Bachelor of Education Primary

The Bachelor of Education Primary prepares you to become a primary school teacher and teach Transition to Year 6/7.

As a primary school teacher, you will be vital to a student's learning process.

You will guide and develop their skills through the various key learning systems of education during their early years at school.

This course emphasises:

Child and adolescent development Teacher-student relationships in the classroom School curriculum Promoting positive behaviour Inclusive education practices Indigenous perspectives Creating positive, collaborative, inspiring, learning environments Developing an informed, evidence-based approach to learning and teaching in primary settings.

During this course, you will gain a combination of academic and practical experience.

When you graduate, your levels of personal literacy and numeracy will be broadly equivalent to the top 30% of the population.

You are encouraged to review the employer eligibility requirements as they can vary state to state.

Common Units(2 units) - 20cp

Common units totalling 20 credit points as detailed below.

CUC100

CUC107

Common Units

Core Units(22 units) - 240cp

Compulsory Core units totalling 240 credit points as detailed below.

ECU100 Arts for Education ECU101 Health and Physical Education in Educational Settings (new title 2020) ELA100 English Language and Literacy in Education 1 EMA100 Mathematics Education 1: Content Knowledge for Teaching EPR100 Professional Experience 1: Teacher as Learner ESC100 Science Education 1: Chemical and Biological Sciences ECU200 History and Geography for Education ECU204 Technology and Design for Education ECU205 Digital Technology for Education ELA200 English Language and Literacy in Education 2 ELA201 Teaching English as an Additional Language EMA200 Mathematics Education 2: Curriculum and Pedagogy in Primary Mathematics EPR200 Professional Experience 2: Teaching in Context EPR211 Professional Experience 3: Classroom Practice ESC200 Science Education 2: Physical and Earth/Space Sciences EST200 Child and Adolescent Development EST203 Teaching Indigenous Learners EST300 Assessment, Moderation and Reporting EST302 Researching Classroom Practice EST303 Special Needs in the Classroom (recoded from EST301 2018) EST305 Socially Inclusive Pedagogy (replaces EST304 Diversity and Inclusive Education from 2020) EPR301 Professional Experience 4: Classroom Ready (30cp)

Specialist Electives(5 units) - 50cp

Specialist Elective units totalling 50 credit points from one of the following teaching areas with no more than 20cp of 100 level units.

English

ELA301 Literacy Capability in Context (new title 2020) Plus any 4 units (max two 100 level units) from the following: IAS111 Introduction to Australasian Literature (replaces LIT104 from 2020) IAS112 Creative Practice in a Digital Context (replaces LIT103 from 2020) IAS114 Introduction to Screen Media (replaces SMP101 from 2020) IAS174 Introduction to Media Design (replaces SMP102 from 2020) IAS214 Contemporary Literature and Writing (replaces LIT210 from 2020) IAS313 Workshop in Creative Writing (replaces LIT203 and LIT204 from 2020) ELA300 English, Language and Literacy in Education 3 Languages

ELA302 LOTE Pedagogy

Plus any 4 units (max two 100 level units) from the following languages:

Greek IAS161 Language Studies 1 (replaces HEL101 from 2020) IAS162 Language Studies 2 (replaces HEL102 from 2020) IAS261 Language Studies 3 (replaces HEL201 from 2020) IAS262 Language Studies 4 (replaces HEL202 from 2020) IAS362 Advanced Language Studies (repeatable) (replaces HEL301 and HEL302 from 2020)

OR

Indonesian IAS161 Language Studies 1 (replaces INI101 from 2020) IAS162 Language Studies 2 (replaces INI102 from 2020) IAS261 Language Studies 3 (replaces INI201 from 2020) IAS262 Language Studies 4 (replaces INI202 from 2020) IAS362 Advanced Language Studies (repeatable) (replaces INI301 and INI302 from 2020)

OR

Chinese IAS161 Language Studies 1 (replaces CHN101 from 2020) IAS162 Language Studies 2 (replaces CHN102 from 2020) IAS261 Language Studies 3 (replaces CHN201 from 2020) IAS262 Language Studies 4 (replaces CHN202 from 2020) IAS362 Advanced Language Studies (repeatable) (replaces CHN301 and CHN302 from 2020)

OR

Yolngu IAS161 Language Studies 1 (replaces CAS110 from 2020) IAS162 Language Studies 2 (replaces CAS111 from 2020) IAS163 Linguistics for Indigenous Languages 1 (replaces INL100 from 2020) IAS164 Linguistics for Indigenous Languages 2 (replaces INL120 from 2020) IAS165 Language in Society (replaces INL130 from 2020) IAS261 Language Studies 3 (replaces CAS205 from 2020) IAS262 Language Studies 4 (replaces CAS206 from 2020) IAS362 Advanced Language Studies (repeatable) (replaces CAS305 from 2020)

OR

Central Australian IAS163 Linguistics for Indigenous Languages 1 (replaces INL100 from 2020) IAS164 Linguistics for Indigenous Languages 2 (replaces INL120 from 2020) IAS165 Language in Society (replaces INL130 from 2020) CAL210 Learning a Central Australian Language 1 (no longer available from 2020) CAL211 Learning a Central Australian Language 2 (no longer available from 2020) CAL305 Central Australian Languages - Texts and Narrative (no longer available from 2020) New from 2020 IAS161 Language Studies 1 IAS162 Language Studies 2 IAS261 Language Studies 3 IAS262 Language Studies 4 IAS362 Advanced Language Studies (repeatable) Humanities and Social Sciences

ECU301 Humanities and Social Science Pedagogy Plus any 4 units (max two 100 level units) from the following options: ENV101 Earth Systems ENV102 The Diversity of Life ENV202 Introductory Remote Sensing ENV204 Ecosystems, Evolution and Biodiversity (new title from 2019) ENV207 Fire Ecology and Management in North Australia ENV306 Environmental Monitoring and Modelling HIS142 Introduction to Australian History (no longer available from 2020) IAS132 Colonial Rule in Southeast Asia (replaces HIS231 from 2020) IAS231 Colonial North Australia (replaces HIS246 from 2020) IAS331 South-East Asia in the 20th Century (replaces HIS252 and HIS355 from 2020) IAS332 North Australia in the 20th Century (replaces HIS347 from 2020) Science and Technology and Mathematics

ESC300 STEM Pedagogy Plus any 4 units (max two 100 level units) from the following:

ENV102 The Diversity of Life ENV103 Environmental Issues (recoded from ENV205 2018) SBI171 Anatomy and Physiology 1 SBI172 Anatomy and Physiology 2 SBI173 Microbiology SCH101 Chemical Concepts SCH102 Organic and Inorganic Chemistry SMA101 Mathematics 1A SMA102 Mathematics 1B STA101 Statistics 1 ENV208 Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Thinking EST204 ICT in Education PHA212 Medicinal Chemistry (no longer available from 2020) SBI209 Design and Analysis of Biological Studies SBI245 Biochemistry EMA300 Mathematising and Contextualising ENV323 Environmental Microbiology PHA311 Clinical Biochemistry

Health and PE

ECU300 Arts, Health and PE Pedagogy Plus any 4 units (max two 100 level units) from the following: PSY140 Introduction to Psychology A SBI171 Anatomy and Physiology 1 SBI172 Anatomy and Physiology 2 AOD201 Alcohol and Other Drug Studies SBI209 Design and Analysis of Biological Studies SPE205 Biomechanics 1 SPE206 Exercise and Sport Psychology 1 SPE209 Exercise Physiology 1 SPE210 Motor Control and Development SPE309 Exercise Physiology 2

The Arts

ECU300 Arts, Health and PE Pedagogy Plus any 4 units (max two 100 level units) from the following: IAS114 Introduction to Screen Media (replaces SMP101 from 2020) IAS173 Drawing and Other Visual Representation Tools (replaces VIS140 from 2020) IAS174 Digital Media and Online Content Design (replaces SMP102 from 2020) IAS181 Music Making and Theory 1 (20cp) (replaces MUS114 from 2020) IAS182 Music Making and Theory 2 (20cp) (replaces MUS115 from 2020) IAS281 Music Making and Theory 3 (20cp) (replaces MUS214 from 2020) SMP203 Digital Media Design Studio 1 (no longer available from 2020) SMP204 Digital Media Design Studio 2 (no longer available from 2020) MUS384 History of Music 1 (no longer available from 2020) New from 2020 IAS171 Creative Studio 1 (20cp) IAS172 Creative Studio 2 (20cp) IAS215 Screen Media and Production 1 IAS216 Screen Media and Production 2 IAS271 Creative Studio 3 (20cp) IAS272 Creative Studio 4 (20cp) IAS273 Sculptural Design IAS274 Digital Image Capture and Photographic Media IAS282 Music Making and Theory 4 (20cp) IAS284 Ensemble and Choral Indigenous Knowledges, Language and Culture

IAS352 Practices and Skills in Indigenous Community Work (replaces ATI331 from 2020) Plus any 4 units (max two 100 level units) from the following: IAS101 Indigenous Australia (replaces IND120 from 2020) IAS131 Colonising Australia (replaces IND150 from 2020) IAS142 Ethics and Protocols in Indigenous Contexts (replaces IND130 from 2020) IAS163 Linguistics for Indigenous Languages 1 (replaces INL100 from 2020) IAS164 Linguistics for Indigenous Languages 2 (replaces INL120 from 2020) IAS165 Language in Society (replaces INL130 from 2020) ATI230 Resourcing Community Action (no longer available from 2020) EST202 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages and Literacies EST211 Learning Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages in Schools IAS201 Cultural Capabilities (replaces IND200 from 2020) IAS223 Representing and Recording Country (replaces CIK210 from 2020) IAS241 Indigenous Policy Principles and Practice (replaces ATI110 and ATI211 from 2020) IAS242 Indigenous Governance and Leadership (replaces ATI210 from 2020) IAS245 Indigenous Contemporary Perspectives (replaces ATI200 from 2020) IAS246 Advocacy and Social Action (replaces ATI231 from 2020) IAS252 Language Maintenance and Identity (replaces IND230 from 2020) IAS254 Partnership and Engagement in Indigenous Land and Sea Management (replaces CIK230 from 2020) EST311 Teaching Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Languages in Schools IAS351 Indigenous Networking and Collaboration (replaces ATI330 from 2020) IAS353 Indigenous Cultures and the Environment (replaces CIK240 from 2020) IAS402 Intercultural Practice (replaces CIK305 from 2020)

General Electives(1 unit) - 10cp

One unit totalling 10 credit points selected from any undergraduate unit offered by the University.

- 320cp

Total Credit Points

Admission requirements are met by one of the following: Successful completion of the Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (or equivalent) and the awarding of an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of at least 60*. Successful completion of a national qualification at Certificate IV level or higher. Successful completion of at least 0.5 year of full-time study (or equivalent) of a higher education degree/diploma. Overseas secondary or tertiary qualifications considered equivalent to the above Australian qualifications. Attainment of a STAT Multiple Choice score of 135 (or a score of 145 if prior to May 2010). Successful completion of the Tertiary Enabling Program, the Preparation for Tertiary Success courses, or other recognised tertiary preparation course. Submission of an acceptable personal competencies statement and/or employment experience. * After any applicable adjustment factors have been applied.