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Program Summary
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Campus: Kensington Campus
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Career: Postgraduate
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Typical Duration: 1 Years
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Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
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Min UOC Per Semester: 3
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Max UOC Per Semester: 30
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Min UOC For Award: 48
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Award(s):
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Diploma in Education (Specialisation)
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Program Description
The Diploma in Education provides preservice secondary teacher training for graduate students, and is recognised as an initial teaching qualification in both government and non-government schools in New South Wales and in all other states in Australia. It is also widely accepted as a teaching qualification overseas. The program is undertaken full-time over one year and mid-year entry is not available. During the two semesters of the program students will complete a range of core courses, method courses and 50 days of teaching practice.
Double Method Courses
*see below for the list of Double Method Requirements
- English
- History
- Mathematics
- Science
Single Method Courses
- Aboriginal Studies
- English
- English as a Second Language (ESL)*
- Languages: French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean
- Drama
- History
- Geography
- Business Studies
- Economics
Prospective English or History teachers may select a double or single method. Prospective Mathematics and Science teachers may select only one double method. Others may select two single method courses.
*ESL is a second teaching specialisation only. The prerequisites are two years of languages, or two years of linguistics, or one of each, or the equivalent.
Admissions requirements
The program requires students to study two single teaching specialisations, or one double teaching specialisation from those methods listed above. Applicants require an appropriate undergraduate degree from a recognised institution with adequate background studies in relevant teaching discipline/s as follows:
Main teaching specialisation – a major (three years of study, six semester long courses with at least 4 of these at level (year) 2 or above)
Second teaching specialisation – a minor (two years of study, four semester long courses with at least 2 of these at level (year) 2 or above)
Additional English language requirements
Minimum Band 4 in HSC English Advanced, Standard English or English as a Second Language or equivalent or an overall IELTS score of 7.5, with a minimum of 8.0 in speaking and listening and a minimum of 7.0 in reading and writing, or the equivalent.
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
The program is designed to enable students to acquire or develop skills in the following areas:
- subject content knowledge in areas of specialisation
- how to teach that content to secondary school students
- how to relate to secondary school students
- understanding how secondary school students learn
- effective unit and lesson planning, and effective assessment and reporting design
- enhanced communication skills to ensure effective classroom communication with the students they will be teaching
- effective classroom management skills
- reflective teaching, and the desire to continually improve professional knowledge and practice
- productive engagement with members of their profession and the wider community
Program Structure
• The DipEd is a full-time program requiring attendance on at least four (and sometimes five) days per week. • Class attendance constitutes at least 15 hours per week depending on the teaching specialisation/s selected. • A time commitment of 20-30 hours per week for home/library study is also required. • The Dip Ed course commences in mid-February and timetable details are available on the school noticeboard in January or from the UNSW websiteThe following courses are compulsory for all students.
- EDST4080 Special Education and EDST4165 Learning: Psychological and Social Perspectives
- EDST4084 Managing the Classroom Environment
- EDST4082 Professional Issues in Teaching 1 and EDST4083 Professional Issues in Teaching 2
- EDST4105 Dip Ed Professional Experience 1 and EDST4106 Dip Ed Professional Experience 2
- Two Single Method courses or one Double Method course
In addition, a compulsory lecture will be held to provide information on Child Protection and Legal Issues. This lecture is compulsory for DipEd students. There is no “official” enrolment for this lecture. It is, however, essential for all students who attend to become familiar with the information provided and to sign the “Working with Children Check” declaration before commencing teaching practice. Students who fail to attend or do not complete the declaration will not be allocated to a school.
- Students must also enrol in their selected teaching method courses.
- Method courses are studied in both semesters.
- Students are enrolled in either one double method course (English, History, Mathematics, and Science) or in two single method courses.
- They attend weekly lectures and workshops in their method specialisation/s during Semester 1.
- During Semester 2 method classes are conducted only in the weeks that students are actually scheduled to be on campus.
Structure of the Dip Ed Program for 2010
- Method A1 (6 UOC)
- Method B1 (6 UOC)
- Method A2 (3 UOC)
- Method B2 (3 UOC)
Professional Experience
During their 50 days professional experience all applicants must be available for five days per week for the full school day (approximately 8.30am – 4pm).
Applicants are required to undertake the ‘Working with Children Check’ prior to undertaking professional experience and a police record check is completed prior to employment in schools.
Employment Opportunities
- The prospects for employment as a teacher vary from year to year and depend on your teaching subject/s and choice of location for teaching.
- Past graduates have found employment in Government, Catholic and Independent schools.
- The NSW Department of Education and Training (DET) employ staff in over 300 high schools in the State and conducts interviews for a Graduate Recruitment program during the year. Information on the DET application process will be provided in Semester 1.
- For more details see the DET recruitment website at: http://www.teach.nsw.edu.au
- The Diploma of Education is recognised as a teaching qualification in both government and non-government schools in New South Wales and in most other states of Australia. It is also widely accepted as a qualification overseas. You should, however, check your eligibility for employment with the relevant authority since various employers have differing requirements.
- You should also be aware that a police record check is required before you can be employed as a teacher in schools and that all schools will require student teachers and potential applicants to have signed the Working with Children Check.
- It is each student’s responsibility to ensure that employers’ requirements are met, as far as the structure of their Bachelor (undergraduate) degree is concerned. It is strongly recommended that you do this before enrolment in the DipEd course. You should check your eligibility to teach particular subjects against the secondary teaching subject requirement guidelines from the NSW Institute of Teachers http://www.nswteachers.nsw.edu.au/
- Note that a positive assessment of undergraduate qualifications by an employing body does not necessarily guarantee selection into the UNSW DipEd program.
- Students intending to teach in the Catholic Education System or interstate or overseas should check the requirements of the relevant employing body.
Academic Rules
Please refer to Program Structure for the Academic Requirements relating to this program.
Fees
*Double Method Requirement
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Teaching Specialisation
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Double Method Requirement
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Teaching Science
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36 units of credit and at least one year (12 units of credit) study in another science. One of the two sciences must be chemistry or physics. Permissible sciences are only physics, chemistry, biology and geology/earth/environmental sciences, not psychology or computer science
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Teaching Mathematics
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36 units of credit in mathematics subjects. One course (6 units of credit) in statistics may be counted
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Teaching English
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At least 24 units in English literature subjects and an additional 12 units in English literature or in linguistics, media studies, communications or creative writing.
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Teaching History
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36 units of credit in history, in areas such as Australian history, contact and Aboriginal history, early modern history, historiography, modern history
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**Teaching Specialisation
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Teaching Specialisation
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First Method Requirements
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English
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At least 24 units of credit in English literature subjects and an additional 12 units of credit in English literature or linguistics, media studies, communications or creative writing
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History
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36 units of credit in history, in areas such as Australian history, contact and Aboriginal history, early modern history, historiography, modern history
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Drama (Theatre & Performance Studies)
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36 units of credit in drama, including performance, production and theory
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Geography
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36 units of credit in geography
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Languages
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A minimum of 24 units of credit study in a language beyond the introductory level.
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36 units of credit in Aboriginal Studies in areas such as contact and Aboriginal history, anthropology, Aboriginal literature, Aboriginal language and linguistics |
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Economics
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36 units of credit in Economics
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Business Studies
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36 units of credit in business related studies including at least 6 units of credit in finance or accounting, 6 units of credit of business management and remaining units drawn from: business law, economics, human resource management, industrial relations, marketing
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Teaching Specialisation
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Second Method Requirements
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English
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At least 18 units of credit in English literature subjects and an additional 6 units of credit in English literature or media studies, communications or creative writing
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ESL
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The prerequisites are two years of languages, or two years of linguistics, or one of each, or the equivalent.
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History
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At least 24 units of credit in history, in areas such as Australian history, contact and Aboriginal history, early modern history, historiography, modern history
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Drama
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At least 24 units of credit in drama, including performance, production and theory
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Geography
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At least 24 units of credit in Geography
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Languages
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A minimum of 24 units of credit study in a language beyond the introductory level.
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Economics
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At least 24 units of credit in Economics
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Business Studies
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At least 24 units of credit in business related studies including at least 6 units of credit in finance or accounting, 6 units of credit of business management and remaining units drawn from: business law, economics, human resource management, industrial relations, marketing
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Aboriginal Studies
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At least 24 units of credit in Aboriginal Studies in areas such as contact and Aboriginal history, anthropology, Aboriginal literature, Aboriginal language and linguistics
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Area(s) of Specialisation
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