Bachelor of Primary Education (STeM)

This exciting four-year degree allows you to gain a qualification as a primary school teacher with a specialisation in the innovative fields of science, mathematics and technologies.

You’ll develop a comprehensive knowledge of the educational theories and teaching skills required in today’s primary school classrooms, as well as a solid understanding of the national primary school literacy and numeracy curriculum from Kindergarten to Year 6.On top of becoming a confident teacher of English, humanities and social sciences, and health and physical education for children aged five to 12, you’ll develop a focused comprehension of the in-demand subjects of science, technologies and maths.

From year two of your studies, you’ll take a range of Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) units which are taught on-site in primary schools, culminating in a specific Science Education Internship in your final year.

On completion of the course, you’ll be ready to take your passion for STeM and use it to create an imaginative and creative classroom from your first year of teaching onwards.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, including STeM-specific positions, culminating in a 30-day Science Education Internship 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 STeM sites such as Questacon, 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 (STeM) (96 credit points) Required - Must pass 96 credit points as follows

• 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.
• MJ0280 Major in Science, Technology and Mathematics Education (18 credit points) Required - Must pass 15 credit points as follows 9867 - Creative Science Specialist - 3 cp, Level 2 9883 - Mathematics in the Differentiated Classroom - 3 cp, Level 4 9898 - Science Education Internship - 3 cp, Level 4 9899 - Scientific Principles - 3 cp, Level 1 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.
• Required Units - Must pass 33 credit points as follows 9863 - Core Literacy - 3 cp, Level 1 9864 - Core Mathematics - 3 cp, Level 1 9870 - Educational Investigations - 6 cp, Level 4 9871 - English Literacy for Educators - 3 cp, Level 2 9882 - Linguistics for Educators - 3 cp, Level 1 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 9919 - The Educational Workplace - 3 cp, Level 1 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

None.

Information on admission closing dates can be found here.