Bachelor
Health and Physical Education teachers educate and promote a range of movement areas including games and sports, dance, gymnastics, aquatics and athletics.
Health and Physical Education teachers educate and promote a range of movement areas including games and sports, dance, gymnastics, aquatics and athletics. They also promote healthy lifestyle issues in schools to encourage lifelong movement, healthy behaviours associated with mental health, drugs, good nutrition, self-esteem development, knowledge about sexuality and sexual health; and interpersonal skills.
The Bachelor of Health and Physical and Health (Dean's Scholar) is a program for high-achieving students who wish to continue their studies through honours and research degrees.
As a Dean's Scholar you will make a scholarly contribution to your field of study and to UOW. You will have access to an academic mentor, extended library privileges, invitations to attend school workshops and seminars, and networking events. There's also the opportunity for casual employment in the UOW Faculty of Social Sciences, community research, or projects supervised by leading practitioners or scholars for 15 hours per year.
This degree gives you expert theory and professional experience for employment as a Health and Physical Education teacher. You may also gain employment in educational environments such as sports related coaching and development. You will learn through face-to-face delivery in classrooms, online learning, and school and community settings.
You will complete extensive professional experience throughout your degree which allows you to learn by observation and apply your skills in the classroom this includes professional experience (PEX) in second and third year with a final seven week PEX Internship in fourth year. You will also have opportunities for rural and international professional experiences, to study overseas with UOW's international exchange and study abroad partners, and to join international cultural immersion programs.
You can apply for the Honours program, which is embedded in third/fourth year, and involves a research project under academic supervision.