Bachelor of Primary Education

The four-year Bachelor of Primary Education is a rigorous course which will prepare you to teach national literacy and numeracy at a primary school level, from Kindergarten to Year 6.

You’ll develop a sound understanding of the educational theories and teaching skills required in today’s classrooms, largely by regularly observing them in a primary school environment and putting your academic learnings into practice during one of the many teaching placement opportunities you’ll undertake.The course’s Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) units across years two, three and four are taught on-site in schools, providing you with regular occasions to interact with children of all primary school age ranges.

You’ll become proficient in teaching subjects including English, maths, science, health and PE, humanities and social sciences, and technologies, and will graduate confident, motivated and classroom-ready, eager to make an inspirational difference to the lives of children aged 5 to 12.A teaching degree, by its very nature, is the embodiment of Work Integrated Learning (WIL), with its focus on compulsory professional teaching practice.

During this course, you’ll undertake a minimum of 80 days of practical placement across a range of different primary school levels and settings, culminating in a 30-day teaching placement in your final year.In addition to this, the course content is developed by primary education professionals, and kept relevant and up-to-date through consistent monitoring of, and engagement with, the industry.

You’ll undertake authentic assessment tasks which are highly relevant to the day-to-day practice of teaching, and will take part in regular professional development activities, field trips to educational sites, lectures hosted by guest speakers from a range of education and teaching backgrounds, and more.This course is registered by the ACT Teacher Quality Institute (TQI) and recognised as a teaching qualification throughout Australia.On graduating, students must register with the appropriate state teaching body in order to teach.Students must obtain a Working with Vulnerable People Check before their first placement.

Bachelor of Primary Education (96 credit points) Required - Must pass 96 credit points as follows

• MJ0277 Major in Literacy and Numeracy Education (24 credit points) Required - Must pass 21 credit points as follows 9863 - Core Literacy - 3 cp, Level 1 9864 - Core Mathematics - 3 cp, Level 1 9871 - English Literacy for Educators - 3 cp, Level 2 9880 - Issues in Literacy Development and Teaching - 3 cp, Level 4 9882 - Linguistics for Educators - 3 cp, Level 1 9883 - Mathematics in the Differentiated Classroom - 3 cp, Level 4 10354 - Using Data to Improve Learning - 3 cp, Level 3 Restricted Choice - Must pass 3 credit points from the following 9878 - Information and Communication Technology Literacy - 3 cp, Level 2 10450 - Ways of Knowing, Being and Doing in Education - 3 cp, Level 1 Note:From 2021 unit 9878 has been replaced by unit 10450. Students who have passed 9878 do not need to pass 10450.
• MJ0278 Major in Pedagogy and Practice (21 credit points) Required - Must pass 21 credit points as follows 9886 - The Practice (PCK) of Teaching English - 3 cp, Level 3 9888 - The Practice (PCK) of Teaching Mathematics - 3 cp, Level 3 9889 - The Practice (PCK) of Teaching Science - 3 cp, Level 3 9894 - Planning Assessing and Reporting - 3 cp, Level 3 9918 - Teachers as Professionals - 6 cp, Level 4 10426 - Implementing the Australian Curriculum - 3 cp, Level 2 Note:From 2019 the unit code for Implementing the Australian Curriculum has changed from 9877 to 10426. Students who have passed 9877 do not need to undertake the new unit.
• Required Units - Must pass 27 credit points as follows 9870 - Educational Investigations - 6 cp, Level 4 9885 - The Practice (PCK) of Teaching the Arts - 3 cp, Level 3 9887 - The Practice (PCK) of Teaching HPE - 3 cp, Level 3 9890 - The Practice (PCK) of Teaching Technologies - 3 cp, Level 4 9891 - The Practice (PCK) of Teaching Humanities and Social Sciences - 3 cp, Level 3 9899 - Scientific Principles - 3 cp, Level 1 9919 - The Educational Workplace - 3 cp, Level 1 9969 - The Science of Teaching the Arts - 3 cp, Level 2 10453 - Engaging with LANTITE - 0 cp, Level 1
• MJ0275 Major in Educational Studies (21 or 24 credit points) For the 24cp Major - 24 credit points as follows Required - Must pass 21 credit points as follows 9857 - Addressing Challenges in Educational Environments - 3 cp, Level 4 9860 - Classroom Climate and Organisation - 3 cp, Level 2 9862 - Context of the Education Profession - 3 cp, Level 1 9869 - Designing Learning for Diversity and Inclusion - 3 cp, Level 2 9875 - Human Development - 3 cp, Level 1 9876 - Human Learning - 3 cp, Level 2 9892 - Philosophy of Education - 3 cp, Level 2 Restricted Choice - Must pass 3 credit points from the following 9895 - Principles of Learning and Teaching Materials Design - 3 cp, Level 2 10451 - Using Design Principles and Technologies in Education - 3 cp, Level 3 Note:From 2020 unit 9895 has been replaced by unit 10451. For the 21cp Major - 21 credit points as follows Required - Must pass 18 credit points as follows 9857 - Addressing Challenges in Educational Environments - 3 cp, Level 4 9860 - Classroom Climate and Organisation - 3 cp, Level 2 9862 - Context of the Education Profession - 3 cp, Level 1 9869 - Designing Learning for Diversity and Inclusion - 3 cp, Level 2 9874 - Human Development and Learning - 3 cp, Level 1 9892 - Philosophy of Education - 3 cp, Level 2 Restricted Choice - Must pass 3 credit points as follows 9895 - Principles of Learning and Teaching Materials Design - 3 cp, Level 2 10451 - Using Design Principles and Technologies in Education - 3 cp, Level 3 Note:From 2020 unit 9895 has been replaced by unit 10451. Note:The 21 credit point Major is for students enrolled in 323JA Bachelor of Primary Education (Creative Arts). All other students should complete the 24 credit point Major.

Admission Requirements

Admission to this course is based on an entrance rank. A rank can be achieved by the following means:- Year 12 ATAR- other Australian Qualification- work experience- overseas qualificationWe also offer a number of entry initiatives that give you the opportunity to gain entry to the University via alternate pathway programs and admissions schemes. More information is available on our Alternative Entry page: http://www.canberra.edu.au/future-students/applications/apply-now/alternative-entry

Additional Admission Requirements

All applicants will be required to complete a written statement in response to questions designed to assess their suitability for the teaching profession. Applicants' responses to these questions must be deemed satisfactory for them to be admitted to this course. You can find the questions in the 'resources' section of the online application portal when you are applying. You can upload your responses in PDF format as part of your application. https://www.canberra.edu.au/about-uc/faculties/education/docs/UG-Teacher-Education-questionnaire.pdf Students must obtain a Working with Vulnerable People Check.

Assumed Knowledge

ACT: English & Maths (T with C minimum pass) NSW: Higher School Certificate English & Maths minimum

Information on admission closing dates can be found here.