Course

Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth - 5/Birth - 12)

Approved Abbreviation: BA

Western Sydney University Course Code: 1708.4

AQF Level: 7

CRICOS Code: 086119G

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 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 - please refer to 1708.3 Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth - 5/Birth - 12)

For Commencement Year 2015-2016 - please refer to 1708.2 Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth - 5/Birth - 12)

For Commencement Year 2013-2014 - please refer to 1708.1 Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth - 5/Birth - 12)

The Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth - 5 / Birth - 12) provides students with the opportunity to complete an Arts degree with an Arts major alongside the specialist Birth-5/Birth-12 Education Studies units.

Graduates of this degree are eligible for direct entry into the Master of Teaching (Birth - 5 Years / Birth - 12 Years) via the Transition to Teaching pathway. Completion of both the Bachelor’s and Master’s courses provides a teaching qualification for early childhood (Birth - 5 Years) or early childhood and primary teaching (Birth - 12 Years). Eligible students will receive advice during their final study session in the Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth - 5 / Birth - 12) regarding how to accept an offer into the Postgraduate course to attain a teaching qualification.

Director of Academic Program - Dr Dianne Dickenson

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

Admission

Assumed knowledge: 2 units of HSC Mathematics and 2 units of HSC English or equivalent.

Recommended studies for school leavers: Band 4 or above in both HSC English and HSC Mathematics or equivalent; or a completed Diploma of Children's Services or relevant VET award.

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 including the units listed in the recommended sequence below.

Students must complete 60 credit points at Level 3 or higher.

All students must enrol in and complete

40 credit points Bachelor of Arts Core
80 credit points Arts Major
120 credit points Education Studies (Birth 5/Birth 12) units

Bachelor of Arts Core units

100846

Analytical Reading and Writing

100960

Contemporary Society

100968

Texts and Traditions

100958

Australia and the World

Bachelor of Arts Majors

Graduates of the Diploma of Children’s Services should contact their course adviser before proceeding with a language major.

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

M1055

International Relations and Asian Studies

Islamic Studies

Japanese

Linguistics

Musicology

Music Performance

Organisations and Work

M1058

Philosophy

M1110

Psychological Studies

M1073

Sociology

Education Studies (Birth-5/Birth-12) units

Students must complete the following eleven units and one unit from the Learning in Context Pool.

102048

Contemporary Childhoods

102046

The Developing Child

102249

Mathematical Patterns and Relationships

102208

Fundamentals for Working Mathematically

102104

Theorising Play

101899

Introduction to Pedagogical Leadership

102102

Children, Families, Communities

101112

Diversity and Difference

101623

Ethical Futures

102622

Early Learning Environments

102209

Scientific Discovery and Invention

Learning in Context Pool

Students must complete one unit from the following

102206

Experience-based Outdoor Education

101751

Contextualising Indigenous Australia (Day Mode)

Chinese 101

Chinese 102

Japanese 101

Japanese 102

Experiential Learning in Communities (ELC)

101263

Education and Transformation

101663

Education for Sustainability

101259

Learning and Creativity

101661

Education in a Cosmopolitan Society

102207

The Brain and Learning

102210

Australia-Asia Education

Recommended Sequence

Year 1

Autumn session

BA Core Unit

BA Major Unit

102048

Contemporary Childhoods

Spring session

BA Core Unit

BA Major Unit

102046

The Developing Child

Note: Parramatta students may need to travel to another campus to complete the second Spring core unit or move this to second year and replace with one BA Major unit.

Year 2

Autumn session

BA Major Unit

102104

Theorising Play

Choose one of

102249

Mathematical Patterns and Relationships

102208

Fundamentals for Working Mathematically

Spring session

BA Major Unit

101899

Introduction to Pedagogical Leadership

Choose one of

102249

Mathematical Patterns and Relationships

102208

Fundamentals for Working Mathematically

Year 3

Autumn session

BA Major Unit

102102

Children, Families, Communities

101112

Diversity and Difference

One unit from the Learning in Context Pool.

Spring session

BA Major Unit

101623

Ethical Futures

102622

Early Learning Environments

102209

Scientific Discovery and Invention

Diploma of Children’s Services Graduates

For graduates of the Diploma of Children’s Services, qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 160 credit points as per the recommended sequence below.

Recommended Sequence

Year 1

Autumn session

BA Core Unit

BA Major Unit

102104

Theorising Play

Spring session

BA Core Unit

BA Major Unit

101899

Introduction to Pedagogical Leadership