Bachelor of Education (Secondary) / Bachelor of Business

Blended learning – on-campus and digital learning

This course is not available to international students.
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Course rules

To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Education (Secondary) / Bachelor of Business, students must complete 400 credit points comprising of:

  • 19 core units and education studies units (262.5 credit points)
  • 3 Professional Experience units (37.5 credit points)
  • 8 units of study from one of the following Business majors: Accounting, Economics, Information Systems, Management, Marketing, and Human Resource Management (100 credit points)

In addition, students are responsible for arranging and successfully completing the National Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students (LANTITE) normally within three attempts through the Australian Council for Education Research prior to completing 200 credit points of study.

Students must not complete more than 150 credit points (normally 12 units) at Introductory level. A unit of study can only be counted once, where units are shared between majors and/or minors, students must choose an approved alternative.


Academic Progress – Special Requirements

In addition to the standard academic progress rules, the Bachelor of Education (Secondary) / Bachelor of Business has the following additional academic progress rules which are established in accordance with Academic Courses Regulation 62(2):

1. A student is classified as 'at risk' of unsatisfactory progress if they:
(a) behave in a manner which breaches the Swinburne Student Charter whilst on a teaching placement
(b) fail to attempt both component tests of the National Literacy and Numeracy test (LANTITE) prior to completing 100 credit points of studies

2. A student is classified as having 'unsatisfactory progress' if they:
(a) fail to successfully complete the National Literacy and Numeracy test (LANTITE) prior to completing 200 credit points of studies or following three attempts
(b) fail a Teaching Placement unit
(c) have their teaching placement terminated early by a school. In the case of early termination of a teaching placement by a school, the student will be deemed as having 'unsatisfactory progress' and a progress review processes will commence within 2 weeks of the cessation of the placement.

Students who are identified as having unsatisfactory progress will be subject to the show cause provisions in the Progress Review section of the Academic Progress Policy.