Secondary education teachers guide and support high school students during what can be an exciting and challenging period in their lives. High-quality high school teachers inspire a love of learning and enquiry in their students, and help them develop skills that enable them to reach their full potential.

In the Bachelor of Arts component of this double degree, you’ll choose an academic major in the discipline of your first teaching subject. You may also choose to undertake a second teaching subject. The Bachelor of Education (Secondary) component will provide you with the equivalent of two years full-time professional study. You’ll be taught by academics who are researching the latest approaches to teaching and learning – Macquarie is a leader in educational research, particularly in the areas of maths, science, English and history teaching.

Choose from the following options:

• Ancient Egypt and the Near East
• Ancient Greece, Rome and Late Antiquity
• Chinese Studies
• Croatian Studies
• English
• French and Francophone Studies
• Geography
• German Studies
• Human Geography
• Italian Studies
• Japanese Studies
• Mathematical Studies
• Modern Greek Studies
• Modern History
• Polish Studies
• Russian Studies
• Spanish and Latin American Studies

Key Features

• Entry to this degree is based on achieving the required selection rank and successfully completing a non-academic survey for teaching. Having met these requirements, irrespective of the number of Band 5 results you achieve in the HSC, you’re able to enrol in this degree as you’ll undertake a full-year sequence of discipline studies (what you teach) prior to undertaking curriculum and pedagogical studies, and supervised professional experience placement (how to teach).
• Our education program is university-wide, meaning you’ll learn from experts in your chosen teaching subject area. For example, in English you’ll learn from our world-class English academics and researchers.
• You’ll learn to apply subject content knowledge to design learning experiences that reflect evidence-based best practice, and you’ll acquire the skills to effectively embed technology and implement curriculum, assessment and reporting requirements.
• Macquarie’s unique model of professional experience ensures engagement with the profession starts early in your studies. From your first year, you’ll engage in classroom contexts, with observations in early childhood, primary and secondary settings. Professional experience placements begin in your second year with opportunities for local and regional placements, as well as overseas placements in countries such as India, Malaysia and Chile. These experiences ensure you’ll be classroom ready upon completion of your studies.
• You’ll attend dedicated workshops in your final year to support your transition from university into the teaching profession.
• Your learning will be further enhanced through our deep relationships with Macquarie University hub and partner schools, which facilitate ongoing engagement with teachers and classrooms.
• After you graduate, you’ll have access to ongoing professional learning through our new Academy of Continuing Professional Development in Education, which specialises in cutting-edge professional development.
• Macquarie is ranked among the top 100 in the world for education (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2018).

• Secondary teacher
• Education officer within a range of public and private institutions
• Educational adviser to government or other agencies
• Educational policy planner
• Educational researcher