Course

Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) Dean's Scholars

Approved Abbreviation: BA(TchPrmry)DS

Western Sydney University Course Code: 1822.2

AQF Level: 7

CRICOS Code: 097516C

Students should follow the course structure for the course version relevant to the year they commenced. This version applies to students whose commencement year for this course is Spring 2018 or later.

Units may be revised or replaced to ensure students are provided with up to date curriculum throughout their studies, and this may result in a new course version. Refer to the Check My Course Progress page in MySR for the most up to date information for your course.

For Commencement Year 2017 - Autumn 2018 - please refer to 1822.1 Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) Dean's Scholars

The BA (Pathway to Teaching Primary) Dean’s Scholars is a three year degree for high achieving students specially designed to lead into the Master of Teaching (Primary), an accredited postgraduate teaching qualification. Together, the two degrees provide direct access to a teaching career in four years and improved prospects for career advancement. The Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) Dean’s Scholars component provides a focussed study in a Major content discipline of your choice as well as the opportunity to study an Education Studies Major as a Primary Teaching Specialisation in either English, Mathematics or Science. This degree is exclusively for high-achieving students. Students in the BA (Pathway to Teaching Primary) Dean’s Scholars program are automatically enrolled in The Academy at Western Sydney University, which offers interdisciplinary leadership programs, professional development and local and international internship and engagement opportunities for students.

Graduates of this degree are eligible for entry into the Master of Teaching (Primary) via Transition to Teaching pathway. Completion of both the Bachelor’s and Master’s courses provides a teaching qualification for Primary. Eligible students will receive advice during their final study session in the Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) regarding how to accept an offer into the Postgraduate course to attain a teaching qualification.

Director of Academic Program - Dr Di Dickenson

Study Mode
Three years full-time or six years part-time.

Advanced standing

Advanced Standing will be assessed in accordance with University policy.

Admission

Assumed knowledge: two units of HSC English.

ATAR score of at least 90 required.

Applications from Australian and New Zealand citizens and holders of permanent resident visas must be made via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). Use the links below to apply via UAC or Western Sydney University. Applications made directly to Western Sydney do not have an application fee.

Applicants who have undertaken studies overseas may have to provide proof of proficiency in English. Local and International applicants who are applying through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) will find details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof on the UAC website. Local applicants applying directly to the University should also use the information provided on the UAC website.

http://www.uac.edu.au/

https://westernsydney.uac.edu.au/ws/

International applicants must apply directly to the Western Sydney University via the International Office.

International students applying to The University through the International Office can find details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof on their website.

International Office

Overseas qualifications must be deemed by the Australian Education International - National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (AEI-NOOSR) to be equivalent to Australian qualifications in order to be considered by UAC and Western Sydney University.

Course Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 240 credit points with no less than 60 credit points at Level 3 or higher.

All students must enrol in and complete

40 credit points of Bachelor of Arts Core
80 credit points Arts Major
20 credit points of electives
80 credit point Education Studies - Primary Teaching Specialisation in either: English, Mathematics, or Science
20 credit points from the Dean’s Scholars unit pool

Core Components

The 40 credit points core is made up of

Year 1 Core units

100846

Analytical Reading and Writing

100958

Australia and the World

100960

Contemporary Society

100968

Texts and Traditions

Education Studies - Primary Teaching Specialisation

All students must complete one of the following Education Studies – Primary Teaching Specialisations.

M1126

Education Studies - Primary English Teaching Specialisation

M1127

Education Studies - Primary Mathematics Teaching Specialisation

M1128

Education Studies - Primary Science Teaching Specialisation

Arts Majors

All students must complete one of the following Majors. Explanation of these Majors can be found under the program listings below and are available dependent on the campus of offering.

Note: Not all majors are available on all campuses, please check availability.

Note: The following Majors have inherent requirements; Arabic, Chinese, Indonesian and Japanese.

Click here for details of the Inherent Requirements

Anthropology

Arabic

Chinese

Creative Writing

Cultural and Social Analysis

M1053

English

M1071

Geography and Urban Studies

M1054

History and Political Thought

M1041

Indigenous Australian Studies

M1093

Indonesian

M1108

International English

Please note: M1108 International English has been replaced by M1129 International English for students who commence this course from the 2019 academic year. Continuing students enrolled in M1108 are able to remain in and successfully complete the unit requirements of this specialisation.

M1129

International English

M1055

International Relations and Asian Studies

Islamic Studies

Japanese

Linguistics

Musicology

Music Performance

Organisations and Work

M1058

Philosophy

M1110

Psychological Studies

M1073

Sociology

Dean’s Scholars pool units

Students in the Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) Dean’s Scholars not undertaking the Bachelor of Applied Leadership and Critical Thinking (BALCT) must complete at least 20 credit points from the following Dean’s Scholar’s pool units

102211

Creativity, Innovation and Design Thinking

102250

Ethical Leadership

102193

International Special Study

301072

Innovation Lab

101173

Internship

102212

Internship and Community Engagement

301071

Introduction to Critical Thinking

200855

Leadership in a Complex World

301070

Logic, Rhetoric and Argumentation

301069

Research Stories

Students in the Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) Dean’s Scholars also undertaking the Bachelor of Applied Leadership and Critical Thinking (BALCT) must complete 20 credit points from the following pool

100961

Humanities Internship

102522

International Study Tours

102193

International Special Study

101173

Internship

Recommended Full-time Sequence

Year 1

Autumn session

BA core unit

Arts Major unit

Spring session

BA core unit