ObjectivesThe course is designed to prepare teachers for special education support work in regular schools and to increase the knowledge and skills of regular classroom teachers. It also prepares teachers for work in special classes, special schools and special centres. The content of the program is appropriate for teachers at all levels from preschools through to TAFE. Learning outcomes It is expected that graduates of this course will be able to: * understand the philosophical, socialogical and psychological pespectives of exceptionality; * apply research-based knowledge and skills to design, deliver and evaluate programs that support positive learning outcomes for children and young people with special needs; * collaborate and consult with parents and professionals to enhance learning and social outcomes for children and young people with special needs; * ability to reflect on current research, make informed decision and contribution to professional debate in the field of special education.
Entry requirementsApplicants must have completed one of the following: * three-year Diploma of Teaching; or * Bachelor of Education degree; or * one-year Graduate Diploma in Education or the equivalent. However, the Faculty Board may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for canditature.
Academic titleBachelor of Special Education
Course descriptionThe Bachelor of Special Education provides appropriate additional specialist training for teachers at all levels of the school system.
It allows teachers to prepare for work in special schools and special classes, to prepare for work as resource or support teachers in regular schools, or simply to extend their range of skills as regular classroom teachers able to cater for a wide ability range of students, including those with gifts and talents.
The content of the program is appropriate for teachers at all levels from preschools through to TAFE.
The Bachelor of Special Education is a graduate-entry program which requires one year of full-time study or three years of part-time study. It can be taken in internal or external mode.
The course is offered by the Faculty of Education, Humanities, Law and Theology.
PROGRAM OF STUDY [November, 2008]
To qualify for the Bachelor of Special Education, a student must complete 36 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.
Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.
If part-time students are teaching, the practical work required in some topics may be undertaken at their school. Full-time students are required to gain practical experience in particular settings.
36 units of topics are normally selected from the following:
EDSP9005
Early Developmental Exceptionality #
6
EDSP9006
Intellectual Disability *
6
EDSP9007
Theories of Behaviour Management *
6
EDSP9008
Management of Physical and Multiple Disabilities *
6
EDSP9009
Children with Learning Difficulties #
6
EDSP9010
Studies in Vision Impairment 1 *
6
EDSP9011
Studies in Vision Impairment 2 *
6
EDSP9013
Counselling: Theory and Practice *
6
EDSP9014
Assessment and Evaluation in Special Education *
6
EDSP9016
Transition from School to Adult Life for Students with Disabilities #