Professional Internship: Secondary BEd (EDU389)

Points: 

6

Enrolment Options: 

Murdoch: AU13-external, SP26-internal, SP26-external
Rockingham: AU13-external, SP26-external

[see Teaching Periods and Census Dates] 

Description: 

This unit gives students the opportunity to consolidate their theoretical knowledge and develop a high level of professional competence. It aims to nurture the development of the reflective practitioner and establish a foundation for confronting the issues associated with the professional responsibilities of being a teacher.

Contact time: 

Two weeks on campus; six weeks of school placement; two weeks on campus.

Prerequisites: 

Enrolment in the final semester of a Bachelor of Education (Secondary) OR Bachelor of Education (Secondary) (Graduate). Students will be required to have successfully completed all the required units.
Students must have both a current WA Department of Education National Criminal History Record Check and a Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Act 2004 clearance from the Department of Community Development on file in the Murdoch University School Experience (MUSE) Office prior to commencement of this unit.
Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.

Exclusions: 

Students in the GradDipEd (Secondary) should not enrol in this unit, but rather in the 4-point version, EDU293 Professional Internship: Secondary GradDipEd.

Notes: 

Enrolment in the relevant Professional Internship Preliminary unit (EDU387) in the same semester will be expected.

Used in these Courses: 

Education (BEd) [Secondary Teaching] (Four Years)
Education (BEd) [Secondary Teaching] + Sports Science (BSportsSc)
Education (Graduate) (BEd) [Secondary Teaching] (Two Years)