Bachelor of Education (Primary)
Course Code K15
The Bachelor of Education (Primary) is a dynamic course, incorporating proven contemporary teaching strategies, use of ICT and substantial practical experience, which qualifies graduates to teach junior, middle and upper primary students in government and non-government schools across Australia. Graduates with this qualification are also sought overseas.
The award is granted after the successful completion of four years of fulltime study (or up to eight years of part-time study) and aims to develop essential knowledge about effective teaching, professional knowledge, dispositions and professional competencies through the study of units in education, literacy and numeracy, curriculum, and pedagogical studies, work place learning and specialisations.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Standard university Admission
SPECIAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
All courses require students to have a criminal track clearance prior to entering schools on professional practice, http://www.education.ecu.edu.au/prac/ . In addition students will be required to meet requirements of the Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Act 2004 http://www.checkwwc.wa.gov.au/Employees/default.htm.
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Mt Lawley and South West Campuses
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
COURSE STRUCTURE
The Bachelor of Education (Primary) is a 480 credit point degree.
Please note the following:
1. The Bachelor of Education (Primary) is recognised by the Western Australian College of Teaching as meeting the requirements for registration as a teacher in Western Australia.
2. Catholic Education Accreditation to teach Religious Education requires three units in Catholic Education Studies.
3. In each year of the program, students undertake a work place learning experience.
4. This course has been designed to meet the needs of students wishing to fast track their studies.
5. Opportunities exist for students to complete a semester overseas through the Study Abroad Program.
6. In the fourth year, students undertake an Assistant Teacher Program (ATP) comprising one term of approximately ten weeks of continuous teaching practice. The Assistant Teacher Program is conducted during the seventh semester of the course in the second term of the school year.
7. All students enrolled in the Bachelor of Education (Primary) are required to demonstrate competency in literacy and numeracy.
8. In the third and fourth years of the course students may focus on special education in order to meet accreditation expectations of DETWA in relation to teaching children with special needs.
YEAR ONE
Semester One
EDF1103 Becoming Multi Literate (15cp)
EDF1105 Becoming More Effective Learners (15cp)
EDP1110 Becoming an Effective Teacher in
Primary (15cp)
WPL1100 Workplace Learning 1: Intro to the Primary Classroom (15cp)
Semester Two
DSE1115 Drama Education (15cp)
HPE1010 Health and Phys Ed (15cp)
MUE1010 Elements of Music Ed (15cp)
LIT1010 Literacy Education 1 (15cp)
YEAR TWO
Semester One
LIT2010 Literacy Education 2 (15cp)
MAE2010 Primary Maths Ed 1 (15cp)
SSE2010 Society and Environment Education in Primary Schools (15cp)
TEE2110 Technology and Enterprise Education in Primary Schools (15cp)
Semester Two
LIT2011 Literacy Education 3 (15cp)
SCE2010 Science in Primary (15cp)
WPL2100 Workplace Learning 2: Classroom Management (30cp)
YEAR THREE
Semester One
EDF3101 Working with Indigenous Australian Children (15cp)
EDP3100 Students with Special Educational Needs (15cp)
LIT3010 Language and Literacies for Diverse Learners (15cp)
VAE3010 Visual Arts Education (15cp)
Semester Two
MAE3010 Primary Maths Education 2 (15cp)
WPL3100 Workplace Learning 3: Curriculum Decision Making/Leadership 30 Specialisation (15cp)
YEAR FOUR
Semester One
EDP4105 Diagnosis, Intervention and Enrichment: Focus on Numeracy and Literacy (15cp)
WPL4100 Workplace Learning 4: Assistant Teacher Program: Professional Preparation and Planning (15cp)
Semester Two
Option One
EDU4225 Teachers as Professionals (30cp)
Choose 30 credit points from the following:
EDU4224 Teaching Children who have English as an Additional Language (30cp)
OR
Behaviour Management
EDU4222 Learner Motivation and Management (15cp)
EDU4223 Managing Behaviour of Students with Diverse Needs (15cp)
OR
Catholic Education
CED1101 An Introduction to Catholic Education (15cp)
CED4202 Curriculum Principles in Religious Education (15cp)
CED4203 Religious Education (15cp)
CED4204 Christian Formation in a Catholic School (15cp)
CED4301 Creative Dimensions of Religious Education (15cp)
OR
Expressive Arts
VEA4101 Visual Art (15cp)
VEA4102 Music Performance (15cp)
VEA4103 Drama Performance (15cp)
OR
Special Needs
EDU4220 Programs and Curricula for Students with High Support Needs (15cp)
EDU4221 Strategies for Teaching Students with Learning Difficulties and Learning Disabilities (15cp)
EDU4477 Teaching Effectiveness in Special Education (15cp)
Option Two
EDU4226 School-based Project (60cp)
Option Three
EDU4227 Internship (60cp)
Please note not all options are available at ECU South West
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