Bachelor of Education Secondary (English)

The Bachelor of Education Secondary prepares you to become a secondary school teacher, and teach year 7 to year 12 in a range of secondary schools such as middle, secondary and senior colleges. At CDU, you can study online or on campus, part-time or full-time. This makes it easier to fit study into your existing commitments. When you graduate, you'll be qualified to register as a teacher anywhere in Australia.

The course focuses on the skills and knowledge and you will need to teach in high schools, as outlined by the Australian National Curriculum. It meets both the national and local need for teachers committed to improving educational outcomes for children in year 7 to year 12.

You will learn about:

• the school curriculum
• contemporary approaches to issues in education, such as inclusivity
• child and adolescent development
• promoting positive behaviour
• improving the teaching-learning relationship in the classroom
• indigenous perspectives
• raising awareness of issues surrounding Indigenous education
• developing an informed, evidence-based approach to learning and teaching in secondary school settings.

As a secondary teacher, you will specialise in teaching certain subjects. As part of your degree you will undertake a major in English and a minor from the options available.

The course is a mixture of discipline-specific curriculum and pedagogical studies, general education studies and professional experience. When you graduate, your levels of personal literacy and numeracy will be broadly equivalent to the top 30% of the Australian population.

Students are encouraged to review the employer eligibility requirements as they can vary state to state.

On graduating, you will be eligible to register as a teacher in all states and territories in Australia, providing you meet all other requirements. Registration is currently being approved.