Bachelor of Teaching (Secondary) with Bachelor of Mathematical and Computer Sciences

Entry Requirements

Successful completion of an Australian year 12 qualification with a minimum pass in an accepted English language subject.

Entry requirements vary from country to country.

IELTS: Overall band score of 7.0 and Band score of 7.0 in all bands; TOEFL total score of 94 with a minimum of 27 in Writing, 23 in Speaking and 24 in Reading and Listening; Pearson Test of English (Academic) overall score of 65 and Skills profile of 65 in Writing, Speaking, Reading and Listening; and Cambridge English-Advanced (CAE): Overall score of 185 and Individual score of 185 in Writing and Speaking, Reading and Listening.

Course Details

With many jobs of the future predicted to be in fields related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), we need great teachers with expertise and enthusiasm for these areas.

Our Bachelor of Teaching (Secondary) with Bachelor of Mathematical and Computer Sciences prepares you to meet this demand and share vital skills with young people.

Develop your digital capabilities in our eLearning Program - the first and only one of its kind for Education students in Australia. We will show you how to use your own iPad with pencil and keyboard to its full teaching potential so you can earn Apple Teacher status. You might even do your first year placement in an Apple Distinguished School.

What will you do?

You’ll specialise in Mathematics and/or Information Technology and one of the following additional learning areas:

Accounting
Biology
Business Studies
Chemistry
Digital Technologies
English
Geography
History
Languages (Indonesian, Japanese, Chinese, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Modern Greek, EAL*)
Music
Physics

Career Readiness

The Bachelor of Teaching program prepares students for teaching in middle and senior secondary schools. It is also suitable for students intending to work with adult learners.

Potential careers

Education Coordinator, Education Officer / Educator, School Services Officer, Science Communicators, Science Educators, Software Engineer, Software Specialist, Systems Programmer, Systems Support, Teacher, Information Technologist, Information and Communications Technologist, SSO, STEM Teacher, STEM in Schools Professional Development Provider

Degree Structure

This double degree provides students with the opportunity to pursue education courses from the beginning of their university studies. The primary focus in the first three years is on undertaking study in the two discipline areas in which the student intends to teach. These courses are taken as part of the degree program that accompanies the Bachelor of Teaching in the subject areas of the student's choice.

In each of the first three years, students also take education courses designed to provide an on-going orientation to educational issues and practice. The first and second year education courses involve observation and experience in school contexts. The final year is taken up entirely with education studies and is commenced after the other degree is completed. Placements cover a total of 85 days in the Adelaide metropolitan area and country South Australia.

The Bachelor of Teaching is designed primarily for students who have not already commenced university study. Students who have commenced a degree should consider completing their degree and then applying for the Master of Teaching. Students completing the requirements of the Bachelor of Teaching are eligible to gain credit towards a Master of Teaching degree.