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2015 Course Enrolment Guide Faculty of Education and Arts Canberra Campus (ACT) Master of Teaching (Secondary) Master of Teaching (Secondary) / Graduate Certificate in Religious Education Information last updated on 23 January 2015 Students should note that Course Enrolment Guides are updated regularly. Check the website for the latest updates. This Guide is provided to assist you to select your units for the 2015 academic year. Specific information regarding unit outlines, assessments or content will be provided by your Faculty/School. Course Coordinators and/or Course Advisors will be available to assist with enrolment and re-enrolment. You can telephone, email or contact them in person to make an appointment. Course Coordinator: Room: Associate Professor Catherine McLoughlin Blackfriars Building, Room B84 Email: Telephone: Catherine.Mcloughlin@acu.edu.au (02) 62091132 Master of Teaching (Secondary) - Canberra 2015 Table of Contents 1. How to use this Guide..................................................................................................................................... 2 2. Program Map .................................................................................................................................................. 3 3. Units Offered in 2015 ...................................................................................................................................... 5 4. Program Information ....................................................................................................................................... 9 5. Enrolment ..................................................................................................................................................... 12 6. Course Completions ..................................................................................................................................... 12 1. How to use this Guide This Course Enrolment Guide 2015 provides you with information on when and where the units available for study in this program(s) will be offered in 2015. Enrolling in units for 2015 1. Read Section 2. ‘Program Maps’ for information on course structure and unit sequence. Take note of any prerequisite or co-requisite requirements before selecting particular units. Take note of the study period in which units are offered. A prerequisite is a requirement that must be met by a student before enrolment in a stipulated unit. It is your responsibility to ensure that you meet the prerequisites for a unit prior to enrolling into that unit. A co-requisite is a requirement that must be met by having already passed or being concurrently enrolled in an associated unit in order to be able to enrol in the stipulated unit. If you wish to enrol into a unit for which you have not met the prerequisite or co-requisite requirements, please obtain approval from your Course Coordinator. 2. Refer to Section 3. ‘Elective Units and Additional Offerings in 2015’ to select your Elective units. 3. Refer to Section 4. Program Information’ for further information on course structure and requirements. 4. You must refer to Administration & Enrolment on the ACU website (http://students.acu.edu.au/332297) for information on how to complete your enrolment via Student Connect. ‘Administration & Enrolment’ also provides detailed information on managing your studies. 5. Log on to Student Connect and enrol (http://students.acu.edu.au/136953). Student Connect is a web interface allowing students to complete their ACU enrolment online. IMPORTANT NOTE Failure to enrol or re-enrol before the published due dates for re-enrolment on the ACU website (http://students.acu.edu.au/381148) may result in late fee penalties. Even if you are unsure of what units you need to enrol in, please ensure that you enrol or re-enrol in at least one unit before the due date. Enrolling in at least one unit by the due date will enable you to add further units, or amend your enrolment via Student Connect up until the final dates published in the Critical Dates for Variation of Enrolment on the ACU website (http://students.acu.edu.au/273880). “Turnitin” The Faculty of Education and Arts values students’ academic honesty and integrity. It employs a range of processes and technologies to support students to ensure their work aligns with University’s Academic Honesty Policy and Framework for Academic Integrity. Turnitin, now available at ACU, is an online originality checker and is an educative tool for students. It allows students to preview their work and identify originality prior to handing in assessment items. To review the University Academic Honesty Policy please go to https://students.acu.edu.au/640585. Last updated on 23 January 2015 Page 2 Master of Teaching (Secondary) - Canberra 2015 2. Program Map Students enrolling in units which do not follow the sequence recommended in their Program Map cannot be guaranteed a clash free timetable. Master of Teaching (Secondary) Semester 2 Semester 1 Year 1: Master of Teaching (Secondary) (100 cp) EDFD546 Development and Learning (10 cp) Tuesday MacKillop Waniassa Campus EDFD548 Effective Teaching and Professional Practice (10 cp) Tuesday MacKillop Wednesday observations at MacKillop Curriculum and Teaching 1 (10 cp) EDFD553 Social and Cultural Contexts of Education (10 cp) Wednesday MacKillop Wanniassa Campus EDFD547 Diversity in the Classroom First teaching subject (10 cp) Tuesday MacKillop Curriculum and Wanniassa Campus Second (or double) teaching subject Curriculum and First teaching subject Teaching 1 (10 cp) Teaching 21 (10 cp) Second (or double) teaching subject Curriculum and Teaching 2 1 (10 cp) EDFX511 Graduate Professional Practice Secondary 1 (10 cp) EDFX512 Graduate Professional Practice Secondary 2 (10 cp) (Prerequisite EDFX511) In Year 2, select three (3) Core Units, one professional experience unit and one approved education elective in consultation with the Course Coordinator. Semester 1 Year 2: Master of Teaching (Secondary) (60 cp) EDFD688 Interpreting and Designing Educational Research (10 cp) EDFD663 Issues in the Profession: Working across the Curriculum (10 cp) EDFX513 Graduate Professional Practice Secondary 32 Semester 2 (0 cp) 1 2 EDFD617 Research Project (20 cp) EDFD604 Education Elective Managing Challenging Behaviour (10 cp) (10 cp) Or alternative unit approved by the Course Coordinator in keeping with registration requirements To provide extra teaching days as required by state regulations Last updated on 23 January 2015 Page 3 Master of Teaching (Secondary) - Canberra 2015 Master of Teaching (Secondary) / Graduate Certificate in Religious Education Semester 2 Semester 1 Year 1: Master of Teaching (Secondary) (100 cp) / Graduate Certificate in Religious Education (40 cp) EDFD546 Developme nt and Learning (10 cp) Tuesday MacKillop Wanniassa Campus EDFD553 Social and Cultural Contexts of Education (10 cp) Wednesday MacKillop Wanniassa Campus EDFD548 Effective Teaching and Professiona l Practice (10 cp) Tuesday MacKillop Wednesday observation t EDFD547 Diversity in the Classroom (10cp) Tuesday MacKillop Wanniassa Campus First teaching subject Curriculum and Teaching 1 (10 cp) Second (or double) teaching subject Curriculum and Teaching 1 EDFX511 THBS501 EDRE515 Graduate Professional Practice Secondary 1 (10 cp) Biblical (10 cp) Principles of Religious Education (10 cp) EDFX512 THCT500 EDRE516 Graduate Professional Practice Secondary 2 (10 cp) (Prerequisite EDFX511) Foundations of Christian 2 Faith (10 cp) Religious Education Curriculum (10 cp) Studies 3 (10 cp) First teachig subject Curriculum and Teaching 21 (10 cp Second (or double) teaching subject Curriculum and Teaching 2 1 (10 cp) Semester 2 Semester 1 Year 2: Master of Teaching (Secondary) (60 cp) 3 4 EDFD688 Interpreting and Designing Educational Research (10 cp) EDFD617 Research Project (20 cp) EDFX513 Graduate Professional Practice 4 Secondary 3 (0 cp) (Prerequisite EDFX512) EDFD663 Issues in the Profession: Working across the Curriculum (10 cp) EDFD604 Education Elective Managing Challenging Behaviour (10 cp) (10 cp) It is possible for Master of Teaching students to delay the theology units until their second year. To provide extra teaching days as required by state regulations Last updated on 23 January 2015 Page 4 Master of Teaching (Secondary) - Canberra 2015 3. Units Offered in 2015 NOTE: Amendments may be made to unit availability depending on student demand. Some units will be offered at St Mary MacKillop College, Senior Campus, Isabella Plains, as part of a School/University partnership. Students should anticipate that two days a week will be at St Mary MacKillop as part of their study. OFFERED SEMESTER 1 Location – Delivery Unit Code Unit Title EDAR516 Visual Arts C&T 1 (Visual Arts Curriculum and Teaching 1) Canberra - Attendance EDCU519 Extension C&T 3 (for those requiring a double method) TBA EDDR501 Drama C&T 1 (Drama Curriculum and Teaching 1) Canberra - Attendance EDFD546 Development and Learning Canberra - Attendance EDFD548 Effective Teach’g & Prof Prac (Effective Teaching and Professional Practice) Canberra - Attendance EDFD663 Issues in the Profession; Working across the curriculum Canberra - Attendance EDFD688 Interpr&Designing Ed.Research (Interpreting and Designing Educational Research) Canberra - Attendance EDFX511 Graduate Prof Prac Secondary 1 (Graduate Professional Practice Secondary 1) 25 May 2015 – 17 June 2015 EDFX513 Graduate Prof Exp Secondary 3 (Graduate Professional Experience Secondary 3) 25 May 2015 – 17 June 2015 EDLA538 English C&T 1 (English Curriculum and Teaching 1) Canberra - Attendance EDLO509 LOTE C&T 1 (Languages Other Than English Curriculum and Teaching 1) Canberra - Attendance EDMA517 Mathematics C&T 1 (Mathematics Curriculum and Teaching 1) Canberra - Attendance EDMU508 Music C&T 1 Music Curriculum and Teaching 1) Canberra - Attendance EDRE515 Principles of Religious Education EDSS516 Com & Bus Studies C&T 1 (Commerce and Business Studies Curriculum and Teaching 1) Canberra - Attendance EDSS520 History C&T 1 (History Curriculum and Teaching 1) Canberra - Attendance EDSS534 SOSE Curriculum & Teaching 1 (Studies of Society and Environment Curriculum and Teaching 1) Canberra - Attendance EDST541 ICT Curriculum and Teaching 1 Canberra - Attendance EDST543 Science C&T 1 (Science Curriculum and Teaching 1) Canberra - Attendance EDST547 Technology C&T 1 (Technology Curriculum and Teaching 1) Canberra - Attendance THBS501 Biblical Studies Online Last updated on 23 January 2015 Mode Canberra – Attendance Intensive 14 – 15 March and 2 – 3 May Page 5 Master of Teaching (Secondary) - Canberra 2015 Canberra – Attendance Intensive THBS501 Biblical Studies 21-21 February 28-29 March Last updated on 23 January 2015 Page 6 Master of Teaching (Secondary) - Canberra 2015 OFFERED SEMESTER 2 Unit Code EDAR517 EDCU520 EDDR502 EDFD547 EDFD553 Unit Title Visual Arts C&T 2 (Visual Arts Curriculum and Teaching 2) Extension C&T 4 (for those requiring a double method) Drama C&T 2 (Drama Curriculum and Teaching 2) Diversity in the Classroom Soc & Cult’l Contexts of Ed (Social and Cultural Contexts of Education) Location – Delivery Mode Canberra - Attendance TBA Canberra - Attendance Canberra - Attendance Canberra - Attendance EDFD617 Education Project (20 cp) Canberra - Attendance EDFD655 Methods of Educational Research Canberra - Attendance 31 August – 25 September 2015 EDFX512 EDFX513 EDLA539 EDLO510 EDMA518 EDMU509 Graduate Professional Prac Sec 2 (Graduate Professional Practice Secondary 2) Graduate Professional Prac Sec 3 (Graduate Professional Practice Secondary 3) English C&T 2 (English Curriculum and Teaching 2) LOTE C&T 2 (Languages Other Than English Curriculum and Teaching 2) Mathematics C&T 2 (Mathematics Curriculum and Teaching 2) Music C&T 2 (Music Curriculum and Teaching 2) 31 August – 25 September 2015 Canberra - Attendance Canberra - Attendance Canberra - Attendance Canberra - Attendance Canberra – Attendance Intensive EDRE516 EDSS517 EDSS521 EDSS535 EDST542 EDST544 EDST548 THCT500 Religious Education Curriculum Com & Bus Studies C&T 2 (Commercial and Business Studies Curriculum and Teaching 2) History C&T 2 (History Curriculum and Teaching 2) SOSE Curriculum & Teaching 2 (Studies of Society and Environment Curriculum and Teaching 2) ICT Curriculum and Teaching 2 Science C&T 2 (Science Curriculum and Teaching 2) Technology C&T 2 (Technology Curriculum and Teaching 2) Foundations of Christian Faith Last updated on 23 January 2015 8 – 9 August and 19 – 20 September Canberra - Attendance Canberra - Attendance Canberra - Attendance Canberra - Attendance Canberra - Attendance Canberra - Attendance Online Page 7 For information on Unit Descriptions, please refer to the ACU Handbook on the ACU website (http://students.acu.edu.au/387052). Please select the appropriate Handbook, and then select Unit Descriptions. Delivery Modes: • • • Attendance – Primarily attendance, either face-to-face or via video conference, at an ACU campus or another location. Multi-mode – Some online with a compulsory attendance component (including examinations, practicums, residential etc). Online – Fully online (including assessments). Last updated on 20 September 2014 Page 8 Master of Teaching (Secondary) - Canberra 2015 4. Program Information 160 credit points Minimum duration: 2 years’ full-time or equivalent part-time. (This course may be completed in 1.5 years in the accelerated mode) Course Description This course has as its foundation the conviction that the quality of education in a society is closely associated with the preparation of teachers. The aim of this course is to assist participants in developing professional expertise, attitudes and values that will equip them to develop in others sound knowledge, skills and ideals and a capacity and readiness to undertake responsibilities in the community. Quality of education depends also on teachers being prepared to meet the challenge of continued growth in knowledge, accelerating technological development, evidence-based decision making, social change and heightened community expectations. Successful completion of this course enables graduates to apply for registration to teach in Catholic, state or independent schools in their state. Units may be offered during the day or early evening and if undertaken full-time will average 16 contact hours per week. Prerequisites Applicants must have a three year bachelor’s degree degree/diploma or equivalent with studies that meet the required pre-requisites for entry into Curriculum Studies. Students elect to undertake two subjects from the Curriculum Studies. One subject is deemed the major subject – one that has been studied for three years at undergraduate level. The other subject is the minor area – a subject that has been studied for two years at undergraduate level. The course for the Master of Teaching (Secondary) consists of 160 cp comprised of: Year 1 - 100 cp in common with the Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary) Four compulsory Education Studies units Four Curriculum Studies units Two (2) professional experience units Year 2 - 60 cp Four Core Studies units including two research units, one of 20 credit points One Elective unit A professional experience program (PEP) either incorporated within the 20 credit point research unit or as a stand-alone unit depending on state-based requirements for professional experience. Mid-Year Entry Applications are accepted for mid-year entry. The course map for mid-year applicants is determined in consultation with the Coordinator. Mid-Year Entry students will complete their Practicum from 21 of July – 15 August. Professional Experience: During your course you will complete: • 60 days supervised practicum • 10 days of school-based learning Students must complete professional experience units during which time they are required to be available full- time. Last updated on 20 September 2014 Page 9 Master of Teaching (Secondary) - Canberra 2015 Certain prerequisite or co-requisite units are required before students are placed in schools. For example, EDFD548 and the two or three teaching methods (Curriculum and Teaching units) must be either completed before undertaking a teaching round or are concurrent units with the teaching round unit. InPlace - Placement Management System for Education Students The Faculty of Education and Arts at Australian Catholic University (ACU) is implementing InPlace, a placement management system which streamlines registration, requests, and allocation of professional and community engagement placements. InPlace will provide education students with greater access to information relating to their Professional Experience placements. Students enrolling in Professional Experience units, with an EDFX, ADFX and SDFX code, will be able to register and access allocated placement records online. Key benefits from InPlace include: Online registration for placements Ease in updating professional/community placement information Ability to receive placement notifications online Access placement allocations online InPlace is based on Student Connect data. You will no longer have to fill forms manually for placements. In order that “best match” placements are made, please ensure that your personal details, including address and mobile phone number is current and up to date in Student Connect. To update your details log on to Student Connect (http://students.acu.edu.au/136953). Note: Mandatory documentation such as Working with Children Checks/Police Checks will still need to be lodged in person at your local Professional Experience Placement Office. English Language Requirements IELTS (International English Language Testing System) with an overall score of 7.5, including an individual score of 7.5 for all tests. Religious Education There are different pathways to qualify to teach Religious Education: 1. Those students with previous studies in Theology are able to enrol in two units of Religious Education as part of the Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary). 2. Students without previous studies in Theology seeking to teach Religious Education as their second teaching method take the two Theology units from the Graduate Certificate in Religious Education and undertake the two Religious Education units from the Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary). (Awards: Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary)/Graduate Certificate in Religious Education). 3. Students seeking to have Religious Education as a third teaching method are able to enrol in the four units of the Graduate Certificate in Religious Education (two Theology and two Religious Education units). (Awards: Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary)/Graduate Certificate in Religious Education). Additional Requirements – Working with Vulnerable People/Working with Children/ National Police Check All students must apply for and obtain background checks as required by Federal and State/Territory laws, including the Working with Vulnerable People check, Working with Children check and National Police check, before they will be permitted to participate in the Professional Experience Program. Information about such background checks will be provided to students by the Professional Experience Office prior to commencing the Professional Experience Program. Further information can be found on: • • • the Office of Regulatory Services website (http://www.ors.act.gov.au/community/working_with_vulnerable_people_wwvp); the NSW Office of the Children’s Guardian website (http://www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/Workingwith-children/working-with-children-check); and the Australian Federal Police website (http://www.afp.gov.au/what-we-do/police-checks/nationalpolice-checks.aspx). Last updated on 20 September 2014 Page 10 Master of Teaching (Secondary) - Canberra 2015 Requirements to Complete Award For information on the duration of your course, and the requirements to complete your award, please refer to the Course Rules for your program. Course Title Course Rules Master of Teaching (Secondary) https://students.acu.edu.au/643327 Graduate Certificate in Religious Education https://students.acu.edu.au/643146 It is also important to liaise with the Course Coordinator in order to ascertain if a program map is required for students who commence studies mid-year. Last updated on 20 September 2014 Page 11 Master of Teaching (Secondary) - Canberra 2015 5. Enrolment Now that you have read your Course Enrolment Guide, you can enrol in units online for the 2013 Academic Year, using Student Connect (http://www.acu.edu.au/136953). For more information about the enrolment processes for both new and continuing students, please refer to the guides provided. Students please note: The course enrolment guides are subject to change. Please check regularly for updates to your course information. If you require any academic advice, please contact your Course Coordinator. For any other enquiries, please contact your local Student Centre (http://www.acu.edu.au/42835). 6. Course Completions Students completing the final semester of their course are required to complete an Application to Course Complete (ACC) form (visit Enrolment Forms https://students.acu.edu.au/154918 in order to be assessed for course completion). Last updated on 20 September 2014 Page 12
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