埃迪斯科文大学

This nationally accredited course provides the opportunity for those with a passion in a particular subject specialisation and the desire to work with young people, to become secondary teachers.

Students study their preferred areas of specialisation concurrent with a suite of core education units that address key educational needs of young people. Students graduating from this course will have the flexibility to take up employment in both private and government secondary schools.

A key feature of the course is an emphasis on the use of Information Technology (IT) in learning and teaching. As well as gaining the professional knowledge needed to successfully incorporate IT into learning programs, teaching students develop their own IT skills, ensuring they are professionally prepared for teaching and have the confidence to promote student learning in new and innovative ways.

Biological Science Education Major

Addresses key biological science understandings, and provides the extended content knowledge required to address the demands and opportunities of the secondary school biological science curriculum.

Emphasis is given to inquiry-based practical work, demonstrations, co-operative group work, whole class discussions and use of information communication technology, to ensure effective learning and teaching practices in secondary science. Planning, teaching, and assessment strategies are developed within a range of science content areas.

Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate broad and coherent knowledge of biological science and the Australian curriculum and teaching strategies for biological science teaching in secondary education.

Review, analyse and synthesise knowledge of teaching strategies to plan for the content of biological science teaching.

Exercise critical thinking and judgement to plan and implement biological science programs for a range of students with diverse abilities and needs, and assess the outcomes.

Communicate knowledge and ideas clearly in both written and oral formats.

Demonstrate leadership, exercise professional judgement and collaborate to plan, problem solve and make decisions in biological science.

Adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts to create positive learning environments in biological science.

Critically reflect using accredited standards, mentor feedback and the ECA Code of Ethics to demonstrate responsibility and accountability and plan for continued collaborative and autonomous professional learning and development.

Employment Opportunities

Graduates will be eligible to seek employment in both government and non-government secondary schools teaching general science in lower secondary school and to take a specialist role in biological science courses in upper secondary school (Years 11 and 12).

Possible future job titles

Secondary Biological Science Teacher.