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Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) Dean's Scholars
Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) Dean's Scholars

Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) Dean's Scholars

  • ID:UWS610096
  • 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

The BA (Pathway to Teaching Primary) Dean’s Scholars is a three year degree for high achieving students specially designed to lead into the Master of Teaching (Primary), an accredited postgraduate teaching qualification. Together, the two degrees provide direct access to a teaching career in four years and improved prospects for career advancement. The Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) Dean’s Scholars component provides a focussed study in a Major content discipline of your choice as well as the opportunity to study an Education Studies Major as a Primary Teaching Specialisation in either English, Mathematics or Science.

This degree is exclusively for high-achieving students. Students in the BA (Pathway to Teaching Primary) Dean’s Scholars program are automatically enrolled in The Academy at Western Sydney University, which offers interdisciplinary leadership programs, professional development and local and international internship and engagement opportunities for students.

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 Teaching Primary) regarding how to accept an offer into the Postgraduate program to attain a teaching qualification.

CRICOS Code: 097516C 

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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

  • An 80 credit point Arts

  • 20 credit points of electives

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

  • 20 credit points from the Bachelor of Arts Engaged Learning pool

Core Components

The 40 credit points of core subjects are as follows.

Subject, Title

Year 1 BA Core Subjects

  • Australian Politics and Active Citizenship

  • Diversity, Language and Culture

  • Foundations of Academic English

  • Thinking Critically About Texts and Society

Total Credit Points, 40

Education Studies - Primary Teaching Specialisation

All students must complete one of the following Education Studies – Primary Teaching Specialisations:

  • Education Studies - Primary English Teaching Specialisation,

  • Education Studies - Primary Mathematics Teaching Specialisation,

  • Education Studies - Primary Science Teaching Specialisation,

Arts s

All students must complete one of the following s. Explanation of these s can be found via the links below and are available dependent on the campus of offering.

Note: Not all s are available on all campuses, please check availability.

Note: The following s have inherent requirements: Arabic, Chinese and Japanese.

  • Anthropology,

  • Arabic,

  • Chinese,

  • Creative Writing,

  • Culture and Society,

  • English,

  • Geography and Urban Studies,

  • History and Political Thought,

  • Indigenous Australian Studies,

  • International English,

  • International Relations and Asian Studies,

  • Islamic Studies,

  • Japanese,

  • Linguistics,

  • Music Performance,

  • Musicology,

  • Organisations and Work,

  • Philosophy,

  • Psychological Studies,

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

Go on to complete your Master of Teaching (Primary) and become a primary school teacher. As a primary teaching graduate, you can look forward to career opportunities in:

  • School Leadership (Principal and Deputy)

  • Department of Education

  • Private Education

  • Educational organisations

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Overseas Student Health Cover

OSHC: 530 ($) per year

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