows conditionally accredited "three-year-trained" teachers to upgrade to four-year trained.

For students wishing to study Music (Schedule C): Applications for 2020 will close at midday for the following Trimesters:

Trimester 1: Thursday 13 February

Trimester 2: Thursday 11 June

Entry requirements

A candidate shall:

(

a) hold an AQF Level 7 four year pre-service teaching qualification of a recognised University or tertiary institution;

or

(b) hold an AQF Level 7 Bachelor degree and an AQF Level 7 or Level 8 or Level 9 one or two year pre-service teaching qualification of a recognised University;

or

(c) for the Music Specialisation/Major only, in addition to satisfying rule (a) or (b) above, candidates must have: (i) a performing standard equivalent to Grade 6 of the Australian Music Examinations Board demonstrated via audition or music performance qualifications

,

and (ii) a music theory standard equivalent to Grade 4 of the Australian Music Examinations Board demonstrated via music performance qualifications or the successful completion of a music theory test set by the Music Discipline Convenor;

or

(d) for the Fourth Year Upgrade Program only, hold a three-year pre-service teaching qualification of a recognised University or tertiary institution, and be conditionally accredited to teach by the NSW Education Standards Authority, or interstate equivalent.

All candidates must

comply with the

University's English Language Requirements for Courses in Education Accredited by the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).

Assumed knowledge for students attempting the Schedule B Physics major is two units of Calculus.

Study locations

Armidale

Online

What you will learn

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

satisfy the seven elements prescribed by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership in a discipline and/or sector different from that for which they are already qualified:
know their students and how students learn;
know their subject/content and how to teach that content to their students;
plan for and implement effective teaching and learning;
create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments;
assess, provide feedback and report on student learning;
continually improve by engaging in professional learning; and
continually engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the community.

Career pathways

Primary and High School teaching; school management; educational psychology; human resources; educational research.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Teacher Education courses at University of New England (UNE).

86%

Overall satisfaction

79.7%

Skill scale

68.7%

Teaching scale

86.1%

Employed full-time

$68k

Average salary

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