Bachelor of Education (Primary)
BEd(Pri)
360 cp
Minimum duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Bachelor of Educational Studies
(Exit qualification only)
BEdSt
240 cp
Diploma in Educational Studies (Tertiary Preparation)
(Exit qualification only)
DipEdSt(TertPrep)
80 cp
Certificate in Educational Studies
(Exit qualification only)
CertEdSt
40 cp
Diploma in Liberal Arts
(Exit qualification only)
DipLibArts
80 cp
Certificate in Liberal Arts
(Exit qualification only)
CerLibArts
40 cp
Course available at:
- Ballarat, Victoria
- Brisbane, Queensland
- Canberra, ACT
- Melbourne, Victoria
- Sydney (North Sydney), NSW
- Sydney (Strathfield), NSW
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.
1. Admission Requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy that includes meeting a minimum ATAR requirement.
International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed:
- the following prerequisites at year 12 level or equivalent:
Australian Capital Territory
- Prerequisites: Nil
- Assumed Knowledge: Major in English (T) and Major in Mathematics (T)
New South Wales
- Prerequisites:Nil
- Assumed Knowledge: A minimum of three Band 5 HSC results, including one in English and Two units of Mathematics Band 4
Note: This course is structured to allow applicants to meet the three Band 5 entry requirements within the degree program by including a full year of discipline studies before applicants study how to teach.
Queensland
- Prerequisites: English (4,SA), Maths A, B or C (4,SA) and Science (any) (4,SA)
Victoria
- Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English and Units 1 and 2 – two units (any study combination) of General Mathematics or Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics or Units 3 and 4: Mathematics (any).
OR
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants may be selected following an interview with the course coordinator and staff of the campus Indigenous Higher Education Unit. They should have:
- minimum of three years’ work experience; or
- of year 12 or equivalent; or
- relevant tertiary study skills or successful completion of a Tertiary Communication Skills program.
Assumed knowledge includes minimum requirements in English and Mathematics.
In addition applicants will be required to:
- demonstrate suitability for teaching;
- meet any additional prerequisite requirements imposed by state jurisdictions.
Applicants who do not meet state jurisdictional minimum requirements will be able to undertake approved alternative entry pathways.
*Disclaimer: The Course entry requirements above are for 2020 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.
2. Additional Approvals
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 Vic). 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.
3. Requirements for Completion of the Degree
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete:
(1) 360 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 50 cp from Foundation Studies;
- 110 cp from Education Studies;
- 110 cp from Curriculum Studies;
- 40 cp from Discipline Minor;
- 30 cp from Discipline extension or electives;
- 20 cp from Core Curriculum Units.
- 0 cp from LNTE110 Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic and LNTE111 Literacy and Numeracy Test
4. Requirements for Completion of the Degree with accreditation to teach Religious Education in Catholic, Anglican or Lutheran schools
To qualify for the degree and accreditation to teach Religious Education in Catholic, Anglican or Lutheran schools a student must complete:
(1) 360 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 50 cp from Foundation Studies
- 110 cp from Education Studies
- 110 cp from Curriculum Studies
- 50 cp from Religious Education Discipline Minor:
- Catholic Schools
- 20 cp from Religious Education; and
- 30 cp from Theology.
Anglican Strand (Queensland only) - 20 cp for Anglican Education
- 10 cp from Theology
- 20 cp from Religious Education
Lutheran Strand (Queensland and Victoria) - 40 cp from Lutheran Education
- 10 cp from Core Curriculum (UNCC 300
- 30 cp from Discipline Extension or Electives
- 10 cp from Core Curriculum Unit (UNCC100)
- 0 cp from LNTE110 Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic and LNTE111 Literacy and Numeracy Test
Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.
5. Exit Point
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.
- Certificate in Educational Studies
- Diploma in Educational Studies (Tertiary Preparation)
- Certificate in Liberal Arts
- Diploma in Liberal Arts
- Bachelor of Educational Studies
A student who does not meet the LANTITE requirements may access an appropriate exit point if they meet the requirements of that award.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Foundation Studies Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
COMM140 | 10 | Digital Communication Technologies | Nil |
ENGL140 | 10 | Children's Literature: Worlds of Fiction | Nil |
NMBR140 | 10 | Introduction to Mathematical Thinking | Nil |
POLS140 | 10 | The Global Citizen: Civics and Citizenship in a Changing World | Nil |
SCIT140 | 10 | Science in Our World | Nil |
Literacy and Numeracy Test
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
LNTE110 | 0 | Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic | Nil |
LNTE111 | 0 | Literacy and Numeracy Test | LNTE110 Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic (P) |
Education Studies Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
*EDAB411 | 10 | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures, Peoples and Education | Nil |
EDFD140 | 10 | Foundations of Learning | Nil |
EDFD340 | 10 | Diversity and Inclusive Education | EDFD221 Creating Inclusive Safe and Supportive Schools, EDFD261 Inclusive Safe and Supportive Learning Environments, EDFD271 Creating Inclusive Safe and Supportive Environments (I), |
EDFD452 | 10 | Transition into the Primary Profession | EDFX343 Education Studies and Professional Experience 3: Creating Quality Learning Environments (P) |
EDFX140 | 10 | Socio-Cultural Influences on Education/Community Engagement | Nil |
EDFX241 | 10 | Education Studies and Professional Experience 1: Becoming a Teacher | ENGL140 Children’s Literature: Worlds of Fiction or ENGL104 Exploring Literature and NMBR140 Introduction to Mathematical Thinking (P) |
EDFX242 | 10 | Education Studies and Professional Experience 2: Building Positive Relationships | EDFX241 Education Studies and Professional Experience 1: Becoming a Teacher, LNTE111 Literacy and Numeracy Test (P) |
EDFX343 | 10 | Education Studies and Professional Experience 3: Creating Quality Learning Environments | EDFX242 Education Studies and Professional Experience 2: Building Positive Relationships, plus 60 cp from Curriculum Studies (P) |
EDFX444 | 20 | Reflective Pedagogy for Research-informed Teaching and Learning and Professional Experience 4 | EDFX343 Education Studies and Professional Experience 3: Creating Quality Learning Environments, Successful completion of LANTITE requirements (P) |
EDTS240 | 10 | Technologies Education | Nil |
*EDAB411 is not mandatory for students undertaking the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Discipline Minor. Students will substitute EDAB411 with an Religious Education unit or elective.
Curriculum Studies
Humanities and Social Sciences Education
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
EDSS341 | 10 | Humanities and Social Sciences: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment | POLS140 The Global Citizen: Civics and Citizenship in a Changing World (P) |
Mathematics Education
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
EDMA241 | 10 | Mathematics Education 1: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment | NMBR140 Introduction to Mathematical Thinking (P) |
EDMA342 | 10 | Mathematics Education 2: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment | EDMA241 Mathematics Education 1: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (P) |
Literacy Education
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
EDLA241 | 10 | Literacy Education 1: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment | ENGL140 Children’s Literature: Worlds of Fiction or ENGL104 Exploring Literature (P) |
EDLA342 | 10 | Literacy Education 2: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment | EDLA241 Literacy Education 1: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (P) |
Science Education
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
EDST241 | 10 | Science Education 1: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment | SCIT140 Science in Our World (P); EDST107/EDST167, EDST201 /EDST261 and EDST204/EDST264 (I) |
EDST342 | 10 | Science Education 2: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment | EDST241 Science Education 1: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (P); EDST107/EDST167, EDST201 /EDST261 and EDST204/EDST264(I) |
The Arts Education
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
EDAR241 | 10 | The Arts Education 1: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment | Nil |
EDAR342 | 10 | The Arts Education 2: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment | Nil |
Health and Physical Education
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
EDPH241 | 10 | Health and Physical Education 1: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment | Nil |
EDPH342 | 10 | Health and Physical Education 2: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment | Nil |
Core Curriculum Units
Visit Core Curriculum for more information.
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
One unit from: | |||
UNCC100 | 10 | Self and Community: Exploring the anatomy of modern society | Nil |
PHIL102 | 10 | Theories of Human Nature | Nil |
PHIL104 | 10 | Introduction to Ethics | Nil |
Students who do not wish to teach in Catholic schools will also enrol into:
Visit Core Curriculum for more information.
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
One unit from: | |||
UNCC300 | 10 | Justice and Change in a Global World | UNCC100 Self and Community: Exploring the anatomy of modern society or PHIL102 Theories of Human Nature or PHIL104 Introduction to Ethics (P); UNCC301 Humanity in Catholic History and Culture, UNCC302 Human Dignity in International Context (I) |
PHIL320 | 10 | Ethics, Justice and the Good Society | Nil |
Discipline Minors
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
EDAB113 | 10 | Australian Aboriginal Peoples, Cultures and Identities 1 | Nil |
EDAB203 | 10 | Embedding Aboriginal Perspectives across Curriculum: Contextualising Aboriginal Knowings | Nil |
EDAB204 | 10 | Teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children: Making a Difference | Nil |
EDAB304 | 10 | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Teachers in Australian Education 1 | Nil |
Inclusive Education
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
IEAC133 | 10 | Attitudes and Inclusion | Nil |
IEAC225 | 10 | Family and Disability | Nil |
EDIE443 | 10 | Children and Young People at Risk | Nil |
EDIE444 | 10 | Positive Behaviour Intervention Support | Nil |
Literacy
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
Or | 10 | Exploring Literature Reading Literature: Form and Genre | Nil ENGL104 Exploring Literature (I) |
ENGL205 | 10 | Australian Literature for Children and Young Adults | Nil |
EDLA345 | 10 | TESOL Techniques | Nil |
EDLA346 | 10 | Assessment and Intervention in English Literacy | Nil |
Mathematics
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
NMBR141 | 10 | Number Development in Mathematics | Nil |
NMBR142 | 10 | Geometry and Measurement in Mathematics | Nil |
EDMA413 | 10 | Statistics and Probability in Middle School Mathematics | Nil |
EDMA414 | 10 | Algebra and Function in Middle School Mathematics | Nil |
Religious Education2
Catholic Studies for Accreditation
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
EDRE101 | 10 | Religious Education 1: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment | Nil |
EDRE102 | 10 | Religious Education 2: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment | Nil |
THBS100 | 10 | Introduction to the Bible | Nil |
THCT100 | 10 | What Christians Believe | Nil |
THCT202 | 10 | Christian Symbol, Ritual and Sacrament | THBS100 Introduction to the Bible, THCT100 What Christians Believe (P); THEO228 Christian Life: Worship and Ethics (I) |
In ACT, Queensland, NSW and Victoria, UNCC100 Our World, Community and Vulnerability, becomes a sixth unit in the Catholic Studies for Accreditation sequence to qualify graduates to teach in a Catholic Primary school.
Appropriate Units which will contribute to a discipline minor may be selected from the Bachelor of Arts with the approval of the course coordinator.
Students enrolled in NSW must select from approved units for their discipline minor in Year 1.
Discipline Extension or Electives
Students may select elective units from units in the Discipline Minors or from the units below:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
EDAB441 | 10 | Experiencing Aboriginal Knowings in 'Country' | Nil |
Religious Education
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
THCT216 | 10 | Introduction to Moral Theology | THBS100 Introduction to the Bible, THCT100 What Christians Believe (P); THCP203 Christian Theological Ethics, THCP218 Introduction to Moral Theology (I); |
THCT307 | 10 | Church: Communion and Community | THBS100 Introduction to the Bible; THCT100 What Christians Believe (P); THCT205 Church, Communion and Community (I) |
THEL300 | 10 | Theology Special Study 1 | Determined by the nature of the special study (P) |
Contemporary Learning
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
EDST411 | 10 | Teaching with Digital Technologies | Nil |
EDFD459 | 10 | Learning Spaces | Nil |
EDFD460 | 10 | Imagination and Creativity in Education | Nil |
Inclusive Education
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
EDIE445 | 10 | Early Intervention for Diverse Learners (Birth to 8 Years) | Nil |
EDIE446 | 10 | Differentiating for Gifted and Talented Students | Nil |
EDIE447 | 10 | Cultural Diversity and Refugees | Nil |
Literacy
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
EDLA447 | 10 | Curriculum: English Literacy | Nil |
EDLA448 | 10 | Teaching Reading and Planning in English | Nil |
Mathematics
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
EDMA401 | 10 | Active Learning in Mathematics | Nil |
EDMA443 | 10 | Numeracy in the Early Years | Nil |
Physical Education
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
EDPH408 | 10 | Health Studies and Movement Education | Nil |
EDPH411 | 10 | Recreation and Outdoor Education in the Primary School | Nil |
EDPH444 | 10 | Adapted Physical Education | Nil |
Science
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
EDST401 | 10 | Educating for a Sustainable Future | Nil |
EDST429 | 10 | Educating for the 21st Century | Nil |
EDST444 | 10 | Alternative Science Conceptions: What, Why and How | Nil |
The Arts
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
EDAR424 | 10 | Visual Arts Education | Nil |
EDDA440 | 10 | Dance Education | Nil |
EDDR441 | 10 | Drama Education | Nil |
EDMU416 | 10 | Music Education | Nil |
Other Electives
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
EDFX204* | 10 | Engaging with Global Communities: Personal and Professional Learning in International Education Contexts | Nil |
*Acceptance into this unit is based on an application and selection process to ensure eligibility and capacity for the associated international travel.
Students may choose electives in Early Childhood or Catholic Studies or, subject to Course Coordinator approval, units from the Schedule of Unit Offerings in courses offered by the Faculty of Education and Arts.
- This unit is on offer to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples only.
- Pre-service teachers who wish to teach in a Catholic primary school should undertake these units.
Page last updated: 2019-09-25
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/2316237
Page last updated: 2019-09-25
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/2316237