Bachelor of Education Studies

Our Bachelor of Education Studies will give you the teaching skills and knowledge to work in a number of community and private settings, including:

• mentoring and tutoring programs
• community programs
• public and welfare services
• after-school care
• teacher aide positions.

You can steer your education-focused career into an area of personal passion, with a relevant major or minor from our broad options. Possibilities include:

• PE/physical education (secondary)
• arts (music, visual arts and media)
• community (health, welfare, disability or psychology)
• English (literary studies and teaching English as an additional language)
• humanities (history, cultural or Indigenous studies)
• ICT (digital media)
• maths
• outdoor education
• science specialisations.

Please note: this course does not provide you with the prerequisites for teacher registration.

Bachelor of Education Studies prepares you for a wide range of important work with an education focus where teacher registration is not required, including:

• adult education
• teacher aide
• care facility training and support
• community programs
• disability work
• specialised learning programs, such as arts, science or maths
• recreation and sporting activities.

If you continue on to our Master of Teaching (Secondary) or Master of Teaching (Primary Education) you'll be able to apply for school teaching positions.

The following are average Australian salaries:

• teacher aide average salary (via Seek)
• training and development average salary (via Labour Market Insights)
• secondary-school teachers average salary (with additional Masters) (via Labour Market Insights).

To attain the Bachelor of Education Studies, students will be required to complete 288 credit points, consisting of:

• 96 credit points of First Year Core units
• 48 credit points of Core studies
• 48 credit points of Minor studies
• 96 credit points of Major studies

Use our credit calculator to find out how much credit you could get towards your course, based on your previous study.

If you have completed study with another university or institution and believe you are eligible to receive credit for skills and past study, you can apply for advanced standing.

Applications for advanced standing can be made after a discussion with your course chair or academic adviser.

Before applying, you should consider whether you also want to apply for:

• Special admission programs: Depending on your life circumstances you may be eligible for special consideration of your application.
• Advanced standing: If you have significant experience or studies elsewhere you may be eligible for credit for some units of your course and not have to undertake them.

Find out more about applying for our courses.