Bachelor of Education Primary

Bachelor

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.

Key details

Degree Type

Bachelor

Duration

4 years full-time, 8 years part-time

Course Code

WEDP02

Study Mode

Online, In person

About this course

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.

In this course you will learn about

the school curriculum
contemporary approaches to issues in education, such as inclusivity
child and adolescent development
classroom management and student wellbeing
improving the teaching-learning relationship in the classroom
First Nations education
theory and practice on teaching and learning
developing an informed, evidence-based approach to learning and teaching in primary settings.

Practical experience: You will complete a minimum of 80 days of supervised practice teaching.

You can study a Bachelor of Education Primary online or on campus, part-time or full-time. Should you choose to study online, you'll complete your placements close to home.

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.

Entry requirements

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 III 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 140.
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.
Defence members with service of 1 year or more at the following ranks (or higher) meet the academic entry requirement for this course:
~Air Force: Aircraftman/Aircraftwoman, Corporal, Leading Aircraftman/Aircraftwoman
~Army: Corporal, Lance Corporal, Private
~Navy: Able Seaman, Leading Seaman, Seaman

* After any applicable adjustment factors have been applied.

Study locations

Casuarina

Online

What you will learn

This course comprises 30 core units, a choice of 2 specialist elective areas and is responsive to the needs as articulated in the Australian Professional Standards for Graduating Teachers. The course comprises discipline-specific curriculum and pedagogical studies, general education studies and professional experience. In addition, this course offers primary teaching specialisations, including English, humanities, science, technology and mathematics, health and PE, and the Arts.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Teacher Education courses at Charles Darwin University (CDU).

77.1%

Overall satisfaction

65.7%

Skill scale

58%

Teaching scale

88.3%

Employed full-time

$69k

Average salary

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