• Information about Teaching Areas
• Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (CPA) unit list (PDF)

• Available Electives on offer in 2027 (PDF)

The National School of Education endeavours to offer all units in alignment with the published course maps.

Depending on student numbers and needs, units might be offered in different modes (multi-mode, online scheduled or online unscheduled). If you are unsure which mode is the most suitable for you, please go to the 'Get Help?' Tab to seek further information prior to enrolling.

Some units may be offered in different semesters or study periods on different maps. You may be able to enrol in some of these alternative offerings of a unit. Some unit offerings are restricted to specific groups of students and are not available to all students.

Students must follow their course map to ensure timely course progression and completion.

You must enrol for the whole academic year for each year of your course. This means that you should enrol in all units for Semester 1 and 2 for the following year at the time of re-enrolment.

You must not over-enrol in units for the academic year. A full-time load is normally four (4) units in any six-month period (students studying the Graduate Certificate in Relgious Education may be reuqired to study 5 units in a six-month period). Your total enrolment in the first or second half of the year, including all enrolments in semesters or terms, must not exceed four (4/5) units the overload is included on your course map.

Students wishing to over-enrol for any reason must seek approval from their Course Advisor.

You can change your enrolment up until the census date for each semester or Study Period. See the Academic Calendar for key dates.

International Students: You must select the multimode unit, whenever available.

Student visa regulations set minimum requirements for in-person attendance. Some units in your course will only be available online and these are monitored to ensure that your in-person attendance requirement will be met.

This means that you must enrol in the multimode offering of each unit in your course, whenever available. You should seek approval from your Course Advisor to enrol in an online unit.

The Bachelor of Education suite of courses is structured to provide you with relevant, up-to-date learning designed to prepare you to teach in your chosen school sector.

This course includes several types of units you will study. Units in these areas are designed to support your development over the course of your studies.

• Education Studies
  Foundational knowledge and skills units that support you to meet professional standards and expectations of teachers.
• Effective Teaching
  Professional practice units that build your skills and experience in teaching and learning in your chosen sector/s.
• Content, Curriculum and Pedagogy
  Developing content knowledge in relevant teaching areas alongside pedagogical knowledge specific to teaching and learning for each relevant teaching area.
• Catholic Tradition
  Engagement in thinking and acting in alignment with ACU’s mission; either through the University Common Core or Religious Education studies.

Unit prerequisites are designed to ensure that your learning progresses smoothly.

Some units have prerequisites listed within the unit outline. This is a list of the units or activities that you must complete before you can study that unit.

To meet the prerequisites for a unit, you must have either completed the prerequisites, or be currently enrolled in the prerequisite. This means that you can enrol in a unit in Semester 2 so long as you are enrolled in any prerequisite unit required in Semester 1.

It is a regulatory requirement that all graduates from an initial teaching qualification must either pass the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Educators (LaNTITE) or meet the Australian First Nations language proficiency alternative.

ACU has processes in place to ensure that all students meet the regulatory requirements. You will need to (1) attempt LaNTITE within your first six months, and (2) pass LaNTITE before the end of your first year.

Please self-enrol in the Education LaNTITE Support site for up-to-date information about the LaNTITE requirement and links to support provided by ACU.

Please see the ACER website for information about the LaNTITE tests

LaNTITE Progression Requirements

There are two LaNTITE requirements that you must complete on time to avoid a delay in your course progression. These requirements cannot be waivered and if you do not complete them, your progress will be delayed as specific units will be unavailable to you.

Requirement 1: ATTEMPT LaNTITE in first six months

You will need to have made at least one attempt at both tests - literacy and numeracy - to be able to complete your second placement unit - Effective Teaching 2.

Requirement 2: PASS LaNTITE before end of in first year

You will need to pass both tests - literacy and numeracy - to be able to enrol in EDET691 Effective Teaching 3: Teacher Inquiry and Evidence-based Practice.

This is the placement unit that is usually offered in the final semester in your course, so your course completion will be delayed if you do not meet the prerequisites for EDET691.

This course includes an introductory observation unit, followed by a sequence of three Professional Experience Placement (PEP) units.

Professional Experience Placements provide you with the opportunity to integrate your learning with real-world experience of the work of teachers. Each of these units include (1) lectures and tutorials, and (2) a placement experience within a school and/or early learning service. These experiences are interrelated and you must complete them both within the same semester offering.  

To support your enrolment planning, the calendar of placement dates is published in October of the year prior. The PEP placement dates are available on the WIL site. You must confirm that you are available to attend placement during the listed dates prior to enrolling in a placement unit.

All guidelines and information related to the Professional Experience Program is available on the WIL site. You should familiarise yourself with all the information in this site prior to your first professional experience placement. 

 Your three placement units are:

• EDET590 Effective Teaching 1: Professional Practices (15 days)
• EDET690 Effective Teaching 2: Engaging Learners (20 days)
• EDET691 Effective Teaching 3: Teacher Inquiry and Evidence-based Practice (25 days)

1. apply for mutual recognition of their VIT registration with their relevant teacher registration body, or
2. apply directly to their relevant teacher registration body who will assess their completed qualification to confirm accreditation against the national standards. In both cases, additional application/assessment fees may apply