This degree is designed for students wishing to become a secondary Health and Physical Education, and/or Mathematics, and/or Biological, and/or Physical Science teacher. Students will also have the opportunity to select a minor area of study from across a broad range of other study areas (but not the same as the chosen area of major), including Visual Arts, Music, Drama and Performance, English, Social Sciences, Home Economics, Design and Technology, Information Technology, Mathematics, Health and Physical Education, or Biological or Physical Sciences. Students studying a major in Health and Physical Education also now have the opportunity to study a minor in Outdoor Education, with ECU being the only university in WA to offer this area of specialisation. The course is designed to equip students with the skills to teach across a chosen major and minor area, thus increasing graduates' flexibility and choice of teaching in employment. The degree includes an extensive professional placement in the second year, and concludes with a 10 week Assistant Teacher Program in the fourth and final year to ensure the course closely links all aspects of theory with professional pratice in a range of school settings. Graduates will be eligible to seek employment in both government and private secondary schools.

Students should seek advice from the School of Education regarding appropriate Minor unit sets to accompany each major.  Please contact education@ecu.edu.au or 6304 4000.

Standard University admission requirements apply. 

Applicants are recommended to have the following: 

For Mathematics:
Satisfactory performance in WACE Mathematics 3C/3D or Mathematics: Specialist 3A/3B or 3C/3D, or equivalent.

For Science (Physical Science):
Satisfactory performance in WACE Mathematics 3C/3D or Mathematics: Specialist 3A/3B or 3C/3D and satisfactory performance in 3A/3B Chemistry or 3A/3B Physics, or equivalents.

For Science (Biological Science):
Satisfactory performance in a course from the Science Learning Area at level 3A/3B, or equivalent.

All students enrolling in this course will be required to submit a National Criminal History Check Information Clearance (Crimtrac) before commencing their first period of Professional Practice. These clearances are valid for three years while enrolled in the course. Application forms and further information can be found at: http://www.det.wa.edu.au/screening/newapplicant.htm
 
All students 18 years of age and over will also be required to apply for a Working with Children Check in order to comply with section 6 of the Working with Children Act 2004, in order to complete their Professional Practice. Further information can be found at: http://www.checkwwc.wa.gov.au

Students are required to have a total of 480 credit points to complete the course.

Within this course, students are required to complete the following units:

Major General Studies units - These are content studies units offered outside the School of Education and must be selected by the students.

Minor General Studies units - These are content studies units offered outside the School of Education and must be selected by the students.

Minor Curriculum Studies units - These are curriculum studies units offered within the School of Education in a relevant area of study.

A list of these units is available on enrolment.