Course Overview

About This Course

An education degree doesn't confine you to the classroom. Whether you're drawn to teaching, leadership, curriculum development, or support services, it equips you with adaptable skills valued across diverse educational and community settings. The Bachelor of Education (Primary) consists of 4 teaching and learning strands: Christian Studies, Education Studies, Discipline Studies (including Discipline Content, and Curriculum and Pedagogy) and Professional Experience. As part of their Discipline Content studies, Bachelor of Education (Primary) students complete a specialisation in English, Humanities and Social Sciences, Mathematics or Science.

Where You Can Study

Available Locations

Christian Heritage College - Carindale, Queensland

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Eligibility

Entry Requirements

General Requirements

Prerequisites (Recent Secondary Education): Year 12 studies or equivalent in English and Mathematics
English: English, English and Literature (Units 3 & 4; C or above), or equivalent studies
Mathematics: General Mathematics, Mathematical Methods, Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4; C or above), or equivalent studies
Additional subject (from PDF): Agricultural Science, Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental Science, Marine Science, Physics or Psychology (Units 3 & 4, C or equivalent)
Recent Secondary Education: Applicants who have completed secondary education in the last two years and who are aged 17 years or over are eligible for admission
VET Study: Applicants with at least a completed Certificate III (with a GPA of at least 4.0, where applicable) and who are aged 17 years or over are eligible for admission
Higher Education Study: Applicants with completed higher education study, or at least one semester (full-time equivalent) who wish to transfer to or within CHC, are eligible for admission
Work and Life Experience: Applicants who demonstrate readiness for higher education, including successful completion of the Special Tertiary Admission Test (STAT), are eligible for admission
Suitability: Applicants must demonstrate qualities that indicate motivation and suitability to become a teacher and involvement in personal learning and leadership activities (assessed via NARTE as administered by QTAC)
Blue Card: Applicants must be eligible for a blue card (Queensland's Working with Children Check), or the equivalent from another jurisdiction
English Language Proficiency (IELTS Academic): 7.5 overall (at least 8.0 for Listening and Speaking; at least 7.0 for Reading and Writing)
English Language Proficiency (ISLPR): 4 in each of the areas of Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing (administered by ISLPR Language Services, Mt Gravatt, Queensland only)
English test results must be no more than two years old as at the commencement of the course of study
English proficiency exemption: Satisfactory completion (from Canada [excluding Quebec], New Zealand, Australia, Republic of Ireland, United States or United Kingdom) of senior secondary or accredited higher education sector studies of at least two years (full-time equivalent)

Career & Study Pathways

Where this takes you

Career Opportunities

Educational support roles, education trainer, academic tutor. Pathway in teacher education courses.

Quality & Recognition

Accreditation & Migration

Academic Regulator

TEQSA

Professional Body

Queensland College of Teachers (QCT) / AITSL

Accreditation Status

Accredited

Skills Assessor

AITSL

Course Content

Units of Competency

All Units50 units

CE116

Christian Worldview and Teaching Practice 1

CE216

Christian Worldview and Teaching Practice 2

ES117

Educational Neuroscience and Psychology of Learning (P-6)

ES123

Introduction To Teaching and Learning (P-6)

ES242

Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting (P-6)

ES261

Australian Indigenous Contexts and Education

ES352

Learning Communities: Schools, Students and Families, (P-6)

ES360

Studies in Inclusive Philosophy and Practice

ES470

The Professional Teacher

ES480

Worldview and Sociology For Teachers

PE212

Learning About Teaching: Planning for Learning (P-6)

PE322

Teaching for Learning: Motivating and Managing Learners (P-6)

PE332

Teaching for Learning: Curriculum and Planning (P-6)

PE441

Teaching for Transformation: Research and Data-informed Practice (P-6)

PE450

Internship: Teaching for Transformation

CR111

Introduction to Cross-Curricular Literacies

CR131

Introduction to Language, Literature and Literacy

CR161

Introduction to Mathematics and Numeracy

CR171

Introduction to Science

CR185

Introduction to Humanities and Social Sciences

CR194

Curriculum and Pedagogy: The Arts and Technology

CR232

Curriculum and Pedagogy: English and Literacy

CR240

Content and Pedagogy: Health and Physical Education

CR262

Curriculum and Pedagogy: Mathematics and Numeracy

CR330

Phonics Instruction and Fundamentals of Literacy

CR335

Advanced Studies in English and Literacy

CR363

Advanced Studies in Mathematics and Numeracy

CR370

Curriculum and Pedagogy: Science and Technologies

LIT101

Great Books of the Western World I