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Bachelor of Secondary Education
University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, WA / Sydney, NSW, Australia
About this program
The Bachelor of Secondary Education at the University of Notre Dame Australia (program 3588) prepares graduates to teach in secondary schools across two teaching areas, combining discipline specific content courses with teaching method units and supervised professional placements in schools. The degree is offered across UNDA's Fremantle and Sydney campuses, with a distinct list of first and second teaching areas available at each campus.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
- Year 1: EDUC1037 Academic Skills and Digital Literacy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
- EDUC1039Foundations of Education
- EDUC1040Development and Learning
- EDUC1042Introduction to Integral Human Development in Education
- plus first and second teaching area content courses. Year 2: EDUC2071 Introduction to Teaching Principles
- EDUC3046Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students
- EDUC2077Positive Learning Environments
- a professional experience placement
- CORE1000Foundations of Wisdom
- and Teaching Method units for both teaching areas. Year 3: EDUC3066 Enriching Inclusive Education
- THEO2400Christology or an approved elective
- THEO3470Sacraments in Catholic Tradition or an approved elective
- a further professional experience placement
- and further teaching area content and method courses. Year 4: EDUC4044 Advanced Pedagogy and Professional Ethics
- a final professional engagement internship
- THEO3010Scripture and Church or an approved elective
- plus remaining teaching area content courses. Teaching areas vary by campus: Sydney offers Science (Biology) and Studies of Religion or Religious Education
- while Fremantle offers Science
- Humanities and Social Science
- Psychology
- Philosophy and Ethics and Religion and Life
- with English
- Mathematics and History available at both campuses
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
Secondary School TeacherANZSCO 241411
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting 189/190/491 and the employer-sponsored 482/186. Needs an AITSL skills assessment and registration with a state teacher regulatory authority (such as VIT or NESA) to work.
Assessed by Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL)
List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.
Admissions
WA campus: Indicative ATAR or Selection Rank of 70. NSW campus: a separate prescribed ATAR or Selection Rank applies. Higher education, vocational education, and work and life experience pathways are also considered, alongside the university's standard minimum age requirements.
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