The dual degree program, Bachelor of Economics Bachelor of Education (Secondary), is a four-year program (192 UOC) for intending secondary school teachers. The program is a nationally accredited pre-service qualification.

Students undertake studies to qualify as a secondary school teacher in two teaching specialisations (i.e., economics and business studies). The program covers both theoretical and practical aspects of education, including 80 days supervised professional experience in at least two different secondary schools.

In addition, students acquire a knowledge of economics as well as an understanding of local and world economic issues. Students also develop analytical skills which have wide applications in business, finance and policy. Depending on interests and career goals, students are required to choose one of the following three majors: economics, econometrics and financial economics.

The program objectives for the Bachelor of Economics component of the dual degree are as follows:

The program objectives for the Bachelor of Education component of the dual degree are as follows:

The requirements for the Bachelor of Education component of the dual degree (96 UOC) are:

The Education Core courses comprise:

EDST2002, EDST6760 and EDST6761 provide students with a total of 80 days of professional experience in secondary schools and other educational settings.

The Prescribed Education Methods comprise:

The Prescribed Education Elective comprises one of the following courses:

Proficiency in English is essential in all courses that form a part of the Bachelor of Education (Secondary) component of the dual degree. It is expected that all applicants will have a Higher School Certificate minimum Band 5 in Standard English, English as a Second Language or Advanced English, 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.

Participation and Enrolment Requirements

National Literacy & Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students (LANTITE)

Well trained, skilled and knowledgeable teachers provide the foundation for a high quality education system in which every Australian student receives excellent teaching. The National Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students is designed to assess initial teacher education students’ personal literacy and numeracy skills to ensure teachers are well equipped to meet the demands of teaching and assist higher education providers, teacher employers and the general public to have increased confidence in the skills of graduating teachers.

The test has been introduced to assess those aspects of initial teacher education students’ personal literacy and numeracy skills that can be measured through an online assessment tool. All students enrolled in an initial teacher education course (either undergraduate or postgraduate) will be expected to sit and pass the test prior to graduation. At UNSW, you must complete the LANTITE test prior to starting your first teaching placement in EDST6760 Professional Experience 1.

In 2017 during the transition you have to be registered to take the LANTITE test before going on placement. As of Semester 2 2017 you will have taken and passed the LANTITE test before going out on your placement. The Professional Experience Handbook 2017 states that you are eligible to take EDST6760 if you have had a pass in the National Literacy and Numeracy test. You are supplied with information for the tests though Moodle and the link is provided at https://teacheredtest.acer.edu.au

Working with Children Check

The Commission for Children and Young People Act 1998 introduced mandatory requirements for background checking of people working with children. All Teacher Education Students must complete a Volunteer Working With Children Check having listened to a child protection lecture online and successfully completed a quiz.

Anaphylaxis Training & Certification

NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) and the Department of Education and Communities (DEC) require that all initial Teacher Education Students have training in managing anaphylaxis. The Director-General, DEC, has mandated the completion of anaphylaxis e-training for all permanent, temporary and casual employees who work in schools. Subsequently, all Teacher Education Students must complete the anaphylaxis e-training module provided by the Australian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) in conjunction with practice using an adrenaline autoinjector training device prior to commencing any student placement in schools.

The e-training is a free, online module available at http://etraining.allergy.org.au/. On successful completion of the online module, participants will receive a certificate of completion which should be printed immediately. Students will then need to arrange with the Professional Experience Office practice using the adrenaline auto-injector training device and have this component of the training signed off before they commence their placement. Students are then required to upload this signed certificate to the OPS. NESA and the DEC require that students also present a copy of their certificate of completion to principals at the commencement of their professional experience placements. Students should also retain a copy of the certificate for future use within the two years of the certificate’s currency.

The NSW DEC advises that student teachers who do not successfully complete this training, as verified by the university and the principal of their placement school, will not be able to undertake professional experience activities in NSW public schools. The training is required to be successfully undertaken every two years. This is the only training that will be accepted by the DEC to meet the requirement of anaphylaxis training for initial Teacher Education Student

You are eligible for the award of your Pass Degree "with Distinction" if you achieve a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of at least 75 in all courses and complete at least 50% of the requirements of your award at UNSW.

After completion of 144 UOC, including all of the requirements of the Bachelor of Education (Secondary) component of the dual degree, high achieving students may apply for admission into honours in the Bachelor of Education (Secondary) (Honours) program 4509. A minimum WAM of 70 in the Bachelor of Education (Secondary) component of the dual degree is required for entry into Honours.

Bachelor of Education (Secondary) (Honours) program 4509

To qualify for the award of the degree at Pass level, a student must:

Requirements for the Bachelor of Economics in Dual Mode

Program Structure

The requirements for the Bachelor of Economics component of the dual degree (96 UOC) are:

You are required to complete at least 13 Economics courses including:

You are required to complete 3 Business School courses:

In order to satisfy the requirements for teacher accreditation you must use two of the three required business courses (first year business requirement plus two electives) to take at least one accounting or finance course and one unit of business management. This can be accomplished, for example, by taking ACCT1501 or FINS1613 to fulfil the first-year requirement, and choosing MGMT1001 as one of the two business electives.

There are courses in the School of Mathematics and Statistics (Faculty of Science) and the School of Actuarial Studies (Business School) that are alternatives for the quantitative methods courses in Economics: ECON1202 and ECON1203. Therefore:

If you complete the sequence MATH1131/MATH1231 or MATH1141/MATH1241 or MATH1151/MATH1251 you may use this as a substitute for the sequence ECON1202/ECON1203. These substitutes for the compulsory core courses count towards the 16 Business School courses (96 UOC) required for the degree.

Note: ECON1202 and ECON1203 may not be good substitutes for the indicated MATH and ACTL courses depending on your program. You should check with your program authority regarding course substitutions.

High-achieving students should consider applying to the Honours program BEc (Hons) 4502. For information on Honours in Economics students may also refer to the School of Economics Honours information page.

Please refer to the Program Structure for the academic requirements relating to this program.
Rules relating to the award of the degree of Bachelor of Economics shall apply wherever relevant. Students are advised to consult the Academic Rules for further information.

	Semester 1	Semester 2	UOC
Level 1	ACCT1501 Accounting 1A (6) or FINS1613 Business Finance (6)* ECON1101 Microeconomics 1 (6) ECON1203 BE Statistics (6) EDST1104 Social Perspectives in Education (6)	ECON1102 Macroeconomics 1 (6) ECON1401 Economic Perspectives (6) ECON1202 Quantitative Analysis (6) EDST1101 Educational Psychology (6)	48
Level 2	ECON2101 Microeconomics 2 (6) ECON2206 Intro Econometrics (6) EDST2003 Learning and Teaching Introductory Perspectives (6) EDST1108 Indigenous Perspectives (6)	MGMT1001 Management (6) or MGMTxxxx (6)* ECON MAJOR (6) EDST2002 Professional Engagement (6) EDST LEVEL 2 ELECTIVE (6)	48
Level 3	EDST4084 Managing the Classroom (6) EDST6760 Professional Experience 1(6) EDST6715 Business Studies Method 1 (6) EDST6716 Economics Method 1 (6)	ECON MAJOR LEVEL 3 (6) ECON MAJOR LEVEL 3 (6) ECON ELECTIVE (6) EDST4080 Special Education: Inclusive Strategies (6)	48
Level 4	ECON MAJOR LEVEL 3 (6) ECON ELECTIVE (6) EDST4096 Gifted and Talented Students (6) BUSINESS ELECTIVE (6)*	EDST4081 Professional Issues in Teaching (6) EDST6761 Professional Experience 2/Internship (6) EDST6745 Business Studies Method 2 (6) EDST6746 Economics Method 2 (6)	48

* Please refer to Business School Requirements above.

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  UNSW Fee Website.

The Academic Rules for the UNSW BEc BEd (Secondary) 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.

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