Bachelor of Primary Education (Health and Physical Education)

The Bachelor of Primary Education (Health and Physical Education) is an exciting four-year degree which enables you to achieve a qualification in primary teaching while gaining a specialisation in health and physical education (PE).

You’ll become fluent in the national literacy and numeracy curriculum for children from Kindergarten to Year 6, gaining a special understanding of the primary health, personal development and physical education program.From your second year of study onwards, you’ll be based on-site in primary schools experiencing subjects such as English, science, maths, technologies, humanities and social sciences and, of course, health and PE first-hand as part of a selection of Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) units.

At the completion of your degree, you’ll have developed a thorough understanding of how children aged from five to 12 learn and will be ready to put your theories into practice in your first year as either a primary school classroom teacher or dedicated PE educator.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 health and physical education-specific positions, 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 (Health and Physical Education) (96 credit points) Required - Must pass 90 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.
• MJ0279 Major in Personal Development: Health and Physical Education (18 credit points) Required - Must pass 18 credit points as follows 9856 - Adolescent Health Issues - 3 cp, Level 3 9861 - Contemporary Physical Activities - 3 cp, Level 3 9872 - Health and Wellbeing - 3 cp, Level 2 9873 - Holistic Health through Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) - 3 cp, Level 4 9893 - Physical Education, Sport and Society - 3 cp, Level 4 9916 - Sociocultural Foundations For HPE In Schools - 3 cp, Level 2
• Required Units - Must pass 51 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 9863 - Core Literacy - 3 cp, Level 1 9864 - Core Mathematics - 3 cp, Level 1 9869 - Designing Learning for Diversity and Inclusion - 3 cp, Level 2 9871 - English Literacy for Educators - 3 cp, Level 2 9874 - Human Development and Learning - 3 cp, Level 1 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 9892 - Philosophy of Education - 3 cp, Level 2 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

Restricted Choice - 6 credit points from the following

• Part A - Must pass 3 credit points from the following 9280 - Introductory Nutrition - 3 cp, Level 1 9878 - Information and Communication Technology Literacy - 3 cp, Level 2 Note:From 2020 unit 9878 has been replaced by unit 9280.
• Part B - 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.

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.