Bachelor of Teaching and Bachelor of Science (BTeach BSc)

Program Code
BTBSC

Program Faculty
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics

Academic Year
2018

These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).

Overview

The Bachelor of Teaching degree program prepares students for teaching in middle and senior secondary schools. It is also suitable for students intending to work with adult learners. The program is offered as a double degree only and is designed for students who are beginning tertiary study. The primary focus in the first three years of the degree is on completing a major in two different subject areas usually taught at senior secondary level. A major consists of courses taken over three consecutive years of study. Six semesters of study in a subject area is the general requirement for teaching a subject up to Year 12 level.

Students are required to have completed the requirements of the discipline degree to be eligible to enrol into the fourth year of the program.

The Bachelor of Teaching and Bachelor of Science is an AQF Level 7 program with a standard full-time duration of 4 years.

Conditions

Condition of enrolment
Interruption of program: Students must apply for permission from the Program Coordinator before taking a Leave of Absence. Any extension of the leave without approval will result in the loss of place in the program but an application may be made to be re-admitted to the program subject to the admission procedures in place at the time.

Academic Program Rules for Bachelor of Teaching and Bachelor of Science

There shall be a Bachelor of Teaching and Bachelor of Science.

Qualification Requirements

To qualify for the double degree of Bachelor of Teaching and Bachelor of Science, the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following requirements with a combined total of not less than 96 units, comprising:

  1. Core courses to the value of 42 units for the Bachelor of Teaching
  2. Courses from the Bachelor of Science to the value of 54 units to include
    1. Level I courses to the value of 18 units
    2. Level II courses to the value of 18 units
    3. Level III courses to the value of 18 units, inclusive of the courses completed as a part of a major from the Bachelor of Science
  3. The major may be chosen from any major in the Bachelor of Science and may include:
    Biochemistry
    Chemistry
    Ecology
    Ecology and Spatial Science
    Evolutionary Biology
    Experimental & Theoretical Physics
    Genetics
    Geology
    Geophysics & Applied Geology
    Microbiology & Immunology
    Physics
    Theoretical Physics
    Soil Science
Note: A student who has completed a major in a Science discipline and also completes courses that fulfil requirements for a major as specified under the Academic Program Rules for the degree of Bachelor of Mathematical and Computer Science, shall be awarded that Mathematical and Computer Science major in addition to the Science major.

Graduation Requirement

The Australian Government has introduced the Literacy and Numeracy Test for all initial teacher education (ITE) students to ensure that they have the high level of personal literacy and numeracy skills required of teachers. The test is a single, national instrument designed to assess elements of an individual's literacy and numeracy skills and will be used to demonstrate that ITE graduates are in the top 30 per cent of the population for literacy and numeracy. All South Australian students commencing an ITE program after 1 January 2017 will be required to meet the benchmark prior to graduation.

 

Core Courses

Major

Double Major

Electives

  • Bachelor of Science Electives

    To satisfy the requirements for Bachelor of Science Electives students must complete courses to the value of 39 units from the Bachelor of Science.

    Level I

    Courses to the value of 18 units from the following:

    Any courses offered in the Level I Science Electives Courses or Level I Mathematical and Computer Sciences Electives Courses from the Bachelor of Science.

    Level II

    Courses to the value of 18 units from the following:

    Any courses offered in the Level II Sciences Electives Courses or Level II Mathematical and Computer Sciences Electives Courses from the Bachelor of Science.

    Level III

    Courses to the value of up to 9 units may be taken from the following:

    Any courses offered in the Level III Science Electives Courses or Level III Mathematical and Computer Sciences Electives Courses from the Bachelor of Science, to meet the requirement of 18 units of Level III courses, inclusive of the chosen major from the Bachelor of Science.