Bachelor of Teaching (Middle) with Bachelor of Science (BTeach(Middle)BSc)
Bachelor of Teaching (Middle) with Bachelor of Science (BTeach(Middle)BSc)
Program Code
BTMBS
Program Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Special Notes
This program will no longer be open for enrolments to commencing students from Semester 2, 2022.
Academic Year
2022
These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).
Overview
The Bachelor of Teaching (Middle) with Bachelor of Science double degree prepares students for teaching years 7 to 10 of the Australian Curriculum. It is designed for students who are beginning tertiary study. The primary focus in the first three years of the double degree is on completing two teaching areas taught at the middle school level (years 7 to 10 inclusive).
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 (Middle) with Bachelor of Science is an AQF Level 7 program with a standard full-time duration of 4 years.
The program is offered as a double degree only and students are required to complete both awards at the same time.
Conditions
Condition of Admission
Criminal History Clearance: Students must be able to demonstrate a successful National Criminal History Record Check (NCHRC) as it is required by teacher employment authorities in Australia and South Australia. A Working With Children Check (WWCC) is required prior to undertaking any professional experience/practicum placements which involves contact with minors (under 18 years of age). These placements are compulsory. International students will be required to obtain a certificate from their home country
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.
Condition of Continuing Enrolment
LANTITE: progression into the fourth year of the program is subject to the successful completion of both the literacy and numeracy components of the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE).
Academic Program Rules for Bachelor of Teaching (Middle) with Bachelor of Science
There shall be a Bachelor of Teaching (Middle) with Bachelor of Science.
Qualification Requirements
To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Teaching (Middle) with 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 30 units from the Bachelor of Teaching (Middle).
2. Courses to the value of 6 units from the Bachelor of Teaching Curriculum and Pedagogy courses
3. Courses to the value of 54 units from the Bachelor of Science including:
- Level I courses to the value of 18 units
- Level II courses to the value of 18 units
- Level III courses to the value of 18 units
Science Elective courses up to the value of 12 units
Two major teaching areas to the value of 21 units each (with at least one from Group 1*)
Major Teaching Area* (Group 1): - Biology
- Chemistry
- Earth and Environmental Science
- Physics
Major Teaching Area* (Group 2): - Digital Technologies
- Mathematics
- Psychology
Core Courses
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Bachelor of Science Major Teaching Areas
To satisfy the requirements for Bachelor of Science Major Teaching Areas students must complete courses to the value of 42 units.
Two Major Teaching Areas (with at least one from Group 1) from the following:
Major Teaching Area Group 1:- Biology
- Chemistry
- Earth and Environmental Science
- Physics
- Digital Technologies
- Mathematics
- Psychology
Major Teaching Area 1 - Biology
All of the following courses must be completed:
Level I
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value BIOLOGY 1201 Biology I: Human Perspectives 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value BIOLOGY 1101 Biology I: Molecules, Genes and Cells 3 BIOLOGY 1401 Concepts in Biology 3 and
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CHEM 1100 Chemistry IA 3 CHEM 1200 Chemistry IB 3 or
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CHEM 1101 Foundations of Chemistry IA 3 CHEM 1201 Foundations of Chemistry IB 3 All of the following courses must be completed:
Level II
*Please note Level II Biochemistry require Level I Chemistry as prerequisites: CHEM 1100 Chemistry IA & CHEM 1200 Chemistry IB or CHEM 1101 Foundations of Chemistry IA & CHEM 1201 Foundations of Chemistry IASubject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value BIOCHEM 2500 Biochemistry II: Molecular and Cell Biology 3 BIOCHEM 2501 Biochemistry II: Metabolism 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ENV BIOL 2501 Evolutionary Biology II 3 ENV BIOL 2502 Ecology II 3 and
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Level III
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value BIOCHEM 3000 Molecular and Structural Biology III 6 ENV BIOL 3004 Freshwater Ecology III 3 ENV BIOL 3010 Marine Ecology III 3 ENV BIOL 3121 Concepts in Ecology III 3 ENV BIOL 3560 Evolution of Australian Biota III 3 ENV BIOL 3580 Conservation Biology III 3 ENV BIOL 3590 Evolutionary Biology III 3 Major Teaching Area 1 - Chemistry
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Level I
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CHEM 1100 Chemistry IA 3 CHEM 1200 Chemistry IB 3 or
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CHEM 1101 Foundations of Chemistry IA 3 CHEM 1201 Foundations of Chemistry IB 3 CHEM 1312 Foundations of Chemistry IS 3 and
All of the following courses must be completed:
Level II
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CHEM 2545 Organic Chemistry II 3 CHEM 2550 Physical and Inorganic Chemistry II 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Level III
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CHEM 3610 Inorganic Chemistry III 3 CHEM 3620 Organic Chemistry III 3 CHEM 3630 Physical Chemistry III 3 and
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CHEM 3211 Synthesis of Materials III 3 CHEM 3212 Fundamentals of Materials III 3 CHEM 3213 Advanced Synthetic Methods III 3 CHEM 3214 Medicinal and Biological Chemistry III 3 CHEM 3600 Environmental and Analytical Chemistry III 3 CHEM 3610 Inorganic Chemistry III 3 CHEM 3620 Organic Chemistry III 3 CHEM 3630 Physical Chemistry III 3 Major Teaching Area 1 - Earth and Environmental Science
All of the following courses must be completed:
Level I
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEOLOGY 1100 Planet Earth 3 GEOLOGY 1103 Building a Habitable Planet 3 and
All of the following courses must be completed:
Level II
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEOLOGY 2500 Sedimentary Geology II 3 GEOLOGY 2502 Igneous and Metamorphic Geology II 3 and
All of the following courses must be completed:
Level III
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEOLOGY 3505 Earth Systems History III 3 GEOLOGY 3525 Mineral Resources III 3 PALAEO 3005 Geochronology, Fossils and Palaeoenvironments III 3 Major Teaching Area 1 - Physics
All of the following courses must be completed:
Level I
Please note Physics requires Level I Maths co-requisites: MATHS 1011 Mathematics IA and MATHS 1012 Mathematics IB.Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PHYSICS 1100 Physics IA 3 PHYSICS 1200 Physics IB 3 and
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MATHS 1011 Mathematics IA 3 MATHS 1012 Mathematics IB 3 and
All of the following courses must be completed:
Level II
Please note Level 2 Physics requires Level II Maths as co-requisites: MATHS 2101 Multivariable & Complex Calculus II & MATHS 2102 Differential Equations IISubject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PHYSICS 2510 Physics IIA 3 PHYSICS 2534 Electromagnetism II 3 and
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MATHS 2101 Multivariable & Complex Calculus II 3 MATHS 2102 Differential Equations II 3 and
All of the following courses must be completed:
Level III
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PHYSICS 3002 Experimental Physics III 3 PHYSICS 3542 Physics III 6 Major Teaching Area 2 - Mathematics
All of the following courses must be completed:
Level I
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MATHS 1011 Mathematics IA 3 MATHS 1012 Mathematics IB 3 and
All of the following courses must be completed:
Level II
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MATHS 2101 Multivariable & Complex Calculus II 3 MATHS 2102 Differential Equations II 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MATHS 2100 Real Analysis II 3 MATHS 2104 Numerical Methods II 3 and
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Level III
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value APP MTH 3002 Fluid Mechanics III 3 APP MTH 3021 Modelling with Ordinary Differential Equations III 3 APP MTH 3023 Partial Differential Equations and Waves III 3 MATHS 3021 Capstone Project in Mathematical Sciences III 3 PURE MTH 3002 Topology and Analysis III 3 PURE MTH 3007 Groups and Rings III 3 PURE MTH 3009 Integration and Analysis III 3 PURE MTH 3019 Complex Analysis III 3 PURE MTH 3023 Fields and Modules III 3 Major Teaching Area 2 - Digital Technologies
All of the following courses must be completed:
Level I
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value COMP SCI 1102 Object Oriented Programming 3 ENG 1002 Programming (Matlab and C) 3 All of the following courses must be completed:
Level II
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value COMP SCI 2000 Computer Systems 3 COMP SCI 2103 Algorithm Design & Data Structures 3 COMP SCI 2201 Algorithm & Data Structure Analysis 3 and
All of the following courses must be completed:
Level III
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value COMP SCI 3006 Software Engineering & Project 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value COMP SCI 3001 Computer Networks & Applications 3 COMP SCI 3004 Operating Systems 3 COMP SCI 3005 Computer Architecture 3 COMP SCI 3007 Artificial Intelligence 3 COMP SCI 3306 Mining Big Data 3 Major Teaching Area 2 - Psychology
All of the following courses must be completed:
Level I
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PSYCHOL 1000 Psychology IA 3 PSYCHOL 1001 Psychology IB 3 PSYCHOL 1004 Research Methods in Psychology 3 and
All of the following courses must be completed:
Level II
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PSYCHOL 2004 Doing Research in Psychology 3 PSYCHOL 2007 Psychology in Society 3 and
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Level III
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PSYCHOL 3021 Health & Lifespan Development Psychology 3 PSYCHOL 3022 Individual Differences, Personality & Assessment 3 PSYCHOL 3023 Perception & Cognition 3 PSYCHOL 3026 Learning and Behaviour 3 -
Bachelor of Teaching Core Course (Curriculum and Pedagogy) Science
To satisfy the requirements for Bachelor of Teaching Core Course (Curriculum and Pedagogy) Science students must complete courses to the value of 6 units.
Courses to the value of up to 6 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value EDUC 4106 Biology Curriculum & Pedagogy (UG) 3 EDUC 4108 Chemistry Curriculum & Pedagogy (UG) 3 EDUC 4111 Digital Technologies Curriculum & Pedagogy (UG) 3 EDUC 4112 Earth & Environmental Science Curr & Ped (UG) 3 EDUC 4126 Mathematics Curriculum and Pedagogy (UG) 3 EDUC 4130 Physics Curriculum & Pedagogy (UG) 3 EDUC 4131 Psychology Curriculum & Pedagogy (UG) 3 EDUC 4132 Science Curriculum and Pedagogy (UG) 3 EDUC 4133 Scientific Studies/STEM Curriculum & Pedagogy (UG) 3 -
Bachelor of Teaching Core Courses
To satisfy the requirements for Bachelor of Teaching Core Courses students must complete courses to the value of 36 units.
Level I
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value EDUC 1001 Schools and Society 3 EDUC 1100 Introduction to Teaching and Learning 3 Level II
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value EDUC 2001 Issues in Contemporary Education 3 EDUC 2002 Research as Teaching Practice 3 Level III
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value EDUC 3003 Teaching the Diverse Classroom 3 EDUC 3005 Middle Years Pedagogy 3 Level IV - Professional Experience
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value EDUC 4090 Prof Experience B & Assess for Graduate Teaching 6 EDUC 4210 Literacy and Numeracy in the Middle Years 3 EDUC 4211 Middle Years Professional Experience A 3 EDUC 4217 Curriculum, Assessment & Policy 3 EDUC 4218 Foundations of Education 3
Electives
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Bachelor of Science Elective courses
To satisfy the requirements for Bachelor of Science Elective courses students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.
Level I
Level II
Level III