Understanding your Bachelor of Education (Secondary) Dual Program

The information below explains some of the terms used and the requirements of your Bachelor of Education (Secondary) component of the Bachelor of Education (Secondary) Dual program.

Additional information on the Bachelor of Education (Secondary) component can be found here.

The Bachelor of Education (Secondary) (BEd(Sec)) has recently undergone changes to the BEd(Sec) Core Courses for 2026. This BEd(Sec) Completion Planner is to assist you with planning your enrolment to complete your BEd(Sec) Core Courses component of your dual program only.

Program advice for the additional component of the dual program can be found here:

Programs, Courses and Units

At UQ we refer to your degree as a program and a subject as a course.

Courses

Most UQ courses are 2 units in value.

If you are a full-time student you will undertake 8 units (4 courses) each semester.

Units

To complete the Bachelor of Education (Secondary) component of the dual program you must successfully complete 32 units.

As you progress you will complete courses at Level 1, Level 2 and then Level 3.

In order to complete Bachelor of Education (Secondary) component of the dual program you must complete 32 units consisting of:

16 units of core courses
8 units of professional year core courses
8 units of professional year curriculum studies courses

Make sure to read the program requirements to ensure you understand the requirements of your degree.

Program Planning

Information for the Bachelors of Arts / Education (Secondary):

Please use the PDF below for the year in which you commenced your program to draft an enrolment plan. This planner should be read in conjunction with your program requirements (select your year of commencement from the dropdown box).

At UQ, a standard full-time workload is 16 units over the year – this breaks down to 8 units (or four courses) each semester.

You don’t have to decide what courses you want to do for your whole program at the start of your first semester – we only ask you to choose courses one year at a time.

So, all you need to worry about at this stage is choosing four courses for your first semester of study and four courses for your second semester of study, taking into account all compulsory core courses.

The Starting at UQ website provides a guide for completing your enrolment.

Bachelor of Education (Secondary) - Dual Program

Understanding your Bachelor of Education (Secondary) Dual Program

Programs, Courses and Units

Program Planning