Available to students in other Western Sydney University programs?  No

The Secondary English Education (Further Studies) Major (0369) is designed to enhance the discipline knowledge of 1939 BEd (Secondary) students intending to graduate with English as a single teaching area. Students will have opportunities to expand their English knowledge and skills through further studies in communications, linguistics, and creative writing. Only students concurrently registered in the Secondary English Education Major (0354) may take this further studies major as it does not meet NESA requirements for English teaching when taken separately. Students in the Secondary EALD Education Major (0363) must not take this further studies major otherwise they will be ineligible for accreditation with NESA. 

Location

Location (Specialisation)

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

Major Structure

• Note: Students will need to travel to different campuses depending on subject availability and campus offerings.  

Students must successfully complete 80 credit points as follows.

Please note: no more than 30 credit points at Level 1 and a minimum of 30 credit points at Level 3.

Start-year intake

Plan of Study Grid

Year 1
Autumn session		Credit Points
Select one Alternate subject (from the pool of alternate subjects listed below)		10
	Credit Points	10
Spring session
Select one Alternate subject (from the pool of alternate subjects listed below)		10
	Credit Points	10
Year 2
Autumn session
Select one Alternate subject (from the pool of alternate subjects listed below)		10
	Credit Points	10
Spring session
Select one Alternate subject (from the pool of alternate subjects listed below)		10
	Credit Points	10
Year 3
Autumn session
Select two Alternate subjects (from the pool of alternate subjects listed below)		20
	Credit Points	20
Spring session
Select one Alternate subject (from the pool of alternate subjects listed below)		10
	Credit Points	10
Year 4
Autumn session
Select one Alternate subject (from the pool of alternate subjects listed below)		10
	Credit Points	10
	Total Credit Points	80

Mid-year intake

Plan of Study Grid

Year 1
Spring session		Credit Points
Select one Alternate subject (from the pool of alternate subjects listed below)		10
	Credit Points	10
Autumn session
Select one Alternate subject (from the pool of alternate subjects listed below)		10
	Credit Points	10
Year 2
Spring session
Select one Alternate subject (from the pool of alternate subjects listed below)		10
	Credit Points	10
Autumn session
Select one Alternate subject (from the pool of alternate subjects listed below)		10
	Credit Points	10
Year 3
Spring session
Select one Alternate subject (from the pool of alternate subjects listed below)		10
	Credit Points	10
Autumn session
Select two Alternate subject (from the pool of alternate subjects listed below)		20
	Credit Points	20
Year 4
Autumn session
Select one Alternate subject (from the pool of alternate subjects listed below)		10
	Credit Points	10
	Total Credit Points	80

Alternate Subjects 

Students choose a total of EIGHT subjects from the following pools, with no more than THREE subjects at Level 1, and at least THREE subjects at Level 3.

Subject List

Subject	Title	Credit Points
LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGE STUDIES
TEAC 1012	English as an International Language	10
LANG 1014	Introduction to Linguistics	10
LANG 1028	The Sound of Language	10
LANG 1029	Foundations of Academic English	10
LANG 2034	Meaning in Language	10
LANG 2041	Structure of Language	10
LANG 3030	Discourse Analysis	10
LANG 3034	Historical Linguistics	10
LANG 3073	Sociolinguistics	10
COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA LITERACY
INFO 1004	Data Analysis and Storytelling	10
COMM 1018	News and Media Today	10
COMM 1039	Introduction to Screen Media	10
COMM 1044	Professional Communication	10
COMM 2020	Introduction to Film Studies	10
COMM 2051	Animation and Visual Effects	10
COMM 3055	Digital Story Production	10
CREATIVE WRITING AND STORYTELLING
COMM 1009	Creative Writing: Practical Skills and Knowledge	10
COMM 1010	Creative Writing: The Imaginative Life	10
LANG 2056	Writing Industries	10
COMM 3043	Writing Portfolio	10
COMM 3052	Writing for our Digital Lives	10

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