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Bachelor of Education Studies

This is your opportunity degree. Your opportunity to become the great teacher you know you can be.
This course is offered at multiple locations, select your prefered campus to see when it is offered.
Ballarat - Mt Helen
Berwick
Gippsland - Churchill
Location
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Other intakes
Ballarat - Mt Helen
Semester 1
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Semester 2
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Berwick
Semester 1
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Semester 2
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Gippsland - Churchill
Semester 1
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Semester 2
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Length
3 years full-time or part-time equivalent
(360 credit points = 3.0 EFTSL)
ATAR
Lowest Adjusted ATAR 50.00

We have designed this degree to give your teaching career a kick start. If you were disappointed in your ATAR or if you do not meet the subject entry requirements to begin a teaching degree, this is the course for you. You can use this 3 year degree in 3 ways:

If you did not meet the entry requirements to commence a teaching degree, you can commence your studies with the Bachelor of Education Studies. At the completion of first year, if you have maintained a good academic standard throughout the year, you may be eligible to apply for a transfer into the second year of a FedUni teaching degree. This means that you may still qualify as a VIT registered teacher within 4 years of study.

Alternatively, you may complete the three years of this degree, and continue into a Master of Teaching in either Secondary, Primary or Early Childhood teaching and qualify as a VIT registered teacher within 4.5 years.

Finally, this is a 3 year generalist degree that can prepare you for work in Learning and Education and allow you to discover more about the education system. This degree will qualify you to work in many roles including as an Education Officer developing courses for a wide range of industries or as an Education Support Officer (Integration Aide) working to support students within a school setting. Or you may be interested in working in education policy as a project officer. The opportunities for graduates are very broad.

 

  • Non teaching roles in the Education sector
  • Education support worker (Integration aide)
  • Education officer

Here’s what the course structure could look like. It’s just an example (so don’t use it for enrolment). Interested in the details? You can find current course structure or select a single unit name below to find out what it’s about and how much it costs.

Year 1

Semester 1

LITERACY AND NUMERACY
EDBED1011, 15 credit points
LEARNING AND TEACHING
EDBED1016, 15 credit points
Minor Sequence Courses

Semester 2

LEARNING AND TEACHING MATHEMATICS A
EDBED1012, 15 credit points
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM
EDBED1018, 15 credit points
Minor Sequence Courses

Year 2

Semester 1

LITERACY, LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE A
EDBED2008, 15 credit points

Year 3

Semester 1

HUMANITIES CURRICULUM (P-10)
EDBED3018, 15 credit points
LEARNING AND TEACHING MATHEMATICS B
EDBED3112, 15 credit points

Semester 2

LITERACY, LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE B
EDBED3111, 15 credit points
ARTS EDUCATION
EDBED4012, 15 credit points

You’d be looking at about 25-30 hours per week (if you’re full time), but this includes on-campus classes and self-directed study (i.e. homework).

This course requires a total of 40 placement hours, across 1 week.

Important for Yr 10 students

Entry requirements (year 12)

Current year 12 students and recent secondary graduates (the past 2 years)

Prerequisites (compulsory):

  • Units 1 and 2: satisfactory completion in two units (any study combination) of Maths: General Mathematics, Maths: Mathematical Methods or Maths: Specialist Mathematics or Units 3 and 4: any Mathematics;
  • Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in any English.

ATAR

This course uses the ATAR as part of its selection considerations.

Guaranteed ATAR

This course has a guaranteed ATAR.  If you meet the courses pre-requisites and any essential requirements for admission, we will guarantee you a place in this course with this ATAR. We use the adjusted ATAR, factoring in subject adjustments and SEAS as detailed below.

Subject adjustments

A study score of 35 in any Humanities, any History, Literature, Legal Studies or Philosophy equals 3 aggregate points per study. Overall maximum of 5 points.

SEAS (Special Entry Access Scheme)

Applicants who have experienced educational disadvantage are encouraged to apply for the Special Entry Access Schemes (SEAS). Depending on eligibility and your circumstances, a SEAS application may provide support for your course application.

Entry requirements (non year 12)

All applicants

Entire academic record:

This course uses the applicant's entire academic record as part of its selection considerations.

Some applicants

Literacy and numeracy test:

If VCE maths and English requirements or equivalent have not been met, a literacy and/or numeracy assessment is required to demonstrate the prerequisite requirements. Applicants required to complete the assessment will be notified.

Applicants with higher education study

Prerequisite (compulsory): 

  • Successful completion of the Federation University Foundation Access Studies (FAST) course (or equivalent), or; 
  • Previous university study (including single subjects) with a pass average and meets the VCE maths and English requirement benchmarks or literacy and/or numeracy test, or; 
  • Successful completion of an undergraduate degree in any field.

Applicants with vocational education and training study

Prerequisite (compulsory):

  • Successful completion of a cognate* Certificate III and meets the VCE maths and English requirement benchmarks or literacy and/or numeracy test and industry experience of at least one year, or;
  • Successful completion of a cognate* Certificate IV and meets the VCE maths and English requirement benchmarks or literacy and/or numeracy test, or;
  • Successful completion of a Diploma in any field and meets the VCE maths requirement benchmark or numeracy test.

*Cognate education areas: Community Services, Education Support, Children’s Services, Disability and Nursing, or Sport. 

Applicants with work and life experience

Applicants who have not completed secondary education, or undertaken any TAFE or university studies will not be eligible for entry into this course. Applicants in this category should consider a pathway course such as Federation Access Studies (FAST) course.

English language requirement

Overall Academic IELTS band score of 6.0, with no band less than 6.0 or equivalent

Extra requirements

Essential requirements for enrolment and graduation

Working with children check

Compulsory: Applicants will be required to hold a valid Working with Children (WWC) Check prior to undertaking professional placements as part of this course. For more information see: www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au

Police record check

Compulsory: Applicants will be required to hold a valid National Police Record Check for professional placements as part of this course. For more information see: www.police.vic.gov.au/content.asp?Document_ID=274

How you apply will depend on your current situation – school leaver, tertiary background or life experience – and whether you’re also applying for courses at other institutions. Visit our how to apply page to find out more.

Ready to fill out your application? You might need these codes:

VTAC application: Yes

VTAC code: 3700510561 (Mt Helen), 3700710561 (Churchill), 3701810561 (Berwick)

Direct application: Yes

Federation University code: TC5

Fees are subject to change annually.

Please contact studentfees@federation.edu.au for fee information
 

Other fees

You will also need to pay the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).

Fee assistance

If you're eligible for FEE-HELP, you can defer payment of your tuition fees (up to HELP loan limit). If you’re also eligible for a SA-HELP loan, you can defer your SSAF payment too. You won’t have to start paying either loan back until your income reaches the compulsory repayment threshold.

Scholarships

There’s a range of scholarships and grants available. Find out what you can apply for.

Your previous studies might count towards this course (which means you could finish it sooner). Use our credit search to find out if that’s the case.

Pathways to this course:

Candidates seeking alternate entry to this course can consider the below options:


Other TAFE studies

    Apply for a relevant TAFE course, at any TAFE provider, and then apply to articulate into this course.  You may receive credit for TAFE studies undertaken, which will be individually assessed upon request, after you enrol in your bachelor level course.
    A bridging program can provide an excellent foundation to build upon in your bachelor degree studies.

Bridging courses

    Our one semester Foundation Access Studies (FAST) program  provides you an alternate entry into tertiary study, with a focus on building the more generic academic skills required for success at university.  On successful completion of FAST, students can apply for the Bachelor of Education Studies for the next semester.

Credit will be considered if you have successfully completed higher education or TAFE studies relevant to this degree. Advanced standing will be determined on an individual basis, depending on your eligibility for credit transfer, prior experience and qualifications.


Pathways from this course

At the beginning of second year, you can apply to transfer to another undergraduate Education program at Federation University, where you can qualify as a teacher and gain registration with VIT. Please note that you must have successfully completed 8 courses in the 1st year of the Bachelor of Education Studies and have a credit average to be eligible for transfer.
•    Bachelor of Education (Primary)
•    Bachelor of Secondary Education
•    Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary)

Please note, you will not be eligible for VIT registration upon completion of this degree.

If you are wanting to become a registered teacher with VIT, you would need to transfer to one of the other Bachelor of Education courses at FedUni - see the Pathways/alternate entry section.

IT requirements

To do this course you’ll need a fast and reliable computer and access to high-speed internet. Expect to use about 5GB of data per month for every unit you’re doing. Find out more about the minimum IT requirements for studying with us.

Got questions?

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Student support

The support we offer is second to none. Need academic help? No problem. Extra access or financial assistance? Let’s see what we can do. View our student services.

The fine print

The commencement of all courses is subject to available funding and enrolment quotas.

Everything in this course overview is correct at the time of being published. However, the University reserves the right to alter any course, procedure or fee. Please check for changes before you apply or enrol.

Federation University uses Victorian and Commonwealth Government funding (for eligible students) to deliver training.

School department

Education

Course co-ordinator

Ballarat - Mt Helen - Heather Ernst
Berwick - Heather Ernst
Gippsland - Churchill - Heather Ernst