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The School of Education 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. 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 (UOC), including:
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 (36 UOC), Dance Practice (42 UOC), Dance Education and Education (78 UOC); 2. a sequence of 48 units of credit from the following list (including 12 units of credit in methodology in the second teaching area), including no more than 12 Level 1; Chinese, Economics, English*, French Studies, Geography, German Studies, Hispanic Studies (Spanish), History, Indonesian Studies, Japanese Studies, Legal Studies, Theatre and Performance Studies (Drama). 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. 3. 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: 1. have obtained 192 units of credit in accordance with 1.-3. above and satisfied the appropriate prerequisites for entry to the Honours level program; 2. 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
The Academic Rules for the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Undergraduate programs and the online enrolment facility provide students with a wide range of course choices. The online enrolment facility checks that students meet the enrolment requirements for individual courses but not that a course complies with Program Rules. Students are responsible for ensuring they are enrolling in accordance with the Academic Rules outlined above. Students should not assume that because they have enrolled in a course online that the course is automatically credited to their degree program.
Entry to the BA(Dance) BEd program is by audition, satisfactory physiotherapy report, and satisfactory University academic entry requirements.
Students may exit the Program after 3 years with a Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Dance and a Minor in the second area of study. Students who elect this option should follow one of the following exit strategies:
(1) Students identified at the end of Semester 1 in Year 3 will be required to complete 12 uoc of general education courses instead of DANC2106 and the upper level second teaching course. (2) Students identified at the beginning of first semester in Year 4 will be required to complete 12 uoc of general education courses instead of the Year 4 courses. Area(s) of Specialisation |