Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary Studies)

Teachers and education professionals have the power to change lives and shape young minds. If a rewarding career as a teacher in your home country is your dream, then the Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary Studies) degree is the program for you.

With the final placement undertaken in your home country, you'll gain relevant hands-on experience to work across a wide age range:

• Preschool and early childhood (birth - kindergarten): Play a meaningful role in intellectual and social development during the crucial early years.
• Primary school (kinder / year 1-6): Work across the full scale of children's intellectual, physical and social development.

Learn to work with families and children in various educational settings or play constructive roles in related industries such as policy development and research.

In this degree you will gain specialist skills, knowledge and expertise across early childhood years (birth - 6 years) through to primary school levels (year 1-6). In your first year, you will study courses which develop core knowledge of the foundations of child development, schooling, teaching and specialist subjects. Years 2 to 4 will provide you with an increasing breadth of knowledge and expertise across the key learning areas, as well as in various specialist subjects taught in primary school.

You will study a range of courses in:

• Psychology of learning and teaching
• Children's learning and growth across the span of birth to 12 years
• Families and society
• Programming and planning for children aged 0-6 years
• Language and mathematical learning
• Aboriginal education
• Education policy and contemporary issues
• Behaviour management
• Diversity and Inclusive education
• Ethics and professional codes of conduct

Diversify your skills and career pathways by qualifying for both teaching and non-teaching roles. Work with diverse families and children in various educational settings including primary school classrooms, childcare centres, and pre-schools.

Graduates of this program will be able to seek employment as Early Childhood Educators or Primary / Elementary school teachers, in their home countries (graduates should check their local accreditation requirements to determine the suitability of this program).

While most study Education to become teachers, your qualification opens doors to a multitude of other careers in related industries, including leadership and professional roles in research and policy development.

Career opportunities include: