NATIONAL INSTITUTE for CHRISTIAN EDUCATIONBachelor of Education
Enrolment Prerequisites
Prospective students must have at least an accredited three year professional teaching qualification (e.g.DipTeach or BTeach). Educators with qualifications and experience judged by the Admissions Committee to be equivalent to the above requirements may be granted special entry by the committee.
Study Commitment
The course is equivalent to 12 months full time study and may be completed on a full time or part time basis over a period of less than eight years.
Course Structure
Students in this course are required to complete 6 units as follows:
Two mandatory foundational core units:
- ED400 Foundations of Christian Education
- ED401 Worldviews in Education
One summative integration unit chosen from:
- ED480 Comprehensive Essay with Literature Review which is completed as the last unit of the course
- ED481 Comprehensive Essay with Professional Portfolio which is a longitudinal unit begun as the second unit of study and continuing until all other units have been completed
Three elective units which are divided into four strands. When choosing electives, students should be mindful that units within a strand complement and build on one another so it is preferable to complete as many units from one strand as possible.
Curriculum Strand
The focus is on central issues for practising teachers and curriculum developers and includes the design implementation and evaluation of teaching and learning situations.
- ED410 Teachers as Curriculum Developers
- ED411 Reflective Practice in the classroom
- ED412 Evaluation and Assessment
Practical Research Strand
The systematic study of classroom experiences is used as a foundation for the development and testing of new ideas and strategies in education practice.
- ED434 Practical Investigations in Teaching and Learning
Teaching and Learning Strand
The ability of educators develop and evaluate the effectiveness of classroom teaching and learning is encouraged and the ability to successfully plan, design and implement change and classroom innovation is developed.
- ED420 Ways of Learning
- ED442 Understanding Innovation in Schools
- ED443 Effective Teaching
- ED444 Special Education
- ED451 Issues in Teaching Mathematics
Contextual Studies
Grounded in the reality of the classroom, key themes and contexts thtat have shaped and continue to shape Christian schooling are examined.
- ED473 Stakeholders and the Christian School Community
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Updated on 2 July 2008