Bachelor
The Bachelor of Teaching/Bachelor of Arts (Visual Arts) is a double degree for students who want to teach visual arts in secondary schools, such as high schools, and build their skills in visual media.
More than just a teaching degree, this is also a visual arts course where the subjects cover:
Students also gain substantial professional practical experience during the course, such as preparing and curating exhibitions or preparing and developing a commissioned artistic project.
The inclusion of units in theology and religious education will support accreditation to teach religious education.
Students study Visual Arts as a major and will also choose to study another specialisation from the Arts Disciplines:
Melbourne
Major: Visual Arts
MINORS:
MINORS that must be taken together with two electives in either History or Geography:
* Subject to permission from Course Coordinators.
Sydney (Strathfield)
Major: Visual Arts
MINORS:
The Bachelor of Teaching/Bachelor of Arts (Visual Arts) is a double degree for students who want to teach visual arts in secondary schools, such as high schools, and build their skills in visual media.
More than just a teaching degree, this is also a visual arts course where the subjects cover:
Students also gain substantial professional practical experience during the course, such as preparing and curating exhibitions or preparing and developing a commissioned artistic project.
The inclusion of units in theology and religious education will support accreditation to teach religious education.
Students study Visual Arts as a major and will also choose to study another specialisation from the Arts Disciplines:
Melbourne
Major: Visual Arts
MINORS:
MINORS that must be taken together with two electives in either History or Geography:
* Subject to permission from Course Coordinators.
Sydney (Strathfield)
Major: Visual Arts
MINORS:
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy that includes meeting a minimum ATAR requirement.
Assumed knowledge includes minimum requirements in English and Mathematics as well as in intended teaching area to be studied.
In addition applicants will be required to:
Applicants who do not meet state jurisdictional minimum requirements will be able to undertake approved alternative entry pathways.
International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent:
New South WalesNote: This course is structured to allow applicants to meet the three Band 5 entry requirements within the degree program by including a full year of discipline studies before applicants study how to teach.
*Disclaimer: The Course entry requirements above are for 2020 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.
2. Additional ApprovalsAll students enrolled must have the appropriate approvals before they may enter a classroom. These are: Blue Card (Qld), Working with Vulnerable People (ACT) or Working with Children Check (NSW and Vic). International students must bring police check documentation from their own countries. All students who have lived in another country for 12 months or more must provide a police check from that country for that period.
The course is designed for those intending to become teachers in secondary schools including Catholic, government and independent settings. Graduates may teach in institutes of technical and further education (TAFE), vocational education, community education centres, private colleges and special education settings.