Bachelor of Education (Primary)

Overview

• As a primary school teacher, you will make a difference in children’s lives as they learn and grow.
• Work in a real classroom with 16 weeks of classroom practice and a four-week internship.
• Graduates will be eligible for registration as a teacher in Queensland.
• Course is recognised nationally and internationally (additional requirements may apply in some locations).
• Specialise with an optional major, including Language Other Than English (LOTE), or Health and Physical Education (HPE), or choose from a range of minors.

Details

Why choose this course?

Primary teaching is a stimulating and rewarding career option. As a primary school teacher, you will provide the foundation for lifelong learning in young minds. You will help students develop thinking, learning and problem-solving skills. With our Bachelor of Education (Primary) degree, you will study all key learning areas, which identify what is important to teach primary students. The program will prepare you to teach across year levels 1 to 7. You can specialise with an optional major, including Language Other Than English (LOTE), or Health and Physical Education (HPE), or you can choose one from a range of minors.

Career outcomes

You will be prepared to teach Years 1 to 7 in a primary school. Teachers develop a range of skills which, in combination with work experience and personal qualities, may equip them for a variety of careers including community education officers and training developers.

Professional recognition

This course meets the requirements for registration as a teacher in Queensland. It is recognised nationally and internationally; however, additional requirements may be needed for some locations.

Units

Your course

Year 1

You will be involved in a foundation year that provides a global overview of learning and teaching. You will commence studies in curriculum and key learning areas in classroom practice as a foundation for the following years.

Year 2

You will focus on the primary years and undertake curriculum, and teaching and learning studies that explore human development, from personal and interpersonal perspectives, and prepare you for your first four-week supervised field experience in a school.

Year 3

You will further develop your knowledge of primary curriculum and explore issues in practising education, with sensitivity to sociocultural contexts. You will continue option studies and undertake your second four-week supervised school-based field experience.

Year 4

You will engage with specific aspects of learning, teaching, schools, policy and practices with almost half of your program involving you in classroom experiences including eight weeks of classroom practice and a final four-week internship that prepares you for your transition into the profession.

Majors and minors

The Bachelor of Education (Primary) offers you the opportunity to specialise in one major or one minor.

Majors

Optional majors include:

• Languages Other Than English (LOTE)
• Health and Physical Education (HPE).

Graduates with a major may seek employment as specialist LOTE or HPE teachers.

LOTE major

QUT, The University of Queensland and Griffith University have formed an Australian-first alliance to expand higher learning in a range of Asian and European languages. LOTE is available in French, German, Indonesian, Japanese or Mandarin. LOTE units in Mandarin are undertaken at QUT’s Gardens Point campus. The other languages are undertaken at the other universities.

HPE major

Students graduating with the HPE major will be eligible for membership of the Australian Council of Health, Physical Education and Recreation.

Students apply for the HPE major after their first year of study. Entry criteria and quotas for this major will apply. This major is available only at Kelvin Grove campus.

Minors

If you do not select a major, then one minor, consisting of four units, may be selected instead.

The minors include:

• Engaging Learners
• English as a Second Language (ESL)
• Health and Physical Activity
• Indigenous Education
• Literature and Media Studies
• Literacy
• Numeracy and Mathematics
• Research (for high-achieving students)
• Studies in Inclusive Education.

You may also choose to undertake units across the range of available areas (no minor completed).

The minors are subject to unit availability .

Credit for prior learning (advanced standing)

Students admitted with a completed Diploma of Children’s Services (Early Childhood Education and Care), or an Advanced Diploma of Children’s Services, or an equivalent accredited qualification, will be automatically granted credit (advanced standing) of 48 credit points (four option units). This credit does not reduce the course duration.

Entry requirements

Minimum academic requirements

Did you complete secondary school in Australia?

Course fees

Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. All fees are based on current fixed fee prices. We review fees annually.

Additional costs

There are compulsory purchases associated with this course that aren't covered by your tuition fees. See additional costs.

Scholarships and financial support

You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.

These scholarships are available for this course:

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