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Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary)
Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary)

Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary)

  • ID:UWS610023
  • Level:3-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirement

English Requirements

  • IELTS (Academic version): 6.5 overall score, minimum 6.0 in each subtest   

  • TOEFL internet-based score :Total score 82, Writing 21, Speaking 18, Reading 13, Listening 13

  • Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE):  58 overall; No communication skills less than 50               

Course Information

Graduates of this degree are eligible for entry into the Master of Teaching (Primary) via Transition to Teaching pathway. Completion of both the Bachelor’s and Master’s programs provides a teaching qualification for Primary. Eligible students will receive advice during their final study session in the Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Primary) regarding how to accept an offer into the Postgraduate program to attain a teaching qualification.

The BA (Pathway to Teaching Primary) is a three year degree specially designed to lead into the Master of Teaching (Primary), an accredited postgraduate teaching qualification. The Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) component provides a focussed study in a Major content discipline of your choice as well as opportunity to study an Education Studies Major as a Primary Teaching Specialisation in either English, Mathematics or Science. As well as being equipped with all the necessary elements of an initial teacher qualification, Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) graduates are prepared for a wide range of alternate employment opportunities with strong communication and people skills, creativity and capacity for independent thought, flexibility and adaptability in new situations, all increasingly demanded by employers.

CRICOS Code: 061012B

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Program Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 240 credit points with no less than 60 credit points at Level 3 or higher.

All students must enrol in and complete:

  • 40 credit points of Bachelor of Arts Core subjects

  • An 80 credit point Arts Major

  • 40 credit points of electives

  • An 80 credit point Education Studies - Primary Teaching Major in either English, Mathematics, or Science

Core Components

Subject, 

BA Core Subjects

  • Australian Politics and Active Citizenship

  • Thinking Critically About Texts and Society

  • Diversity, Language and Culture

  • Foundations of Academic English

Total Credit Points, 40

Subject List

Equivalent Core Subjects

The core subjects listed below count towards completion of this program for students who passed these subjects in 2019 or earlier.

HUMN 1002 - Analytical Reading and Writing, replaced by LANG 1029 Foundations of Academic English 

HUMN 1005 - Australia and the World, replaced by HUMN 1052 Australian Politics and Active Citizenship

HUMN 1009 - Contemporary Society, replaced by HUMN 1053 Diversity, Language and Culture 

LANG 1026 - Texts and Traditions, replaced by LANG 1030 Thinking Critically About Texts and Society 

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

Go on to complete your Master of Teaching (Primary) and become a primary school teacher.

Or open to the door to a great career in policy work, curriculum development, administration, and a host of opportunities specific to your chosen major.

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Overseas Student Health Cover

OSHC: 530 ($) per year

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