Bachelor of Education (Primary and Special Education)

BEdPri&SpecEd

Credit points

320

Minimum duration

4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

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

Note:

Sydney (Blacktown), NSW (not available 2021)

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 Bachelor of Education with a named specialisation in Primary and Special Education, 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 Special Education Specialisation units (Part D)
5. 10 cp from Core Curriculum units (Part E);
6. 0cp from LNTE110 Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic and LNTE111 Literacy and Numeracy Test units (Part F).

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. 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.

1. Non-Award Certificate in Educational Studies
2. Diploma in Educational Studies (Tertiary Preparation)
3. Bachelor of Educational Studies
4. Diploma in Liberal Arts
5. 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 : Special Education Specialisation Units

Complete exactly 80 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDSE111	Attitudes and Inclusive Practice	10
EDSE211	Early Intervention and Transitions	10
EDSE410	Children and Young People at Risk	10
EDSE411	Positive Behaviour Intervention Support	10
EDSE412	High Potential and Giftedness	10
EDSE413	Cultural Diversity and Refugees	10
EDSX400	Special Education Professional Experience	10

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDEN345	Literacy and Diversity Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment	10
OR
EDMA163	Exploring Mathematics and Numeracy	10

Part E : 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
OR
PHCC320	The Just Society	10

Part F : 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