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Bachelor of Education Primary

Bachelor of Education (Primary)

 

BEd

320 cp

Minimum duration:  4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Available at                   Ballarat Campus Vic

                                     Brisbane Campus Qld

                                     Canberra Campus ACT

                                     Melbourne Campus Vic

                                    Strathfield Campus NSW

EFTSL value of units: All 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.

1.         REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF THE DEGREE[1]

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete:

(1)        320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

(a)           60 cp from Education Studies;

(b)          100 cp from Curriculum Foundation Studies, consisting of:

(i)      10 cp from Indigenous Studies;

(ii)      30 cp from Theology; or

30 cp from Lutheran Education; or

          for students who do not seek accreditation to teach Religious Education, 20 cp from Theology or Philosophy and 10 cp from Electives;

(iii)     20 cp from Mathematics;

(iv)         20 cp from English;

(v)           20 cp from Science.

(c)     studies in Curriculum and Pedagogy units as follows;

(i)      for students in NSW, 140 cp;

(ii)      for students in Victoria, 130 cp;

(iii)     for students in Queensland, 120 or 130 cp.

(d)     remaining credit points from Electives;

and

(2)        Professional Experience consisting of a minimum of 80 supervised teaching days and 20 days of school and community-based learning.[2]

SCHEDULE OF UNIT OFFERINGS

Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.

EDUCATION STUDIES

EDFD127          10         Contexts for Learning and Development

EDFD133          10         Understanding Learning (Co: EDFX110)

EDFD220          10         Managing Learning Environments

EDFD221          10         Creating Safe and Supportive Schools

EDFD452          10         Transition to the Profession

EDTS210          10         Teaching and Learning: Preparing for the Contexts of the Field

CURRICULUM FOUNDATION STUDIES

Indigenous Studies

HIST106            10         Australian Indigenous Peoples: Past and Present[3]

EDAB111          10         Indigenous Cultures and Peoples

Theology

Students may choose between two strands for the study of Theology:

Catholic Studies Minor[4]/Major Strand

This strand is available to students who took Study of Religion or equivalent in years 11 and 12. A Catholic Studies Minor consists of 40 cp from the units listed below, together with RE101 and RE102. A Catholic Studies Major consists of 60 cp from the units listed below, together with RE101 and RE102.

Core units (Minor and Major)

THEO113          10         The World and Literature of the Bible (Inc: THEO162)

THEO128          10         God, Faith and the Search for Meaning (Inc: THEO163)

THEO237          10         Foundations of Christian Ethics (Inc: THEO164)

THEO250          10         Christian Symbol, Ritual and Sacrament (Inc: THEO164)

Electives (Major)

PHIL208            10         Faith and Reason

THEO205          10         Jesus Christ Today

THEO215          10         The Synoptic Tradition

THEO242          10         Prayer and Spirituality in the Christian Tradition

THEO246          10         Humanity, Hope and Salvation

THEO262          10         World Religions

Scriptures, Theology and Church Life Strand

This strand is available to students who have not studied Study of Religion or equivalent in years 11 and 12.

THEO162          10         Introducing the Scriptures (Inc: THEO113)

THEO163          10         Introducing Theology (Inc: THEO128)

THEO164          10         Introducing Church Life (Inc: THEO237THEO250)

Transfer between strands

(a)     A student may transfer from the Scriptures, Theology and Church Life Strand to the Catholic Studies strand after completion of at least one unit, with an average of Credit grade in the Theology units taken.

(b)     A student may transfer from the Catholic Studies strand to the Scriptures, Theology and Church Life Strand after completion of at least one unit.

(c)     In either case, where transfer between strands is approved, credit will be given for relevant studies towards the strand to which the student has transferred.

PHILOSOPHY

PHIL100            10         Introduction to Philosophical Enquiry

PHIL101            10         Reason and Argument

PHIL102            10         Philosophy of the Human Person

PHIL103            10         History of Western Philosophy

PHIL104            10         Introduction to Ethics

MATHEMATICS

EDMA103         10         Exploring Mathematics 1

EDMA309         10         Exploring Mathematics 2

ENGLISH

EDLA107          10         Linguistics for Literacy

EDLA108          10         Children’s Literature for Literacy

SCIENCE

EDST107          10         Science and Technology for Primary Teachers 1

EDST204          10         Science and Technology for Primary Teachers 2

CURRICULUM AND PEDAGOGY

Studies of Society and Environment Education

EDSS428         10          Connecting Society and Environment: Curriculum for Professional Learning

Religious Education

EDRE100          10         Religious Education 1

EDRE102          10         Religious Education 2

Mathematics Education

EDMA202         10         Mathematics: Learning and Teaching 1

EDMA310         10         Mathematics: Learning and Teaching 2

Literacy Education

EDLA204          10         Literacy Education 1

EDLA309          10         Literacy Education 2

Diversity in the Classroom

EDFD447          10         Catering for Diversity in the Classroom

Science and Technology Education

EDST201          10         Science & Technology Education

Creative Arts Education

EDAR308          10         Creative Arts Education 1

EDAR422          10         Creative Arts Education 2

Personal Development, Health and Physical Education

EDPH306          10         Health and Physical Education

or

EDPH101          10         Personal Development Health and Physical Education 2 (NSW Yr 4)

Action Research

EDFD457          10         Action Research as a Reflective Practice

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

EDFX110          0          Professional Experience 1 (Co: EDFD133)

EDFX212          0          Professional Experience 2A

EDFX213          0          Professional Experience 2B

EDFX310          0          Professional Experience 3

EDFX413          0          Professional Experience 4

ELECTIVES

Students may choose elective units in Early Childhood or Catholic Studies or, subject to Course Co-ordinator approval, units from the Schedule of Unit Offerings in courses offered by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

 



[1] Notes

These rules apply to students who commenced the course in 2006 or later.

Religious Education and Theology Units: Completion of these units, in addition to giving full State accreditation, allows teachers to satisfy requirements for teaching in Catholic or Lutheran schools and State schools.

 

Catholic Schools Accreditation and Catholic Studies: Students who wish to teach in Catholic schools will undertake 30 cp in Theology units in the Scripture, Theology and Church Life (STCL) strand and 20 cp in Religious Education. A major in Catholic Studies (CS) of 80 cp with 60 cp in Theology and 20 cp in Religious Education is available for students who wish to pursue that option.

 

Students not seeking accreditation to teach in Catholic or Lutheran schools study alternative and/or elective units.

 

Lutheran Strand: Students who wish to complete the requirements for teaching in Lutheran schools must register and enrol with Australian Lutheran College as well as with Australian Catholic University. Five Lutheran units (50cp) will replace Catholic Theology and Religious Education units in the Bachelor of Education course and Australian Catholic University will credit these Lutheran units towards the completion of the degree.

 

Early Childhood Education Specialisation (40cp): (QUEENSLAND ONLY) Students who are interested in the Early Childhood Education specialisation should enrol in Early Childhood Education 1 and 2, which are offered in years 2 and 3 of the course, as their elective units. At the end of year 3, students must apply to the Course Co-ordinator to continue in the specialisation.

[2] Community engagement will be integrated across the program with links made to appropriate units. This will be a feature of the program and formally tracked and recorded. (These units do not attract credit point weightings nor involve payment of fees.)

[3] Available in Victoria only.

[4] A Catholic Studies Minor satisfies the minimum requirements for postgraduate study in Theology and the minimum expectations of the National Catholic Education Commission as the basis for teaching Religious Education.