Australian Catholic University
Students will develop the professional knowledge, skills and attitudes required of an effective secondary classroom teacher.
Secondary school placements during the course also ensure valuable practical experience for students. Students will study a major and minor (and/or extended minor in Humanities areas) in two Arts disciplines from the list below:
Brisbane
Majors/Minors
Business Studies (major or minor)
Drama (major or minor)
Geography (minor)
History (major)
Literature (major or minor)
Music (major or minor)
Theological Studies1 or Study of Religions2 (major or minor)
Visual Arts (major or minor)
Minors to be completed with an additional two units from another area of Geography or History (minor)
Canberra
Majors/Minors:
Business Studies (major or minor)
Geography (major or minor)
History (major or minor)
Literature (major or minor)
Mathematics (major or minor)
Modern Languages (major or minor)
Music (major or minor)
Study of Religions (minor only)
Visual Arts (major or minor)
Melbourne
Majors/Minors:
Business Studies (major only)
Drama (major or minor)
Healthy Development (minor only)
History (major)
Literature (major or minor)
Mathematics (major or minor)
Music (major only)
Psychology (minor only from 2019)
Theological Studies1,2 or Study of Religions (major or minor)
Minors to be completed with an additional two units from another area of Geography or History
Economics
Geography (minor only)
History (minor)
Philosophy (minor only)
Politics and International Relations (minor only)
Sociology (minor only)
Sydney (Strathfield)
Majors/Minors:
Drama (major or minor)
Geography (major or minor)
History (major)
Literature
Study of Religions (major or minor)
Majors/Minors to be completed with an additonal two units from Geography or History
Geography (+2 History)
History (+2 Geography or History)*
Sociology (minor only +2 History)
Major/Minor to be completed with an additional two units from another area of Finance/Accounting and Business Management
Economics
Minors:
Computing
Mathematics
Sociology
Visual Arts
* In Strathfield students have the option of combining ancient and modern history units in a 10 unit sequence.
Unit offerings include options in Theology and Religious Education that enable students to teach in Catholic/Lutheran schools.
Course level | Undergraduate |
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CRICOS Code | 068234J |
Institution Name | Australian Catholic University |
Campus Location | Brisbane, Melbourne, Strathfield |
Institution Type | University |
Course Duration | 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time. |
Course University | Australian Catholic University |
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