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Bachelor of Education (Primary) CQ50
Duration: 4 years full-time study.
Mode: Internal (final year external)
Location(On-Campus): B/G/M/R.
Courses/Units of Credit: 32 courses/192 units of credit.
Faculty: Education & Creative Arts.
Entry: QTAC.
Accreditation: Graduates with the Bachelor of Education (Primary)
are eligible for provisional registration with the Queensland Board
of Teacher Registration. Full registration is gained following the equivalent
of 12 months’ successful full-time teaching.
Practicum/Work Placement: 100 days of fieldwork must be undertaken. 80 days will
be completed in schools working with registered teachers, and a
further 20 with children in an educational setting.
Residential School: Nil.
Exit Awards: BTeach after 3 years. This award is registerable.
Contact: Bernadette Walker-Gibbs - 07 4930 9926/
Program Overview
The Bachelor of Education (Primary) is a degree for students
wishing to enter the profession of teaching in primary schools.
Students who study in the Bachelor of Education have the option
of exiting from the program after two years with an Advanced Diploma,
or after three years with the Bachelor of Teaching. Within the undergraduate
Bachelor of Education, which is an initial teacher education program,
students are permitted to select a plan of studies which will provide
special skills in one area:
Students wishing to teach in Catholic Education settings may
be able to take an alternative program in their 4th year which includes
specialist religious education courses.
Program Structure
To satisfy the requirements of the award, students must complete
32 courses or 192 units of credit as outlined below.
Recommended Study Schedule
| Code |
Course |
| Year 1 - Autumn |
| EDED11321 |
Child & Adolescent
Development |
| EDED11322 |
Communication,
Culture & Difference |
| EDCU11013 |
Health & PE
Curriculum & Pedagogy |
| EDCU11015 |
Numeracy in the
Classroom |
| Year 1 - Winter |
| EDFE11005 |
Professional
Practice I |
| EDED12324 |
Student
Needs & the Supportive School Environment |
| EDED12325 |
Teaching,
Learning & Planning |
| EDCU12014 |
Studies of Society & Environment
Curriculum & Pedagogy |
| Year 2 - Autumn |
| EDFE12008 |
Professional
Practice II |
| EDCU11020 |
Science
Curriculum & Pedagogy |
| |
Discipline
Study (1) |
| MATH12157 |
The Mathematical
Experience |
| Year 2 - Winter |
| EDCU13016 |
Literacy
in the Classroom |
| EDED14330 |
Gender
as a Social Justice Issue |
| |
Discipline
Study (2) |
| SCIE11008 |
Concepts of Science |
| Year 3 - Autumn |
| EDCU14019 |
English
Curriculum & Pedagogy |
| EDCU11021 |
The
Arts |
| |
Discipline
Study (3) |
| |
Discipline Study
(4) |
| Year 3 - Winter |
| EDFE11010 |
Professional
Practice III |
| EDCU11022 |
Mathematics
Curriculum & Pedagogy II |
| |
Discipline
Study (5) |
| |
Discipline Study
(6) |
| Year 4 - Autumn |
| Either |
| EDCU11001 |
Curriculum
Enquiry or |
| EDED12346 |
Positive
Classroom Behaviour |
| plus |
| EDFE11013 |
Professional
Practice IV |
| EDED11344 |
Economy,
Education & Management |
| EDCU11023 |
Technology, Curriculum & Pedagogy |
| Year 4 - Winter |
| EDED11320 |
Language,
Education & Professional Understanding |
| |
3 x Studies in
Education electives |
Students wishing to teach Catholic education may be able to
take an alternate program in Year 4, which includes specialist religious
education courses.
The preferred 4th year structure is as follows:
| Code |
Course |
| Year 4 - Autumn |
| EDCU19017 |
Religious
Curriculum & Pedagogy I |
| RELG19001 |
Religious
Experience & Texts |
| EDCU11023 |
Technology
Curriculum & Pedagogy |
| EDFE11014 |
Advanced Professional
Practice |
| Year 4 - Winter |
| EDCU19018 |
Religious
Curriculum & Pedagogy II |
| RELG19002 |
Religious
Tradition & Rituals |
| Either |
| EDED11320 |
Language,
Education & Professional Understanding |
| or |
| EDED11344 |
Economy,
Education & Management |
| Either |
| EDCU11001 |
Curriculum
Enquiry |
| or |
| EDED12346 |
Positive Classroom
Behaviour |
In Year 2, students can choose a specialisation which consists
of 6 Discipline Studies courses. A minimum of 4 Discipline Studies
courses in any one discipline area is required for graduation. Courses
may be selected from the following areas:
Performing & Creative Arts Studies
Human Movement Studies
| Code |
Course |
| Year 2 - Autumn |
| EDED11328 |
Teaching Health and Fitness |
| Year 2 - Winter |
| EDED11331 |
Motor Development & Skill
Acquisition |
| Year 3 - Autumn |
| EDED12334 |
Teaching Aquatic Activities |
| EDED12340 |
Outdoor Pursuits |
| Year 3 - Winter |
| EDED12335 |
Teaching and Coaching |
| EDED12339 |
Teaching Dance & Gymnastics |
Maths/Science Studies
| Code |
Course |
| Year 3 - Autumn |
| EDED19329 |
Fundamental Structures of School
Mathematics I |
| Year 2 - Winter |
| EDED19333 |
Fundamental Structures of School
Mathematics II |
| Year 3 - Autumn |
| EDED19336 |
Teaching about the Living World |
| EDED19337 |
Fundamental Structures of School
Mathematics III |
| Year 3 - Winter |
| EDED19341 |
Teaching about the Natural World |
| EDED19342 |
Environmental Education |
In Year 4 of the course, students may choose 4 Studies in
Education electives. All Studies in Education electives are offered
externally. Students must have successfully completed EDFE11010 to be eligible to undertake Studies in Education
electives. Students may select from:
Foundation Program - Centre for Indigenous Learning (CIL)
| Code |
Course |
| Year 1 - Autumn |
| EDED11321 |
Child & Adolescent
Development |
| EDED11322 |
Communication,
Culture & Difference |
| INDG11006 |
Foundations
of Indigenous Learning |
| EDCU11015 |
Numeracy in the
Classroom |
| Year 1 - Winter |
| EDFE11005 |
Professional
Practice I |
| INDG11005 |
Indigenous
Ways of Learning |
| EDED12324 |
Student
Needs & the Supportive School Environment |
| EDED12325 |
Teaching, Learning & Planning |
| Year 2 - Autumn |
| EDFE12008 |
Professional
Practice II |
| EDCU11020 |
Science
Curriculum & Pedagogy |
| MATH12157 |
The
Mathematical Experience |
| |
Discipline Study
(1) |
| Year 2 - Winter |
| EDCU13016 |
Literacy
in the Classroom |
| EDED14330 |
Gender
as a Social Justice Issue |
| SCIE11008 |
Concepts
of Science |
| |
Discipline Study
(2) |
| Year 3 - Autumn |
| EDCU14019 |
English
Curriculum & Pedagogy |
| EDCU11021 |
The
Arts |
| |
Discipline
Study (3) |
| |
Discipline Study
(4) |
| Year 3 - Winter |
| EDFE11010 |
Professional
Practice III |
| EDCU11022 |
Mathematics
Curriculum & Pedagogy |
| |
Discipline
Study (5) |
| |
Discipline Study
(6) |
| Year 4 - Autumn |
| EDCU11013 |
Health & Physical
Education Curriculum & Pedagogy |
| EDED12346 |
Positive
Classroom Behaviour |
| |
Studies
in Education Elective |
| EDFE11013 |
Professional
Practice IV |
| EDED11344 |
Economy,
Education & Management |
| EDCU11023 |
Technology Curriculum & Pedagogy |
| Year 4 - Winter |
| EDED11320 |
Language,
Education & Professional Understanding |
| EDCU12014 |
Studies of Society & Environment
Curriculum & Pedagogy |
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