C10404v1 Bachelor of Science Master of Teaching in Secondary Education
Award(s): Bachelor of Science (BSc)Master of Teaching in Secondary Education (MTeach)
UAC code: 600050 (Biology,Chemistry & Environmental Science) (Autumn D session), 600052 (Chemistry & Physics) (Autumn D session), 600053 (Mathematics & Mathematics/Physics) (Autumn D session)
CRICOS code: 102565C
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 192
Course EFTSL: 4
Location: City campus
Notes
This new course replaces the Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Education (Secondary) from 2021. Students may use the 2020?selection rank for the Bachelor of Science (Flexible, no specified major) as a guide. The lowest selection rank for Autumn 2020 intake was 75.70.
Overview
Career options
Innovation and Transdisciplinary program
Course intended learning outcomes
Admission requirements
Inherent (essential) requirements
Assumed knowledge
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Professional recognition
Other information
Overview
The Bachelor of Science Master of Teaching in Secondary Education offers students the knowledge and practical hands-on experience required to teach over 42,000 secondary school pupils studying Science subjects and/or 65,000 students studying Mathematics in NSW (NSW Education Standards Authority, 2021 HSC Enrolments by Course, 2021).
The combined "Vertical Stack" course (undergraduate + postgraduate degree) enables students to gain a greater depth of disciplinary knowledge in science before commencing the teaching subjects in the Master of Teaching from their second year of study. Gaining a wider and deeper understanding in their field of study gives them more confidence when commencing as a teacher. Students enter the classroom up to date on the most current developments in the discipline, and this is highly valued by schools.
The unique vertical structure of this combined course means students do not need to meet the standard three Band 5 HSC results, including English, for admission to an initial teacher education course.
To ensure that a high quality of teachers are maintained in the education sector, students need to achieve a Credit average in the first two years of their university studies before progressing into the final years of the program.
If students do not meet the Credit average, they will still be able to continue in the Bachelor of Science and graduate with that qualification.
Students spend 80 days in one of more than 200 secondary schools across NSW. This practical experience with a trusted UTS partner school helps students gain the skills and confidence incurriculum and classroom management required for effective teaching in their chosen discipline/s (Junior Science Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics and/or Mathematics), and also helps them develop personal and professional networks within and beyond education for their future career path.
Not only are students accelerated in their career pathway to secondary teaching by achieving two qualifications, including one at postgraduate level, within the duration of a single undergraduate degree, they have the benefits of a range of career options.
Career options
Secondary teacher in their chosen discipline (Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science, Physics, Mathematics and/or Junior Science) in a public or private school, locally or internationally (subject to meeting relevant employer requirements). The Bachelor of Science is a broad professional degree, equipping graduates to pursue careers in almost any industry such as biotechnology, biomedical science, medical science, environmental monitoring and management, chemistry, nanotechnology, physics, material science, statistics, data analysis, business management, logistics and scientific research.
Innovation and Transdisciplinary program
Transdisciplinarity and Innovation at UTSAll UTS students have the opportunity to develop distinctive capabilities around transdisciplinary thinking and innovation through the TD School. Transdisciplinary education at UTS brings together great minds from different disciplines to explore ideas that improve the way we live and work in the world. These offerings are unique to UTS and directly translate to many existing and emerging roles and careers.
Diploma in InnovationThe Diploma in Innovation (C20060) teaches innovation, supports personal transformation and provides the hard skills needed to support the inventors and inventions of the future. Students come out of the Diploma in Innovation, with the hard skills to create and support sectoral and societal transformation. Graduates are able to fluently integrate ideas, across professional disciplines and are inventors of the future.
All UTS undergraduate students (with the exception of students concurrently enrolled in the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation) can apply for the Diploma in Innovation upon admission in their chosen undergraduate degree. It is a complete degree program that runs in parallel to any undergraduate degree. The course is offered on a three-year, part-time basis, with subjects running in 3-week long intensive blocks in July, December and February sessions. More information including a link to apply is available at https://dipinn.uts.edu.au.
Transdisciplinary electives programTransdisciplinary electives broaden students' horizons and supercharge their problem-solving skills, helping them to learn outside, beyond and across their degrees. In 2022, students enrolled in an undergraduate course that includes electives can choose to take a transdisciplinary subject (with the exception of students concurrently enrolled in the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation). From 2023, all students enrolled in most undergraduate courses will complete a transdisciplinary subject as part of their course of study. More information about the TD Electives program is available here.
Course intended learning outcomes
This course engages with the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs), which are tailored to the Graduate Attributes set for all graduates of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences:
| 1.1 | Apply: Demonstrate knowledge of discipline relevant topics |
| 1.2 | Analyse: Explain the basic applications of discipline knowledge within context |
| 1.3 | Synthesise: Integrate discipline knowledge and apply it to key processes |
| 2.1 | Apply: Investigate effective application of experimental design and sampling for hypothesis testing |
| 2.2 | Analyse: Develop critical thinking skills including critiquing, interpreting and questioning scientific evidence |
| 2.3 | Synthesise: Apply the scientific method to real world problems and evaluate experimental outcomes |
| 3.1 | Apply: Participate in team based data collection, recording and management, with an understanding of ethical limitations |
| 3.2 | Analyse: Use an appropriate range of techniques to investigate data and test hypotheses within the context of the workplace |
| 3.3 | Synthesise: Explain the impact and role of science in addressing current and future challenges within the context of the workplace or wider community |
| 4.1 | Apply: Develop tools and aptitudes that create flexible and adaptive approaches to learning within a discipline context |
| 4.2 | Analyse: Source and reflect on multiple sources of information to develop innovative solutions to real world problems |
| 4.3 | Synthesise: Understand and utilise the breadth and interrelationship of disciplines in creative problem solving |
| 5.1 | Apply: Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills with peer and professional colleagues |
| 5.2 | Analyse: Identify and practice appropriate communication approaches using a variety of methods and media |
| 5.3 | Synthesise: Create effective communication protocols to convey appropriate scientific information to a range of audiences |
| 6.1 | Apply: Demonstrate an appreciation of historical and contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledges relevant to science |
| 6.2 | Analyse: Develop cultural awareness for ethical and respectful practices, and when developing community relations. |
| 6.3 | Synthesise: Integrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledges, as both experience and analysis, into professional practice. |
| MT.1.1 | Know secondary school students and how they learn, with an advanced ability to critically evaluate the physical, social and emotional dimensions of learners |
| MT.1.2 | Know the content and how to teach it, demonstrating an advanced knowledge of a teaching program in one or more disciplines to critically evaluate its delivery |
| MT.1.3 | Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning with an advanced knowledge of educational practice, pedagogy, policy, curriculum and systems |
| MT.1.4 | Assess, provide feedback and report on student learning |
| MT.1.5 | Engage in professional learning for educators |
| MT.2.1 | Plan and carry out extended analysis, and undertake independent research, of issues related to content-specialisations and teaching theories and practices |
| MT.3.1 | Create and maintain inclusive, supportive, well-managed, diverse and safe learning environments |
| MT.3.2 | Analyse: Use an appropriate range of techniques to investigate data and test hypotheses within the context of the workplace |
| MT.4.1 | Research and plan ways to embed Indigenous Australian knowledges in the curriculum and acknowledge histories of Indigenous Australian strength, disadvantage and dominant culture privilege |
| MT.5.1 | Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the associated school communities |
| MT.6.1 | Communicate effectively using diverse modes and technologies in academic, professional and community contexts |
| MT.6.2 | Collaborate with learning designers, analysts and subject matter experts, using effective English communication skills, to design technology-intensive learning resources |
Key
MT = Master of Teaching in Secondary Education
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.
Applicants must submit a personal statement as part of their application.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 7.5 overall, with a minimum of 8.0 in both the speaking and listening modules, and a reading and writing score of 7.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 610-633 overall with TWE of 5.0, internet based: 102-109 overall with a writing score of 27; or PTE: 73-78 overall with a 79 in both the speaking and listening, and a reading and writing score of 65; or C1A/C2P: 191-199 overall with 200 in both the speaking and listening, and a reading and writing score of 185.
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Inherent (essential) requirements
Inherent (essential) requirements are academic and non-academic requirements that are essential to the successful completion of a course.
Prospective and current students should carefully read the Inherent (Essential) Requirements Statement below and consider whether they might experience challenges in successfully completing this course. This Statement should be read in conjunction with the UTS Student Rules.
Prospective or current student concerned about their ability to meet these requirements should discuss their concerns with the Academic Liaison Officer in their faculty or school and/or UTS Accessibility Service on 9514 1177 or at accessibility@uts.edu.au.
UTS will make reasonable adjustments to teaching and learning, assessment, professional experiences, course related work experience and other course activities to facilitate maximum participation by students with disabilities, carer responsibilities, and religious or cultural obligations in their courses.
For general information about inherent (essential) requirements and support, see UTS Inherent Requirements.
For course specific information see the Education Inherent (Essential) Requirements Statement.
Assumed knowledge
Physical Sciences – Chemistry and Physics stream: Advanced Maths, 2 Units of Physics or Chemistry and any 2 units of English
Physical Sciences – Mathematics stream: Maths Extension 1, any 2 units of Science and any 2 units of English
Life and Environmental Sciences stream: Advanced Maths, any 2 units of Science and any 2 units of English
Course duration and attendance
The course duration is four years of full-time study. The course may also be undertaken at a reduced load, provided it is completed within eight years.
Course progression criteria exist and students are required to:
- satisfactorily complete the NSW Government’s LANTITE Literacy and Numeracy test before progressing to the first Professional Experience supervised teaching placement in Year 3
- achieve credit average results at the completion of 96 credit points (typically at the end of Year 2). Students who do not achieve a credit average will be transferred to the relevant standalone Bachelor degree. Upon completion, they are eligible to apply to the Master of Teaching in Secondary Education via the regular graduate entry pathway.
Course structure
Students must complete 96 credit points of disciplinary content subjects in the Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences; Physical Sciences (Chemistry and Physics); or Physical Sciences (Maths). This comprises 48 credit points of foundational studies and 48 credit points of more advanced subjects.
In the Master of Teaching in Secondary Education component students complete 42 credit points of core subjects focused on the foundation education disciplines of learning, motivation and adolescent psychology as well as addressing the education of students with special needs; and 54 credit points of teaching methods and professional experience relating to the teaching area/s chosen at application, as well as elective subjects.
Industrial training/professional practice
Students undertake professional experience totalling 80 days of supervised teaching practice in schools. Students work under the supervision of an in-service high school teacher in their area(s) of specialisation and are mentored by a tertiary education supervisor.
Course completion requirements
| CBK91926 Stream Choice | 96cp | |
| STM91579 Secondary Education core | 42cp | |
| CBK91927 Specialisation Choice | 54cp | |
| Total | 192cp |
Course program
Each student's course program reflects the teaching area/s chosen on application. Example programs for students undertaking the course full-time are shown below.
Course programs for each individual major and stream are available at study plan management.
| Mathematics, Autumn commencing, full time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 33130 Mathematics 1 | 6cp | |
| 65111 Chemistry 1 | 6cp | |
| 68101 Physics 1 | 6cp | |
| 60006 Scientific Perspectives for Global Issues | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 65212 Chemistry 2 | 6cp | |
| 68201 Physics 2 | 6cp | |
| 33230 Mathematics 2 | 6cp | |
| 37161 Probability and Random Variables | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 68414 Advanced Mechanics | 6cp | |
| Autumn D Session | ||
| 013238 Mathematics Teaching Methods 1 | 6cp | |
| 010048 Professional Learning | 6cp | |
| 010047 Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 35007 Real Analysis | 6cp | |
| 68206 Optics | 6cp | |
| 65411 Inorganic Chemistry 1 | 6cp | |
| Spring D Session | ||
| 010049 Understanding and Engaging Adolescent Learners | 6cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 37234 Complex Analysis | 6cp | |
| 37233 Linear Algebra | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| 65202 Organic Chemistry 1 | 6cp | |
| 65306 Analytical Chemistry 1 | 6cp | |
| 65307 Physical Chemistry 1 | 6cp | |
| Autumn D Session | ||
| 013243 Science Teaching Methods 1 | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| 91161 Cell Biology and Genetics | 6cp | |
| 91123 Nature and Evolution | 6cp | |
| 91400 Human Anatomy and Physiology | 6cp | |
| Spring D Session | ||
| 013241 Professional Experience Teaching Practice 1 | 6cp | |
| 010046 Learning Futures: Teaching for Complexity and Diversity | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| CBK90869 Electives (Secondary Education) | 12cp | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn D Session | ||
| 013239 Mathematics Teaching Methods 2 | 6cp | |
| 013404 Inclusive Education | 6cp | |
| 013407 Resetting the Future: Indigenous Australian Education | 6cp | |
| 013179 Physics Teaching Methods 2 | 6cp | |
| Spring D Session | ||
| 013240 Mathematics Teaching Methods 3 | 6cp | |
| 013242 Professional Experience Teaching Practice 2 | 6cp | |
| 013408 Teaching and Learning with Digital Technologies | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| CBK90869 Electives (Secondary Education) | 12cp | |
| Chemistry and Physics, Autumn commencing, full time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 33130 Mathematics 1 | 6cp | |
| 68101 Physics 1 | 6cp | |
| 60006 Scientific Perspectives for Global Issues | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| 60101 Chemistry and Materials Science | 6cp | |
| 65111 Chemistry 1 | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 65212 Chemistry 2 | 6cp | |
| 68201 Physics 2 | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| 91123 Nature and Evolution | 6cp | |
| 91161 Cell Biology and Genetics | 6cp | |
| 91400 Human Anatomy and Physiology | 6cp | |
| 33230 Mathematics 2 | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| 65306 Analytical Chemistry 1 | 6cp | |
| 65202 Organic Chemistry 1 | 6cp | |
| 65307 Physical Chemistry 1 | 6cp | |
| Autumn D Session | ||
| 013243 Science Teaching Methods 1 | 6cp | |
| 010048 Professional Learning | 6cp | |
| 010047 Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 65411 Inorganic Chemistry 1 | 6cp | |
| 68206 Optics | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| CBK91999 Physics or Chemistry choice | 12cp | |
| Spring D Session | ||
| 010049 Understanding and Engaging Adolescent Learners | 6cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 68414 Advanced Mechanics | 6cp | |
| 37233 Linear Algebra | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| CBK91999 Physics or Chemistry choice | 12cp | |
| Autumn D Session | ||
| 013238 Mathematics Teaching Methods 1 | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 68413 Quantum Physics | 6cp | |
| Spring D Session | ||
| 013241 Professional Experience Teaching Practice 1 | 6cp | |
| 010046 Learning Futures: Teaching for Complexity and Diversity | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| CBK90869 Electives (Secondary Education) | 12cp | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn D Session | ||
| 013404 Inclusive Education | 6cp | |
| 013407 Resetting the Future: Indigenous Australian Education | 6cp | |
| 013244 Chemistry Teaching Methods 2 | 6cp | |
| 013239 Mathematics Teaching Methods 2 | 6cp | |
| Spring D Session | ||
| 013180 Physics Teaching Methods 3 | 6cp | |
| 013242 Professional Experience Teaching Practice 2 | 6cp | |
| 013408 Teaching and Learning with Digital Technologies | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| CBK90869 Electives (Secondary Education) | 12cp | |
| Life Sciences, Autumn commencing, full time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 33116 Design, Data, and Decisions | 6cp | |
| 65111 Chemistry 1 | 6cp | |
| 91161 Cell Biology and Genetics | 6cp | |
| 60006 Scientific Perspectives for Global Issues | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 91123 Nature and Evolution | 6cp | |
| 65212 Chemistry 2 | 6cp | |
| 91132 Molecular Biology | 6cp | |
| 91400 Human Anatomy and Physiology | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 91154 Ecology | 6cp | |
| Autumn D Session | ||
| 013243 Science Teaching Methods 1 | 6cp | |
| 010048 Professional Learning | 6cp | |
| 010047 Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 91401 Immunology | 6cp | |
| 65621 Environmental Chemistry | 6cp | |
| Spring D Session | ||
| 010049 Understanding and Engaging Adolescent Learners | 6cp | |
| 010046 Learning Futures: Teaching for Complexity and Diversity | 6cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 91314 General Microbiology | 6cp | |
| 91121 Aquatic Ecosystems | 6cp | |
| 91320 Metabolic Biochemistry | 6cp | |
| Autumn D Session | ||
| 013175 Biology Teaching Methods 2 | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 91196 Microbiology Diagnosis | 6cp | |
| 91178 Applications of Molecular Biology | 6cp | |
| Spring D Session | ||
| 013241 Professional Experience Teaching Practice 1 | 6cp | |
| 013178 Earth and Environmental Science Teaching Methods 3 | 6cp | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn D Session | ||
| 013404 Inclusive Education | 6cp | |
| 013407 Resetting the Future: Indigenous Australian Education | 6cp | |
| Spring D Session | ||
| 013245 Chemistry Teaching Methods 3 | 6cp | |
| 013242 Professional Experience Teaching Practice 2 | 6cp | |
| 013408 Teaching and Learning with Digital Technologies | 6cp | |
Professional recognition
This course is accredited by the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) as a recognised secondary school teaching qualification. To gain employment as a teacher in NSW schools, graduands must meet the requirements of NESA, including language proficiency.
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