Design and Technology students in an ECU School of Education workshop
If you've been considering university study – especially if you've not been at school for a few years – a teaching career could be your thing.
You may not know this, but when you study to become a secondary school teacher, you get to specialise in a couple of subjects.
We call one a major and the other a minor subject.
Let's say your favourite thing is playing a musical instrument.
You could turn this passion into a career by majoring in Music Education.
And your minor subject could be something related to music like Drama.
What will be your specialisation?
ECU's Bachelor of Education (Secondary) course has a range of subjects you can specialise in. Here's the list:
- Biological Science Education
- Chemistry Education
- Design and Technology Education
- Drama Education
- English Education
- Food and Materials Technologies: Home Economics
- Health and Physical Education
- Humanities and Social Sciences Education
- Mathematics Education
- Music Education
- Physics Education
- Visual Arts Education
You can check out the course web page for details on each one.
Secondary school teachers are in demand
Also important for you to know is that Australia (and Western Australia) has a shortage of teachers, including secondary teachers.
And with over 800 public schools across WA alone, there are endless opportunities for teachers.
Becoming a teacher in one of these schools can also take you to amazing places across the state.
Teaching is also a relatively stable profession, compared to many other industries.
Study full-time or part-time
If you're wondering how you might fit this course into your busy life, the good news is that you can choose to study part-time.
Because we believe teaching is a profession where it's crucial that you're able to communicate with real people and build relationships, we teach face-to-face for the whole course, rather than online.
So, we'll help you build on your existing communication skills and give you real classroom experiences all the way through your degree.
We've been developing and graduating teachers for more than 120 years.
And one thing we know is that people who have a passion for something can be great teachers.
Will that be you?
Secondary Education graduate Nicola Bower loved studying History in school, so chose to major in Humanities and Social Science as part of her degree.
