Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Science Education
Course code/s: Melbourne (SZSSE)
This innovative double degree was 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 and chemistry. Graduates of this double degree will develop a deep understanding of their teaching specialties 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.
Scholarships
Some scholarships may be available for this degree. Prospective applicants should contact the Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering Faculty office.
Student Exchange/Study Abroad
Students who wish to undertake an overseas student exchange in this degree need to get early advice from the course coordinator as to the possible timing of such an exchange in order to satisfy core degree requirements. In particular, students are not able to undertake exchange in the fourth year of their degree.
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 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. One of the ‘major’ or ‘minor’ disciplines must be chosen from mathematics, biology, statistics, physics, and chemistry. 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 plus one further elective. 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, biology (including biochemistry*, botany, genetics, microbiology and zoology), physics, chemistry (including biochemistry*) or statistics 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. (Note that the first year statistics discipline requirement may be satisfied by enrolling in MAT1DM.) * Note that biochemistry can only be treated as either biology or chemistry not both.
- 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.
- 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. |
Second year (135 credit points)
| Teaching period | Subject name | Subject code | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
|
One education elective chosen from the list below |
15 | ||
| 15 May – 15 Nov | Teaching Practice A | EDU2TPA | 15 |
| 30 credit points in each of two different science disciplines | 60 | ||
| 30 credit points second year level elective(s) (chosen from any discipline except education) | 30 | ||
| 15 credit point education elective (any level) chosen from the list below or second year level science elective | 15 |
Third year (150 credit points)
| Teaching period | Subject name | Subject code | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intensive | Classroom Management and Student Responsibility | EDU4CSD | 15 |
| Intensive | Science and Technology in Contemporary Society | EDU5STC | 15 |
| 15 May – 15 Nov | Teaching Practice B | EDU3TPB | 15 |
| 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 include one of mathematics, biology (including botany, genetics, microbiology and zoology), physics, chemistry (including biochemistry) or statistics if one of these has not already been selected as a major. |
30 | ||
| 15 credit point education elective (second year level or higher) chosen from the list below or STC3SIM: Science in the Media | 15 |
Fourth year (135 credit points)
| Teaching period | Subject name | Subject code | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Professional Practice | EDU4PPS | 30 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Understanding Learning | EDU4ULS | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 | Education elective | 15 | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Changing Contexts | EDU4CCS | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Integrated Teaching | EDU4ITS | 30 |
| All Year | Plus two methods subjects to be chosen from the following (15 credit points each) | 30 |
| Teaching period | Subject name | Subject code | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Year | Biology Teaching Method | EDU4BTM | 15 |
| All Year | Chemistry Teaching Method | EDU4CTM | 15 |
| All Year | Mathematics Teaching Method | EDU4MAM | 15 |
| All Year | Physics Teaching Method | EDU4PTA | 15 |
| All Year | Science Teaching Method | EDU4STM | 15 |
Full list of education electives available for all years of the degree
Note that subjects may vary from year to year according to availability.
| Teaching period | Subject name | Subject code | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-2 | Child and Adolescent Development | EDU1CAD | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Understanding Self and Others | EDU1USO | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Learning Multimedia Strategies | EDU2LMS | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Language, Literature and Literacy: supporting reading and writing | EDU2SRW | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Cultural and Indigenous Perspectives | EDU2CII | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting | EDU3CAR | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Developing Multimodal Literacies | EDU3PWR | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Project Based method | EDU3PBM | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Curriculum focussed Method | EDU3CFM | 15 |
| W40 - W42 | Communication and Interpersonal Skills | EDU4IS | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Curriculum Development and Design | EDU4CDD | 15 |
| W32 - W42 | Pedagogical Principles and Practice | EDU5PP | 15 |
| W14 - W19 | Person-centred Approach in Teaching, Counselling and Nursing | EDU5PCA | 15 |
| W41 - W47 | Gender and Education | EDU5GE | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Teaching and Learning in a Virtual Environment | EDU5TLV | 15 |
| W30 - W30 | ‘At Risk’ Students: Critical Considerations | EDU5ARS | 15 |
Please note: Some of these subjects may not be offered in the current year. For a full description of subjects, including the subject name, subject code, credit points, campus/location, teaching period and availability, subject coordinator, class requirements, assessment, prerequisites and readings, please click on the appropriate Subject Code or refer to the Subject Database at www.latrobe.edu.au/udb_public.