Bachelor of Technology Education

Requirements

We encourage you to apply for the courses you most want to study. If you are not eligible to enter your chosen course right now, our team will work with you to find the best pathway option.

Before applying, make sure you double check all entry requirements, gather required documentation and review the University’s Rules Relating to Awards, noting any specifics listed below.

Entry requirements

To meet the University’s minimum English Language Proficiency requirement an applicant must satisfy one of the following criteria:

1. have completed senior secondary study to the equivalent of the Australian year 10 (or above) or have completed at least one year of full-time study (or equivalent part-time study) at AQF diploma equivalent or higher where:
   1. the country where those studies were undertaken is listed in Schedule A of the Rules Relating to Awards – Rule 2; and
   2. the language of instruction was English; or
2. achieved a minimum test score, within two (2) years of the date of application for admission, equal to or above the minimum listed below:
   1. International English Language Test System (IELTS). The applicant must have a minimum overall score of 7.5, including a minimum result of 8.0 in both the speaking and listening modules and 7.0 in reading and writing; or
   2. International Second Language Proficiency Rating (ISLPR). The applicant must have a score of at least 4+ in each of the four areas: speaking, listening, reading and writing.

For the purposes of satisfying English Language Proficiency requirements for admission, applicants will only be considered on the above criteria and will not be considered on the basis of other criteria established by the Rules Relating to Awards – Rule 2, Section 1 – English Language Proficiency Subsection.

Credit for prior learning

Candidates who have completed appropriate TAFE qualification/s or other relevant courses not otherwise counted in Part C may be granted advanced standing for up to four (4) elective units.

Course requirements

1. To be eligible for the award of the Bachelor of Technology Education degree a candidate shall successfully complete not less than thirty-two (32) units comprising:
   1. all units listed in Part A of the Schedule of Units attached to these Rules; and
   2. three (3) units from Part B OR one double-weighted unit and one single-weighted unit from Part B; and
   3. two (2) of the five (5) unit specialisations, i.e. ten (10) units from Part C of the Schedule; and
   4. one (1) elective unit.
2. Permission to undertake a practicum will at all times be at the discretion of the Head of School

Bachelor of Technology Education Degree with Honours

1. A candidate for the award of Bachelor of Technology Education with Honours shall fulfil the requirements of the Bachelor of Technology Education award, including completion of the unit EDU00550 Understanding Educational Research and the unit EDU10172 Extended Education Project (double-weighted unit) and, in addition, shall achieve such standard of excellence as the School Board may from time to time determine.
2. For the award of Honours, consideration shall be given to a candidate’s academic record throughout the course of study. A candidate who has reached the required standard of excellence referred to in Bachelor of Technology Education Degree with Honours Requirement (a) may on the recommendation of the School Board be awarded Honours in one of the following grades:
   • First Class Honours
   • Second Class Honours – Division I
   • Second Class Honours – Division II

Course structure