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 sequence in two different subject areas usually taught at senior secondary level. A major sequence 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.

The major subject sequences are taken as part of the Bachelor of Mathematical and Computer Science program in the subject areas of the student’s choice.  In each of these years students also take education courses designed to provide an on-going orientation to educational issues and practice. The first and third year education courses include observation and experience in school contexts. The final year is taken up entirely with education studies which are organised around two five-week periods of teaching practice in secondary schools.

Student Study Commitment

To successfully complete courses, students will need to allocate an appropriate time commitment to their study. In addition to the formal contact the time required for each course (eg, lectures, tutorials, practicals) students will need to allocate non-contact time. Non-contact time will be required for a range of activities which may include, but are not limited to, assessment tasks, reading, researching, note-taking, revision, writing, consultation with staff, and informal discussion with other students.
While the relative proportion of contact and non-contact time may vary from course to course, as a guide, a full-time student would expect to spend, on average, a total of 48 hours per week on their studies during teaching periods.
The workload for undergraduate programs is 24 units per year (full-time).

The Bachelor of Teaching double degree program with the Bachelor of Mathematical and Computer Science is designed for students who wish to become secondary school teachers in Mathematics and/or Information Technology and another one of the following teaching areas: 

• English

• History

• Geography

• Languages

  (Indonesian, Japanese, Chinese, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Modern Greek, ESL).

• Accounting

• Business Studies

• Economics

• Psychology

• Biology

• Chemistry

• Physics

Bachelor of Teaching Gradautes are required to have two teaching specialisations in which they are qualified to teach.

The Bachelor of Teaching program prepares students for teaching in middle and senior secondary schools. It is also suitable for students intending to work with adult learners.

The teaching program is recognised by education departments in all states of Australia and by most teacher-employing authorities overseas. There are job opportunities for graduates in most subjects, particularly in country areas.

Bachelor of Teaching Graduate Attributes

• School of Education Undergraduate Program Rules
• Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences

• Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences
• School of Education
• Faculty of the Professions