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Degree
Bachelors
Major
Biology | Environmental Sciences
Area of study
Natural Science
Course Language
English
About Program

Program Overview


This Bachelor's degree in Education prepares you to teach Science, specializing in Biology and Earth and Environmental Science, at the secondary level. Through practical placements and the use of SimLabTM technology, you'll develop essential teaching skills and build an online portfolio. The program also covers a range of science subjects, including Chemistry, Physics, and Genetics, and provides you with the opportunity to explore a second teaching area if desired.

Program Outline


Degree Overview:

Turn your love of science into a career as a confident and inspiring teacher. By demonstrating networking systems between organisms and sharing the intricacies of living cells, teaching science to secondary school students engages your imagination as you create learning experiences for your students. Your specialty subjects would be Biology and Earth and Environmental Science. You'll also be able to teach lower secondary school science, including Chemistry, Physics, and Earth and Space. You’ll learn how to work in a range of teaching environments, through lectures, science labs, tutorials and a range of practical placements. 3 reasons to study Education at Murdoch Build an online portfolio as part of your degree to share your teaching experience with future employers. You’ll also be able to select a second teaching area from Mathematics, English, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science or Secondary Education Support.


Outline:

Total credit points: 30 | Unit code | Unit name | Credit points | |---|---|---| | BIO103 | Environmental Biology | 3 | | BIO152 | Cell Biology | 3 | | BIO257 | Australian Biodiversity | 3 | | ENV102 | Foundations of the Environment | 3 | | ENV241 | Ecology | 3 | | EDN376 | Teaching Science | 3 | | EDN476 | Teaching Senior Secondary Science | 3 | | CHE140 | Fundamentals of Chemistry | 3 | | CHE144 | Foundations of Chemistry | 3 | | BIO356 | Genetics and Evolution | 3 | | BIO375 | Conservation Biology | 3 | | BIO376 | Wildlife Biology | 3 | | BIO379 | Evolutionary Analysis | 3 | | ENV332 | Managing Wetlands and Water | 3 | | ENV334 | Environmental Restoration | 3 | | SIK201 | Two-Way Science | 3 | During your course, you'll build the knowledge and skills you need to meet your career and study goals. Some of the things you’ll learn include: Learn to become the kind of science teacher who can really inspire future scientists and thinkers, with a strong grounding in learning, teaching and curriculumLearn classroom management skills, including how to deal with challenging behaviour and make learning funLearn how to apply your scientific and theoretical learning in a range of practical settingsExplore ways to encourage your students to think creatively about the worldGet inspired to stay curious about the world and commit to lifelong learning throughout your teaching career


Careers:

Where could a teaching degree take you? As a teacher, you have the opportunity to influence a whole generation.

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