Bachelor of Teaching (Secondary) with Bachelor of Music

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

Give the gift of music

Music in the secondary years is beneficial for the intellectual, emotional and social wellbeing of young people. For some students, it becomes a key source of pride, success and joy.

As a music specialist teacher in the secondary years you’ll help your students hone musical skills, pursue their goals and build confidence.

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.

Our Bachelor of Teaching (Secondary) with Bachelor of Music is designed in collaboration with the Elder Conservatorium of Music. You will:

work with experienced musicians, performers, teachers and researchers
build expertise in music and an additional non-music teaching area^
explore educational issues, curriculum and practice relevant to the secondary years
gain professional experience and connections through extensive school placements.

Where could it take you?

You’ll graduate fully qualified to register as a secondary teacher Australia-wide. If you’d like to teach overseas, your degree will be valid in most other countries. An education background will also prove invaluable in a wide range of careers servicing communities outside of the classroom.

Potential careers

Music Teacher, Music Theory Teacher, Music Tutor, Education Coordinator, Education Officer / Educator, School Services Officer, Teacher

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.

Areas of Specialisation:

Teaching Area 1: 42 units of Music courses
Note: music-related curriculum and methodologies currently offered are Instrumental Music and Classroom Music.

Teaching Area 2: In addition to your first major teaching area, you will also complete 12 units in one of the following non-music areas to be eligible for a second teaching area: Chinese Studies, Economics, Linguistics (ESL), French Studies, Geography, German Studies, History, Indonesian Studies, Italian Studies, Japanese Studies, Mathematical Sciences, Modern Greek Studies, Spanish Studies.