Bachelor of Primary Education (Creative Arts)

This innovative four-year degree will enable you to become a primary school teacher with a specialisation in the creative arts.

On top of gaining practical experience of the educational theories used in today’s classrooms, you’ll develop a solid understanding of national literacy and numeracy requirements for children from Kindergarten to Year 6, while specifically focusing on subjects including visual arts, drama, music and dance.During your second, third and fourth year of study, you’ll take a range of Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) units which are taught on-site in primary schools, offering you the opportunity to connect with students across all primary year levels in subjects including English, science, maths, health and PE, technologies, humanities and social sciences, as well as via a specific arts education internship.

You’ll graduate ready to inspire children aged five to 12, using creativity, imagination and ingenuity.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 creative arts-specific positions, culminating in a 30-day Arts 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 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 (Creative Arts) (96 credit points) Required - 93 credit points as follows

• MJ0273 Major in Creative Arts Education (21 credit points) Required - Must pass 21 credit points as follows 9858 - Arts Education Integration - 3 cp, Level 4 9859 - Arts Education Internship - 3 cp, Level 4 9865 - Creative Arts Principles - 3 cp, Level 3 9866 - Creative Arts Specialist - 3 cp, Level 2 9870 - Educational Investigations - 6 cp, Level 4 9885 - The Practice (PCK) of Teaching the Arts - 3 cp, Level 3
• 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 30 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 9882 - Linguistics for Educators - 3 cp, Level 1 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 10354 - Using Data to Improve Learning - 3 cp, Level 3 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.

Restricted Choice - Must pass 3 credit points from the following

• 9878 - Information and Communication Technology Literacy - 3 cp, Level 2 11108 - Big Stories: Culture, Memory and Power - 3 cp, Level 1 11110 - Reading Culture, Curating Culture - 3 cp, Level 1 11130 - Media Worlds - 3 cp, Level 1
• Note:From 2020 unit 9878 has been replaced by a selection of Creative Arts units. Students who have not already passed 9878 must choose one of these units.

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.