Bachelor of Education (Primary)

BEdPri

Credit points

320

Minimum duration

4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

• Ballarat
• Blacktown
• Brisbane
• Canberra
• Melbourne
• North Sydney
• Strathfield

EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

Completion requirements

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete:

320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

1. 60 cp from Education Studies units (Part A)
2. 60 cp from Effective Teaching units (Part B)
3. 110 cp from Primary Curriculum and Discipline Studies units (Part C)
4. 80 cp from Primary Specialisation units, comprising 

i. 40 cp of Primary Subject Specialisation units (Part E, Part G, Part I, Part K, Part L or Part M)  AND

40 cp of Religious Education units (Part H) or 40 cp of Primary Extension units (Part F)

OR 

ii. 80 cp of Language Specialisation units (Part J)

OR 

iii. 20 cp of English Specialisation units and 20 cp of specified units (Part D) AND 

40 cp of Religious Education units (Part H) or 40 cp of Primary Extension units (Part F)

e. 10 cp from Core Curriculum units (Part N)

f. 0 cp from LNTE110 Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic and LNTE111 Literacy and Numeracy Test units (Part O).

g.*O cp from Elective unit (Part P)

*This optional volunteer experience unit is only available to students on the Ballarat campus and is not a course completion requirement.

Other requirements

1. Students must pass all professional experience components, including professional experience embedded within units.
2. Requirements for working with children: All students enrolled must have the appropriate approvals before they may enter a classroom. These are: Blue Card (Qld) or Working with Children Check (ACT, NSW and Victoria). International students must bring police check documentation from their own countries. To meet the requirements for working in settings other than schools, a National Police Check may be required. All students who have lived in another country for 12 months or more must provide a police check from that country for that period.

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

Exit points

A student who has successfully completed the requirements of a course listed below may exit from the course with that qualification. Note that none of these qualifications qualify a student to teach in Australia.

• Non-Award Certificate in Educational Studies
• Diploma in Educational Studies (Tertiary Preparation)
• Bachelor of Educational Studies
• Diploma in Liberal Arts
• Certificate in Liberal Arts

A student who does not meet the LANTITE requirements may access an appropriate exit point if they meet the requirements of that award.

Progression requirements

Students must pass LNTE111 Literacy and Numeracy Test before they can attempt the second placement unit EDET101 Effective Teaching 2: Principles of Curriculum, Planning and Pedagogy.

Part A : Education Studies Units

Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDES100	Understanding Learning and Teaching	10
EDES101	Educational Thought	10
EDES103	Understanding Learners and Their Contexts	10
EDES104	Digital Cultures and Capabilities	10
EDES105	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledges, Histories and Cultures	10
EDES302	Professional Communication	10

Part B : Effective Teaching Units

Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDET100	Effective Teaching 1: Becoming a Teacher	10
EDET101	Effective Teaching 2: Curriculum, Planning and Pedagogy	10
EDET200	Effective Teaching 3: Engaging Learners and Managing Learning Environments	10
EDET300	Effective Teaching 4: Diverse Learning and Inclusive Education	10
EDET400	Effective Teaching 5: Assessment and Data Informed Practice	10
EDET401	Effective Teaching 6: Professional Engagement and Reflection	10

Part C : Primary Curriculum and Discipline Studies

Complete exactly 110 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDAR290	The Arts Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment F 6	10
EDEN100	Foundations of Literacy	10
EDEN102	Children's Literature for Early Reading	10
EDEN290	English Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 (B-8)	10
EDEN291	English Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2 (8-12)	10
EDHP290	Health and Physical Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (F-6)	10
EDMA290	Mathematics Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 (B-12)	10
EDMA291	Mathematics Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2 (F-6)	10
EDSS290	Humanities and Social Sciences Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (F-6)	10
EDSI290	Science Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (B-12)	10
EDTE290	Technologies Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (F-6)	10

Part D : English

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDEN345	Literacy and Diversity Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment	10
EDEN410	Critical Issues in Literacy Education	10

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDAR295	Creative Arts with Children	10
OR
EDSI100	Science in Our World	10
OR
ENGL111	Literature Across Time and Space	10

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
NMBR140	Introduction to Mathematical Thinking	10
OR
EDHP310	Health Studies and Movement Education	10
OR
ENGL234	The Literature of Other Worlds: Fantasy and Science Fiction	10

Part E : Mathematics

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
NMBR141	Number Development in Mathematics	10
NMBR142	Geometry and Measurement in Mathematics	10
EDMA311	Intervention in Numeracy	10
EDMA426	Leading Mathematics Education	10

Part F : Primary Extension

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDSI100	Science in Our World	10	If already completed replace from list of electives or approved unit from a primary specialisation
NMBR140	Introduction to Mathematical Thinking	10	If already completed replace from list of electives or approved unit from a primary specialisation
EDES300	Comparative Education: Local and Global Contexts	10

AND one unit (10 cp) from other Specialisations/Electives

Part G : Indigenous Education

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDAB113	Australian Aboriginal Peoples, Cultures and Identities	10
EDAB203	Embedding Aboriginal Perspectives Across Curriculum: Contextualising Aboriginal Knowings	10
EDEN345	Literacy and Diversity Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment	10
NMBR143	Introduction to Mathematical Ideas	10

For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples only.

Part H : Religious Education

PART H.1 OR PART H.2 OR PART H.3

Part H.1 : Catholic Schools

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDRE101	Religious Education 1: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment	10
THBS100	Introduction to the Bible	10
THCT100	What Christians Believe	10
THCT202	Christian Symbol, Ritual and Sacrament	10

Part H.2 : Anglican Strand (Queensland only)

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDRE101	Religious Education 1: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment	10
THCT100	What Christians Believe	10

AND two units to be completed cross-institutionally through St Francis Theological College or Charles Sturt University.

Part H.3 : Lutheran Strand - *Lutheran strand units are offered by the Australian Lutheran College through ACU.

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

*BS1003l (10cp) Exploring the Bible; *CT1002L (10cp) The Christian Faith; *DE3012L (10cp) The Practice of Lutheran Education; *DE2007L (10cp) Principles and Context of Lutheran Schooling

Part I : The Arts

PART I.1 AND PART I.2

Part I.1 :

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDAR295	Creative Arts with Children	10
EDAR430	Leadership and Professional Practice in Arts Education	10

Part I.2 :

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDAR310	Dance and Drama Education	10
EDAR311	Music Education	10
EDAR312	Visual and Media Arts Education	10

Part J : Primary Subject Specialisation Units - Languages*

PART J.1 OR PART J.2

Part J.1 : *Italian

Complete exactly 80 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
ITAN101	Introductory Italian	10
ITAN102	Elementary Italian A	10
ITAN103	Elementary Italian B	10
ITAN201	Intermediate Italian A	10
ITAN202	Intermediate Italian B	10
EDLA290	General Language Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment	10
EDLA291	Italian Language Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment	10
EDES300	Comparative Education: Local and Global Contexts	10

Part J.2 : *Spanish

Complete exactly 80 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
SPAN101	Introductory Spanish	10
SPAN102	Elementary Spanish A	10
SPAN103	Elementary Spanish B	10
SPAN201	Intermediate Spanish A	10
SPAN202	Intermediate Spanish B	10
EDLA290	General Language Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment	10
EDLA292	Spanish Language Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment	10
EDES300	Comparative Education: Local and Global Contexts	10

Part K : Health and Physical Education

PART K.1 AND PART K.2 AND PART K.3

Part K.1 :

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EXSC106	Social and Emotional Wellbeing of Young People	10	only available to NSW students
EXSC118	Nutrition and Exercise	10	only available to Vic and Qld students

Part K.2 :

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDHP310	Health Studies and Movement Education	10
EDHP311	Recreation and Outdoor Education in Primary School	10
EDHP312	Adapted Physical Education	10
EDHP313	Health, Wellbeing and Physical Education in Early Childhood	10

Part K.3 :

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDHP400	Health and Physical Education Extension Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment	10

Part L : Science

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDSI100	Science in Our World	10
EDSI410	Educating for a Sustainable Future	10
EDSI411	Teaching Science as a Human Endeavour	10
EDSI412	Alternative Science Conceptions: What, Why and How	10

Part M : Science and Technologies

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDSI100	Science in Our World	10
EDSI410	Educating for a Sustainable Future	10
EDSI413	Educating for STEM	10
EDTE410	Technologies Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment Extension (F-6)	10

Part N : Core Curriculum Units

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
UNCC300	Justice and Change in a Global World	10
PHCC320	The Just Society	10

Part O : Literacy and Numeracy Test

Complete exactly 2 of the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
LNTE110	Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic	0
LNTE111	Literacy and Numeracy Test	0

Part P : Elective unit

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDFX205	Educational Community Engagement Program	0	This is an optional unit that is available only to students on the Ballarat campus.