Double degrees
Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Science Education – Bendigo (SZSSEB), Melbourne (Bundoora) (SZSSE), Albury-Wodonga (STBSSW)
This innovative double degree was initially developed in response to the Federal Government’s ‘Innovation Statement’ and aims to integrate full science degree studies with a complete teaching qualification, with a particular emphasis on mathematics, statistics (taught as part of mathematics in secondary schools), physics, chemistry, and/or information technology. Graduates of this double degree will have a deepened understanding of their teaching subjects and will be equipped to adapt their teaching to engage with the needs of their teaching settings, including their own students and the nature of the areas of knowledge and behaviour that constitute the discipline. In this program, emphasis is placed on the teacher’s ability to adapt teaching to continuously changing circumstances while fostering deep understanding of relevant areas of scientific disciplines.
Please note: students must complete a ‘Working with Children’ check form, available from Australia Post offices. Students must provide a certified copy of their valid ‘Working with Children’ card prior to undertaking teaching placements in schools.
Albury-Wodonga Campus: Only the first year of this degree is available at the Albury-Wodonga campus. Students who successfully complete the first year of the degree transfer to the Melbourne (Bundoora) campus to complete the remaining three years. Students who enrol in the Bachelor of Science/Science Education at the Albury-Wodonga campus can only select Chemistry and Mathematics as their major subjects of study.
Scholarships
Some scholarships may be available for this degree. Prospective applicants should contact the Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering Faculty office.
Course structure
This double degree is of four and a half years full-time or equivalent part-time duration and requires the completion of 540 credit points overall. Students may complete this double degree in four years as part of an accelerated study program.
Students will gain a foundation in science and/or Mathematics and/or ICT in the first year. Combined studies in science and education will commence in the second year and continue during the third year. Two science disciplines must be studied through to third year: the major discipline comprising subjects to the value of 60 credit points in the third year and the minor discipline 30 credit points. . The ‘major’ or ‘minor’ disciplines must be one chosen from mathematics, statistics, physics, chemistry, biology or information technology. (Note that the first year statistics discipline requirement may be satisfied by enrolling in STA1SS and one of STA1LS or MAT1DM). The other discipline may be chosen from any other science discipline offered by the Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering. The science disciplines are those defined for the Bachelor of Science degree. The final year will consist of full teacher training, including the practicum requirement and will include a Maths or Science Education research project. Normally, students would be expected to have satisfactorily completed all of the requirements for the first three years before progressing to the fourth year.
Notes
* Your subject choices at first and second year must ensure that one of mathematics, physics, chemistry, statistics or computer science can be taken as a major or ‘minor’ at third year level. You cannot have a major/minor combination of mathematics and statistics as double mathematics method is not offered in the fourth year.
* You will be qualified to teach subjects corresponding to your chosen major and minor disciplines, but not subjects corresponding to your terminating first year science discipline. If your major or minor is in physics or chemistry, you will also be qualified to teach secondary school general science. As general science also covers biology, students not planning on majoring or minoring in biology should consider taking a first year biology subject as a first year level elective. Conversely, students majoring in biology should consider an extra, non-biology science discipline as their first year level electives
* The research project must relate to science education or mathematics education.
* All subjects must be chosen in consultation with, and approved by the course adviser.
First year (120 credit points)
| Subject name | Credit Points |
|---|---|
| 30 credit points in each of three different science disciplines | 90 |
| First year level electives (education subjects excluded) | 30 |
| Note: the maximum number of credit points in any one science discipline is 45. |
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Second year (130 credit points)
| Teaching period | Subject name | Subject code | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 credit points in each of two different science disciplines | 80 | ||
| 20 credit points second year level elective(s) (chosen from any discipline and which may be a further science or education subject) | 20 | ||
| TE-SEM-1 | Science Education Mentoring2 | EDU2SEM | 10 |
| W21-46 | Teaching Practice A | EDU2TPA | 20 |
Third year (150 credit points)
| Teaching period | Subject name | Subject code | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-S | Classroom Management and Student Responsibility 3 | EDU4CSD | 20 |
| TE-SEM-S | Science and Technology in Contemporary Society | EDU5STC | 20 |
| W21-46 | Teaching Practice B | EDU3TPB | 20 |
| 60 credit points chosen from a single science discipline | 60 | ||
| 30 credit points chosen from a science discipline which differs from that already chosen as the major discipline and must be one of maths, physics, chemistry, biology, statistics or computer science if one of these has not already been selected as a major | 30 |
Fourth year (140 credit points)
| Teaching period | Subject name | Subject code | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Understanding Learning | EDU4UL | 20 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Professional Practice | EDU4PP | 20 |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 | Research Practicum | EDU4RP | 20 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Changing Contexts | EDU4CCE | 20 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Integrated Teaching | EDU4INT | 20 |
Plus two method subjects to be chosen from the following
| Teaching period | Subject name | Subject code | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 and TE-SEM-2 | Biology Teaching Method | EDU4BIA and EDU4BIB | 10 10 |
| TE-SEM-1 and TE-SEM-2 | Chemistry Teaching Method | EDU4CHA and EDU4CHB | 10 10 |
| TE-SEM-1 and TE-SEM-2 | IT Teaching Method | EDU4ITA and EDU4ITB | 10 10 |
| TE-SEM-1 and TE-SEM-2 | Mathematics Teaching Method | EDU4MAA and EDU4MAB | 10 10 |
| TE-SEM-1 and TE-SEM-2 | Physics Teaching Method | EDU4PHA and EDU4PHB | 10 10 |
| TE-SEM-1 and TE-SEM-2 | Science Teaching Method | EDU4SCA and EDU4SCB | 10 10 |
List of education subjects available at the Bundoora Campus
Note that subjects may vary from year to year according to availability.
| Teaching period | Subject name | Subject code | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 and | Issues in Science Education 11 | EDU4SC1 | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Issues in Science Education 21 | EDU4SC2 | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Approaches to Pastoral Care | EDU4APC | 20 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Intercultural Communication and Education | EDU5CCU | 20 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Enhancing Teaching and Learning with ICT and Multimedia | EDU4ITM | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Interpersonal Skills | EDU4IS | 20 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Learning Technologies in Education | EDU4LTE | 20 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Science, Technology and Society in Education | EDU4STS | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | At Risk Students: Critical Considerations | EDU5ARS | 20 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Curriculum Development and Design | EDU4CDD | 20 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Education and Cultural Diversity | EDU5ECD | 20 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Holistic Education | EDU4HE | 20 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Working With Different Learning Needs | EDU5WWD | 20 |
| TE-SEM-S | Teaching & Learning in a Virtual Environment | EDU5TLV | 20 |
| TE-SEM-S | Using Multimedia for Learning | EDU4UML | 20 |
Key: 1 Not available in 2010.
2 Students taking EDU2SEM in first semester must be available to commence the training session mid-late February
3 Students may choose EDU4CPL Creating Positive Learning Environments as an alternative to EDU4CSD