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Secondary Teacher Education - 5560

Program Summary

   
 
Contact: Sue Cass
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Typical Duration: 1 Years
 
 
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
 
 
Min UOC Per Semester: 3
 
 
Max UOC Per Semester: 30
 
 
Min UOC For Award: 48
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Diploma in Education (Specialisation)
 
  

Program Description




Important notice:
This program is not available to commencing students. It has been replaced by program 5926 Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary).


The Diploma in Education provides preservice secondary teacher training for graduate students, and is recognised as an initial teaching qualification in both government and non-government schools in New South Wales and in all other states in Australia. It is also widely accepted as a teaching qualification overseas.

The program is undertaken full-time over one year and mid-year entry is not available. During the two semesters of the program students will complete a range of core courses, method courses and 50 days of teaching practice.

Double Method Courses
*see below for the list of Double Method Requirements
  • English
  • History
  • Mathematics
  • Science

Single Method Courses
  • Aboriginal Studies
  • English
  • English as a Second Language (ESL)*
  • Languages: French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean
  • Drama
  • History
  • Geography
  • Business Studies
  • Economics
Prospective English or History teachers may select a double or single method. Prospective Mathematics and Science teachers may select only one double method. Others may select two single method courses.
*ESL is a second teaching specialisation only. The prerequisites are two years of languages, or two years of linguistics, or one of each, or the equivalent.

Admissions requirements
The program requires students to study two single teaching specialisations, or one double teaching specialisation from those methods listed above. Applicants require an appropriate undergraduate degree from a recognised institution with adequate background studies in relevant teaching discipline/s as follows:
Main teaching specialisation – a major (three years of study, six semester long courses with at least 4 of these at level (year) 2 or above)
Second teaching specialisation – a minor (two years of study, four semester long courses with at least 2 of these at level (year) 2 or above)

Additional English language requirements
Minimum Band 4 in HSC English Advanced, Standard English or English as a Second Language or equivalent or an overall IELTS score of 7.5, with a minimum of 8.0 in speaking and listening and a minimum of 7.0 in reading and writing, or the equivalent.

Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes

The program is designed to enable students to acquire or develop skills in the following areas:
  • subject content knowledge in areas of specialisation
  • how to teach that content to secondary school students
  • how to relate to secondary school students
  • understanding how secondary school students learn
  • effective unit and lesson planning, and effective assessment and reporting design
  • enhanced communication skills to ensure effective classroom communication with the students they will be teaching
  • effective classroom management skills
  • reflective teaching, and the desire to continually improve professional knowledge and practice
  • productive engagement with members of their profession and the wider community

Program Structure

• The DipEd is a full-time program requiring attendance on at least four (and sometimes five) days per week.
• Class attendance constitutes at least 15 hours per week depending on the teaching specialisation/s selected.
• A time commitment of 20-30 hours per week for home/library study is also required.
• The Dip Ed course commences in mid-February and timetable details are available on the school noticeboard in January or from the UNSW website

The following courses are compulsory for all students.
  • EDST4080 Special Education and EDST4165 Learning: Psychological and Social Perspectives
  • EDST4084 Managing the Classroom Environment
  • EDST4082 Professional Issues in Teaching 1 and EDST4083 Professional Issues in Teaching 2
  • EDST4105 Dip Ed Professional Experience 1 and EDST4106 Dip Ed Professional Experience 2
  • Two Single Method courses or one Double Method course
In addition, a compulsory lecture will be held to provide information on Child Protection and Legal Issues. This lecture is compulsory for DipEd students. There is no “official” enrolment for this lecture. It is, however, essential for all students who attend to become familiar with the information provided and to sign the “Working with Children Check” declaration before commencing teaching practice. Students who fail to attend or do not complete the declaration will not be allocated to a school.
  • Students must also enrol in their selected teaching method courses.
  • Method courses are studied in both semesters.
  • Students are enrolled in either one double method course (English, History, Mathematics, and Science) or in two single method courses.
  • They attend weekly lectures and workshops in their method specialisation/s during Semester 1.
  • During Semester 2 method classes are conducted only in the weeks that students are actually scheduled to be on campus.

Structure of the Dip Ed Program for 2010
  • Method A1 (6 UOC)
  • Method B1 (6 UOC)
  • Method A2 (3 UOC)
  • Method B2 (3 UOC)

Professional Experience
During their 50 days professional experience all applicants must be available for five days per week for the full school day (approximately 8.30am – 4pm).
Applicants are required to undertake the ‘Working with Children Check’ prior to undertaking professional experience and a police record check is completed prior to employment in schools.

Employment Opportunities
  • The prospects for employment as a teacher vary from year to year and depend on your teaching subject/s and choice of location for teaching.
  • Past graduates have found employment in Government, Catholic and Independent schools.
  • The NSW Department of Education and Training (DET) employ staff in over 300 high schools in the State and conducts interviews for a Graduate Recruitment program during the year. Information on the DET application process will be provided in Semester 1.
  • For more details see the DET recruitment website at: http://www.teach.nsw.edu.au
  • The Diploma of Education is recognised as a teaching qualification in both government and non-government schools in New South Wales and in most other states of Australia. It is also widely accepted as a qualification overseas. You should, however, check your eligibility for employment with the relevant authority since various employers have differing requirements.
  • You should also be aware that a police record check is required before you can be employed as a teacher in schools and that all schools will require student teachers and potential applicants to have signed the Working with Children Check.
  • It is each student’s responsibility to ensure that employers’ requirements are met, as far as the structure of their Bachelor (undergraduate) degree is concerned. It is strongly recommended that you do this before enrolment in the DipEd course. You should check your eligibility to teach particular subjects against the secondary teaching subject requirement guidelines from the NSW Institute of Teachers http://www.nswteachers.nsw.edu.au/
  • Note that a positive assessment of undergraduate qualifications by an employing body does not necessarily guarantee selection into the UNSW DipEd program.
  • Students intending to teach in the Catholic Education System or interstate or overseas should check the requirements of the relevant employing body.

Academic Rules

Please refer to Program Structure for the Academic Requirements relating to this program.

Fees

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

*Double Method Requirement

Teaching Specialisation
 
Double Method Requirement
Teaching Science
 
 
36 units of credit and at least one year (12 units of credit) study in another science. One of the two sciences must be chemistry or physics. Permissible sciences are only physics, chemistry, biology and geology/earth/environmental sciences, not psychology or computer science
 
Teaching Mathematics
 
36 units of credit in mathematics subjects. One course (6 units of credit) in statistics may be counted
Teaching English
 
At least 24 units in English literature subjects and an additional 12 units in English literature or in linguistics, media studies, communications or creative writing.
Teaching History
 
36 units of credit in history, in areas such as Australian history, contact and Aboriginal history, early modern history, historiography, modern history

**Teaching Specialisation

Teaching Specialisation
First Method Requirements
English
At least 24 units of credit in English literature subjects and an additional 12 units of credit in English literature or linguistics, media studies, communications or creative writing
History
36 units of credit in history, in areas such as Australian history, contact and Aboriginal history, early modern history, historiography, modern history
Drama (Theatre & Performance Studies)
36 units of credit in drama, including performance, production and theory
Geography
36 units of credit in geography
Languages
A minimum of 24 units of credit study in a language beyond the introductory level.
Aboriginal Studies 36 units of credit in Aboriginal Studies in areas such as contact and Aboriginal history, anthropology, Aboriginal literature, Aboriginal language and linguistics
Economics
36 units of credit in Economics
Business Studies
36 units of credit in business related studies including at least 6 units of credit in finance or accounting, 6 units of credit of business management and remaining units drawn from: business law, economics, human resource management, industrial relations, marketing
 
Teaching Specialisation
Second Method Requirements
English
At least 18 units of credit in English literature subjects and an additional 6 units of credit in English literature or media studies, communications or creative writing
ESL
The prerequisites are two years of languages, or two years of linguistics, or one of each, or the equivalent.
History
At least 24 units of credit in history, in areas such as Australian history, contact and Aboriginal history, early modern history, historiography, modern history
Drama
At least 24 units of credit in drama, including performance, production and theory
Geography
At least 24 units of credit in Geography
Languages
A minimum of 24 units of credit study in a language beyond the introductory level.
Economics
At least 24 units of credit in Economics
Business Studies
At least 24 units of credit in business related studies including at least 6 units of credit in finance or accounting, 6 units of credit of business management and remaining units drawn from: business law, economics, human resource management, industrial relations, marketing
Aboriginal Studies
At least 24 units of credit in Aboriginal Studies in areas such as contact and Aboriginal history, anthropology, Aboriginal literature, Aboriginal language and linguistics
           


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