BA-EDUPRI1 · Swinburne University of Technology · Bachelor degree
Bachelor of Education (Primary)
Education
- Minimum ATAR
- 70
- Full time
- 4 years
- Part time
- —
- Credit points
- 400
- Campus
- Hawthorn
- Mode
- On campus
Overview
The best educators don’t just know their subject – they know their classroom. In the Bachelor of Education (Primary), your learning is built around genuine teaching challenges and professional practice, preparing you to graduate confident and classroom-ready.
Prepare to teach primary students by learning modern teaching methods and gaining practical experience through school placements.
First-year units
Level 1 units every student in this course takes or chooses from.
- EDU10002Understanding Language and LiteracyThis unit will help pre-service teachers to understand the development of language and literacy skills for children in the early years (from birth to eight years of age), and the implications that it will have on planning, teaching and lear…
- EDU10003The World of MathsThis unit familiarises pre-service teachers with mathematics in an educational context and beyond. They will understand the difference between mathematics and numeracy, and the implications of this on teaching and learning. Pre-service teac…
- EDU10004Theories of Teaching and LearningThis unit introduces pre-service teachers to different learning perspectives and how they relate to contemporary theories of learning. The unit challenges them to reflect upon their own belief system and how this aligns with contemporary ap…
- EDU10026Introduction to Academic Language, Literacy and Numeracy in EducationThis unit develops students personal literacy and numeracy skills to ensure that they are well equipped to meet the demands of university, as well as the demands for teaching. In this unit students will learn about academic integrity, oral…
- EDU10005Indigenous Education and PerspectivesThis unit focuses on contemporary and historical Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, identity, languages, histories, status, challenges, contributions and perspectives. The unit enables pre-service teachers to synthesise perspec…
Course structure
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Core units
400 cp- EDU10002Understanding Language and Literacy12.5 cp
- EDU10003The World of Maths12.5 cp
- EDU10004Theories of Teaching and Learning12.5 cp
- EDU10026Introduction to Academic Language, Literacy and Numeracy in Education12.5 cp
- EDU10005Indigenous Education and Perspectives12.5 cp
- EDU20001Developing Literacy12.5 cp
- EDU20003Contemporary Perspectives of Learning and Development12.5 cp
- EDU20006Curriculum, Planning and Assessment for Primary: Practicum 212.5 cp
- EDU20014Social and Emotional Learning12.5 cp
- EDU30005Understanding and Supporting Inclusion12.5 cp
- EDU30014Health and Physical Education12.5 cp
- EDU20002Mathematics in Practice12.5 cp
- EDU30069Literacy and Numeracy across the Curriculum12.5 cp
- EDU30070Teacher Wellbeing, Resilience and Emotional Intelligence12.5 cp
- EDU40008Arts Education12.5 cp
- EDU30009Mathematics in the Primary Classroom12.5 cp
- EDU30011Discovering Science12.5 cp
- EDU30068Teaching Early Reading12.5 cp
- EDU40004Advocacy and Social Justice12.5 cp
- EDU20005Sustainable Education and Perspectives12.5 cp
- EDU30015Curriculum and Pedagogy for Primary: Practicum 3P12.5 cp
- EDU30059Teaching Technologies12.5 cp
- EDU40007Integrated Studies12.5 cp
- EDU30063Teaching English12.5 cp
- EDU30064Teaching Science12.5 cp
- EDU40010Assessment for Primary School12.5 cp
- EDU40011Teaching the Humanities12.5 cp
- EDU40012Ready to Teach Professional Experience: Practicum 4P12.5 cp
- EDU30016Teaching in Australian Schools12.5 cp
- EDU30006Families, Community and Citizenship12.5 cp
- EDU40022Innovation for Education12.5 cp
Careers
- Early childhood educator
- Primary school teacher
- Early childhood teacher
- Classroom teacher
- Generalist primary classroom teacher