The School of English, Media and Performing Arts offers a four-year full-time double degree for intending specialist dance educators leading to the award of Bachelor of Arts (Dance) Bachelor of Education.

Entry to the BA(Dance) BEd program is by audition and satisfactory University academic entry requirements.

The Bachelor of Arts (Dance) Bachelor of Education is a professional double degree which qualifies successful graduates to be recognised as high school teachers with the NSW Department of Education and Training. The double degree also serves as an ideal basis from which to enter a range of dance and dance education professions.

To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Arts(Dance) Bachelor of Education, students must complete courses to the value of at least 192 units of credit, including:

1. the relevant sequences in Dance Theory, Dance Practice, Dance Education and Education as prescribed by the School of English, Media and Performing Arts for the BA(Dance) BEd degree.

2. at least 42 units of credit drawn from the following major sequences (List E) offered within the BA degree:

Chinese, Drama (Theatre), Economics/Business Studies, English, French, Geography, German, History, Indonesian, Japanese, Literacy/English as a Second Language (ESL), Spanish.

This major sequence functions as the students' second teaching area. Students are strongly advised to familiarise themselves with the NSW Department of Education and Training's current pattern of employment prospects when choosing both their second teaching area and the elective courses within that program.

3. 12 units of credit in courses approved by the Faculty in the University's General Education program.

Pass Degree

To qualify for the award of the degree at Pass level, a student must obtain, normally over four years of study, a minimum of 192 units of credit in approved courses including:

1. the approved sequences in Dance Theory, Dance Practice, Dance Education and Education;

2. a sequence of 42 units of credit from List E below, including no more than 12 Level 1;

3. 12 units of credit from the General Education program, normally taken in the second and third year of study.

List E
CHIN Chinese, ENGL English*, ECON Economics, FREN French, GEOS Geography, GERS German, HIST History, INDO Indonesian, JAPN Japanese, LING Linguistics, MEFT Theatre & Performance Studies, SPAN Spanish

* A major sequence in ENGL English is the most appropriate background for Literacy/ESL teaching.

4. The Pass degree of Bachelor of Arts (Dance) Bachelor of Education may be awarded with Distinction where a candidate has achieved a weighted average mark (WAM) of at least 75% in all courses completed since enrolment at UNSW which are credited towards the degree.


Honours Degree

To qualify for the award of the degree at Honours level in one or two Schools/specialisations, a student must:

5. have obtained 192 units of credit in accordance with 1.-3. above and satisfied the appropriate prerequisites for entry to the Honours level program;

6. obtain a further 48 units of credit in an approved Honours program.

The Honours degree is awarded in three classes (Class 1, Class 2 in two Divisions and Class 3). Students who fail to obtain one of these classes may apply to graduate with the Pass degree.

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

Entry to the BA(Dance) BEd program is by audition, satisfactory physiotherapy report, and satisfactory University academic entry requirements.

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