Teaching Areas Overview
The Following table lists specialist teaching areas currently offered by the School of Education, their corresponding eligibility criteria and whether they are offered as either a Teaching Area Major/ Minor/both.
| What is a Teaching area major* | What is a Teaching area minor** |
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| A teaching area major is the equivalent of a total of three-quarters of a year of successful study; usually comprising sequential discipline study taken over three years. Applicants must have completed 6 or more courses in their tertiary studies that the correspond to a learning area. Maximum 2 courses permitted at University level 1, minimum 2 courses at University level 3. | A teaching area minor is the equivalent to one-half year of successful study; usually comprising sequential discipline study taken over two years. Applicants must have completed 4 courses in their tertiary studies that correspond to a learning area. Maximum 2 courses permitted at University level 1. |
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Teaching Areas offered by the School of Education |
Teaching Area Requirements | Teaching Area Major* | Teaching Area Minor** |
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| Accounting | Applicants must have completed their tertiary studies in Accounting to include a breadth of courses in this learning area. Some examples of courses are as follows : Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Corporate Accounting, Auditing, Income Tax Law, Accounting Information Systems, Accounting Theory, Auditing , Cost Accounting, Accounting Methods, Strategic Management Accounting. | Available | Available |
| Agricultural Science | Applicants must have completed their tertiary studies in Agricultural Science or Animal Science to include a breadth of courses in this learning area. Some examples of courses are as follows : Animal and Plant production, Horticulture, Viticulture, Aquaculture, Forestry, Agriculture Systems , Food Security, Animal Science | Available | Not Available |
| Biology | Applicants must have completed their tertiary studies in Biology, Health Sciences or Medical Science and include a breadth of courses in this learning area. Some examples of courses are as follows : Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology Conservation Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Ecology , Biochemistry. | Available | Not Available |
| Business Studies | Applicants must have completed their tertiary studies in Business Studies and includes a breadth of courses in this learning area. Some examples of courses are as follows : Organisational Management, Organisational Behaviour, Project Management, Human Resources, Marketing, International Business, Accounting, Economics . | Available | Available |
| Chemistry | Applicants must have completed their tertiary studies in Chemistry and include a breadth of courses in this learning area. Some examples of courses are as follows : Foundations of Chemistry, Chemistry, Synthesis of Materials, Advanced Synthetic Methods, Medicinal Chemistry, Biological Chemistry. | Available | Not Available |
| Digital Technologies | Applicants must have completed their tertiary studies in Computer Science to include a breadth of courses in this learning area. Some examples of courses are as follows : Digital Technologies, Design and Programming, Computational Thinking , Computer Systems Engineering, Computer Architecture, Artificial Intelligence, Operating Systems. | Available | Not Available |
| Earth and Environmental Sciences | Applicants must have completed their tertiary studies in Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences or Geology and include a breadth of courses in this learning area. Some examples of courses are as follows : Geology, Earth Sciences, Soil Sciences, Environmental studies , Earth Systems, Environmental Sciences, Sustainability, Geochronology, Fossils , Palaeoenvironments, Mineral and Energy Resources. | Available | Not Available |
| Economics | Applicants must have completed topics in their tertiary studies in Economics and include a breadth of courses in this learning area. Some examples of courses are as follows : Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Development and Global Economy, Econometrics, International Trade and Investment Policy, Data Analytics, Economic Analysis. | Available | Available |
| English | Applicants must have completed their tertiary studies to include a breadth of courses in English Literature studies learning area. | Available | Available |
| English as an Additional Language | Applicants must have completed their tertiary studies to include a breadth of courses in the Linguistics learning area . Some examples of courses are as follows : Phonology, Semantics, Translation, Linguistics, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Applicants are required to be fluent in English to be eligible for this teaching area. | Available | Available |
| Geography | Applicants must have completed their tertiary studies in Geography to include a breadth of courses in this learning area. Some examples of courses are as follows : Environmental Studies, Environmental Policy, Environmental Management, Geographic Information Systems. | Available | Not Available |
| History | Applicants must have completed their tertiary studies to include a breadth of courses in History such as Ancient Civilisations, Modern History, Ancient History, Classics, Post World War II Challenges, Global Politics, Australian Politics. | Available | Not Available |
| Humanities and Social Sciences | Applicants must have completed a range of topics in their tertiary studies to include courses in History, Geography, Civic Values, Legal Studies, Politics or Economics. | Not Available | Available |
| Languages | Applicants must have completed topics in their tertiary studies to include courses in the desired Languages learning area including culture, translation and linguistics. Languages offered by the School of Education : Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Vietnamese | Available | Available |
| Legal Studies | Applicants must have completed tertiary studies in Legal Studies and include a breadth of courses in this learning area . Some examples of courses are as follows : Foundations of Law, Tort Law, Contract Law, Criminal Law, Corporate Law, Australian Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Dispute Resolution and Ethics, Evidence and Advocacy | Available | Available |
| Mathematics | Applicants must have completed tertiary studies in Mathematics or Engineering and include a breadth of courses in this learning area. Some examples of courses are as follows : Differential Equations, Probability, Numerical Methods, Geometry, Fluid Mechanics, Calculus, Modelling, Mathematical Analysis, Statistics. | Available | Available |
| Media Studies | Applicants must have completed tertiary studies in Media Studies and include a breadth of courses in this learning area. Some examples of courses are as follows : Media Concepts, Digital Platforms, Media Production, Media Theory. | Available | Available |
| Music - Classroom | Applicants must have completed tertiary studies in Music Studies and include a breadth of courses in this learning area. Some examples of courses are as follows : Music Theory, Music Education and Pedagogy, Musicianship Supporting Studies, Musicology, Sonic Arts. Applicants are required to be able to read music. | Available | Not Available |
| Music - Instrumental | Applicants must have completed tertiary studies in Instrumental Music Studies and include a breadth of courses in this learning area. Some examples of courses are as follows : Classical Performance, Jazz Performance, Music Composition, Music Theatre. Applicants are required to be able to read music. | Available | Not available |
| Physics | Applicants must have completed tertiary studies in Physics or Engineering and include a breadth of courses in this learning area. Some examples of courses are as follows : Classical Physics, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Electromagnetism, Computational Physics, Optics, Photonics, Physics, Dynamics and Relativity, Quantum Mechanics. | Available | Not Available |
| Psychology | Applicants must have completed tertiary studies in Psychology and include a breadth of courses in this learning area. Some examples of courses are as follows : Cognition, Emotion, Intelligence, Biological, Personality, Wellbeing, Psychology in Society, Learning and Behaviour, Perception, Psychology Research Methods. | Available | Available |
| Sciences | Applicants must have completed their tertiary studies in Science to include a breadth of courses in Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Geology. | Not Available | Available |
| Scientific Studies/STEM | Applicants must have completed their tertiary studies in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and include a breadth of courses in this learning area. Some examples of courses are as follows : Engineering Processes, Digital Technology, Mathematics, Understanding Concepts and Models. | Available | Not Available |