Bachelor of Health and Physical Education

You love motivating and helping young people learn.

You're passionate about good health and exercise.

You want a degree that's hands-on and gets you out into schools during every year of your degree.

You want a career that can take you anywhere.

At FedUni, we'll teach you how to teach and you'll spend about one quarter of your course getting your heart-rate up, learning and practicing the skills you'll soon be teaching.Along with graduating ready to teach health and PE in a secondary school, you'll also specialise in another teaching method from english, history, maths, psychology, science and outdoor education.

Then, when you're looking for work, you'll have double the skills to offer.Once you finish your degree, you can register with the Victorian Institute of Teaching.

You may follow many of our graduates who teach overseas and around Australia in remote communities, regional centres and capital cities.This qualification has a strong orientation towards developing vocationally relevant knowledge and skills, through learning opportunities that blend theoretical knowledge with practice.

You will experience ongoing opportunity to put your university studies into numerous and varied 'real life' practice situations, preparing you for a diverse range of teaching contexts now and into the future.Areas of study include:

exercise physiology, biomechanics, motor development and learning, fundamentals and foundations of health and physical education;

health and human development, nutrition, physical activity, creative movement, applied sports science, contemporary curricumlum design, pedagogy and assessment for teaching and learning in health and physical education.

Sample structures are just one example of the many options available within your chosen course. Please contact Federation University for further information on available options.

Please note this is a sample structure only and is not to be used for enrolment purposes. To enrol, please refer to the information provided to you by Federation University for your individual program structure or view our enrolment information page.

To view current subject information and cost, click on the individual subject name below, or click here to view current subject information and cost for ALL subjects.

Year 1

Semester 1

LITERACY AND NUMERACY EDBED1011, 15 credit points

LEARNING AND TEACHING EDBED1016, 15 credit points

FUNDAMENTALS OF MOVEMENT, SKILL ACQUISITION AND INSTRUCTION EDHPE1000, 15 credit points

SWIMMING AND WATER SAFETY EDUCATION EDHPE1001, 15 credit points

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: LEARNING AND TEACHING EEZED1711

Semester 2

CHILD AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERISTICS EDBED1017, 15 credit points

HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE EDHPE1002, 15 credit points

PERSPECTIVES ON HEALTH, OUTDOOR AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION EDHPE1003, 15 credit points

Elective Choices Societies: Structure, Power and Privilege (15 credit points) Ways of Reading and Seeing (15 credit points) Brains and Behaviour (15 credit points) Water Environments (15 credit points) Planet Earth (15 credit points) Sustainable Earth (15 credit points) Statistical Methods (15 credit points)

Year 2

Semester 1

TRANSITION TO THE PROFESSION 1 EDBED2114, 15 credit points

HPE CURRICULUM STUDIES I (JUNIOR YEARS) EDHPE2000, 15 credit points

ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS 1 HEALT1111, 15 credit points

Elective Choices The West and the Rest (15 credit points) From Homer to Memes: The Evolution and Technologies of Storytelling (15 credit points) Human Behaviour in the Modern World (15 credit points) UPON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS (15 credit points) Community and Bush Environments (15 credit points)

Semester 2

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: TEACHING STRATEGIES FOR DIVERSE LEARNERS EDBED2010, 15 credit points

RELATIONSHIPS, SEXUALITY & COMMUNICATION EDHPE2001, 15 credit points

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2 EEZED2722

BIOMECHANICS IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION EXSCI2000, 15 credit points

Elective Choices Australian History (15 credit points) Children's Fiction (15 credit points) Lifespan Human Development (15 credit points) SPACE, SHAPE & DESIGN (INTERMEDIATE LEVEL) (15 credit points) Journeys in Outdoor and Environmental Education (15 credit points) Australian Flora (15 credit points)

Year 3

Semester 1

ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER: LEARNING AND TEACHING EDBED3016, 15 credit points

HPE CURRICULUM STUDIES II (MIDDLE YEARS) EDHPE3000, 15 credit points

Elective Choices Mathematics Curriculum 1 (15 credit points) Science Curriculum 1 (15 credit points) English Curriculum 1 (15 credit points) History Curriculum 1 (15 credit points) Psychology Curriculum 1 (15 credit points) Outdoor Education Curriculum 1 (15 credit points) Elective Choices Eastern Civilisations and China since the Mid-19th Century (15 credit points) Abnormal Behaviour and Disorders (15 credit points) PROFIT, LOSS AND GAMBLING (INTERMEDIATE LEVEL) (15 credit points) SPACE, SHAPE & DESIGN (INTERMEDIATE LEVEL) (15 credit points) Outdoor Leadership and Experiential Learning (15 credit points) Australian Fauna (15 credit points) GENERAL SCIENCE: LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION (15 credit points)

Semester 2

CURRICULUM ASSESSMENT AND REPORTING EDBED3027, 15 credit points

HPE CURRICULUM STUDIES III (SENIOR YEARS) EDHPE3001, 15 credit points

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN SOCIETY EDHPE3002, 15 credit points

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 3 EEZED3721

Elective Choices Technology and Communication for and with Diverse Learners (15 credit points) Mathematics Curriculum 2 (15 credit points) Science Curriculum 2 (15 credit points) English Curriculum 2 (15 credit points) History Curriculum 2 (15 credit points) Outdoor Education Curriculum 2 (15 credit points)

Year 4

Semester 1

TRANSITION TO THE PROFESSION 2 EDBED4113, 15 credit points

GAMES PEDAGOGY EDHPE4000, 15 credit points

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND NUTRITION ACROSS THE LIFESPAN EDHPE4001, 15 credit points

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 4 EEZED4711

EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY AND FITNESS EXSCI4000, 15 credit points

Semester 2

DIFFERENTIATING FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING EDBED4010, 15 credit points

TRANSITION TO THE PROFESSION 3 EDBED4114, 15 credit points

TEACHER AS PROFESSIONAL EDBED4115, 15 credit points

POPULATION AND GLOBAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES EDHPE4002, 15 credit points

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: FINAL EEZED4721

Entry requirements (year 12)

Admission Criteria for current year 12 students (2020) and recent secondary graduates (2019 and 2018)

Prerequisites

Units 1 and 2: satisfactory completion in two units (any study combination) of Maths: General Mathematics, Maths: Mathematical Methods or Maths: Specialist Mathematics or Units 3 and 4: any Mathematics;

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL.

Minimum ATAR including selection adjustments

The minimum selection rank for this course, is equivalent to an ATAR of 70.00. If applicable, this includes adjustment factors related to subject adjustments and SEAS.

Guaranteed ATAR

This program has a guaranteed ATAR.

If you meet the program pre-requisites and any ‘Essential Requirements for Admission’, we will guarantee you a place in this program with this ATAR. We use the adjusted ATAR, factoring in subject adjustments and SEAS as detailed below.

Subject Adjustments

A study score of 40 in any Biology, Chemistry, or Physical Education equals 3 aggregate points per study. Overall maximum of 5 points.

SEAS (Special Entry Access Scheme)

Applicants who have experienced educational disadvantage are encouraged to apply for the Special Entry Access Schemes (SEAS). Depending on eligibility and your circumstances, this may provide support for your course application

Entry requirements (non year 12)

Admission criteria for applicants with a Higher Education Study

• Successful completion of FedUni's FAST program or equivalent; and
• Meets the VCE Maths and English requirement benchmarks.
• OR
• Previous university study with a majority weighting of pass marks; and
• Meets the VCE Maths and English requirement benchmarks.

Literacy and numeracy test: If VCE Maths and English requirements or equivalent have not been met, a Literacy and/or Numeracy assessment is required to demonstrate the pre-requisite requirements. Applicants required to complete the assessment will be notified.

Admission criteria for applications with a Vocational Education and Training study

• Successful completion of a relevant VET qualification at Certificate III level or higher; and
• Industry experience of at least one year; and
• Meets the VCE Maths and English requirement benchmarks.

Literacy and numeracy test: If VCE Maths and English requirements or equivalent have not been met, a Literacy and/or Numeracy assessment is required to demonstrate the pre-requisite requirements. Applicants required to complete the assessment will be notified.

Admission criteria for applications with work and life experience

Applicants who have not completed secondary education, or undertaken any TAFE or university studies should include a personal statement detailing all relevant experience to strengthen their application.

Literacy and numeracy test: If VCE Maths and English requirements or equivalent have not been met, a Literacy and/or Numeracy assessment is required to demonstrate the pre-requisite requirements. Applicants required to complete the assessment will be notified.

Extra Requirements

Essential requirements for selection and application

CASPer: All applicants must sit the CASPer assessment. CASPer is a requirement for many of the initial teacher training courses in Victoria. It is a non-cognitive online test designed to assess an applicant's personal and professional attributes. To register for your sitting or for further information about the assessment, visit https://takecasper.com/. Don't miss the deadlines for each offer round; check the dates here.

Essential requirements for enrolment and graduation

Literacy and numeracy test for initial teacher education (LANTITE)

Prior to graduation, students will be required to demonstrate they have achieved approved benchmarks in literacy and numeracy as demonstrated through the Literacy and Numeracy Test in Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) . Visit our LANTITE webpage for more information, including advice about when you should sit the test. Link is https://federation.edu.au/schools/school-of-education/student-resources/lantite

Working with children check: Applicants will be required to hold a valid Working with Children (WWC) Check prior to undertaking professional placements.

Police record check: Applicants will be required to hold a valid National Police Record Check for professional placements.

Literacy and numeracy test for initial teacher education (LANTITE): Successful completion required prior to undertaking the final professional experience placement. Learn more about LANTITE online.