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Bachelor of Education (Primary)

Bachelor

This nationally accredited course is dedicated to producing future teachers ready to enter the primary education teaching profession.

Key details

Degree Type

Bachelor

Duration

4 years full-time, 8 years part-time

Course Code

Y41, 074169G

Domestic Fees

$4,450 per year / $17,800 total

International Fees

$36,200 per year / $144,800 total

About this course

This nationally accredited course is dedicated to producing future teachers ready to enter the primary education teaching profession.

A key feature of this course is the range and number of professional practice experiences offered to Pre-Service Teachers, ensuring they can make the essential connection between theory and practice, while building both professional and generic employability skills in real teaching environments.

Partnerships between ECU and over 1,000 schools and early learning centres allow for Pre-Service Teachers to gain experience in diverse settings, including public, private, metropolitan, regional, rural or remote schools, working with children from diverse economic, social, ethnic and educational backgrounds. Final year Pre-Service Teachers can apply for a place in the internship program in a school.

Pre-Service Teachers also have the opportunity to complete a formal specialisation in their Primary Education qualification. This enables you to obtain a deeper and broader level knowledge and understanding in a particular Learning Area at the graduate level. Units are also available in the degree that enable students to complete accreditation requirements to teach in Catholic schools.

Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) level

This course has been accredited by ECU as an AQF Level 7 Bachelor Degree Award.

Entry requirements

Admission requirements you'll need to meet for this course.

The following course-specific admission requirements are mandatory and must be satisfied by all applicants. These requirements are in addition to or supersede the minimum requirements outlined within the Academic admission requirements band section below.

All applicants are required to satisfy non-academic criteria, in addition to satisfying academic entry criteria. Applicants' non-academic capabilities will be assessed based on completion of a Non-Academic Requirements for Teacher Entry (NARTE) online questionnaire.
One or more of the majors in this course has admission requirements. Refer to the major for more information.

All applicants must meet the academic admission requirements for this course. The indicative or guaranteed ATAR is as published (where applicable) or academic admission requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:
- AQF Cert IV;
- Successfully completed 0.25 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent);
- Undergraduate Certificate;
- Special Tertiary Admissions Test;*
- University Preparation Course;*
- Indigenous University Orientation Course;*
- Aboriginal University Readiness Assessment; or*
- Experience Based Entry Scheme.*
* Further information can be found on the Study course entry page.

For international students, requirements include your secondary school results.
International students must attain an IELTS Academic with an average level of 7.5 or more, across the four components of listening, speaking, reading and writing; no score below level 7.0 in any of these components; and a score of 8.0 or more in the components of speaking and listening. Internationally schooled applicants may also be required to meet this requirement.

Applicants who have completed secondary education, bachelor degree or master degree studies in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK or the USA are not required to provide an IELTS Academic test. Minimum English standard requirements may be satisfied with one of the following:
- Year 12 English ATAR/English Literature ATAR grade C or better or equivalent;
- Special Tertiary Admissions Test;*
- Successfully completed 1.0 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher in the UK, Ireland, USA, NZ or Canada;
- University Preparation Course;
- Indigenous University Orientation Course;*
- Aboriginal Student Intake Test;*
- AQF Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree; or
- Successfully completed 0.375 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent).
Note:
Applicants who have completed their secondary education in South Africa in English, or have an undergraduate degree taught in English from a South African University are deemed to have satisfied English language requirements.

Applicants from the Seychelles:
Successful completion of the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) grade C or above, PLUS a completed 4 year National Diploma.

Study locations

Joondalup

Mount Lawley

What you will learn

Apply broad discipline knowledge to a range of theoretical and practical Primary education situations.
Communicate disciplinary (Primary education) knowledge and values in professional and public contexts.
Demonstrate a broad and coherent body of knowledge in the underlying philosophies, theories, principles and processes of learning including how they relate to practice and the role of teachers, from a global perspective.
Demonstrate a global outlook with respect for cultural diversity, including Indigenous cultural competence.
Demonstrate autonomy, accountability and judgement for own learning and professional practice.
Demonstrate broad and coherent body of knowledge with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in primary education.
Demonstrate knowledge of socio-cultural backgrounds, including Indigenous and their impact on students' learning needs (1,12)
Think creatively to anticipate challenges and generate Primary education specific solutions/responses.
Think critically to analyse, interpret and conceptualise complex Primary education problems.
Use digital technologies and literacies to access, evaluate and synthesise relevant information from multiple sources.
Work collaboratively and demonstrate initiative to implement social, sustainable, and ethical values.

Apply broad discipline knowledge to a range of theoretical and practical Primary education situations.
Communicate disciplinary (Primary education) knowledge and values in professional and public contexts.
Demonstrate a broad and coherent body of knowledge in the underlying philosophies, theories, principles and processes of learning including how they relate to practice and the role of teachers, from a global perspective.
Demonstrate a global outlook with respect for cultural diversity, including Indigenous cultural competence.
Demonstrate autonomy, accountability and judgement for own learning and professional practice.
Demonstrate broad and coherent body of knowledge with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in primary education.
Demonstrate knowledge of socio-cultural backgrounds, including Indigenous and their impact on students' learning needs (1,12)
Think creatively to anticipate challenges and generate Primary education specific solutions/responses.
Think critically to analyse, interpret and conceptualise complex Primary education problems.
Use digital technologies and literacies to access, evaluate and synthesise relevant information from multiple sources.
Work collaboratively and demonstrate initiative to implement social, sustainable, and ethical values.

Career pathways

This course creates quality graduates ready to take up employment in education learning environments.

Possible future job titles

Primary School Teacher

Courses you can consider if you are interested in progressing further in this area.

Graduate Certificate of Education (Accelerated Online)
Graduate Certificate of Education
Master of Education (Accelerated Online)
Master of Education (Advanced)
Master of Education
Graduate Certificate of Education (Early Childhood Studies)

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Teacher Education courses at Edith Cowan University (ECU).

82.4%

Overall satisfaction

83.2%

Skill scale

73.2%

Teaching scale

59.8%

Employed full-time

$69k

Average salary

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