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Secondary Teacher Education

Combined Degree (Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science)

For many of us, those who have influenced us most have been our teachers. We remember them for their enthusiasm in the classroom as the engage with our learning, for building confidence and for their ability to guide and give advice. Teaching is diverse; you are responsible for a future generation’s success not just in the classroom but in your student’s world long after they’ve left school.

At Murdoch University, to graduate as a Secondary teacher you’ll need to choose a combined degree with the Bachelor of Education and either the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor Science. The Bachelor of Education trains you as a teacher, your major in the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science prepares you for your teaching area(s).

Teaching Area	Combined Degree	Major	TISC Code
Biological Science	Science	+ Biological Sciences + Conservation & Wildlife Biology + Biotechnology	MUEBS
Chemistry	Science	+ Chemistry	MUEBS
Drama	Arts	+ Theatre and Drama	MUEBA
English as a Second Language (ESL)	Arts	+ English and Creative Writing	MUEBA
English / Literature	Arts	+ English and Creative Writing	MUEBA
Health and Physical Education (HPE)	Science	+ Sports and Health Science	MUEBS
Human Biology	Science	+ Biomedical Science	MUEBS
Languages Other Than English (LOTE)	Arts	+ Indonesian + Japanese	MUEBA
Mathematics	Science	+ Mathematics and Statistics	MUEBA
Media	Arts	+ Communications and Media Studies + Games Art and Design + Journalism + Screen Production + Sound + Web Communication	MUEBA
Society & Environment	Arts	+ Asian Studies + History + Sociology	MUEBA

For more information about the learning areas offered by the School of Education and appropriate joint degrees, please refer to
www.education.murdoch.edu.au. Or to help you choose the appropriate combined degree based upon your teaching goals, advice about Murdoch majors suitable for each of these learning areas may be obtained from the Academic Student Advisor (BEd Secondary).

A combined degree takes 5 years full‐time study and will see you graduate with two degrees setting you up for a career in teaching of the opportunity to pursue your non‐teaching major in the professional direction.