Biology and Environmental Science Major Teaching Area

Turn your love of science into a career as a confident and inspiring teacher.

By demonstrating networking systems between organisms and sharing the intricacies of living cells, teaching science to secondary school students engages your imagination as you create learning experiences for your students. Your specialty subjects would be Biology and Earth and Environmental Science. You'll also be able to teach lower secondary school science, including Chemistry, Physics, and Earth and Space.

You'll learn how to work in a range of teaching environments, through lectures, science labs, tutorials and a range of practical placements.

3 reasons to study Education at Murdoch

1. Before you start your first prac, you'll be able to develop your teaching skills, practise dealing with challenging behaviour, and try parent teacher interviews and other situations by using SimLabTM technology, our virtual classroom that uses actors and avatars.
2. Get essential experience in a range of practical placements which could include metropolitan, rural, remote, international, multicultural, hospital, private and state school environments.

3. Build an online portfolio as part of your degree to share your teaching experience with future employers. You'll also be able to select a second teaching area from Mathematics, English, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science or Secondary Education Support.

What you'll learn

You'll be mentored by our team of experienced teaching professionals to become a confident, creative and flexible teacher. During your course, you'll build the knowledge and skills you need to meet your career and study goals. Some of the things you'll learn include:

• Learn to become the kind of science teacher who can really inspire future scientists and thinkers, with a strong grounding in learning, teaching and curriculum
• Learn classroom management skills, including how to deal with challenging behaviour and make learning fun
• Learn how to apply your scientific and theoretical learning in a range of practical settings
• Explore ways to encourage your students to think creatively about the world
• Get inspired to stay curious about the world and commit to lifelong learning throughout your teaching career

Your future career

This course gives you the qualification you need to teach secondary students, including teaching Earth and Environmental Science and Biology to Year 11 and 12 ATAR students.

For more details about this course, please view our admission information: Murdoch Admission Information - Education

Your Document Checklist

Ready to apply? Before you start, make sure you have some or all of the following documentation ready for a quick application.

• Completed official Academic Transcripts and Certificates of Completion
• ATAR results
• STAT Test results
• A completed Minor Teaching Area Form

Your Document Checklist

Ready to apply? Before you start, make sure you have some or all of the following documentation ready for a quick application.

• Complete or incomplete official Academic Transcripts and Certificates of Completion - both original and English translated versions
• English Language Proficiency Document (if available)
• A completed Minor Teaching Area Form