Bachelor of Education (Secondary)/Bachelor of Creative Arts

Complete two separate degrees in four and a half years full-time.Choose two teaching areas: one from five creative arts majors and another from a different creative arts major or English, history, geography or mathematics.Gain extensive classroom experience through professional experience placements organised by QUT.Access a breadth of materials from Queensland’s No. 1 university for education learning resources.Why choose this courseBy combining your interests in the creative arts with education you will not only be able to pursue your practice as a creative artist but also be ready to teach the next generation in secondary schools and other education environments.On the creative arts side you will have the opportunity to hone your creative practice with a major with disciplinary units focused on specialist knowledge in your chosen field, that develop key creative, critical and professional skills to prepare you for a range of creative roles and career pathways. It will give you the knowledge to navigate complex and unfamiliar systems and the insight to create meaningful work that is a positive force for change in the broader community.You will learn how to make meaningful work as a creative practitioner and understand how your knowledge and skills can be applied across community, commercial, and research contexts.The new Bachelor of Creative Arts degree helps you to curate your own career, with its built-in flexibility providing you with multiple opportunities to extend and expand your creative practice. You will prepare for teaching with a specialist understanding for secondary school learners in two teaching and learning discipline areas.You will build your creative practice in one of creative arts majors as your first teaching area. You will then choose a second teaching area from either another creative arts subject (different from your first major) or choose from:englishhistorygeographymathematics.If you choose the creative writing major, English becomes your first teaching area, therefore you will be required to choose a different subject for your second teaching area.Bachelor of Education (Secondary)As a secondary teacher, you can contribute to the development and further the growth of young adults, and share your passion for your chosen teaching areas.You will be a qualified specialist in your teaching areas and learn to effectively teach subjects in the Australian Curriculum and other frameworks. You’ll be encouraged to create future-focused learning opportunities for your students and be equipped with positive strategies to manage your classrooms.Bachelor of Creative ArtsYou will complete common units in your creative arts degree, providing you with key creative and critical skills. You will develop your professional awareness preparing you for a range of creative roles and career pathways.You will develop your craft by choosing one of the following majors:creative writingdramafilm and screenmusicvisual arts.You will also have the option to take either an advanced arts elective to expand your skills, or complete a work integrated learning unit that compliments your studies.Careers and outcomesYou will graduate with advanced creative practice skills and highly developed teaching knowledge, that will equip you to take advantage of the growing range of career opportunities available within teaching and the creative arts. Whether that be as an arts teacher, a creative practitioner or by applying your creative skills within the broader creative industries.Possible careersArt teacherDrama teacherEnglish teacherMusic teacherSecondary school teacher