TA1 Test

Credit points

20-80

Approved locations

  • Melbourne
  • North Sydney

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Admission requirements

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2027 Admission.



Completion requirements

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Schedule of unit offerings

All students taking an English Teaching Area in any degree must complete 20 points of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment units, as outlined below.

Part A.1 AND Part A.2

    Part A.1 : Undergraduate CPA units

    Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • EDEN250Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in English and Literacy10 CP
  • EDEN350Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in English: Senior10 CP
  • To be taken as part of the BEDSCD, BEDPRS/PSR, BESBAH, etc

    Part A.2 : Postgraduate CPA units

    Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • EDEN599English Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 110 CP
  • EDEN699English Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 210 CP
  • To be taken as part of the Master of Teaching (Secondary) or any postgraduate teaching degrees.

Students taking English as their First Teaching Area in the Bachelor of Education (Secondary) or Bachelor of Education (Primary/Secondary) must complete 60 credit points of English discipline units as outlined in Part B.1 (on-campus) OR B.2 (online).

Part B.1 OR Part B.2

    Part B.1 : On-campus courses

    • Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
    • Bachelor of Education (Secondary) with Special Education Major
    • Bachelor of Education (Primary/Secondary)

    Part B.1.1 : 100-level discipline units

    Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • ENGL110Reading Literature: Form and Genre10 CP
  • ENGL111Literature Across Time and Space10 CP
  • Part B.1.2 : 200-level discipline units

    Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • ENGL200Nineteenth-Century Literature: Revolutions in Writing10 CP
  • ENGL202Twentieth-Century Literature10 CP
  • ENGL204American Writing10 CP
  • ENGL205Australian Literature for Children and Young Adults10 CP
  • ENGL221Cultural Studies10 CP
  • ENGL224Romantic Generations10 CP
  • ENGL231Australian Literature10 CP
  • ENGL232Irish Literature10 CP
  • ENGL234The Literature of Other Worlds: Fantasy and Science Fiction10 CP
  • ENGL235Writing with Style10 CP
  • ENGL236Writing Asia10 CP
  • ENHU271Literature and the Environment10 CP
  • PERF215On Screen: Movies, TV, Video Games10 CP

    Cross-credited units that count in the English major

  • WRIT200Creative Writing International10 CP

    Cross-credited units that count in the English major

  • WRIT201Emerging Writing10 CP

    Cross-credited units that count in the English major

  • WRIT230Creative Non-Fiction10 CP

    Cross-credited units that count in the English major

  • Part B.1.3 : 300-level discipline units

    Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • ENGL331Literary Theory Ways of Reading10 CP

    COMPULSORY UNIT

  • ENGL333Global Literary Cultures10 CP
  • ENGL334Reading and Writing the Self10 CP
  • HUMA332Arts and Humanities Special Project10 CP

    Restriction requirement for HUMA332. A quota applies to this unit. An application process applies for special projects on offer and academic merit will be considered. The student must have a GPA of at least 5.5 and be undertaking a major taught by the National School of Arts and Humanities (not including Education Studies, Mathematics and Technology). Permission from the National Head of School is required prior to enrolling in this unit.

  • Part B.2 : Online courses

    • Bachelor of Education (Secondary) with an Employment Pathway
    • Bachelor of Education (Secondary) with a major in Special Education and an Employment Pathway
    • Bachelor of Education (Primary/Secondary) ACU Online

    Part B.2.1

    Part B.2.1 : Online English discipline units

    Complete exactly 60 of the following:

  • ENGL110Reading Literature: Form and Genre10 CP
  • ENGL111Literature Across Time and Space10 CP
  • ENGL205Australian Literature for Children and Young Adults10 CP
  • ENGL234The Literature of Other Worlds: Fantasy and Science Fiction10 CP
  • ENGL331Literary Theory Ways of Reading10 CP
  • ENGL339Gothic Fiction10 CP

Students taking English as their Second Teaching Area in the Bachelor of Education (Secondary) or Bachelor of Education (Primary/Secondary) must complete 40 credit points of English discipline units as outlined in Part C.1 (on-campus courses) OR C.2 (online courses).

Part C.1 OR Part C.2

    Part C.1 : On-campus courses

    • Bachelor of Education (Secondary)


    Part C.1.1 AND Part C.1.2

    Part C.1.1 : 100-level discipline units

    Complete 10 to 20 credit points from the following:

  • ENGL110Reading Literature: Form and Genre10 CP
  • ENGL111Literature Across Time and Space10 CP
  • ENGL140Children's Literature: Worlds of Fiction10 CP
  • Part C.1.2 : 2/300-level discipline units

    Complete 20 to 30 credit points from the following:

  • ENGL200Nineteenth-Century Literature: Revolutions in Writing10 CP
  • ENGL202Twentieth-Century Literature10 CP
  • ENGL204American Writing10 CP
  • ENGL205Australian Literature for Children and Young Adults10 CP
  • ENGL221Cultural Studies10 CP
  • ENGL224Romantic Generations10 CP
  • ENGL231Australian Literature10 CP
  • ENGL232Irish Literature10 CP
  • ENGL234The Literature of Other Worlds: Fantasy and Science Fiction10 CP
  • ENGL235Writing with Style10 CP
  • ENGL236Writing Asia10 CP
  • ENHU271Literature and the Environment10 CP
  • PERF215On Screen: Movies, TV, Video Games10 CP

    Cross-credited units that count in the English major

  • WRIT200Creative Writing International10 CP

    Cross-credited units that count in the English major

  • WRIT201Emerging Writing10 CP

    Cross-credited units that count in the English major

  • WRIT230Creative Non-Fiction10 CP

    Cross-credited units that count in the English major

  • ENGL331Literary Theory Ways of Reading10 CP
  • ENGL333Global Literary Cultures10 CP
  • ENGL334Reading and Writing the Self10 CP
  • ENGL339Gothic Fiction10 CP
  • HUMA332Arts and Humanities Special Project10 CP

    Restriction requirement for HUMA332. A quota applies to this unit. An application process applies for special projects on offer and academic merit will be considered. The student must have a GPA of at least 5.5 and be undertaking a major taught by the National School of Arts and Humanities (not including Education Studies, Mathematics and Technology). Permission from the National Head of School is required prior to enrolling in this unit.

  • Part C.2 : Online courses

    • Bachelor of Education (Secondary) with an Employment Pathway

    Part C.2.1 : Online English discipline units

    Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

  • ENGL110Reading Literature: Form and Genre10 CP
  • ENGL111Literature Across Time and Space10 CP
  • ENGL205Australian Literature for Children and Young Adults10 CP
  • ENGL234The Literature of Other Worlds: Fantasy and Science Fiction10 CP
  • ENGL331Literary Theory Ways of Reading10 CP
  • ENGL339Gothic Fiction10 CP

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