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Course Overview
Where You Can Study
Lake Macquarie, NSW, Australia
Eligibility
Career & Study Pathways
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
TEQSA
Professional Body
NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) / AITSL
Accreditation Status
AccreditedSkills Assessor
AITSL
Course Content
Applied Numeracy
Core unit providing foundational understanding.
Foundations of Wellbeing
Core unit providing foundational understanding.
Tertiary Writing
Core unit providing foundational understanding.
Exploring the Physical & Natural World
Core unit providing foundational understanding.
Curriculum and Pedagogical Studies Primary – Preparing for the Learning Environment
Education unit covering current educational topics.
Exploring a Christian Worldview
Education unit covering current educational topics.
Child Development & Learning
Education unit covering current educational topics.
ICT & Curriculum
Education unit covering current educational topics.
Curriculum and Pedagogical Studies Primary – Planning & Assessment for Learning
Education unit covering current educational topics.
Curriculum and Pedagogical Studies Primary – Teaching & Researching for Effective Learning
Education unit covering current educational topics.
Managing the Primary Classroom Environment
Education unit covering current educational topics.
Professional Development: Preparation for the Workplace
Education unit covering current educational topics.
Students with Special Education Needs
Education unit covering current educational topics.
Indigenous Education
Education unit covering current educational topics.
Educational Research & Diversity
Education unit covering current educational topics.
Exploring a Philosophy of Christian Education
Education unit covering current educational topics.
Professional Experience
Professional experience placement unit.
Curriculum Studies - Teaching Creative Arts I
Curriculum unit preparing students to teach in Primary School settings.
Curriculum Studies - Teaching Initial English
Curriculum unit preparing students to teach in Primary School settings.
Curriculum Studies - Teaching English I
Curriculum unit preparing students to teach in Primary School settings.
Curriculum Studies - Teaching Mathematics I
Curriculum unit preparing students to teach in Primary School settings.
Curriculum Studies - Teaching English II
Curriculum unit preparing students to teach in Primary School settings.
Curriculum Studies - Teaching Mathematics II
Curriculum unit preparing students to teach in Primary School settings.
Curriculum Studies - Teaching Science & Technology
Curriculum unit preparing students to teach in Primary School settings.
Curriculum Studies - Teaching Humanities & Social Sciences
Curriculum unit preparing students to teach in Primary School settings.
Curriculum Studies - Teaching Creative Arts II
Curriculum unit preparing students to teach in Primary School settings.
Curriculum Studies - Teaching Health & Physical Education
Curriculum unit preparing students to teach in Primary School settings.
Curriculum Studies - Teaching Biblical Studies
Curriculum unit preparing students to teach in Primary School settings.
Common Questions
Students engage in four Professional Experience Placements throughout the course. For those in an undergraduate degree this is a minimum of 80 days. Hands-on classroom experience begins from the second year of full-time study, and students may also be able to undertake an overseas Professional Experience Placement.
The BA/BTch (Primary) qualifies and prepares graduates to teach from Kindergarten to Year 6 in Christian, independent and state school systems in both Australia and overseas.
Yes. Students must obtain a New South Wales Working with Children Check (WWCC) no later than the end of their first year, complete Child Protection Awareness Training within the first two weeks of semester before the first placement, complete ASCIA anaphylaxis e-training, and comply with the NSW Department of Education Code of Conduct. Additionally, students must pass the Government Literacy and Numeracy Test (LANTITE) before commencing their final Professional Experience Placement.
Students choose four units within a Key Learning Area (KLA) of the primary curriculum. Available Primary specialisations include Science, Mathematics, Health and Physical Education, Creative Arts, English, and Humanities and Social Sciences. Students must contact the Course Convenor for details about unit selection.
Applicants whose primary language is not English must demonstrate English language proficiency by achieving a minimum overall IELTS score of 7.5, with a minimum score of 7.0 in reading and writing, and a minimum score of 8.0 in listening and speaking, or one of the other ways outlined in Appendix 2 of the Admission Policy (HE).
Application
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