The program offers a transition for qualified teachers to prepare them to teach junior secondary in particular high demand discipline areas. The program responds to the transfer of Year 7 from primary to secondary education in Queensland which will require an additional 1,000 secondary teachers. The program offers five courses of content knowledge specialising in Mathematics and Science or English and History, and three courses in secondary pedagogy.
This is a professional development course for people who already hold teacher registration who are either:
All three options above provide opportunities for employment in a secondary school teaching context.
Duration | 2.5 years part-time |
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Credit Points that Must be Earned | 48 |
Number of Units Required | CQUniversity uses the concept of credits to express the amount of study required for a particular course and individual units. The number of units varies between courses. Units in undergraduate courses normally consist of 6 points of credit or multiples thereof (e.g. 12, 18, 24). |
Expected Hours of Study | Each unit at this level, typically requires 144 hours of student commitment over a period of 12 weeks. |
Course Type | Undergraduate Award |
Qualification (post nominal) | DipJnrTch |
AQF Level | Level 5: Diploma |
Course Fees |
Indicative Year - 2024
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Domestic Students Tertiary Admission Centre Codes (TAC) Codes |
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International Students CRICOS Codes |
Not Applicable |
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Interim Awards | Not applicable |
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Exit Awards | Not applicable |
Accreditation |
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No Residential School for this course.
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Year | Number of Students |
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2024 | 7 |
2023 | 12 |
2022 | 12 |
2021 | 13 |
2020 | 13 |
Please note that in some instances there may be similarities between course, entry and inherent requirements.
If you experience difficulties meeting these requirements, reasonable adjustments may be made upon contacting accessibility@cqu.edu.au. Adjustment must not compromise the academic integrity of the degree or course chosen at CQUniversity or the legal requirements of field education.
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Course Learning Outcomes | |||||
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Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
1. KNOWLEDGE Have technical and theoretical knowledge and concepts, with depth in some areas within a field of work and learning | |||||
2. SKILLS Have cognitive and communication skills to identify, analyse, synthesise and act on information from a range of sources | |||||
3. SKILLS Have cognitive, technical and communication skills to analyse, plan, design and evaluate approaches to unpredictable problems and/or management requirements | |||||
4. SKILLS Have specialist technical and creative skills to express ideas and perspectives | |||||
5. SKILLS Have communication skills to transfer knowledge and specialised skills to others and demonstrate understanding of knowledge | |||||
6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate application with depth in some areas of specialisation, in known or changing contexts | |||||
7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to transfer and apply theoretical concepts and/or technical and/or creative skills in a range of situations | |||||
8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate personal responsibility and autonomy in performing complex technical operations with responsibility for own outputs in relation to broad parameters for quantity and quality | |||||
9. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement to organise the work of self and others and plan, coordinate and evaluate the work of teams within broad but generally well- defined parameters | |||||
10. FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE sufficient to undertake qualifications | |||||
11. ACQUISITION AND APPLICATION of knowledge in new or existing disciplines or professional areas drawn from higher education units | |||||
12. FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS sufficient to undertake qualifications | |||||
13. ACQUISITION AND APPLICATION of skills in new or existing disciplines or professional areas drawn from higher education units | |||||
14. Course content drawn from higher education units | |||||
KNOWLEDGE Develop an understanding and appreciation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and culture in contemporary and historical context using the respectful and appropriate protocols and terminology |
Course Learning Outcomes | |||||
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Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
1. KNOWLEDGE Have technical and theoretical knowledge and concepts, with depth in some areas within a field of work and learning | |||||
2. SKILLS Have cognitive and communication skills to identify, analyse, synthesise and act on information from a range of sources | |||||
3. SKILLS Have cognitive, technical and communication skills to analyse, plan, design and evaluate approaches to unpredictable problems and/or management requirements | |||||
4. SKILLS Have specialist technical and creative skills to express ideas and perspectives | |||||
5. SKILLS Have communication skills to transfer knowledge and specialised skills to others and demonstrate understanding of knowledge | |||||
6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate application with depth in some areas of specialisation, in known or changing contexts | |||||
7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to transfer and apply theoretical concepts and/or technical and/or creative skills in a range of situations | |||||
8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate personal responsibility and autonomy in performing complex technical operations with responsibility for own outputs in relation to broad parameters for quantity and quality | |||||
9. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement to organise the work of self and others and plan, coordinate and evaluate the work of teams within broad but generally well- defined parameters | |||||
10. FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE sufficient to undertake qualifications | |||||
11. ACQUISITION AND APPLICATION of knowledge in new or existing disciplines or professional areas drawn from higher education units | |||||
12. FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS sufficient to undertake qualifications | |||||
13. ACQUISITION AND APPLICATION of skills in new or existing disciplines or professional areas drawn from higher education units | |||||
14. Course content drawn from higher education units | |||||
KNOWLEDGE Develop an understanding and appreciation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and culture in contemporary and historical context using the respectful and appropriate protocols and terminology |
Number of units: 2 | Total credit points: 18 |
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Available units | ||
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
EDSE11006 | Middle Phase Pedagogy | |
EDSE12021 | Middle Years Learning and Teaching |
Number of units: 5 | Total credit points: 30 |
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