• Course Experience and Destinations of Graduates

• Undergraduate Characteristics

• Contact Details for Charles Darwin University

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Teaching
Bachelor of Children's Services
Bachelor of Education (Inservice)
Bachelor of Education (Pre-service)
Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Teaching
Bachelor of Teaching (Primary/Early Childhood)
Bachelor of Vocational and Adult Education

Located in Australia’s rapidly growing Northern Territory, Charles Darwin University is Australia’s newest University.

Formalised in November 2003, Charles Darwin is a tri-sector University with offerings from senior secondary, the certificate level and through to doctorates giving students an amazing number of choices for study pathways.

As the only university in the Northern Territory and with more than 18,000 students, Charles Darwin offers a broad range of courses in traditional areas of study. However, the University also specialises in areas unique to its location including tropical and desert region studies, international (particularly South East Asian) law and business and Indigenous research and education. Additionally, the University is a member of several Co-operative Research Centres and has established the Key Centre for Tropical Wildlife Management.

Charles Darwin University is the largest research and development performer in the Northern Territory and is responsible for 25 per cent of all research and development performed locally. For a place steeped in Aboriginal tradition and culture and which enjoys a close interaction with the peoples of Southeast Asia, there are boundless opportunities for research and exploration from the expansive deserts in the south to the tropical north and the Arafura Sea, rich in marine life, and the biodiversity of the world heritage Kakadu National Park.

Charles Darwin University campuses include Darwin, Palmerston, Alice Springs and the Northern Territory Rural College at Katherine - which offers students the opportunity to experience life on a working cattle station. These are complemented by four study centres located at Jabiru, Nhulunbuy, Katherine and Tennant Creek.

As Australia’s closest University to Asia, Charles Darwin University courses are also taught in Malaysia, Hong Kong, India, Papua New Guinea and Brunei the institution holds more than 22 agreements, letters of intent, contracts and memoranda of understanding with other Universities around the world.

Charles Darwin University welcomes researchers, teachers and students whether postgraduate, undergraduate or technical, to share in the richness of life and study opportunities that the Northern Territory offers. For further information log onto www.cdu.edu.au

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Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Teaching

Course Description: Students who elect to undertake the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Teaching combined degree course and successfully complete the prescribed requirements, will receive both the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Teaching degrees. In the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Teaching course students must complete the basic requirements of both degrees and a total of 320 credit points. Students wishing to complete the Primary Teaching program will need to have completed a Major and a Minor from the above disciplines. Students wishing to complete the Secondary Teaching program will need to have completed a major and a minor in disciplines which are represented in the secondary school curriculum.

Principal areas of study: Common Units (20 credit points)
Bachelor of Arts (120 credit points) Bachelor of Teaching (150 credit points) Electives (30 credit points)

Arts Program: 

Minor / Major sequences and electives available in: Anthropology/Archaeology, Anthropology/Archaeology and Sociology, Art History, Australian Studies, History, Indigenous Social Studies, Indonesian Language and Literature, Music, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Southeast Asian Studies

Education program:

Primary Stream

The Arts in Education, Mathematics Education, The Health/Physical Education, Science Education, Inclusive Education, Social Education Technology Education, Educational theory subjects3 Practicum.

Secondary Stream

Currently accredited secondary specialist teaching areas include Mathematics, Science, Studies of Society and Environment, Art, Business Studies, English, TESOL, and LOTE.

Course Duration: 4 yrs F/T or equivalent P/T

Name of Campus: Casuarina Campus

Mode of Delivery: Internal with some units available externally

Yr 12 Pre-requisites: None Given. English Skills - Students may be required to demonstrate satisfactory written and spoken English skills. Students whose written and spoken English skills are not of the required standard will be required to enrol in additional English/communication unit Mathematics skills - Students in the Primary programme without a sound mathematics background will be required to enrol in an additional foundation unit in mathematics.

Other: The normal entry requirement is the successful completion of NT year 12 (secondary school) or equivalent at appropriate level of achievement. The Northern Territory Department of Education has adopted national recommendations on Criminal Records Checks. It is a requirement that all pre-service teachers and teachers in the Northern Territory submit to a Police Check, including a national check, providing details of any relevant criminal history and history relating to any sexual offences and offences relating to violence and/or major criminal activity. Where students are studying in other states or countries, the regulations of that authority will apply.

Professional Recognition: This is a nationally recognised teaching qualification.

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Bachelor of Children’s Services

Course Description: This in service program prepares graduates for
leadership in a range of children’s services. The course will provide the graduate with skills and knowledge in areas of early childhood
research, child development, management and planning practices,
professional and work-based issues.

Principal areas of study: Critical issues in early childhood, working
with parents, quality assurance, children’s services operations,
Australian indigenous studies, early childhood focus, independent
study, financial planning in children’s services, effective leadership.

Course Duration: 1 year (F/T) or 2 years (P/T)

Name of Campus: Casuarina Campus

Mode of Delivery: external

Year 12 Prerequisites: Not applicable. This is not a direct entry
course.

Other: Applicant must have Associate Diploma (Child Care) or
equivalent 2-year qualification, and completed 1 year full-time or
equivalent part-time employment in a formally recognised children’s
service

Professional Recognition: Not applicable

Combined Degrees: None available

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Bachelor of Education (Inservice)

Course Description: This is a program, for people holding an
appropriate three year pre-service qualification in early childhood,
primary, secondary, TAFE or adult education. The course offers
continuing professional development with an expectation that
students will select a course of study which will allow them to develop or extend specialised knowledge.

Principal areas of study: The course consists of three inter-linked
components; education studies, professional studies and a
specialisation. Specialisations available within the Faculty of Education include early childhood education, special education, studies in key learning areas, adult/vocational education, educational management, applied linguistics, Indonesian/LOTE. Other specialist sequences may be approved in the Faculties of Law, Business, Science or Arts. Cross-institutional enrolment, and the provision for independent units of study, will further extend the range of units available within specialist areas.

Course Duration: 1 year (F/T) or equivalent (P/T)

Name of Campus: Casuarina campus

Mode of Delivery: The course is offered in internal and external
mode, with some units operating in mixed mode. Where geographical
location allows, students may choose to study by internal, mixed, or
external mode, within the one semester.

Year 12 Prerequisites: Not applicable. This is not a direct entry course.

Other: Applicants normally need to hold an appropriate three-year
preservice qualification in education, commonly a Diploma or Bachelor
of Teaching, or Graduate Diploma

Professional Recognition: Not applicable

Combined Degrees: None available

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Bachelor of Education (Pre-service)

Course Description: This is an undergraduate, pre-service course,
designed to prepare students to teach in a variety of educational
settings.

Principal areas of study: There are two available strands: Early
Childhood, Primary. The majority of units in Primary and Early
Childhood will be taught in common. The Early Childhood strand will
focus on children in the 0 to 8 year old range (child care to Year 3)
and the Primary strand on children in the 5 to 12 year old range
(Transition to Year 7) both groups of graduates are qualified to teach
primary-aged children. At fourth year level there is the option for
suitably qualified students to select the Bachelor of Education
(Honours) variation, which includes a substantial component of
research training and a research project.

Course Duration: 4 years (F/T) or 8 years (P/T)

Name of Campus: Casuarina campus

Mode of Delivery: Internal

Year 12 Prerequisites: None specified

Other: Not applicable

Professional Recognition: This is a nationally recognised teaching
qualification.

Combined Degrees: None available

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Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Teaching

Course Description: 

Principal Areas of Study: The Education courses offered are: Primary, Secondary

The Science courses offered are: Biology, Chemistry, Chemistry/Biochemistry, Computer Science, Ecology and Environmental Biology, Geographic Information, Health Studies, Information Technology, Mathematics, Mathematics/Computer Science, Physics, Spatial Information Systems, Sports Science, General Science

Course Duration: 4 years (F/T) or equivalent (P/T)

Name of Campus: Casuarina

Mode of Delivery: Internal with some units available externally

Year 12 Prerequisites: There is no assumed knowledge for the overall award. Introductory units are available for those who choose chemistry, mathematics or physics, and do not have the assumed Year 12 knowledge. These units can be counted towards the Bachelor of Science. Students who do not have a background of mathematics are encouraged to include a mathematics unit in their B.Sc. program. English Skills - Students may be required to demonstrate satisfactory written and spoken English skills. Students whose written and spoken English skills are not of the required standard will be required to enrol in additional English/communication units. Mathematics skills - Students in the Primary programme without a sound mathematics background will be required to enrol in an additional foundation unit in mathematics.

Other: The Northern Territory Department of Education has adopted national recommendations on Criminal Records Checks. It is a requirement that all pre-service teachers and teachers in the Northern Territory submit to a Police Check, including a national check, providing details of any relevant criminal history and history relating to any sexual offences and offences relating to violence and/or major criminal activity. Where students are studying in other states or countries, the regulations of that authority will apply. For inquiries contact Associate Dean - Health, Education and Community Services. Candidates for the BSc/BTeach secondary require a second teaching specialisation and should select a suitable sequence of units.Candidates should be aware that the Northern Territory Department of Education Occupational Health and Safety statement, July 1996, specifies that certain Hazardous Chemicals may only be used by staff and senior students under the supervision of 'Science Qualified' teaching staff (i.e. staff having a science degree from a recognised tertiary institution, in which at least one unit of tertiary level chemistry has been successfully completed).

Professional Recognition: This is a nationally recognised teaching qualification.

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Bachelor of Teaching (Primary, Early Childhood)

Course Description: This is an undergraduate, pre-service course,
designed to prepare students to teach in a variety of educational
settings.

Principal areas of study: There are two available strands: Early
Childhood and Primary. The majority of units in Primary and Early
Childhood strands will continue to be taught in common. The Early
Childhood strand will focus on children in the 0-8 year old range (child
care to Grade 3) and the Primary strand on children in the 5 to 12
year old range (Transition to Grade 7). Both groups of graduates are
qualified to teach primary-aged children.

Course Duration: 3 years (F/T) or 6 years (P/T)

Name of Campus: Casuarina campus

Mode of Delivery: Internal

Year 12 Prerequisites: None specified

Other: Not applicable

Professional Recognition: This is a nationally recognised teaching
qualification.

Combined Degrees:

• Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Teaching  

• Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Teaching 

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Bachelor of Vocational and Adult Education

Course Description: The Bachelor of Vocational and Adult/ Education is an in-service program designed to introduce participants to the management of adult, vocational, community education and training activities as well as equip them with the skills of teaching/training.

Principal areas of study: Compulsory units: Adult/vocational
teaching, communication studies for adult/vocational educators,
adolescent and adult learning, program design and evaluation in VET,
reflective adult/vocational teaching, issues in education, assessment
of learning, education training and work; and other elective units
which enhance and deepen the study in compulsory units.

Course Duration: 1 year (F/T) and up to 3 years (P/T) if student has completed completed the Advanced Diploma in Vocational and Adult Education

Name of Campus: Casuarina campus

Mode of Delivery: mixed mode

Year 12 Prerequisites: Not applicable. This is not a direct entry
course.

Other: In order to gain admission an applicant should hold a
recognised qualification; appropriate experience in a trade,
profession, craft, vocational area or field of study, and 
employment/conditions which enables the student to gain relevant adult education/training/teaching practice for a minimum of five hours per week or equivalent, for the duration of the course

Professional Recognition: Not applicable

Combined Degrees: None available

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