Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary)

Western Sydney University

About

The BA (Pathway to Teaching Primary) is a three year degree specially designed to lead into the Master of Teaching (Primary), an accredited postgraduate teaching qualification.

The Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) component provides a focussed study in a Major content discipline of your choice as well as opportunity to study an Education Studies Major as a Primary Teaching Specialisation in either English, Mathematics or Science.

As well as being equipped with all the necessary elements of an initial teacher qualification, Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) graduates are prepared for a wide range of alternate employment opportunities with strong communication and people skills, creativity and capacity for independent thought, flexibility and adaptability in new situations, all increasingly demanded by employers.

Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 240 credit points with no less than 60 credit points at Level 3 or higher.

All students must enrol in and complete:

Core Components

The 40 credit points of core units are as follows

Code	Name
102738	Australian Politics and Active Citizenship

Code	Name
102737	Thinking Critically About Texts and Society

Code	Name
102736	Diversity, Language and Culture

Code	Name
102735	Foundations of Academic English

The core units listed below count towards completion of this course for students who passed these units in 2019 or earlier.

100958 - Australia and the World

100960 - Contemporary Society

100968 - Texts and Traditions

100846 - Analytical Reading and Writing

Education Studies - Primary Teaching Specialisation

All students must complete one of the following Education Studies – Primary Teaching Specialisations

Code	Name
M1126	Education Studies - Primary English Teaching Specialisation

Code	Name
M1127	Education Studies - Primary Mathematics Teaching Specialisation

Code	Name
M1128	Education Studies - Primary Science Teaching Specialisation

Arts Majors

All students must complete one of the following Majors. Explanation of these Majors can be found under the program listings below and are available dependent on the campus of offering.

Note: Not all majors are available on all campuses, please check availability.

Note: The following Majors and sub-majors have inherent requirements; Arabic, Chinese, Indonesian and Japanese.

Click here for details of the Inherent Requirements

Code	Name
M1097	Anthropology

Code	Name
M1059	Arabic

Code	Name
M1060	Chinese

Code	Name
M1113	Creative Writing

Code	Name
M1052	Cultural and Social Analysis

Code	Name
M1053	English

Code	Name
M1071	Geography and Urban Studies

Code	Name
M1054	History and Political Thought

Code	Name
M1041	Indigenous Australian Studies

Code	Name
M1093	Indonesian

Code	Name
M1108	International English

Please note: M1108 International English has been replaced by M1129 International English for students who commence this course from the 2019 academic year. Continuing students enrolled in M1108 are able to remain in and successfully complete the unit requirements of this specialisation.

Code	Name
M1129	International English

Code	Name
M1055	International Relations and Asian Studies

Code	Name
M1056	Islamic Studies

Code	Name
M1062	Japanese

Code	Name
M1119	Linguistics

Code	Name
M1114	Musicology

Code	Name
M1115	Music Performance

Code	Name
M2512	Organisations and Work

Code	Name
M1058	Philosophy

Code	Name
M1110	Psychological Studies

Code	Name
M1073	Sociology

Sub-majors

The 40 credit points of electives can also be used to complete a sub-major. The following sub-majors are available and are dependent on the campus of offering.

Note: Not all Arts sub-majors are available on all campuses

Code	Name
SM1077	Arabic

Code	Name
SM1078	Chinese

Code	Name
SM1116	Creative Writing

Code	Name
SM1070	Cultural and Social Analysis

Code	Name
SM1071	English

Code	Name
SM1072	History and Political Thought

Code	Name
SM1049	Indigenous Australian Studies

Code	Name
SM1112	Indonesian

Code	Name
SM1120	International English

Please note: SM1120 International English has been replaced by SM1132 International English for students who commence this course from the 2019 academic year. Continuing students enrolled in SM1120 are able to remain in and successfully complete the unit requirements of this specialisation.

Code	Name
SM1132	International English

Code	Name
SM1073	International Relations and Asian Studies

Code	Name
SM1074	Islamic Studies

Code	Name
SM1080	Japanese

Code	Name
SM1119	Linguistics

Code	Name
SM1082	Music for Primary Teaching

Code	Name
SM1076	Philosophy

Code	Name
SM1115	Psychological Studies

Recommended Full-time sequence

BA core unit (Level 1)

BA core unit (Level 1) or Arts Major unit Arts *

Major unit or Primary Teaching Specialisation unit

*The number of BA core units on offer will vary depending on your campus of enrolment.

BA core unit (Level 1)

BA core unit (Level 1) or Arts Major unit

Arts Major unit or Primary Teaching Specialisation unit

And one elective unit

Arts Major unit or Primary Teaching Specialisation unit

And one elective unit

Arts Major unit or Primary Teaching Specialisation unit

And one elective unit

Arts Major unit or Primary Teaching Specialisation unit

And one elective unit

Sub-major Elective Spaces

Elective units may be used toward obtaining an additional approved sub-major (40 credit points).

Search for sub-majors

Western Sydney University offers sub-majors in a range of areas including Sustainability and Indigenous Studies.

Indigenous Australian Studies Sub-major

Global Sustainability Sub-major

Students can apply for an elective sub-major via MySR.

MyStudentRecords (MySR)

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