Bachelor of Education (Primary, 1-10)
Bachelor of Education (Primary, 1-10)
This course will give you the flexibility to teach children from Year 1 up to Year 10. It also prepares you for working as a dedicated Primary or lower Secondary School teacher and equips you to teach in regional, rural and remote settings. During your studies, you will receive diverse…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course will give you the flexibility to teach children from Year 1 up to Year 10.
It also prepares you for working as a dedicated Primary or lower Secondary School teacher and equips you to teach in regional, rural and remote settings. During your studies, you will receive diverse professional experiences in a range of schools.
You’ll also have a chance to specialise in one of these learning areas of interest: health and physical education, mathematics, or science.
Specialisations you can study in this course
Health and Physical Education
Mathematics
Science
Course learning outcomes
Apply education theories to a broad range of practical year 1-10 education situations.
Plan, implement and evaluate learning experiences for a diverse range of learners.
Use creative teaching strategies to cater for varying student abilities and characteristics in a range of learning contexts.
Employ a range of resources and strategies in a range of teaching and learning environments.
Communicate disciplinary knowledge and values in academic, professional and public contexts.
Respond to the learning strengths and needs of students from diverse linguistic, cultural, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Work with students and parents/carers through a positive systematic approach to learning and teaching.
Engage with opportunities to improve teaching practice and continue their own professional learning, related to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.
Career Opportunities
This course creates quality graduates ready to take up employment in primary and lower secondary (up to year 10) education environments. Students may be employed as generalist primary teachers, specialist primary teachers or secondary teachers teaching to year 10 in a single learning area specialisation: Mathematics, Science or Health and Physical Education. The focus on regional, rural and remote education embedded in the course, provides an appropriate background for graduates to seek employment in education in a range of metropolitan, regional, rural and remote educational settings.
Possible future job titles
Primary Teacher, Secondary Teacher, Mathematics Teacher, Science Teacher, Sports Teacher, Physical Education Teacher, Education Officer, Specialist Teacher, Education Consultant
REQUIREMENTS
There are various ways to meet our admission requirements, such as:
Secondary school results
Successful completion of one year of tertiary study from a recognised institution
Completed Diploma program from a recognised institution
English competency requirements:
International students must attain an IELTS Academic with an average level of 7.5 or more, across the four components of listening, speaking, reading and writing; no score below level 7.0 in any of these components; and a score of 8.0 or more in the components of speaking and listening.
TOEFL iBT: 70 (no individual score less than 17)
TOEFL Paper-Based Test (PBT): Minimum score of 550, including Test of Written English of 5 or better. (Results are typically valid for only 2 years.)
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic: 52, with no scores less than 50. (Results are typically valid for only two years.)
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Edith Cowan University (ECU) is a large, multi-campus institution serving communities in Western Australia and internationally.ECU was awarded university status in 1991, but despite its relative youth, the University has a proud history of more than a century of service to education in Western Australia and is recognised for its teaching and learning, excellence in research, and partnerships with the community.We have more than 23,300 students, including around 18,500 undergraduates and 4,800 postgraduates. Approximately 3,600 international students attend the University, originating from 104 countries.We are a progressive University with courses developed through ongoing industry input, and employing lecturers who engage fully with their students. We’re a university that knows while knowledge is important, understanding comes from experience –experience that enables you to adapt what you’ve learned to whatever opportunities come your way. Because that’s when you do more than just survive in this world. You thrive in it.
