Course

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

Approved Abbreviation: BA(DeansSchol)

Western Sydney University Course Code: 1823.3

AQF Level: 7

CRICOS Code: 097517B

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 2019 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.

Commencement Year Spring 2018 - 1823.2 Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) Dean's Scholars

Commencement Year 2017 to Autumn 2018 - 1823.1 Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) Dean's Scholars

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

The BA (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) Dean’s Scholars is a three year degree for high achieving students specially designed to lead into the Master of Teaching (Secondary), an accredited postgraduate teaching qualification. Together, the two degrees provide direct access to a teaching career in four and a half years and improved prospects for career advancement. The Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) Dean’s Scholars component provides focussed study in a teaching discipline, such as English, History, a Language Other than English or Human Society and Its Environment, as well as opportunity to study an Education Studies Sub-major that develops understandings of contemporary education issues, teaching and learning.

This degree is exclusively for high-achieving students. Students in the BA (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) 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.

Director of Academic Program - Dr Di Dickenson

For further information concerning the requirements for secondary teaching, students are advised to consult the Subject Content Requirements for Primary and Secondary Teaching NSW (Abridged) from the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).

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

Admission

Assumed knowledge: two units of HSC English.

Recommended studies: HSC English Standard, or equivalent.

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 Bachelor of Arts Core
80 credit point Arts Major
40 credit point Education Studies sub-major
40 credit point sub-major from the list below or other approved area of study (contact your Course Advisor for further information)
20 credit points of electives
20 credit points from the Dean’s Scholars unit pool

Core Components

The 40 credit points of core units are as follows

Year 1 Core units

100846

Analytical Reading and Writing

100958

Australia and the World

100960

Contemporary Society

100968

Texts and Traditions

Majors - First Teaching Area

All students must complete one of the following Majors. This will meet the NESA (NSW Education Standards Authority) content requirements for your first teaching area. Explanation of these Majors can be found under the program listings below.

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

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

Click here for details of the Inherent Requirements

Arabic

Chinese

English

Geography and Urban Studies

Indonesian

Japanese

Mathematics

Modern History

Education Studies Sub-major

All students must complete the Education Studies Sub-major

SM1100

Education Studies

Second Teaching Area

All students except students completing an English major must also complete a second different specialisation (major or sub-major) from the list below. This will provide your second teaching area or specialist content knowledge for English teaching.

Students completing an English Major do not require a second teaching area. Students may elect to complete a second teaching area or complete a Linguistics or Creative Writing sub-major.

Please seek advice from an Academic Course Adviser about good first and second teaching area combinations.

Note: Not all Arts sub-majors are available on all campuses.

SM1077

Arabic

SM2052

Business Studies for Secondary Teaching

SM1078

Chinese

SM1116

Creative Writing

The Creative Writing sub-major is only available to students completing an English Major as their first teaching area

SM2053

Economics for Secondary Teaching

SM1071

English

SM1093

Geography and Urban Studies

SM1049

Indigenous Australian Studies

SM1112

Indonesian

SM1080

Japanese

SM1119

Linguistics

The Linguistics sub-major is only available to students completing an English Major as their first teaching area

SM3025

Mathematics

SM1121

Modern History

Dean’s Scholars Pool Units

Students in the Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) 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

301072

Innovation Lab

102193

International Special Study

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 Secondary) 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

102193

International Special Study

102522

International Study Tours

101173

Internship

Recommended Full-time Sequence

Year 1

Autumn session

BA core unit

Major unit

Sub-major unit/second teaching area unit

Spring session

BA core unit

Major unit

Sub-major unit/second teaching area unit

Year 2

Autumn session

Major unit

Education Studies or sub-major/second teaching area unit

Spring session

Major unit

Education Studies or sub-major/second teaching area unit

Year 3

Autumn session

Major unit

Education Studies or sub-major/second teaching area unit

Dean’s Scholars Pool unit

And one elective

Spring session

Major unit

Education Studies or sub-major/second teaching area unit

Dean’s Scholars Pool unit

And one elective