Our four-year degree will prepare you to become a confident, engaging and supportive teacher of psychology to secondary students and/or work in the area of student welfare in schools. You will develop skills in community and health services and learn all about the ethics and skills needed to help improve the lives of others.
You can work with students from Years 7 through to VCE. And you may even choose to work with students in programs where they've been identified as 'at risk' or disengaged. And throughout your career, you can switch between teaching and working in a community welfare role in schools.
During this degree, you'll spend many of your hours in the field, learning the latest practices and seeing situations unfold in the classroom and in community settings. Many of the contacts you make during these placements can lead to your future career.
This degree is VIT accredited to enable you to teach and work in schools. It is not ACWA accredited.
Areas of study include: communications, community studies, human services practice frameworks, psychology, research, rural social welfare, social policy, sociology.
You will undertake a minimum of 80 days of supervised teaching placement. This includes the opportunity during 3rd year for overseas placements in locations such as: Timor Leste, England, China, New Zealand, Nepal.
We provide a number of pathways and options to ensure you can follow your dream and become a great teacher. Visit www.federation.edu.au/become-a-teacher for more information including our interactive study pathways tool.
Sample structures are just one example of the many options available within your chosen course. Please contact FedUni for further information on available options.
Please note this is a sample structure only and is not to be used for enrolment purposes. To enrol, please refer to the information provided to you by FedUni for your individual program structure or view our enrolment information page.
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The application method varies depending on your circumstances, please visit our How to apply page for further information.
VTAC application: Yes
VTAC code: 3700510121 (Mt Helen)
Direct application: Yes
Federation University code: TR5
CRICOS code:
The minimum selection rank for this course, is equivalent to an ATAR of 70.00. If applicable, this includes adjustment factors related to subject adjustments and SEAS.
This program has a guaranteed ATAR.
If you meet the program pre-requisites and any ‘Essential Requirements for Admission’, we will guarantee you a place in this program with this ATAR. We use the adjusted ATAR, factoring in subject adjustments and SEAS as detailed below.
A study score of 40 in any Humanities, Literature, Media, Philosophy or Psychology equals 3 aggregate points per study. Overall maximum of 5 points.
Applicants who have experienced educational disadvantage are encouraged to apply for the Special Entry Access Schemes (SEAS). Depending on eligibility and your circumstances, this may provide support for your course application.
Literacy and Numeracy test: If VCE Maths and/or English requirements or equivalent have not been met, a Literacy and/or Numeracy assessment is required to demonstrate the pre-requisite requirements. Applicants required to complete the assessment will be notified.
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Literacy and Numeracy test: If VCE Maths and/or English requirements or equivalent have not been met, a Literacy and/or Numeracy assessment is required to demonstrate the pre-requisite requirements. Applicants required to complete the assessment will be notified.
Literacy and Numeracy test: If VCE Maths and/or English requirements or equivalent have not been met, a Literacy and/or Numeracy assessment is required to demonstrate the pre-requisite requirements. Applicants required to complete the assessment will be notified.
All applicants must sit the CASPer assessment. CASPer is a requirement for many of the initial teacher training courses in Victoria. It is a non-cognitive online test designed to assess an applicant's personal and professional attributes. To register for your sitting or for further information about the assessment, visit https://takecasper.com/. Don't miss the deadlines for each offer round; check the dates here.
Prior to graduation, students will be required to demonstrate they have achieved approved benchmarks in literacy and numeracy as demonstrated through the Literacy and Numeracy Test in Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) . Visit our LANTITE webpage for more information, including advice about when you should sit the test. Link is https://federation.edu.au/schools/school-of-education/student-resources/lantite
Applicants will be required to hold a valid Working with Children (WWC) Check prior to undertaking professional placements.
Applicants will be required to hold a valid National Police Record Check for professional placements.
Fees are subject to change annually.
Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) indicative annual fee
As a Commonwealth Supported Place student, you may be eligible to defer payment of your student contribution through the HECS-HELP loan scheme. Please visit our HECS-HELP webpage for further information.
Other feesYou may need to pay some other fees such as the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
Other study costsTravel for placement, Working with Children Check (WWCC)
If what you have learned at work, from other courses, from life experience or training provided at work is relevant to this course, you may be entitled to gain subject credits or exemptions. For further details contact FedUni on 1800 333 864.
Applicants who do not meet the above entry requirements can consider the following options;
1. Undertake the first year of the Bachelor of Education Studies and apply to transfer into the second year of this program.
2. Foundation Access Studies Program (FAST) - designed to provide you an alternate entry into tertiary study. On successful completion of FAST, students can apply for the Bachelor of Education Studies for Semester 1. Students undertaking FAST in Semester 1 can:
Graduates will be recognised to seek registration to teach in secondary schools through the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT).
Domestic students will undertake a minimum of 80 days of supervised teaching placement.
At FedUni, the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) is a compulsory requirement of your teaching course. It is also a requirement for teacher registration. Find out more here.
A range of student services are available at most campuses. For further information on these services or for course information, please contact us on 1800 333 864.
The commencement of all programs is subject to available funding and enrolment quotas.
All information contained in this program overview including the availability of programs and fees, is correct at the time of being published, however the University reserves the right to alter any program, procedure or fee. Students should check for any amendment prior to enrolment.
CRICOS Provider No.00103D.
Please note: This training is delivered with Victorian and Commonwealth Government funding to eligible individuals.
National RTO Code: 4909.
Dr Anitra Goriss-Hunter