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BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (P-12)

COURSE DELIVERY PLAN AND GUIDELINES FOR 2014

Course Code: ABED (from 2012) HBED (pre 2012)

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Acknowledgement

We acknowledge the Elders, families and forebears of the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung tribes of

the Kulin Nation who were the custodians of University land for many centuries. We acknowledge

that the land on which we meet was the place of age old ceremonies of celebration, initiation and

renewal and that the Kulin Nation people's living culture had and has a unique role in the life of

this region.

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION – ABED / HBED Course guidelines 2014

Last updated 29/11/2013

CONTENTS PAGE

Course structure overview - 2014 4

Introduction 5

Dealing with problems, Special Consideration, etc 6

Course Delivery plan

Semester units overview 7

Academic advice:

Year level academic advisors 9

Education Unit coordinators 10 & 11

Enrolment guidelines

Year 1 12 &13

Year 2 (Including ADES Pathway) 15

Year 3 16

Education and Pedagogy Electives 17

Summer and Winter semesters 17

Year 4 19

Choosing specialisation units

Accounting 20

Art 20

Business – Economics 21

Business – Information Technologies (Data Processing) 21

Business – Management 21

Dance / Performance Studies 22

Drama /Performance Studies 22 English – Literary Studies 23

English – Writing 23

Health 24

Home Economics 24

Humanities – Asian Studies 25

Humanities – History 25

Humanities – Indigenous Studies 26

Humanities – Politics 26

Humanities – Sociology 27

Information Technology 27 LOTE -Vietnamese 28

Mathematics (for those with VCE Math Methods) 28

Mathematics (for those with VCE Further Maths) 28

Media Studies 29

Music 29

Outdoor Education 30

Physical Education (Primary only) 30

Psychology 31

Science – Biology 32 Science – Chemistry 33

Science – Community Based General Science 33

Science – Environmental Science 34

Science – Physics 34

SOSE – Gender Studies (Cultural Studies) 35

Student Welfare 35

Technology Studies 36

TESOL 36

VCE VET 36

Terminology 37 Managing your course and your Course checker 39 & 40



COURSE STRUCTURE OVERVIEW - 2014

Bachelor of Education (p-12)

Course Code: ABED (from 2012) / HBED (prior to 2012)

Campus Footscray Park and St Albans

College College of Education

Study Mode Full-time only

Duration Four years

Fee Type Commonwealth Supported Places (HECS) - Fee information available from

http://www.vu.edu.au/courses/fees-and-scholarships

Application Method VTAC only for Primary to Y12 Stream at Footscray Park & St Albans VTAC - www.vtac.edu.au

VTAC plus PI Form for all other streams http://www.vu.edu.au/courses/applying/how-to-apply

Timetable www.vu.edu.au/Faculties/aehd/Timetables/

Course Requirements

Complete 31 units of study, including 20 core education units and 11 units of elective specialisations usually one 6-unit sequence and one 4-unit sequence (selected on the basis of the specialist area guidelines identified by the Victorian Institute of Teaching) and 1 additional elective unit.

Core units are offered at Footscray Park and St Albans campuses.

Use this course delivery plan to inform and guide your progress. Record the successful completion of each unit (Semester / Year) on the course checker (See the course checker at the back of this booklet (pages 35 and 36)

Further Information Unit (subject) and course information is available from the University course search site at

http://www.vu.edu.au/courses/search

http://www.vu.edu.au/courses/fees-and-scholarships

http://www.vtac.edu.au/

http://www.vu.edu.au/courses/applying/how-to-apply

http://www.vu.edu.au/Faculties/aehd/Timetables/

http://www.vu.edu.au/courses/search



INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the Bachelor of Education (P-12). Our goal is to support you to become the best teacher that you can

through putting you in charge of your study program.

When you graduate you will be qualified to teach in both primary and secondary schools. However, where you choose

to work is your decision. That is the distinction of our course and one of which we are very proud.

BE THE TEACHER YOU WANT TO BE

Your big decision in becoming the best teacher you can is to decide on what your two specialisations will be for

teaching in a secondary school. When selecting your specialisations you should choose:-

the specialisations that best match your passion/s and expertise, and

which specialisations will give you the best opportunities for employment in a secondary school

Please note:-

There are students who select the Physical Education (Primary) specialisation. This will result in them having

only one secondary specialisation.

At the moment there is a high demand for qualified teachers of Mathematics, Science, Technology Studies/VET

LOTE, English and Humanities. Having experience and knowledge across primary and secondary schooling will

also make you more readily employable. Please monitor the website of the Department of Education and Early

Childhood Development (DEECD) to keep track of hard-to-staff specialisations and hard-to-staff schools.

NAVIGATING THE COURSE and TRACKING YOUR PROGRESS

In order to ensure that you graduate in a timely manner, with flexible employment possibilities, you must become expert

course ‘navigators’. Understanding the consequences of your decisions is essential for having a trouble-free enrolment.

This document is designed to assist you in understanding the structure of the Bachelor of Education (P-12), to guide you

in assessing your progress towards course completion, and to enable you to plan your enrolment in future semesters.

There are, essentially, three (3) aspects to your course:

Core education units,

Content specialisation units, and

Teaching practicum/project partnerships

All three areas require your attention to ensure timely completion.



DEALING WITH PROBLEMS

For issues pertaining to any of the core education units, or the sequencing of the content specialisation units, please

either speak to a year level coordinator (see page 9) or an education unit coordinator (see page 10).

For any issues pertaining to the Project Partnership, please email your problem to [email protected].

It is your responsibility to enrol correctly, manage your course progress, and ensure that you have satisfactorily

completed the course requirements.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATION, INTERMISSION, or DISCONTINUATION

If you are struggling and require special consideration, intermission (formerly leave of absence), or discontinuation

(formerly withdrawal), you need to apply for these in a very timely manner through the student centre.

Special consideration forms must be filled in and submitted to student services.

Intermission and discontinuation should be completed before the census dates of the 31st March (semester 1) and 31st

August (semester 2) to avoid financial commitments to the units enrolled.

KEEPING A COPY OF YOUR WORK AND/OR APPLICATION FORMS ETC

Please keep a photocopy of any paper work you submit to either a lecturer or anyone in student services, etc. If your

submissions (assessment items or applications) are inadvertently misplaced, you should be able to provide a copy of

the required document. Confirmation of electronic submission (via email reply) should also be kept.

FINAL NOTE:- Please note that the information in this booklet reflects a typical study pattern and is correct at the time of printing. Often adjustments may be needed in response to course or academic needs, year level coordinators and/or unit coordinators. These changes will be communicated along the way.

mailto:[email protected]



COURSE DELIVERY PLAN – 2014

SEMESTER UNITS OVERVIEW

Please note:-

The detail below shows the units that preservice teachers usually enrol in for each year and semester.

Students do 20 core education units and 11 specialization units.

Students who pathway into BEd (P-12) from ADES should get their course advice from page 12 in the first instance.

Preservice teachers who undertake both the PE and Health specialization sequences are not required to complete AEB2250 Healthy Activity, Community and Wellbeing.

Year 1

Semester 1 AEB1101 Learning in a Changing World

AEB1306 Mathematics Knowledge for Teaching 1 (Formerly AEB1200 Numeracy and

Mathematics)

Specialisation A1 Specialisation B1

$Semester 2 AEB1210

Understanding Learning

AEB1250

Communication and Social Action

AEB1307 Mathematics Knowledge for Teaching 2

(Formerly AEB1301 Inquiry for Mathematical Understanding)

Specialisation B2

Primary Project Partnership (5 days + 8 half days connected to AEB1210)

Year 2 – Footscray Park students only

Semester 1 AEB2110 Teachers Knowing Students

AEB2150 Reasoning for Problem Solving Specialisation A2 Specialisation B3

Semester 2 AEB2210 Making the Conditions for Learning

AEB2302 Science, Environment and Sustainability


Project Partnership: 29 days in a Primary School. This includes Tuesday practicums and supervised teaching practice blocks.

Year 2- St Albans students only

Semester 1 AEB2210 Making the Conditions for Learning

AEB2302 Science, Environment and Sustainability


Semester 2

AEB2110 Teachers Knowing Students

AEB2150 Reasoning for Problem Solving


Project Partnership: 29 days in a Primary School. This includes Tuesday practicums and supervised teaching practice blocks.

Year 3

Semester 1 AEB3301 Inquiry into Adolescent Learning and Teaching

Secondary PCK for Specialisation A Specialisation A4 Specialisation B5 or other elective

Semester 2 AEB3302 Critical Practices for Secondary Teachers

Secondary PCK for Specialisation B or Education and Pedagogy Elective

Specialisation A5

or Primary PCK or other elective

Specialisation B6

or Primary PCK or other elective

Project Partnership: 32 days in a Secondary School. This includes Tuesday practicums and supervised teaching practice blocks.

Year 4

Semester 1 AEB4110 Change and Social Justice

AEB2250

Healthy Activity Community and Wellbeing * PE & Health students see note below

AEB2251 Imagination Creativity and Design

AEB2301 Rethinking Australian Studies

Semester 2 AEB4210

Practice in Partnership (24cp)

AEB4250

Professional Orientation

AEB4211

Joining the Profession

Project Partnership: 40 days in a Primary and/or Secondary School. This includes Tuesday practicums and supervised teaching practice blocks.



PLEASE USE THIS PAGE FOR ANY NOTES YOU REQUIRE



ACADEMIC ADVICE

There are two levels of course advice that you can seek.

1. At each year level there are Year Level Academic Advisors, who are able to provide you advice about your overall study plans and project

partnerships.

2. There are Unit Coordinators who can provide advice about the specific education units.

Once you are enrolled, you are welcome to seek advice from any member of the course team. Be aware, however, that the

staff member from whom you seek advice will expect that you have read this document. Have a paper version of your current

enrolment and results transcript, which you can obtain from myVU.

YEAR LEVEL ACADEMIC ADVISORS

Footscray Park Campus

Year Level

Advisors and Project Partnership Contact

Room Number Phone Number Email

1 Marcelle Cacciattolo Coral Cara Ahmad Samarji

C406e (F Park) C401e (F Park) C514c (F Park)

99195903 99195468 99194672

[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

2 Jeanne Carroll Barbara Black

C510G 8.117 (St Albans)

9919 5206 9919 2661

[email protected] [email protected]

3 Mary-Rose McLaren Davina Woods

8.119 (St Albans) C406g (F Park)

99192066 99195272


4 Ligia Pelosi C406d 99194582 [email protected]

St Albans Campus

Year Level

Advisors and Project Partnership Contact

Room Number Phone Number Email

1 Peter Thomas Gwen Gilmore

8.110 (St Albans) 8.110 (St Albans)

99192023 99192016


2 Sue Ferguson Efrat Eilam


99192415 99192975


3 Debora Lipson Mary Rose McLaren


99192027 99192066


4 Bill Eckersley 8.105 (St Albans) 99194959 [email protected]


















EDUCATION UNIT COORDINATORS

Year level Unit code Unit title Coordinator Contact details

1 AEB1101 Learning in a changing world Gwen Gilmore [email protected] 9919 2016

1 AEB1306 Mathematical knowledge for teaching 1

Sue Ferguson [email protected] 9919 2415

1 AEB1210 Understanding learning Gwen Gilmore [email protected] 9919 2016

1 AEB1250 Communication and social action

Gwen Gilmore [email protected] 9919 2016

1 AEB1307 Mathematical knowledge for teaching 2


1 AEB1301 Inquiry for mathematical understanding


2 AEB2110 Teachers knowing students Steve Knowles [email protected] 9919 2302 2 AEB2150 Reasoning for problem solving Steve Knowles [email protected] 9919 2302

2 AEB2210 Making the conditions for learning

Barbara Black [email protected] 9919 2661

3 AEB3301 Inquiry into adolescent

learning and teaching Mary-Rose McLaren

[email protected] 9919 2066

3 AEB3302 Critical practices for secondary teachers

Mary-Rose McLaren


4 AEB4110 Change and social justice Ligia Pelosi [email protected] 9919 4582

4 AEB4210 Practice in partnership Ligia Pelosi [email protected] 9919 4582

4 AEB4250 Professional orientation Ligia Pelosi [email protected] 9919 4582

4 AEB4211 Joining the profession Ligia Pelosi [email protected] 9919 4582

Primary PCK AEB2302 Science, Environment and

Sustainability Debora Lipson [email protected] 9919 2027

Primary PCK AEB2301 Rethinking Australian Studies Mat Jacobi [email protected] 9919 5565

Primary PCK AEB2250 Healthy Activity Community and Wellbeing

Kerry Renwick [email protected] 9919 4402

Primary PCK AEB2251 Imagination Creativity and Design

Ligia Pelosi [email protected] 9919 4582






















EDUCATION UNIT COORDINATORS (CONTINUED)

Secondary PCK AEB3303 Art Pedagogy PPSSS Mary-Rose

McLaren [email protected] 9919 2006

Secondary PCK AEB3304 Drama and Dance PPSSS Mary-Rose McLaren


Secondary PCK AEB3305 English PPSSS Mary-Rose McLaren/Davina Woods


9919 2006 99195272

Secondary PCK AEB3306 TESOL PPSSS Davina Woods [email protected] 9919 5272

Secondary PCK AEB3307 Health PPSSS Kerry Renwick Helen Widdip-Quinton

[email protected] (Sem 1) [email protected] (Sem 2)

9919 4402 9919 4235

Secondary PCK AEB3308 Humanities PPSSS Davina Woods [email protected] 9919 5272

Secondary PCK AEB3309 Information and Communication Technologies PPSSS

Peter Thomas [email protected] 9919 2023

Secondary PCK AEB3310 LOTE PPSSS Mary-Rose Mclaren


Secondary PCK AEB3311 Mathematics PPSSS Debora Lipson [email protected] 9919 2027

Secondary PCK AEB3312 Media PPSSS John Martino [email protected] 9919 2026

Secondary PCK AEB3313 Music PPSSS Mary-Rose McLaren


Secondary PCK AEB3314 Outdoor Education PPSSS Davina Woods [email protected] 9919 5272

Primary PCK AEB3315 Physical Education PPPSS (Primary only)

Zali Yager [email protected] 9919 4555

Secondary PCK AEB3316 Psychology PPSSS Mary-Rose McLaren


Secondary PCK AEB3332 Science PPSSS Debora Lipson [email protected] 9919 2027

Secondary PCK AEB3318 Learner Welfare and Wellbeing PPSSS

Davina Woods [email protected] 9919 5272

Secondary PCK AEB3319 Technology and VET PPSSS Kerry Renwick [email protected] (Sem 1) 9919 4402

Pedagogy Electives

AEB3320 Teaching Students with Special Learning Needs

Mary-Rose McLaren


Pedagogy Electives

AEB3321 Learning in a Globalised World

John Martino [email protected] 9919 2026

Pedagogy Electives

AEB3150 Engagement and Pathways Marcelle Cacciattolo

[email protected] 99195903

Pedagogy Electives

AEB4301 Curriculum and Pedagogy for the 21st Century

Marcelle Cacciattolo


Pedagogy Electives

AEB2304 Pedagogical Approaches for Developing Wellbeing in Schools

Marcelle Cacciattolo


























ENROLMENT GUIDELINES: YEAR 1 You need to enrol in 8 units. Please follow these steps:-

1. Enrol in the five (5) core education units – 2 in Semester 1 and 3 in Semester 2 (see table below).

Semester 1

AEB1101 Learning in a Changing World

(Core Education) 12 cp

AEB1306 Mathematics Knowledge for Teaching 1 (Formerly AEB1200 Numeracy and

Mathematics) (Core Education) 12cp

Specialisation A1 12cp

Specialisation B1 12cp

Semester 2

AEB1210 Understanding Learning

(Core Education) 12cp

AEB1250 Communication and Social Action

(Core Education) 12cp

AEB1307 Mathematics Knowledge for Teaching 2 (Formerly AEB1301 Inquiry for

Mathematical Understanding) (Core Education) 12cp


2. As this is a P-12 course you must be qualified to teach in at least one secondary discipline area, so we begin by selecting two specialist areas that

you are passionate to teach. Broadly these areas can be classified as follows:- Art, Accounting/Economics/Business/Politics, English,

History/Humanities, Health, Home Economics/Food Technology, Information Technology, Mathematics, Media, Music, Performance (Drama or

Dance), PE or Outdoor Education, Psychology, LOTE/TESOL, Student Welfare, Science (Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, or Physics).

3. Please note your two areas here:

Area 1 is _____________________________. Area 2 is __________________________.

4. Now find these two desired discipline areas in the following tables. List A shows the discipline areas that only require a four unit sequence, whereas

list B has discipline areas that require 4 or more units.

5. Go to the page relevant to your discipline area and note the core units. Identify the units that require a pre-requisite, especially in semester 1 of Year

2. Enrol in two units of your first discipline (semesters 1 & 2) and the one unit of your second discipline (semester 1).

6. If you are interested in other specialist areas that are not listed in the following tables, then you should seek advice from a B.Ed. (P-12) course

advisor.

LIST A – 4-unit sequences

You may wish to extend the discipline to being a Specialisation B. This can be done by extending the sequence by two more units.

Specialisation Page

number

Specialisation Page number Specialisation Page number

Accounting 20 English (Literary studies) 23 Physics 34

Biology 32 Environmental studies 34 Politics 26

Business management 21 Health 24 Psychology 31

Chemistry 33 History 25 Student Welfare 35

Dance/performance studies 22 Information Technology (IT) 27 TESOL 36

Drama/performance studies 22 Mathematics 28

Economics 21 Media 29

Vocational Education and Training in Schools

Note that if you have TAFE qualifications, and a minimum of 8 years industry experience, you may be eligible for Advanced Standing and able to teach

Technology Studies (page 31) and/or Vocational Education and Training (VET) (page 36). If this applies to you please discuss this with the Specialisation

Coordinator listed.



LIST B – 4+ unit sequences

6 Unit Specialisations

For specialisations with a minimum of 6 units you will need to do no more than 2 units at 1st year then usually 2 units at 2nd year, then 2 units at 3rd year level.

Specialisation Page Number

Art – Visual Art 20

English (4 units of writing and 2 units of Literature) 23

LOTE 28

Mathematics (for students with VCE Further Mathematics) 28

Music 29

Physical Education (for Primary teaching only) 30

Humanities (page 25)

Over 3 years you need to do 4 units in either History or Economics and 2 units in

another area e.g. 4 x History and 2 x Sociology

Studies of Society and Environment (SOSE) (Page 35)

Over 3 years you need to do 4 units in one area and 2 units in another area

e.g. 4 x Indigenous Studies and 2 x History or Economics

Asian Studies (Cultural Studies) 25

Economics 21

History 25

Indigenous Studies 26

Politics 26

Gender Studies (Cultural Studies) 35

Sociology 27

Science (page 32)

Over 3 years you need to do four units in one specialist area and 2 units in another

area e.g. 4 x Biology and 2 x Chemistry

Biology 32

Chemistry 33

Community Based General Science 33

Environmental Science 34

Physics 34

7 Unit Specialisation

Outdoor Education (Specialisation B); Specialisation A must be a 4-unit sequence that begins in Year 2. 30

8 Unit Specialisation

Business (page 21)

There are two specialisations in this area:- Business Management and Business

Specialisation.

Business Specialisation requires 2 x four units e.g. 4 x Business Management and

4 x Information Technologies (Data Processing)

Accounting 20

Business Management 21

Economics 21

Information Technologies (Data Processing) 21

Home Economics/Food technology (Specialisation B) Begins with 2 units studied in Year 1 (Page 24) 24



ENROLMENT GUIDELINES: YEAR 2 Enrol in:

1. Four core education units (check the details for your campus below)

2. Four electives - 2 for Specialisation A and 2 for Specialisation B. See the details under the alphabetical specialisation listings (starting page 17) to choose the

next units in the sequence.

ST ALBANS CAMPUS

Semester 1

AEB2210 Making the Conditions for Learning

12 cp

AEB2302 Science, Environment and Sustainability (Previously AEB2252 Science, Environment and Society).

PCK Primary Science 12cp

Specialisation A2

12cp

Specialisation B3

12cp

Project Partnerships 15 days in a Primary School

Semester 2


12cp


PCK Primary Maths 12cp

Specialisation A3

12cp

Specialisation B4

12cp


FOOTSCRAY PARK CAMPUS

Semester 1


12 cp



Specialisation A2

12cp

Specialisation B3

12cp


Semester 2


12cp

AEB2302 Science, Environment and Sustainability (Previously AEB2252 Science, Environment and Society).

PCK Primary Science 12cp

Specialisation A3

12cp

Specialisation B4

12cp


YEAR 2: PATHWAY FROM THE DIPLOMA OF EDUCATION STUDIES (ONLY) Enrol in:

1. Six core education units (check the details for your campus below)

2. Two electives - 1 for Specialisation A (English - see page 18) and 1 for Specialisation B (Humanities – see page 20) to choose the next units in the sequence.

ST ALBANS CAMPUS

Semester 1


12 cp

AEB1210 Understanding Learning

12cp

AEB1250 Communication for Social Action

PCK Primary English 12cp

Specialisation B3

Winter school

AEB2302 Science Environment and Sustainability AEB1307 Mathematics and Knowledge for teaching 2

(if you have failed 1301 (course code changed) - compulsory

Semester 2


12cp



Specialisation A3 12cp


IF you change your secondary specialisation/s, this will have an impact on your progress through the course. Please note that:- i) completing the Bachelor of Education (P-12) in a total of 4 years is no longer assured; and

ii) gaining a secondary placement in Year 3 of the course may not be possible, as it is dependent on you having sufficient specialisation units completed

ENROLMENT GUIDELINES: YEAR 3

Enrol in: 1. Two core education units

2. Two secondary PCK units

3. Four specialisations, primary PCK, or other electives

Semester 1

AEB3301 Inquiry into Adolescent Learning and Teaching

12cp

Secondary PCK for Specialisation A or Education and Pedagogy Elective

12cp

Specialisation A4 or Primary PCK or other elective

12cp

Specialisation B5 or Primary PCK or other elective

12cp

Semester 2

AEB3302 Critical Practices for Secondary Teachers

12cp

Secondary PCK for Specialisation B or Education and Pedagogy Elective

12cp

Specialisation A5 or Primary PCK or other elective

12cp

Specialisation B6 or Primary PCK or other elective

12cp

Semesters 1 and 2: Project Partnership totals 32 days in a Secondary School

SELECTING SECONDARY PEDAGOGY CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (PCK) UNITS

Usually students in Year 3 undertake a Secondary PCK unit for Specialisation A in Semester 1 and Specialisation B in Semester 2. Students must not enrol in the PCK for a 6, or 8 unit specialisation until Semester 2.

The following provides details of which Secondary PCKs are being offered in 2014 – including semesters and campus. This will help your enrolment planning so that you can undertake the units that you need to. Please be aware that:

Some Secondary PCKs are only offered in one semester each year – this includes Dance/Drama; Maths, Media, Music, Outdoor Education,

Science, Student Welfare, Technology and VET. If you are doing these specialisations you will need to identify these first and then plan when

you can take your other Secondary specialisation.

All preservice teachers undertaking the TESOL and/or LOTE PCK unit/s will need to follow up directly with the year 3 coordinators to get

additional information about the delivery of the units. These units will be offered in Semester 1 and will also include a 2 day block at the end of

the semester. **

Secondary PCKs Footscray Park St Albans

Sem 1 Sem 2 Sem 1 Sem 2

AEB3303 Art Pedagogy and Practice for Secondary Students offered

AEB3304 Drama and Dance Pedagogy and Practice for Secondary Students

offered

AEB3305 English Pedagogy and Practice for Secondary Students offered offered

AEB3306 TESOL Pedagogy and Practice for Secondary Students ** See note above

AEB3307 Health Pedagogy and Practice for Secondary Students offered offered offered

AEB3308 Humanities Pedagogy and Practice for Secondary Students offered offered

AEB3309 Information and Communication Technologies Pedagogy and Practice for Secondary Students

offered offered

AEB3310 LOTE Pedagogy and Practice for Secondary Students ** See note above

AEB3311 Mathematics Pedagogy and Practice for Secondary Students offered

AEB3312 Media Pedagogy and Practice for Secondary Students offered

AEB3313 Music: Pedagogy and Practice for Secondary Students offered

AEB3314 Outdoor Education Pedagogy and Practice for Secondary Students

offered

AEB3315 Physical Education Pedagogy and Practice for Primary Students offered

AEB3316 Psychology Pedagogy and Practice for Secondary Students offered offered

AEB3332 Science Pedagogy and Practice for Secondary Students offered

AEB3318 Learner Welfare and Wellbeing offered

AEB3319 Technology and VET Pedagogy and Practice for Secondary Students

offered



EDUCATION AND PEDAGOGY ELECTIVES Students who are only doing one Secondary Specialisation will select one of the following Education and Pedagogy electives, according to interest and availability (see below).

Coordinator:- [email protected] 9919 5903

Education and Pedagogy electives are available for preservice teachers who have completed their secondary specialisations. Before electing to take one of these units, you must ensure that you have satisfactorily completed the minimum requirements for both specialisations.

Semester Unit Code

Unit Title Campus Credit Points

Prerequisites

1 AEB4301 Curriculum and Pedagogy for the 21st Century F 12 Nil

1 AEB0060 Interprofessional Collaboration F, S 12 Nil

1 AEB3320 Teaching Students with Special Learning Needs F,S 12 AEB2110 and AEB2210

1 AEB3321 Learning in a Globalised World S 12 AEB2110 and AEB2210

1 AEK3101 Knowing Indigenous Australian Communities F, S 12 Nil

1/2 AEB1200 Mathematics and Numeracy F, S 12 Nil

2 AEB3150 Engagement and Pathways F 12 Nil

2 AEB2304 Pedagogical Approaches for Developing Wellbeing in Schools

F 12 Nil

2 AEB2303 International Teaching and Learning Context F 12 AEB1210

3, 4 AEX1099 Student Leadership and Mentoring S 12 Nil

2 AEB2304 Pedagogical Approaches for Developing Wellbeing in Schools

F 12 Nil

Please note that:

Due to the number of students in third year, there are minimum and maximum numbers of places in each of the classes. Students will be

allocated places through MyTimetable.

When numbers of students exceed the places in a PCK unit allocated in any semester, students will be contacted and advised about their options.

SUMMER AND WINTER SEMESTERS

To give preservice teachers some flexibility in their course, some core education units are also provided in Summer and Winter semesters. The chart below details the availability of core education units available for enrolment in 2014 for both Summer and Winter Semesters.

Unit Summer 2014 (enrolment dates for semester 3 TBA) Available for...

Winter 2014 (enrol for Semester 4) Available for...

AEB1101 Learning in a Changing World Only students who need to repeat N/A

AEB1200 Numeracy and Mathematics Students who need to develop maths capacity Students who need to develop maths capacity

AEB1301 Inquiry for Mathematical Understanding

Only students who need to repeat N/A

AEB2150 Reasoning for Problem Solving Only students who need to repeat Only students who need to repeat

AEB2250 Healthy Activity Community and Wellbeing

Priority for students going into or completing Year 4 Not available

AEB2251 Imagination Creativity and Design

Priority for students going into or completing Year 4 Only Year 3 & 4 students

AEB2301 Rethinking Australian Studies Priority for students going into or completing Year 4 Only Year 3 & 4 students

AEB2302 Science Environment and Sustainability

Priority for students going into or completing Year 4 Only Year 3 & 4 students

Please note:

all classes are subject to a minimum number of students enrolling for each unit

the university reserves the right to cap the number of classes offered over the winter and/or summer semesters

the university reserves the right to enforce the conditions of enrolment into the summer/winter school semester classes.



ENROLMENT GUIDELINES: YEAR 4

Semester 1

AEB4110 Change and Social Justice

12cp

AEB2250 Healthy Activity, Community and Wellbeing Or AEB2251 Imagination, Creativity and Design or AEB2302 Science, Environment and Sustainability Or AEB2301 Re-thinking Australian Studies Or Education Elective

12cp

AEB2250 Healthy Activity, Community and Wellbeing Or AEB2251 Imagination, Creativity and Design Or AEB2302 Science, Environment and Sustainability Or AEB2301 Re-thinking Australian Studies Or Education Elective

12cp

AEB2250 Healthy Activity, Community and Wellbeing Or AEB2251 Imagination, Creativity and Design Or AEB2302 Science, Environment and Sustainability Or AEB2301 Re-thinking Australian Studies Or AEB3315 PE Pedagogy and Practice for

Primary Students (see below)

Or Education Elective

12cp

Semester 2

AEB4210 Practice in Partnership

12cp

AEB4250 Professional Orientation

12cp

AEB4211 Joining the Profession

12cp

Selecting Primary Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) units

By the end of the course you must have completed studies in all 6 primary PCK areas: English, Maths, Humanities, Science, The Arts and Physical Education/Health. Everyone will have studied English (AEB1250 Communication for Social Action) and Maths (AEB2150 Reasoning for Problem Solving) in Years 1 and 2.

You will also have completed one or more of the following Primary PCK units:

Humanities: AEB2301 Rethinking Australian Studies or

Science: AEB2302 Science Environment and Sustainability

Health/PE: AEB2250 Healthy Activity Community and Wellbeing

The Arts: AEB2251 Imagination Creativity and Design

In Year 4 you MUST enrol in all the Primary PCKs that you have not completed in previous years. There is only one exception. Preservice teachers who have completed BOTH AEB3315 Physical Education Pedagogy and Practice for Primary Students AND

AEB3307 Health Pedagogy and Practice for Secondary Students, DO NOT have to enrol in AEB2250 Healthy Activity Community and Wellbeing.

****AEB3315 is offered in Semester 1 to year 4 students ONLY. This is for those PE Primary students who did not do the unit in Year 3, semester 2.



CHOOSING SPECIALISATION UNITS Bachelor of Education students complete 132 credit points (11 units) in electives which combine to form specialisations. You should select TWO areas to specialise in making sure that the units selected fit within the VIT Specialist Area Guidelines which are detailed below. These specialisations are the discipline areas that you will be qualified to teach on graduation. With the exception of Physical Education, all the guidelines relate to teaching in secondary schools.

Please note:

Campuses: C = City / Flinders F = Footscray N = Newport S = St Albans G = Footscray Nicholson W = Werribee Core/Elective C = Core (a unit that must be completed) & E = Elective (you have some choice in what you select) Prerequisites A number of units have "prerequisites". These prerequisites must be met before enrolment in the unit is permitted. Unit availability Electives will only run if there are sufficient enrolments.

Accounting – can also count towards a Business specialisation

Specialisation coordinators: [email protected] (9919 9495) and [email protected] (9919 4526)

VIT REQUIREMENTS Specialist Area - Accounting: Sub-Major (4 units) in Accounting. Specialist Area - Business: Two Sub-Majors (2 x 4 units) in Business Studies selected from Accounting, Business Management, Data Processing, Economics, Human Resource Management, Legal Studies, Marketing, Secretarial Studies (please note not all specialisations are available at VU).

VU GUIDELINES For an Accounting Sub-Major (4 units): complete 4 core units. For a Business Specialisation (8 units): complete 2 Sub-Majors (2 x 4 units) selected from: Accounting, Business Management, Information Technologies (Data Processing) and Economics. For details regarding each specialisation, see alphabetical listings in this document.

Year Level

Unit Code Unit Title Core /

Elective Semester Campus

Credit Points

Prerequisites

1 BAO1101 Accounting for Decision Making C 1 or 2 F, C 12 Nil

1 BAO1107 Accounting for Information Systems C 1 or 2 F, C 12 BAO1101

2 BAO2202 Financial Accounting C 1 or 2 F 12 BAO1107

2 BAO2204 Management Accounting C 1 or 2 F 12 BAO1101

Art - Visual Arts

Specialisation coordinator: [email protected] (9919 2333)

VIT REQUIREMENTS Specialist Area - Art: Major study (6 units) in relevant area(s) of Art which includes at least one quarter of a year of practical Art content (including areas of Art, Craft, Computer-generated Art, Sculpture, Photography and recognising expertise in materials such as pottery, ceramics, textiles, wood and metal) VU GUIDELINES For an Art Major (6 units): complete 3 core units and 3 electives. Ensure that the sequence includes at least four units of practical Art content and at least one unit of Art Theory (ACF2002 Aesthetics and Art Criticism).

Year Level



Credit Points

Prerequisites

Select two core (please note: ACF2001 may be taken as an alternative to ACF1003 if required for cultural reasons)

1 ACF1003 Life Drawing C 1 S 12 Nil

1 ACF1004 Drawing and Painting C 2 S 12 Nil

Select one core and three elective second/third year units from the following

2/3 ACF2001 Introduction to Digital Art E 1 S 12 Nil

2/3 ACF2003 Still Life Projects E 1 S 12 Nil

2/3 ACF3003 Digital Fine Art Photography (enrol in one semester only)

E 1 or 2 S 12 Nil

2/3 ACF2002 Aesthetics and Art Criticism C 2 S 12 Nil

2/3 ACF2005 Experimental Art E 2 S 12 Nil

2/3 ACF3002 Installation Art E 2 S 12 Nil






Business

VIT REQUIREMENTS: Two Sub-Major studies in Business Studies selected from: Accounting, Business Management, Data Processing, Economics, Human Resource Management, Legal Studies, Marketing, Secretarial Studies

VU GUIDELINES: Complete 8 units comprising 2 Sub-Majors (2 x 4 units) selected from: Accounting, Business Management, Information Technologies (Data Processing) and Economics.

Business - Economics – can also count towards Business specialisation

Specialisation coordinator: [email protected] 9919 5330

VIT REQUIREMENTS Specialist Area - Economics: Sub-Major study in Economics Specialist Area - Humanities: Sub-Major study (4 units) in one of the specialist Humanities areas: Economics, Geography and History together with a Part (2 units) in another area of study: Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, History, Indigenous Studies, Legal Studies, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology (please note not all specialisations are available at VU). Specialist Area - Business: Two Sub-Major studies (2 x 4 units) in Business Studies selected from Accounting, Business Management, Data Processing, Economics, Human Resource Management, Legal Studies, Marketing, Secretarial Studies (please note not all specialisations are available at VU).

VU GUIDELINES For an Economics Sub-Major (4 units): complete the 4 core units. For Humanities/SOSE including Economics: Complete: four units in Economics together with the 2 core units in Asian Studies Gender Studies, History, Indigenous Studies, Politics and Sociology. (For details regarding each specialisation, see alphabetical listings in this document.) For a Business Specialisation (8 units): complete 2 Sub-Majors (2 x 4 units) selected from: Accounting, Business Management, Information Technologies (Data Processing) and Economics. For details regarding each specialisation, see alphabetical listings in this document. Year Level



Credit Points

Prerequisites

1 BEO1105 Economic Principles C 1 C 12 Nil

1 BEO3446 Financial Institutions and Monetary Theory C 2 C 12 BEO1105

2 BEO3378 International Economics and Finance C 1 C 12 BEO1105

2 BEO2264 Microeconomic Analysis C 2 F 12 BEO1105

3 BEO3430 International Economic Analysis E 1 C 12 BEO1105

3 BMO2100 Introduction to Small Enterprise E 2 F 12 Nil

Business - Information Technologies (Data Processing) Specialisation coordinators: [email protected] 9919 4325 or [email protected] 9919 4393

VIT REQUIREMENTS Specialist Area – Business: Two Sub-Major studies (2 x 4 units) in Business Studies selected from Accounting, Business Management, Data Processing, Economics, Human Resource Management, Legal Studies, Marketing, Secretarial Studies (please note not all specialisations are available at VU).

VU GUIDELINES For Information Technologies Sub-Major (4 units): complete the 4 core units. For Business specialisation: complete 2 Sub-Majors (2 x 4 units) selected from: Accounting, Business Management, Information Technologies (Data Processing) and Economics. For details regarding each specialisation, see alphabetical listings in this document.

Year

Level Unit Code Unit Title

Core /


Credit

Points Prerequisites

1 BCO1148 Programming Business Applications C 1 F 12

1 BCO1102 Information Systems in Business C 1 or 2 F 12 Nil

2 BCO2041 Systems Analysis and Design C 1 F 12

2 BCO2149 Database Systems C 2 F 12 BCO1102

Business - Business Management – counts towards Business specialisation

Specialisation coordinator: [email protected] (9919 4121)

VIT SPECIALISATION REQUIREMENTS Specialist Area - Business: Two Sub-Major studies (2 x 4 units) in Business Studies selected from Accounting, Business Management, Data Processing, Economics, Human Resource Management, Legal Studies, Marketing, Secretarial Studies (please note not all specialisations are available at VU).

VU GUIDELINES For a Business Management Sub-Major (4 units): complete the 2 core units and 2 electives. Note that this sequence includes two units in Year 1 and two units in Year 2. For a Business Specialisation: complete 2 Sub-Majors (2 x 4 units) selected from: Accounting, Business Management, Information Technologies (Data Processing) and Economics. For details regarding each specialisation, see alphabetical listings in this document.

Year Level



Credit Points

Prerequisites

1 BMO1110 Managing Knowledge C 1 F 12 Nil

1 BMO1102 Management and Organisation Behaviour C 2 F 12 Nil

2 BMO3292 Business Ethics E 1 or 2 F 12 BMO1102

2 BMO3327 Organisational Change and Development E 1 or 2 F 12 BMO1102

2 BMO3352 International Management E 1 F 12 BMO1102







Dance / Performance Studies


VIT REQUIREMENTS Specialist Area - Dance: Sub-Major study (4 units) in Dance or Performance Studies (Dance)

VU GUIDELINES For a Dance Sub-Major (4 units): complete 2 core units and 2 electives. It is recommended that students wishing to teach Dance at Year 12 level complete 6 units. A selection of units will also be offered in the summer and winter semesters. Check the timetable or with the coordinator for details.

Year Level



Credit Points

Prerequisites

1 ACT1001 Ground, Self and Others: Embodied Ethics C 1 F 12 Nil

1 ACT1002 Performance (Re)Making C 2 F 12 Nil

2/3 ACT2001 Performance: Self E 1 F 12 Nil

2/3 ACT2005 Performance Studio A E 1 F 12 Nil

2/3 ACT3023 Performance Improvisation 2 E 1 F 12 Nil

2/3 ACT2003 Performance: Others E 2 F 12 Nil

2/3 ACT2006 Performance Studio B E 2 F 12 Nil

2/3 ACT3021 Critical Practice C E 2 F 12 Nil

Drama / Performance Studies


VIT REQUIREMENTS Specialist Area - Drama: Sub-Major study (4 units) in Drama, Performance Studies (Drama) or Theatre Studies (including practical Drama)

VU GUIDELINES For a Drama Sub-Major (4 units): complete 2 core units and 2 electives. It is recommended that students wishing to teach Drama at Year 12 level complete 6 units. A selection of units will also be offered in the summer and winter semesters. Check the timetable or with the coordinator for details.

Year Level



Credit Points

Prerequisites

1 ACT1001 Ground, Self and Others: Embodied Ethics C 1 F 12 Nil

1 ACT1002 Performance (Re)Making C 2 F 12 Nil

2/3 ACT2001 Performance: Self E 1 F 12 Nil

2/3 ACT2005 Performance Studio A E 1 F 12 Nil

2/3 ACT3023 Performance Improvisation 2 E 1 F 12 Nil

2/3 ACT2003 Performance: Others E 2 F 12 Nil

2/3 ACT2006 Performance Studio B E 2 F 12 Nil

2/3 ACT3021 Critical Practice C E 2 F 12 Nil

Drama and Dance

VIT REQUIREMENTS Sub-Major study (4 units) in Performance Studies (Drama) AND Performance Studies (Dance)

VU GUIDELINES Complete 2 core units and then a minimum of 6 other units from 2nd or 3rd year.





English


VIT REQUIREMENTS a) Sub-Major study (4 units) in English (Literature or Literary Studies) or b) Sub-Major study (4 units) in Writing, English Language Studies or Linguistics together with a Part (2 units) in English (Literature or Literary Studies) VU GUIDELINES a) For an English - Literary Studies Sub-Major (4 units): complete 4 Literary Studies units: 2 first year core units and 2 electives. b) For an English - (Writing Major (6 units): complete 6 Writing units: 2 first year core units and 4 electives.

English - Literary Studies/Literature


VIT REQUIREMENTS Specialist Area – English: a) Sub-Major study (4 units) in English (Literature or Literary Studies). VU GUIDELINES For a Sub-Major in Literary Studies (English) (4 units): complete the 2 first year core units and 2 electives. NOTE: ACL2009 ‘Australian Literature’ and ACL2007 ‘Romance and Realism’ are highly recommended for students in second or third year.

Year Level

Unit Code

Unit Title Core /


Credit Points

Prerequisites

1 ACL1001 Reading Contemporary Fiction (enrol in one semester only)

C 1 F

12 Nil 2 S

1 ACL1002 Studying Poetry and Poetics (enrol in one semester only)

C 1 S

12 Nil 2 F

2/3 ACL2007 Romance and Realism (enrol in one semester only)

E 1 F

12 Core Units 2 S

2/3 ACL2009 Australian Literature E 1 S

12 Core Units 2 F

2/3 ACL3007 Re-Presenting Empire: Literature & Post Colonialism E 1 F 12 Core Units

2/3 ACL3016 Working Class Writing E 1 F, S 12 Core Units

2/3 AEK3102 Indigenous Literacies E 1 S 12 Nil

2/3 ACL2050 Children’s Texts E 2 F, S 12 Not available in 2014

2/3 ACP2067 Gender and Genre in Short Fiction E 2 F, S 12 Not available in 2014

2/3 ACL3014 Writing Selves E 1 F, S 12 ACP1053/1054 or ACL1001/1002

2/3 ACP2080 Writing and reading place E 2 S, S 12 ACP1053/1054 or ACL1001/1002

English - Writing Specialisation coordinator: [email protected] 9919 2346

VIT SPECIALISATION REQUIREMENTS Specialist Area – English: b) Sub-Major study (4 units) in Writing, English Language Studies or Linguistics together with a Part in English (Literature or Literary Studies). VU GUIDELINES For a Major in Writing (English) (6 units): complete the 2 first year core units and 4 electives.

Year Level

Unit Code

Unit Title Core /


Credit Points

Prerequisites

1 ACL1001 Reading Contemporary Fiction (enrol in one semester only)

C 1 F

12 Nil 2 S

1 ACL1002 Studying Poetry and Poetics (enrol in one semester only)

C 1 S

12 Nil 2 F

Students must complete 4 elective units from the list below during years 2/3 with no more than 2 of these writing elective units at first year level

1 ACP1053 Introduction to Creative Writing E 1 F, S 12 Nil

1 ACP1054 Introduction to Media Writing E 2 F, S 12 Nil

2 ACP2070 Editing Principles and Practice E 1 F, S* 12 Core Units

2/3 ACP2020 Writing for Online Media E 1 F, S 12 Core Units

2/3 ACP2085 Fiction Writing E 1 F, S 12 Core Units

2/3 ACP3051 Writing for Public Relations and Advertising E 1 F*, S 12 Core Units

2/3 ACC2011 Radio Production E 1 F, S 12 Core Units

2/3 ACP2078 Performance Writing E 2 F, S 12 Core Units

2/3 ACA3001 Professional writing for Sport E 2 F, S 12 Nil

2/3 ACP3049 Writing & Producing the Documentary E 2 S 12 Core Units

2/3 ACL2050 Children’s Texts E 2 F, S 12 Not available in 2014

2/3 ACP2067 Gender and Genre in Short Fiction E 2 F, S 12 Not available in 2014

2/3 ACL3014 Writing Selves E 1 F, S 12 ACP1053/1054 or ACL1001/1002

2/3 ACP2080 Writing and reading place E 2 S, S 12 ACP1053/1054 or ACL1001/1002






Health Specialisation coordinator: [email protected] 9919 9554 VIT REQUIREMENTS Specialist Area – Health: Sub-Major study covering the areas of Health, Human Development, Family and Nutrition VU GUIDELINES For a Sub-Major in Health (4 units): complete the 4 core units as listed. Choose from the list of electives to extend the sequence to a Major (6 units).

Year Level



Credit Points

Prerequisites

1 AHE0002 Social Bases of Health C 1 F 12 Nil

1 AHE1052

Growth and Motor Development (If the student is both a Phys Ed and Health Major this unit must be taken and not AHE2103)

C 2 F 12 Nil

AHE2103 Growth Development and Ageing (for students doing the Health discipline only)

C 2 F 12 Nil

2 AHE2012 Adolescent Human Development C 1 F 12 Nil

2 AHE2005 Nutrition and Diet for Exercise and Physical Education C 2 F 12 Nil

3 AHE2053 Health Promotion E 1 F 12 Nil

3 AHE2151 Human Sexuality and Society E 1 or 2 or 4 F 12 Nil

Home Economics / Food Technology Specialisation coordinator: [email protected] 9919 4402

VIT requirements: Sub-major study in Home Economics with studies which include:

(a) Food (Food Preparation and Food Science) or Nutrition and (b) Health or Human Development or Family

VIT requirements: One year of study in Technology Studies which includes studies in a range of materials and systems.

Teachers who wish to specialise in a particular material or system, such as Agriculture, Automotive Studies, Electronics, Food (including Food Preparation and Food Technology), Horticulture, Metalwork, Textiles/Clothing or Wood, must hold one of the following in the specialist area: Sub-major study in Home Economics with studies which include:

Sub-major study in the specialist area or

Industry or Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualifications equivalent to Certificate IV or higher in the specialist area or

Certificate of Proficiency in a relevant trade area

VU guidelines: Complete eight core units as listed.

Year Level



Credit Points

Prerequisites

1 AEB1501 Food and Nutrition Education C 1 or 2 FN 12 Nil

2 AEB1502 Learning the Service of Food and Beverage C 1 or 2 FN 12 Nil

1/2 AEB1503 Food Science and Technology Education C 1 or 2 FN 12 AEB1502

2/4 AEB2307 Design and Technology C 2 or 4 F 12 Nil

1/2 AEB2501 Culinary Arts Education C 1 or 2 FN 12 AEB1502

1/2 AEB2502 Approaches to Food and Beverage Technologies and Service C 1 or 2 FN 12 AEB1502

1/2 ACW3022 Rethinking the Family C 2 or 3 S 12 Nil

1/2 BBB3100 Business Integrated Learning C 2 or 3 F 12 Nil





Humanities

VIT REQUIREMENTS: Sub-Major study (4 units) in one of the specialist Humanities areas: Economics, Geography and History together with a Part (2 units) in another area of study: Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, History, Indigenous Studies, Legal Studies, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology (please note not all specialisations are available at VU).

VU GUIDELINES: Total 6 units comprising a Sub-Major (4 units) in History or Economics together with a Part (2 units) in another specialisation. Choose from: Asian Studies (Cultural Studies), Economics, Gender Studies (Cultural Studies), History, Indigenous Studies, Politics and Sociology. For details regarding each specialisation, see alphabetical listings in this document. Also see SOSE.

Humanities - Asian Studies (Cultural Studies) – counts towards Humanities specialisation

Specialisation Coordinators: [email protected] (9919 4652) & [email protected] (9919 4048)

VIT REQUIREMENTS Specialist Area - Humanities: Sub-Major study (4 units) in one of the specialist Humanities areas: Economics, Geography and History together with a Part (2 units) in another area of study: Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, History, Indigenous Studies, Legal Studies, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology (please note not all specialisations are available at VU). Specialist Area - SOSE: Sub-Major study (4 units) in one of the following: Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, History, Indigenous Studies, Legal Studies, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology together with a Part (2 units) in another of these same areas of study (please note not all specialisations are available at VU).

VU GUIDELINES For Humanities including Asian Studies: Complete: four units in Economics, Geography and History together with the 2 core units in Asian Studies For a SOSE including Asian Studies: complete 2 core units and 2 electives listed below and then complete 2 units with nil prerequisites or where prerequisites have already been met in one of: Economics, Gender Studies, History, Indigenous Studies, Politics and Sociology. (For details regarding each specialisation, see alphabetical listings in this document.)

Year Level



Credit Points

Prerequisites

1 ASI1001 Sources of Asian Traditions C 1 F 12 Nil

1 ASI1002 Sources of Asian Modernities C 2 F 12 Nil

2/3 ASI2002 Cultural History of Tibet E 1 F 12 Nil

2/3 ASI2003 Many Vietnams: War, Culture and Memory E 1 F 12 Nil

2/3 ASP2009 Southeast Asian Politics E 1 F 12 Nil

2/3 ASI2004 Researching Gender and Sexuality in Asia E 2 F 12 Nil

2/3 ASI2001 Colonialism, Nationalism and Revolution in South East Asia E 2 F 12 Nil

2/3 ASP2006 Culture and Politics in Indonesia E 2 F 12 Nil

Humanities - History – can also count towards Humanities or SOSE specialisation Specialisation coordinator: [email protected] 9919 4597

VIT REQUIREMENTS Specialist Area – History: Sub-Major study (4 units) in History. Specialist Area - Humanities: Sub-Major study (4 units) in one of the specialist Humanities areas: Economics, Geography and History together with a Part (2 units) in another area of study: Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, History, Indigenous Studies, Legal Studies, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology (please note not all specialisations are available at VU). Specialist Area – SOSE: Sub-Major (4 units) in one of the following: Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, History, Indigenous Studies, Legal Studies, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology together with a Part (2 units) in another of these areas of study (please note not all specialisations are available at VU).

VU GUIDELINES SOSE and Humanities specialisations offered at VU: Asian Studies (Cultural Studies), Economics, Gender Studies (Cultural Studies), History, Indigenous Studies, Politics and Sociology. For details regarding each specialisation, see alphabetical listings in this document. For a History, Humanities or SOSE Sub-Major (4 units): complete 2 core units and 2 electives*. For a Part (2 units): complete any 2 units. *Students wishing to teach History at VCE level should extend the sequence to a Major (6 units).

Year Level



Credit Points

Prerequisites

1 ASH1001 World History 1 C 1 F, S 12 Nil

1 ASH1002 World History 2 C 2 F, S 12 Nil

2 AAH2011 European History 1 E 1 F, S 12 Nil

2 AAH2012 European History 2 E 2 F, S 12 Nil

3 AAH3011 American History 1 E 1 F 12 Nil

3 AAH3012 American History 2 E 2 F 12 Nil

2/3 ASH2001 History and Memory E 1 F 12 Nil

2/3 ASH2002 Histories of Immigrant Australia E 2 F 12 Nil

2/3 ASH2004 Irish History E 1 S 12 Nil

2/3 AAH2014 The Making of the Modern Middle East E 2 F 12 Nil






Humanities - Indigenous Studies – counts towards Humanities or SOSE Specialisation coordinator: [email protected] 9919 2836

VIT REQUIREMENTS Specialist Area – Humanities: Sub-Major study (4 units) in one of the specialist Humanities areas: Economics, Geography and History together with a Part (2 units) in another area of study: Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, History, Indigenous Studies, Legal Studies, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology (please note not all specialisations are available at VU). Specialist Area – SOSE: Sub-Major study (4 units) in one of the following: Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, History, Indigenous Studies, Legal Studies, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology together with a Part (2 units) in another of these same areas of study (please note not all specialisations are available at VU).

VU GUIDELINES SOSE and Humanities specialisations offered at VU: Asian Studies (Cultural Studies), Economics, Gender Studies (Cultural Studies), History, Indigenous Studies, Politics and Sociology. For details regarding each specialisation, see alphabetical listings in this document. For a SOSE Sub-Major (4 units): complete 2 core units and 2 electives For a Part (2 units): complete 2 units with nil prerequisites or where prerequisites have already been met

Year Level



Credit Points

Prerequisites

1 AEK1101 Indigenous Australian Issues & Understandings C 1 & 3 S 12 Nil

1 AEK1201 Indigenous Australian Knowing C 2 & 4 S 12 Nil

2 AEK2101 Working in Indigenous Australian Communities E 1 S 12 AEK1101 and AEK1201

2 AEK2201 Learning in Indigenous Australian Communities E 2 S 12 AEK1101 and AEK1201

3 AEK3101 Knowing Indigenous Australian Communities E 1 S 12 AEK1101 and AEK1201

3 AEK3201 Leadership in Indigenous Australian Communities E 2 S 12 AEK1101 and AEK1201

2 AEK2102 Oral Traditions in Indigenous Communities E 1 S 12 AEK1101 and AEK1201

2 AEK2202 Global Indigenous Issues E 2 S 12 AEK1101 and AEK1201

3 AEK3102 Indigenous Literacies E 1 S 12 Nil

3 AEK3202 Global Indigenous Leadership E 2 S 12 AEK1101 and AEK1201

Humanities - Politics – can also count towards Humanities or SOSE Specialisation coordinator: [email protected] 9919 4172

VIT REQUIREMENTS Specialist Area – Politics: Sub-Major (4 units) in Politics. Specialist Area – Humanities: Sub-Major (4 units) in one of the specialist Humanities areas: Economics, Geography and History together with a Part (2 units) in another area of study: Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, History, Indigenous Studies, Legal Studies, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology (please note not all specialisations are available at VU). Specialist Area – SOSE: Sub-Major (4 units) in one of the following: Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, History, Indigenous Studies, Legal Studies, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology together with a Part (2 units) in another of these areas of study (please note not all specialisations are available at VU).

VU GUIDELINES SOSE and Humanities specialisations offered at VU: Asian Studies (Cultural Studies), Economics, Gender Studies (Cultural Studies), History, Indigenous Studies, Politics and Sociology. For details regarding each specialisation, see alphabetical listings in this document. For a Sub-Major (4 units): complete 2 core units and 2 electives (ASP2004 and ASP2005 are the recommended electives). For a Part (2 units): complete 2 units with nil prerequisites or where prerequisites have already been met.

Year Level



Credit Points

Prerequisites

1 ASP1001 Foundations of Political Science C 1 F, S 12 Nil

1 ASP1002 Origins of International Politics C 2 F, S 12 Nil

2 ASP2004 Theory and Research in International Politics E 1 F 12 1st yr politics

2 ASP2005 Policy and Practice in International Politics E 2 F 12 1st yr politics

2/3 ASP2001 Political Economy of Colonialism and Neocolonialism E 1 F 12 1ST yr politics

2/3 ASP2003 International Security E 2 F 12 1st yr politics

2/3 ASP2006 Culture and Politics of Indonesia E 2 F 12 1st yr politics or Asian

studies

2/3 ASP2007 Dictatorship and Democracy E 1 F 12 Nil

2/3 ASP2008 North American Politics E 2 F 12 1st yr politics

2/3 ASP2009 Southeast Asian Politics E 1 F 12 1st yr politics or Asian

studies





Humanities - Sociology – counts towards Humanities or SOSE Specialisation coordinator: [email protected] 9919 4174

VIT REQUIREMENTS Specialist Area – Humanities: Sub-Major (4 units) in one of the specialist Humanities areas: Economics, Geography and History together with a Part (2 units) in another area of study: Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, History, Indigenous Studies, Legal Studies, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology (please note not all specialisations are available at VU). Specialist Area – SOSE: Sub-Major (4 units) in one of the following: Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, History, Indigenous Studies, Legal Studies, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology together with a Part (2 units) in another of these areas of study (please note not all specialisations are available at VU).

VU GUIDELINES SOSE and Humanities specialisations offered at VU: Asian Studies (Cultural Studies), Economics, Gender Studies (Cultural Studies), History, Indigenous Studies, Politics and Sociology. For details regarding each specialisation, see alphabetical listings in this document. For a Sub-Major (4 units): complete 2 core units and 2 electives. For a Part (2 units): complete 2 units with nil prerequisites or where prerequisites have already been met.

Year Level

Unit Code

Unit Title Core /


Credit Points

Prerequisites

1 ASS1051 Sociology 1A C 1 F, S 12 Nil

1 ASS1052 Sociology 1B C 2 F, S 12 Nil

2/3 ASS1005 Social and Cultural Change in the South Pacific Islands E 1 F 12 Nil

2/3 ASS2009 Making Modern Identities E 1 F, S 12 Soc 1A & Soc 1B

2/3 ASS2025 Transnational Social Movements E 1 F 12 Soc 1A & Soc 1B

2/3 ASS2051 Child and Society E 1 F, S 12 Nil

2/3 ASS2053 Sociology of Sex E 1 F, S 12 Nil

2/3 ASS3009 Sociology of Law E 1 F 12 Soc 1A & Soc 1B

2/3 ASS3007 Space, Knowledge and Power E 1 F 12 Soc 1A & Soc 1B

2/3 ASS3050 Migration, Mobility and Globalisation E 1 F 12 Nil

2/3 ASS3052 Governing Civic Life: Citizen, Nation, Self E 1 F, S 12 Nil

2/3 ASS2013 Sociology of the Body E 2 F 12 Soc 1A & Soc 1B

2/3 ASS2028 Contemporary Africa and Social Change E 2 F 12 Soc 1A & Soc 1B

2/3 ASS2052 Meaning and Social Context E 2 F, S 12 Soc 1A & Soc 1B

2/3 ASS3013 Sociology 3B: International Social Policy E 2 F 12 Nil

2/3 ASS3032 Sociology 3D: Formations of Power: Governing Cultural Identity in a ‘Postcolonial’ World

E 2 F 12 Soc 1A & Soc 1B

2/3 ASS3037 Inquiring into the Social E 2 F 12 Soc 1A & Soc 1B

2/3 ASS3042 Sociology of City lives (formerly ASS3036) E 2 F, S 12 Soc 1A & Soc 1B 2/3 ASL3002 Law and Governance E 2 F 12 Soc 1A & Soc 1B

The following unit is part of this specialisation but will NOT be available in 2014.

2/3 ASS2027 Timor Leste: History, Politics and Society E 2 F 12 Soc 1A & Soc 1B

Information Technology (IT)


VIT REQUIREMENTS Specialist Area – Information Technology: Sub-Major (4 units) in Information Technology.

VU GUIDELINES For an IT Sub-Major (4 units): complete the 4 core units. It is recommended that students wishing to teach IT at Year 12 level complete 6 units.

Year Level



Credit Points

Prerequisites

1 ACM1010 Introduction to Web Technologies C 1 &2 (FP

only) F,S 12 Nil

1 ACM1006 Digital Sound and Video C 2 F,S 12 Nil

2 ACM2003 Interactive programming C 1 F,S 12 ACM1010

2 ACM2006 Animation C 2 F,S 12 Nil

1, 2, or 3 ACM1009 Visual Design for Digital Media E 1 F,S 12 Nil

2/3 ACM2011 Computer Supported Learning E 2 F 12 ACM1010

2/3 ACM2010 Interaction Studio E 2 F 12 ACM1009

2/3 ACM2008 Dynamic Web Development E 2 F,S 12 ACM2003

3 ACM3012 Mobile Technology Development E 1 F 12 ACM2008


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LOTE – Languages other than English) – Vietnamese


VIT REQUIREMENTS Specialist Area – LOTE: An advanced level Major study in the language requiring successful completion of Year 12 studies in the language for entry into the program. Native speakers of the language may seek a statement of equivalence from an Australian university, to verify that their knowledge and competence in the language meets the standard of a post-year 12 Advanced level Major study in the language.

VU GUIDELINES For a LOTE Major: Students who have completed Year 12 Vietnamese begin with ACV2001 and complete 4 core and 2 elective units. Those without Year 12 Vietnamese begin with ACV1001 and complete all 8 units of study listed. Only Vietnamese is offered at VU. As a cooperative arrangement between the two universities, students who wish to do other languages such as Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, Indonesian and Arabic can study in Melbourne University language programs as part of their VU courses.

Year Level Unit Code Unit Title Core /


Credit Points

Prerequisites

1 ACV1001 Basic Vietnamese A – entry point for complete beginners C 1 F 12 Nil

1 ACV1002 Basic Vietnamese B – entry point for near beginners C 2 F 12 ACV1001 or equivalent

2 ACV2001 Intermediate Vietnamese A – entry point if post-VCE or prior language knowledge

C 1 F 12 ACV1002 or equivalent

2 ACV2002 Intermediate Vietnamese B C 2 F 12 ACV2001 or equivalent

2/3 ACV3001 Vietnamese Culture and Society (No prior knowledge of language required)

C 1 F 12 Nil

2/3 ACV3002 Vietnam: Globalization, Diaspora and Identity (No prior knowledge of language required)

C 2 F 12 Nil

2/3 ACV3013 Vietnamese Folklore E 2 F 12 ACV3001

2/3 ACV3023 Variation and Change in the Vietnamese Language E 1 F 12 ACV2002 or equivalent

2/3 ACX2001 International Study E 1 or 2 F 12 Approval by coordinator

Mathematics Specialisation coordinator: [email protected] 9919 4344

VIT REQUIREMENTS Specialist Area – Mathematics: Sub-Major study in Mathematics (Statistics is accepted as Mathematics provided it is taken within the Mathematics Department

VU GUIDELINES: Students who have completed VCE Maths Methods 3 and 4 must complete the 4 core units listed and can extend the sequence by taking an additional elective. Students who have completed only further maths must complete the 6 core units listed below (these include the enabling units RCM1711 and RCM1613).

Students with VCE Maths Methods 3 & 4

Students must complete the four core units listed and can extend the sequence by taking two additional electives.

Year Level



Credit Points

Prerequisites

1 RCM1712 Mathematical Foundations 2 C 1 F 12 VCE Maths Methods 3 & 4 or RCM1711 or equiv

1 RCM1614 Applied Statistics 2 C 2 F 12 VCE Maths Methods 3 & 4 or RCM1711 or equiv

2 RCM2713 Modelling for Decision Making* C 1 F 12 RCM1712 or equiv

2 RCM2611 Linear Statistical Models C 2 F 12 RCM1614 or equiv

2 RCM2911 Linear Optimisation Modelling E 1 F 12 Nil

3 RCM3711 Computational Methods E 1 F 12 RCM1712 or equiv

Students with VCE Further Mathematics only

Students must complete the six core units listed below:

Year Level

Unit Code Unit Title Core/


Credit Points

Prerequisites

1 RCM1711 Mathematical Foundations 1 C 1 F 12 VCE Further Maths or equiv

1 RCM1613 Applied Statistics 1 C 2 F 12 VCE Further Maths or equiv

2 RCM1712 Mathematical Foundations 2 C 1 F 12 VCE Maths Methods 3 & 4 or RCM1711 or

equiv

2 RCM1614 Applied Statistics 2 C 2 F 12 VCE Maths Methods 3 & 4 or RCM1711 or

equiv

3 RCM2713 Modelling for Decision Making* C 1 F 12 RCM1712 or equiv

3 RCM2611 Linear Statistical Models C 2 F 12 RCM1614 or equiv

2 RCM2911 Linear Optimisation Modelling E 1 F 12 Nil

3 RCM3711 Computational Methods E 1 F 12 RCM1712 or equiv





Media Studies Specialisation coordinator: [email protected] 9919 2890

VIT REQUIREMENTS Specialist Area – Media: Sub-Major study in Media Studies

VU GUIDELINES For a Media Major (4 units): Complete a minimum of 4 units including the 2 core units in Year 1 and at least 2 electives.

Year Level



Credit Points

Prerequisites

1 ACC1047 Culture and Communication C 1 F, S 12 Nil

1 ACC1048 Media Culture and Society C 2 F, S 12 Nil

2/3 ACC2010 Television Production E 1 S 12 1st yr media studies

2/3 ACC2011 Radio Production E 1 F, S 12 1st yr media studies

2/3 ACC2012 Media Storytelling E 1 F, S 12 1st yr media studies

2/3 ACC2013 New Media E 1 F, S 12 1st yr media studies

2/3 ACP2020 Writing for Online Media E 1 F, S 12 1st yr media studies

2/3 ACC2014 International Communication Industries E 2 S 12 1st yr media studies

2/3 ACC3004 Social Media E 2 F, S 12 1st yr media studies

2/3 ACC3056 Advanced Media Production E 2 S 12 1st yr media studies

2/3 ACC3061 World Cinemas E 2 S 12 1st yr media studies

2/3 ACP2078 Performance Writing E 2 F, S 12 1st yr media studies

2/3 ACP3049 Writing and Producing the Documentary E 2 S 12 1st yr media studies

Music Specialisation coordinator: [email protected] 9919 2368

VIT REQUIREMENTS Specialist Area –Music (a) Major study (6 units) in Music which includes Practical Music or (b) Major study (6 units) in Music together with AMEB Grade VI or Year 12 Practical Music or (c) Major study (6 units) in Music which includes Practical Music specialising in one or more musical instruments.

Students who have NOT completed VCE music units 3 and 4 or AMEB grade VI

VU GUIDELINES For a Major study (6 units): complete the 2 core units, 2 year 2 electives and 2 year 3 electives.

Year Level



Credit Points

Prerequisites

1 ACO1010 Technology of Music and Audio C 1 S,F 12 Nil

1 ACO1008

OR ACO1015

Music Techniques 1 OR Popular Music History

C 2 S, F 12 Nil

2 ACO2005 Music Techniques 2 E 1 S, F 12 ACO1008

2 ACO2007 Songwriting E 1 S, F 12 Nil

2 ACO2008 Electronic Music Composition and Production E 1 S, F 12 Nil

2 ACO2013 Musics of the World E 2 S, F 12 Nil

3 ACO3001 Cultural Perspectives on Music E 1 S, F 12 Nil

3 ACO3002 Digital Audio Arts E 1 S, F 12 Nil

3 ACO3003 Music and the Mind E 2 S, F 12 Nil

Students who have completed VCE music units 3 and 4 or AMEB grade VI

VU GUIDELINES For a Major study (6 units): complete the 2 core units, 2 year 2 electives and 2 year 3 electives.

1 ACO1011 Practical Music 1A C 1 F 12 Nil

1 ACO1014 Music Theory 1 C 2 F 12 Nil

2 ACO2011 Practical Music 2A E 1 F 12 ACO1011

2 ACO2009 Music Theory 2 E 1 F 12 ACO1014

2 ACO2007 Songwriting E 1 S, F 12 Nil

2 ACO2008 Electronic Music Composition and Production E 1 S, F 12 Nil

2 ACO2012 Practical Music 2B E 2 F 12 ACO2011


2 ACO2013 Musics of the World E 2 S, F 12 Nil

3 ACO3011 Practical Music 3A E 1 F 12 ACO2012

3 ACO3001 Cultural Perspectives on Music E 1 S, F 12 Nil

3 ACO3002 Digital Audio Arts E 1 S, F 12 Nil

3 ACO3012 Practical Music 3B E 2 F 12 ACO3011


3 ACO3010 Arranging for Popular Music E 2 F 12 ACO1014

3 ACO3003 Music and the Mind E 2 S, F 12 Nil





Outdoor Education and VET Outdoor Recreation Specialisation coordinator: [email protected] 9919 9528

VIT REQUIREMENTS Specialist Area – Outdoor Education: One year of study in Outdoor Education including environmental studies and outdoor recreational activities. A current First Aid certificate (Emergency First Aid Level 2) is required. Specialist Area – VET Outdoor Recreation: It is expected that teachers wishing to teach VCE VET Certificate II in Outdoor Recreation will have: - A Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE) or an approved equivalent - The relevant Occupational Health and Safety knowledge necessary to deliver the chosen Certificate and preferably - Certificate/Bachelor level studies relevant to outdoor recreation.

VU GUIDELINES For Outdoor Education: Students will complete the 7 core units listed below. Furthermore to build practicum experience students will also complete an integrated Certificate IV in Outdoor Recreation.

For Outdoor Recreation VET Students who complete the 7 core units in the Outdoor Education specialisation and want to qualify to teach VCE VET Outdoor Recreation must also complete the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

Year Level



Credit Points

Prerequisites

1 AHS1012 Theories of Outdoor Education C 1 F & off campus 12 Nil

1 AHS1013 Outdoor Safety Skills C 2 F & off campus 12 AHS1012

1 AHS0141 Bushwalking Leadership C 2 F & off campus 12 AHS1012

2 AHS1015 Environmental Inquiry C 1 F & off campus 12 Nil

2 AHS1016 Leadership in the Outdoors C 2 F & off campus 12 AHS1012 and AHS1013

3 AHS1018 Expedition Leadership C 1 F & off campus 12 AHS1016 or AHS0141

3 AHS1019 Outdoor Environmental Philosophy C 2 F & off campus 12 AHS1016 or AHS0141

Physical Education (Primary only)


VIT REQUIREMENTS Specialist Area – Physical Education (Primary Teaching): Major study in Physical Education (6 units) - should include study in Human Movement (eg growth and motor development, exercise physiology, skill acquisition) and in the skill activity areas of aquatics, games, fundamental motor skills, fitness education, dance, athletics, ball handling and sport education. A current first aid certificate (Emergency First Aid Level 2) and current AustSwim Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety Certificate are required.

VU GUIDELINES For a Physical Education (Primary Teaching) Major (6 units): Complete all 6 core units in the order listed. A current First Aid certificate (Emergency First Aid Level 2) and a current AustSwim Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety certificate or a current Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association (ASCTA) – Swim Australia Teacher certificate are required. Students are strongly advised to complete the elective AHE3219 Adapted Physical Education.

Year Level



Credit Points

Prerequisites

1 AHE1051 Introduction to Physical Education Primary C 1 F 12 Nil

1 AHE1052 Growth and Motor Development C 2 F 12 AHE1051

2 AHE2051 Physical Activity and Childhood C 1 F 12 AHE1052

2 AHE2052 Paediatric Physical Activity Sciences C 2 F 12 AHE2051

3 AHE3051 Physical Activity, Health and Adolescence C 1 F 12 AHE2052

3 AHE3052 Contemporary Issues in Physical Education and Health

C 2 F 12 AHE3051

2/3 AHE3219 Adapted Physical Education E 1 or 2 F 12 AHE1052





Psychology Specialisation coordinator: [email protected] 9919 5223

VIT REQUIREMENTS Specialist Area – Psychology: Sub-Major (4 units) in Psychology.

VU GUIDELINES For a Sub-Major (4 units): complete the 3 core units in the order listed and then either APP2014 Psychology 2B or one unit from the list of electives.

Year Level



Credit Points

Prerequisites

1 APP1012 Psychology 1A C 1 F, S 12 Nil

1 APP1013 Psychology 1B C 2 F, S 12 APP1012

2 APP2013 Psychology 2A C 1 F, S 12 APP1013

2 APP2014 Psychology 2B E 2 F, S 12 APP2013

2 APP2101 Intercultural and Developmental Issues in Psychology

E 1 F, S 12 APP1013

2/3 APP3015 Counselling Theory and Practice E 2 F, S 12 APP2013

2/3 APP3016 Group Behaviours E 2 F, S 12 APP2013

2/3 APP3018 Organisations and Work E 2 F, S 12 APP2013

2/3 APP3019 Psychobiology E 1 F

12 APP2013 2 S

2/3 APP3020 Psychoanalysis E 2 F, S 12 APP2013

2/3 APP3021 Psychology of Adjustment E 2 F, S 12 APP2013

2/3 APP3025 Psychological Assessment E 2 F, S 12 APP2013

2/3 APP3026 Cognitive Psychology E 2 F, S 12 APP2013




Science – General (to Year 10)

VIT requirements: a) Sub-Major study (4 units) in one of Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science (Geology), Environmental Science, Physics together with a Part (2 units) in another of these

areas of study OR b) Sub-Major in General Science.

VU Guidelines See details in the alphabetical listing for Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics and Community Based General Science. Preservice teachers only wishing to undertake a Sub-Major (4 units) in General Science should complete the Community Based General Science specialisation.

Science -Biology Specialisation coordinator: [email protected] 9919 8279

VIT REQUIREMENTS Specialist Area – Science – General: (a) Sub-Major study (4 units) in one of Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science (Geology), Environmental Science, Physics together with a Part (2 units) in another of these areas of study.

Specialist Area – Science – Senior Secondary: Sub-Major study (4 units) in one of the following specialist areas: Biology (includes Genetics, Human Biology, Microbiology, Botany, Zoology); Chemistry (includes Biochemistry); Earth Science (includes Geology); Environmental Science (includes areas such as Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Management, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Geography, Earth Science); Physics (includes Electronics).

VU GUIDELINES For a Biology Sub-Major (4 units): complete 4 core units. This Sub-Major is acceptable for teaching Biology to VCE level. However, students wishing to teach VCE Biology are advised to complete two additional elective units of study. Adding two additional units of, Community Based General Science, Chemistry, Environmental Science or Physics would meet the requirements for teaching Science to Year 10.

Year Level



Credit Points

Prerequisites

1 RBF1310 Biology 1 C 1 F, S 12 Nil

1 RBF1320 Biology 2 C 2 F, S 12 Nil

PLUS

2 RBF2300 Microbiology 1 C 1 W 12 RBF1310

2 RBF2330 Cell Biology C 2 W 12 RBF1310

OR

2 RBF2520 Biochemistry 1 C 1 W 12 See J. Johnson

2 RBF2390 Molecular Genetics C 2 W 12 See J. Johnson

3 RMS3113 Comparative Immunobiology E 1 W 12 RBF2300 or RBF2330

3 RMS3010 Bioprocessing Applications E 2 W 12 Nil

3 RMS3030 Genetic Engineering E 1 W 12 RBF2390 or RBF2520

3 RMS3020 Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics E 2 W 12 RBF2520




Science - Chemistry Specialisation coordinator: [email protected] 9919 8077



VU GUIDELINES For a Chemistry Sub-Major (4 units): complete 4 core units. This Sub-Major is acceptable for teaching Chemistry to VCE level. However, students wishing to teach VCE Chemistry are advised to complete two additional elective units of study. Adding two additional units of, Community Based General Science, Biology, Environmental Science or Physics would meet the requirements for teaching Science to Year 10.

Year Level



Credit Points

Prerequisites

1 RCS1601 Chemistry 1A C 1 F 12 Nil

1 RCS1602 Chemistry 1B C 2 F 12 Nil

2 RCS2601 or RCS2100

Analytical Chemistry 2A or Organic Chemistry 2A

C 1 W 12 RCS1601 or RCS1602

2 RCS2602 or RCS2503

Analytical Chemistry 2B or Forensic Chemistry 2

C 2 W 12 RCS1601 or RCS1602

2 RBF2520 Biochemistry 1 E 1 W 12 RCS1601 or RBF1310

2 RCS2100 Organic Chemistry 2A E 1 W 12 RCS1602

2 RCS2503 Forensic Chemistry 2 E 2 W 12 RCS1601 or RCS1602

3 RCS3605 Forensic Methods 3A E 1 W 12 RCS2503

3 RCS3601 Analytical Chemistry 3A E 1 W 12 RCS2601 or RCS2602

3 RCS3602 Analytical Chemistry 3B E 2 W 12 RCS2601 or RCS2602

Science - Community Based General Science Specialisation coordinator: [email protected] 9919 4233

VIT REQUIREMENTS Specialist Area - General Science: Sub-Major in General Science. VU GUIDELINES For a General Science Sub-Major (4 units): complete the 4 core units. This Sub-Major in Community Based General Science meets the VIT requirements for teaching Science to Year 10. Two units of Community Based General Science together with a Sub-Major in either Biology or Chemistry or Environmental Studies would also meet the VIT guidelines for teaching Science to Year 10. Completion of 4 units of Biology, Chemistry or Environmental Studies also meets the requirements for teaching to VCE level.

Year Level



Credit Points

Prerequisites

1 SED1101 Community Based General Science 1 C 1 F 12 Nil

1 SED1202 Community Based General Science 2 C 2 F 12 Nil

2 SED2103 Community Based General Science 3 C 1 F 12 Either SED1101 or

SED1202

2 SED2204 Community Based General Science 4 C 2 F 12 Either SED1101 or

SED1202





Science - Environmental Science Specialisation coordinator: [email protected] 9919 2571



VU GUIDELINES For an Environmental Science Sub-Major (4 units): complete 4 core units. This Sub-Major is acceptable for teaching Environmental Science to VCE level. However, students wishing to teach VCE Environmental Science are advised to complete two additional elective units of study. Adding two additional units of, Biology, Chemistry, Community Based General Science or Physics would meet the requirements for teaching Science to Year 10.

Year Level



Credit Points

Prerequisites

1 RBF1150 Global Environmental Issues C 1 F 12 Nil

1 RBF1320 Biology 2 C 2 F 12 Nil

2 RBF2610 Fundamentals of Ecology C 2 W 12 RBF1320

2 RBF2620 Australian Plants C 2 W 12 RBF1320

3 RBF3110 Marine and Freshwater Ecology E 1 W 12 RBF1320 or RBF2610

2 RBF2640 Australian Animals E 1 W 12 RBF1320

3 RBF3620 Conservation and Sustainability E 1 W 12 RBF1320 or RBF2610

3 RBM2201 Conservation Genetics E 2 W 12 RBF1320 or RBF2610

3 RBF3210 Environmental Rehabilitation E 2 W 12 RBF1320 or RBF2610

Science – Physics Specialisation coordinator: [email protected] 9919 4276



VU GUIDELINES For a Physics Sub-Major (4 units): students need to complete 4 units. The following 2 units provide the first 2 units of a 4 unit Sub-Major. Those students wishing to teach VCE Physics will need to arrange for cross-institutional studies to complete this Sub-Major. Completing 4 core units is acceptable for teaching Physics to VCE level. Students wishing to teach VCE Physics are however advised to complete 2 additional elective units of study. Adding 2 units of Biology, Chemistry, Community Based General Science or Environmental Studies to 4 units of Physics would meet the requirements for teaching Science to Year 10.

Year Level



Credit Points

Prerequisites

1 ENF1102 Engineering Physics 1 C 1 F 12 Nil

1 ENF1202 Engineering Physics 2 C 2 F 12 ENF1102

1 ENF1205 Engineering fundamentals E 2 F 12 Co-requisite with ENF1202

Science (Senior Secondary)

VIT requirements: Sub-Major study (4 units) in one of the following specialist areas: Biology (includes Genetics, Human Biology, Microbiology, Botany, Zoology); Chemistry (includes Biochemistry); Earth Science (includes Geology); Environmental Science (includes areas such as Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Management, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Geography, Earth Science); Physics (includes Electronics).

VU Guidelines: Preservice teachers can complete a Sub-Major (4 units) in one (or two) of: Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science or Physics. Please see the detail in the alphabetical listing.





SOSE (Studies of Society and Environment)

VIT REQUIREMENTS: Sub-Major (4 units) in one of the following: Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, History, Indigenous Studies, Legal Studies, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology together with a Part (2 units) in another of these areas of study (please note not all specialisations are available at VU).

VU GUIDELINES: Total 6 units comprising a Sub-Major (4 units) in Asian Studies (Cultural Studies), Economics, Gender Studies (Cultural Studies), History, Indigenous Studies, Politics and Sociology, together with a Part (2 units) in another of these same areas of study. For details regarding each specialisation, see alphabetical listings in this document. Also see Humanities.

SOSE - Gender Studies (Cultural Studies) – counts towards Humanities or SOSE Specialisation coordinator: [email protected] 9919 2568

VIT REQUIREMENTS

Specialist Area – Humanities: Sub-Major study (4 units) in one of the specialist Humanities areas: Economics, Geography and History together with a Part (2 units) in another area of study: Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, History, Indigenous Studies, Legal Studies, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology (please note not all specialisations are available at VU). Specialist Area – SOSE: Sub-Major study (4 units) in one of the following: Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, History, Indigenous Studies, Legal Studies, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology together with a Part (2 units) in another of these same areas of study (please note not all specialisations are available at VU).

VU GUIDELINES

SOSE and Humanities specialisations offered at VU: Asian Studies (Cultural Studies), Economics, Gender Studies (Cultural Studies), History, Indigenous Studies, Politics and Sociology. For a SOSE Sub-Major (4 units): complete 2 core units and 2 electives For a Part (2 units): complete 2 units with nil prerequisites or where prerequisites have already been met

Year Level



Credit Points

Prerequisites

1 ACW1020 Sex and Gender C 1 F, S 12 Nil

1 ACW1021 Fashioning Gender C 2 F, S 12 Nil

2/3 ACW3022 Rethinking family E F, S 12 Nil

2/3 ACW3023 Gender Cross-Culturally E 1 F, S 12 Nil

2/3 ACW3024 Varieties of feminist thought E F, S 12 Nil

2/3 ACW3030 Unpacking Sexualities E 2 F, S 12 1st year gender studies

Student Welfare Specialisation coordinator: [email protected] 9919 4861

VIT REQUIREMENTS Specialist Area – Student Welfare: Sub-Major study (4 units) in Student Welfare or related area such as Counselling, Social Work, Youth Work

VU GUIDELINES For a Student Welfare Sub-Major (4 units): complete the 4 core units. Students are encouraged to extend the sequence to a Major (6 units) by completing both the core and elective units.

Year Level



Credit Points

Prerequisites

1 AEB1800 Youth Work Practice C 1 F, S 12 Nil

1 AEB1801

or AEB2800

Youth Work Practice 2 or Working with Diverse Young People

C 2 F, S 12 AEB1800

2

AEB2801 or

AEB2802 or

AEB2805

Gangs and Groups: The Culture of Young People or Ethics and Youth Work Practice or Young People, Diversion and Restorative Practices

C 1 F, S 12 Nil

2 AEB2803 Holistic Practice with Young People C 2 F, S 12 Nil

3 AEB3802 Professional Culture and Collaboration E 1 F, S 12 Nil

3 AEB3806 Social Inquiry Theory and Research E 2 F, S 12 Nil





Technology Studies Specialisation coordinator: [email protected] 9919 4402

VIT REQUIREMENTS Specialist Area – Technology: One year of study in Technology Studies which includes studies in a range of materials and systems.

Teachers who wish to specialise in a particular material or system, such as Agriculture, Automotive Studies, Electronics, Food (including Food Preparation and Food Technology), Horticulture, Metal Work, Textiles/Clothing or Wood, must hold one of the following in the specialist area:

(a) Sub-Major study in the specialist area; or

(b) Industry or Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualifications equivalent to Certificate IV or higher in the specialist area; or

(c) Certificate of Proficiency in a relevant trade area.

VU GUIDELINES: Preservice teachers who hold qualifications of Certificate IV or above in a specialist area may be eligible for advanced standing if they want to teach in that area in a secondary school setting. Preservice teachers wishing to teach Technology Studies should discuss this with the academic advisor. Materials and systems that would be considered for advanced standing in 2013 are: Applied Fashion Design and Technology, Business, Community Services, Dance, Health, Hospitality, Information Technology, Media, Music, Technical Production, Small Business, Sport and Recreation and Outdoor Recreation.

TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)


VIT REQUIREMENTS Specialist Area – TESOL: Sub-Major study (4 units) in one of Linguistics or a second language (ie not the student’s first language) together with teaching methodology which covers TESOL principles and approaches for a range of educational contexts.

VU GUIDELINES For a TESOL Sub-Major (4 units): complete all core units listed below.

Year Level



Credit Points

Prerequisites

1 or 2 ACA3004 Aspects of Language: Structure and Use C 1 F 12 Nil

1 or 2 ACC3041 Language in Society C 1 F, S 12 ACA3004

1 or 2 ACC3052 Communication and Cultural Diversity C 2 F, S 12 ACA3004

2 or 3 ACA2008 English in Spoken Interaction C 2 F 12 ACA3004

2 or 3 ACA2006 English as an International Language E 1 F 12 Nil

VCE VET (Vocational Education and Training)


VIT REQUIREMENTS Specialist Area – VET: It is expected that teachers wishing to teach VCE VET will have:

(a) A certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE

(b) The relevant Occupational Health and Safety knowledge necessary to deliver the chosen Certificate

(c) Certificate, Diploma or Bachelor level studies relevant to the particular system or material they wish to teach, and

(d) Relevant Industry experience

VU GUIDELINES Pre-service teacher who holds a qualification of Diploma or above, that matches with the VCE VET program being offered may be eligible for advanced standing if they want to teach in a secondary school setting. Pre-service teachers wishing to teach VCE VET should speak with the academic co-ordinator.






TERMINOLOGY

Here are some terms and information that might come in handy as you are making your selections.

The information includes language that is used by Victoria University (VU) and the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT).

Victoria University (VU) terminology

VU Victoria University, often referred to as ‘VU’, is a self-accrediting organisation that provides tertiary education courses.

Course The Bachelor of Education P-12 (BEd (P-12)) is a course. Once you have successfully completed the course you can apply to VU to graduate and to the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) to seek registration so that you can join the teaching profession.

Credit Points

The University uses a credit point system to manage students’ progress. A full-time preservice teacher usually enrols in 48 credit points per semester and 96 credit points per year. In a 4 year course such as the BEd (P-12), a student must complete 4 x 96 = 384 credit points to meet the graduation requirements. Preservice teachers receiving CentreLink support need to be enrolled in a minimum of 3 units per semester to be considered full time.

Unit of Study Often known as a ‘subject’ or a ‘unit’, a unit of study is a discrete component of a course which must be completed successfully in order for a student to progress to the next stage of a course. Typically, at VU, students take 4 units per semester and 8 units per year, each worth 12 credit points. The only exception is in Semester 2, Year 4 when you will only complete 3 units because one unit is worth 24 credit points.

Core education units

Core education units must be completed in order to successfully complete the BEd (P-12). Core units include Praxis Inquiry units and Pedagogy Content Knowledge units.

Praxis Inquiry (PI) units

From Semester 2 in the first year of the course, there is one Praxis Inquiry unit in each semester. These units make specific connections with preservice teachers’ experiences in schools and other educational settings. Project Partnerships reports are connected to these units.

Pedagogy Content Knowledge (PCK) units

To successfully complete this course, preservice teachers must complete 6 primary level PCK units (covering English, Maths, Science, Humanities, The Arts and Health/PE).

Preservice teachers will usually complete 2 secondary level PCK units linked to Specialisation A and Specialisation B.

Project Partnerships

Project Partnerships is the name given to the program and organisational unit in the College of Education that is responsible for placement of preservice teachers in schools and other educational settings.

Over the course duration, preservice teachers in the BEd (P-12) will complete over 100 days of supervised teaching practice in a range of educational settings. The majority of days need to be completed in a school environment that follows the Victorian curriculum guidelines and where the supervisor is registered, or able to be registered, by the VIT.

Elective units Electives are the units that you select based on your interests. A group of electives forms a specialisation but not all electives need to be connected to a specialisation.

Specialisations Specialisations are the areas (sometimes called methods or disciplines) that you will be eligible to teach in a secondary school setting.

Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) terminology

Victorian Institute of Teaching and Victoria University

The Victorian Institute of Teaching, often referred to as the ‘VIT’ registers teachers in Victoria and establishes guidelines for qualifications needed to teach in each specialist area. When you are enrolling you need to make sure that you select units that fit within the VIT Specialist Area Guidelines. The details provided on the following pages have been designed to help you with this process.

The VIT also accredits teacher education courses. VU is accredited by the VIT to run teacher education courses. If you want to check the VIT

website for the list of accredited teacher education courses in Victoria go to: http://www.vit.vic.edu.au.

Standards for Initial Teacher Education

The VIT provides a detailed explanation of the minimum qualification requirements that graduating teachers need if they are to QUALIFY to teach. Go to: http://www.vit.vic.edu.au/finditfast/Teacher-education-programs/Pages/Standardsforinitialteachereducation.aspx for all you need to know about what you need to demonstrate to join the teaching profession.

Specialist Area Guidelines

The Specialist Area Guidelines are a detailed statement of specific requirements for teaching in secondary schools and other specialist areas such as Physical Education in primary schools. The VIT guidelines for each area of specialisation are detailed under alphabetical headings below. Please note that they are MINIMUM requirements and that if you want to teach a discipline to VCE level then VU strongly advises that you complete additional units.

The Specialist Area Guidelines are at: http://www.vit.vic.edu.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/PDF/1672_Specialist-Area-Guidelines-Nov08.pdf .

The Specialist Area Guidelines use the terms: One Year of Study, Major, Sub-Major, Part and Teaching Methodology. The definitions used by the VIT are also used by VU when providing course advice. You need to be familiar with these terms and how they define the minimum requirements you need to meet in particular teaching areas.

One Year of Study

One Year of Study is made up of 96 credit points (usually 8 units).

Major

A Major is a term used by the VIT to describe a group of 6 units in a particular field (eg. Humanities, Science, Art and Physical Education) that together form an area of specialisation. This is sometimes called a teaching method or a discipline area. Students should study no more than 2 of these units at Year level 1 and then usually complete 2 units at Year level 2 and 2 units at Year level 3. Most students in the BEd (P-12) complete one major in an area they want to teach. This is equal to 72 credit points.

Sub-Major A Sub-Major is a term used by the VIT to describe a group of 4 units that together form an area of specialisation/method/discipline area. Students should study no more than 2 of these units at Year level 1. Most preservice teachers in the BEd (P-12) complete one Sub-Major.

Part A Part is a term used by the VIT to describe 2 units in a particular specialisation. A part is usually connected to a submajor.

http://www.vit.vic.edu.au/

http://www.vit.vic.edu.au/finditfast/Teacher-education-programs/Pages/Standardsforinitialteachereducation.aspx

http://www.vit.vic.edu.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/PDF/1672_Specialist-Area-Guidelines-Nov08.pdf



MANAGING YOUR COURSE

Having a correct enrolment and managing course progress is your responsibility. Course staff will offer advice, but it is your responsibility to ensure

that you have completed the course requirements.

Throughout your enrolment in the course, you should use this checker to monitor your progress and, whenever you seek advice about the course, you

should prepare for the discussion by completing this checker.

Please note that you can remove this checker for ease of use as you require, but do not lose this page as it is your course overview and it is

essential that you know and understand your progress.

It is also essential that you are aware of your FAIL grades (N and UM) and understand the reasons for failure. Undertaking remedial act ion, including

re-enrolling in failed units, at the earliest opportunity will avoid the deep disappointment which occurs when an application to graduate – and thus

qualify as a registered teacher – is rejected.

This document is designed to assist you in:

understanding the structure of the Bachelor of Education (P-12)

mapping your progress towards course completion, and

planning your enrolment in future semesters.

To successfully complete the course you need to complete a minimum of 31 units, including:

At least 19 core education units (see course checker below and on next page)

Up to 12 units of elective specialisations (selected on the basis of the VIT Specialist Area Guidelines and the VU guidelines described in this

document). This will usually include: one 4-unit specialisation sequence; one 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 - unit specialisation sequence; and additional

elective units as needed.

2014 COURSE CHECKER

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CORE EDUCATION UNITS TICK IF

COMPLETED

TICK IF

ENROLLED

Yea

r 1

1 AEB1101 Learning in a Changing World

2 AEB1306 Mathematics Knowledge for teaching 1 (formerly AEB1200 Numeracy and Mathematics –

***compulsory from 2013)

3 AEB1307 Mathematics Knowledge for teaching 2 (formerly AEB1301 Inquiry for Mathematical Understanding)

4 AEB1210 Understanding Learning

5 AEB1250 Communication and Social Action

Yea

r 2

6 AEB2110 Teachers Knowing Students

7 AEB2210 Making the Conditions for Learning

8 AEB2150 Reasoning for Problem Solving

Yea

r 3

9 AEB3301 Inquiry into Adolescent Teaching and Learning

10 AEB3302 Critical Practices for Teachers in Secondary Schools

Yea

r 4

11 AEB4110 Change and Social Justice

12 AEB4210 Practice in Partnership

13 AEB4211 Joining the Profession

14 AEB4250 Professional Orientation

NB: 2014 Course Checker continues on following page



PRIMARY PCKS TICK IF COMPLETED

TICK IF ENROLLED

*ALL FOUR PRIMARY PCKS ARE COMPULSORY

There is only one exception: preservice teachers who are undertaking Health and Primary PE

sequences and who have completed BOTH AEB3315 and AEB3307 do not have to complete AEB2250

15 AEB2301 Rethinking Australian Studies

16 AEB2302 Science, Environment and Sustainability

17 AEB2250 Healthy Activity, Community and Wellbeing

18 AEB2251 Imagination, Creativity and Design

SECONDARY PCKS TICK IF COMPLETED

TICK IF ENROLLED

*You must have at least one secondary specialisation (with a corresponding secondary PCK) in order to gain VIT registration to teach P-12

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SECONDARY SEQUENCE TICK IF

COMPLETED

TICK IF

ENROLLED

1st SECONDARY SEQUENCE

LIST UNIT CODES:

LIST UNIT TITLES:

2nd SEQUENCE (may be Primary PE or

additional secondary specialisation)

LIST UNIT CODES:

LIST UNIT TITLES:

ADDITIONAL ELECTIVE UNITS

LIST UNIT CODES: LIST UNIT TITLES:

*Check specialisation listings in the 2013 Course Delivery Plan and Guidelines to ensure compliance with VIT requirements for registration.

Total number of units _____________________ (*must be a minimum of 31 units)