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Program Summary

   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Typical Duration: 4 Years
 
 
Typical UOC Per Session: 24
 
 
Min UOC Per Session: 3
 
 
Max UOC Per Session: 24
 
 
Min UOC For Award: 192
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Bachelor of Arts (Dance) Bachelor of Education (Major)
 
  

Program Description

The School of Media, Film and Theatre 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.

Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes

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.

Program Structure

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 Media, Film and Theatre 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 Department of School Education'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.

Sample Program

    Bachelor of Arts (Dance) Bachelor of Education - Sample Program
 
 
 
 
Year
Dance
Practice
UOC
Dance
Theory
UOC
Education
&
Dance
Education
UOC
Second
Teaching
Subject
UOC
General
Education
UOC
Total
1
 
 
 
 
 
6
6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6
6
6
6
ST Course
ST Course
 
 
6
6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
48
 
 
 
2
 
 
6
6
 
6
6
6
 
 
 
 
 
 
ST Course
ST Course
 
6
6
 
Gen Ed Course
Gen Ed Course
 
3
3
 
48
 
 
3
 
6
6
6
6
6
ST Course
ST Course
6
6
Gen Ed Course
Gen Ed Course
3
3
48
 
4
 
 
 
 
 
6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3
3
12
3
3
6
ST Course
EDST Method
 
EDST Method
 
 
6
3
 
3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
48
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
42
 
30
 
60
 
48
 
12
192

Academic Rules

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.

Fees

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

Admission Requirements

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

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