C10196 Bachelor of Education in Adult Education Bachelor of Arts in International Studies v3

Testamur title(s): Bachelor of Education in Adult Education
Bachelor of Arts in International Studies
Abbreviation(s): BEd BA
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 240
Course EFTSL: 5.0

Note(s)

UAC entry is not available. Students should apply directly to UTS.

The Bachelor of Arts in International Studies is not offered as a separate degree, but is completed only in combination with the professional degree program.

Overview
Career options
Additional admission requirements
Additional assumed knowledge
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Industrial training/professional practice
Course completion requirements
Course program
Other information

Overview

This degree combines the current Bachelor of Education in Adult Education (C10194) program with the Bachelor of Arts in International Studies program. It provides students with an Adult Education degree with additional international experience and exposure, as well as the opportunity to acquire knowledge and understanding of a language and culture other than English.

The design of the Education component of the course enables students to study the core theoretical subjects that underpin the field of adult education, while at the same time providing them with the specialist knowledge of the various fields of practice. The electives also provide an opportunity for individual participants to pursue particular areas of interest within the diverse field of adult education.

Career options

Career options include human resources or training and development in the private or public sector; workplace educator developing staff or managing organisational change; environmental/health/vocational educator in TAFE, the armed forces, the police service, emergency services, health care agencies or Aboriginal education; or working with adults developing their language, literacy and numeracy skills. Options will be enhanced by international experience, making students more marketable to prospective employers.

Additional admission requirements

UAC entry is not available. Students should apply directly to UTS.

Admission to the combined degree is on merit according to the admissions policy for the Bachelor of Education in Adult Education (C10194). There is a range of entry levels to the various Language and Culture programs. Students are admitted to the International Studies program with no guarantee of entry to a specific major, although every effort is made to meet students' preferences.

Additional assumed knowledge

There are no prior language requirements, except for programs within the Heritage major.

Course duration and attendance

The course duration is five years of full-time study. Students spend their fourth year of study at a university overseas.

Course structure

Students are required to complete 240 credit points of study, comprising 144 credit points in Adult Education and 96 credit points in International Studies.

The Bachelor of Education in Adult Education (C10194) component comprises 48 credit points of core subjects, up to 48 credit points of specialist subjects for the selected major, and 48 credit points or more of elective subjects.

The Bachelor of Arts in International Studies requires undergraduates to study a major – a region or country – over a minimum of three years. Students study language and culture in the second and third year.

Course completion requirements

CBK90005 Country major choice		96cp
STM90483 Core Subjects		48cp
CBK90272 Major Choice		96cp
Total		240cp

Industrial training/professional practice

Supervised field experience in each major includes a teaching practicum.

Course program

An example program is given for a student undertaking the course full time with the Indonesia major as the International Studies major and Language, Literacy and Numeracy as the Adult Education major.



Year 1
Autumn semester
015903 Adult Teaching and Learning		6cp
015901 Communication and Learning		6cp
015902 Teaching and Learning Practices		6cp
015019 The Language, Literacy and Numeracy Learner		6cp
Spring semester
015905 Adult Educational Psychology		6cp
015904 Using Information Technology for Learning		6cp
015088 Teaching Literacy		6cp
015089 Teaching Numeracy		6cp
Year 2
Autumn semester
015907 Program Design and Evaluation		6cp
015908 Assessing Learning		6cp
50140 Comparative Social Change		8cp
97301 Indonesian Language and Culture 1		8cp
Spring semester
015906 Identity, Culture and Communication		6cp
015086 Introduction to Language		6cp
97302 Indonesian Language and Culture 2		8cp
Year 3
Autumn semester
015250 Professional Experience 1: Introduction to Teaching		6cp
97303 Indonesian Language and Culture 3		8cp
Select 6 credit points of electives		6cp
Spring semester
97304 Indonesian Language and Culture 4		8cp
976301 Contemporary Southeast Asia		8cp
Select 12 credit points of electives		12cp
Year 4
Autumn semester
977310 In-country Study 1: Indonesia		24cp
Spring semester
978310 In-country Study 2: Indonesia		24cp
Year 5
Autumn semester
015090 Programming and Assessment in Language, Literacy and Numeracy		6cp
Select 12 credit points of electives		12cp
Spring semester
015128 Sociopolitical Contexts of Language, Literacy and Numeracy Education		6cp
015253 Professional Experience 2: Teaching and Learning in Context		6cp
Select 18 credit points of electives		18cp

Other information

For further details of the Adult Education component, contact the Faculty of Education office at City campus:
telephone +61 2 9514 3900
http://www.projects.education.uts.edu.au/enquiries/eewebform.lasso
For further information on the International Studies program, contact the Institute on:
telephone +61 2 9514 1574
fax + 61 2 9514 1578
email iisinfo@uts.edu.au