Secondary Biology Education, Major (0348)

  • Effective from: Spring 2024
  • Western Sydney University Major Code: 0348

Available to students in other Western Sydney University programs?  No

The Secondary Biology Education Major will provide students with 60 credit points of Biology discipline knowledge and 20 credit points of Biology pedagogy and curriculum knowledge. Together with completion of subjects in the Bachelor of Education (Secondary), this Major will enable students to meet requirements to graduate from the Bachelor of Education (Secondary) with the Biology teaching area. The Secondary Biology Education Major will span the Foundation and Development phases of the Bachelor of Education (Secondary), enabling students to develop strong pedagogical content knowledge, an understanding of evidence-based pedagogies, and skills in using assessment and feedback to guide and enhance student learning.

Location

Campus Mode Advice
Parramatta Campus - Victoria Road Internal SecondaryEnquiries@westernsydney.edu.au

Major Structure

  • Please note: Subjects that are part of the majors are subject to availability. Students may need to travel to different campuses to complete some of these subjects.

Students must successfully complete 80 credit points as follows.

Start-year intake

Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Autumn sessionCredit Points
BIOS 1001 Biodiversity 10
 Credit Points10
Spring session
BIOS 1012 Cell Biology 10
 Credit Points10
Year 2
Autumn session
BIOS 2042 Biochemistry 10
 Credit Points10
Spring session
BIOS 2006 Comparative Physiology 10
BIOS 3034 Molecular Biotechnology 10
 Credit Points20
Year 3
Autumn session
BIOS 3014 Genes, Genomics and Human Health 10
 Credit Points10
Spring session
TEAC 3058Science Curriculum 7-10 10
 Credit Points10
Year 4
Autumn session
TEAC 4024Biology Curriculum 11-12 10
 Credit Points10
 Total Credit Points80

Mid-year intake

Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Spring sessionCredit Points
BIOS 1012 Cell Biology 10
 Credit Points10
Autumn session
BIOS 1001 Biodiversity 10
 Credit Points10
Year 2
Spring session
BIOS 2006 Comparative Physiology 10
BIOS 3034 Molecular Biotechnology 10
 Credit Points20
Autumn session
BIOS 2042 Biochemistry 10
 Credit Points10
Year 3
Spring session
TEAC 3058Science Curriculum 7-10 10
 Credit Points10
Autumn session
BIOS 3014 Genes, Genomics and Human Health 10
 Credit Points10
Year 4
Autumn session
TEAC 4024Biology Curriculum 11-12 10
 Credit Points10
 Total Credit Points80