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Bachelor of Education (Primary)
Bachelor of Education (Primary)

Bachelor of Education (Primary)

  • ID:DU610002
  • Level:4-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirement

English Requirements

  • Academic IELTS; or IELTS indicator online test**, overall score of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component of test

  • PTE Academic: 65 No less than 58 in each skill

  • TOEFL IBT; or TOEFL, 94

  • GCE A-Level, B grade in the General Paper or B Grade in a Humanities and Social Sciences subject at Higher 1 (H1) or Higher 2 (H2 level)

  • CPE, 185, no band less than 176

  • CAE, 185, no band less than 176

  • OET (for Health related award course entry only); or OET@Home**, Overall B (equivalent to an IELTS 7-7.5 range)

  • Special Home Edition**: Writing 24

  • Paper-based TOEFL: 600, Writing 5

Other Requirements

Entry for applicants with recent secondary education (previous three years) will be based on:

  • Minimum ATAR of 70

  • VCE Units 1 and 2 of General Mathematics or Maths: Mathematical Methods or Maths: Specialist Mathematic, or Units 3 and 4 of Mathematics (any)

  • a study score of at least 35 in English EAL (English as an additional language) or 25 in English other than EAL

Entry for applicants with previous Tertiary, VET, life or work experience will be based on:

  • evidence of academic capability equivalent to an ATAR of 70 OR

  • successful completion of STAT OR

  • Successful completion of Associate Degree of Education (E200)

Course Information

Build a solid foundation in primary curriculum and discover what it takes to teach and lead young people. Deakin’s accredited Bachelor of Education (Primary) equips you with the essential knowledge and skills required to guide children through their primary learning years. From mathematics to science to technology; you’ll learn how to teach across a wide range of subjects and specialisations. 

Through our Professional Experience Program you’ll not only gain key practical skills, but invaluable insight into the classroom environment. With the option to combine your personal interests with a range of curriculum areas, you’ll undertake placements that enrich and solidify your studies. As a result, you’ll graduate qualified to teach from prep to Year 6, with the confidence and ability to demonstrate classroom readiness and make a difference to students’ learning. 

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Year 1

  • Australian Literacy Test (zero (0) credit points)

  • Australian Numeracy Test (zero (0) credit points)

  • Understanding Early Reading Development

  • Foundations of Science Knowledge and Practice

  • Perspectives On Learning and Teachers' Work

  • Social Contexts of Education

  • Teaching Humanities in Primary Education

  • Engaging and Exploring Arts Education

  • Primary Physical Education

Year 2

  • Multiliterate Learners in Early Years Environments

  • Student Health and Wellbeing

  • Children and Mathematics: Developing Mathematical Concepts

  • Classroom Relationships

  • Australian Indigenous Education: Recognition, Relationships and Reconciliation

  • Primary Science Education 1

Plus:

2 credit points of specialisation units from the table below;

Year 3

  • Teachers and Mathematics: Creating An Effective Classroom

  • Educating Students with Additional Needs

  • Curriculum and Pedagogy

  • Multiliterate Learners in Middle Years Environments

  • Primary Arts Education: Focussed Study

Plus:

2 x 1 credit point elective units (IB PYP or Inclusive Education pathway students take specific elective units)

1 credit point specialisation unit from the table below;

Year 4

  • Learners Inquiring in and About Their World: Human Disciplines

  • Literacy Teacher - Researchers in New Times

  • Primary Science Education 2

  • Professional Practice and Mathematics: Designing an Inclusive Program

  • Primary Technology Education: Creativity and Design

  • Assessment: Ways of Knowing Learners

  • University-To-Work Transition

Plus:

1 credit point specialisation unit:

  • Building Leadership Capacity in the School and Wider Community

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Pre Courses

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Pathway Courses

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

Studying a Bachelor of Education (Primary) will equip you with the skills and knowledge for a successful career in education. Upon graduation you’ll be ready to teach in primary schools within the private, independent, IB schools or public education sectors.

Graduates may also find work in other fields including:

  • community services

  • government agencies

  • not-for-profit organisations

  • IB accredited primary schools.

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

OSHC: 530 ($) AUD per year

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