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Physical and Health Education Program

Program Director: Dr Gregg Rowland ( Home page )

• Bachelor of Physical and Health Education
• Progression chart PDF (64kb)

Bachelor of Physical and Health Education

Overview

This course is intended to provide sound academic and professional training for employment as a physical and health education teacher. In NSW, graduates are employed as secondary teachers of Personal Development, Health and Physical Education.

The course normally extends over a minimum period of four years and offers studies in physical education, health education, curriculum and pedagogy, educational foundations and movement science. Students will also study subjects that have a cross-curriculum perspective such as Aboriginal education, information and communication technology, learners with exceptional needs, research action learning and risk and behaviour management.

The course requires the aggregation of at least 192 credit points, with 48 credit points normally being undertaken in each year of full-time study.

The course contains core subjects, the study of which is mandatory and elective subjects, which allow an element of choice for students. It should be noted that:

1. In each of the four years a period of mandatory in-school and practicum experiences in schools is required.
2. Attendance is mandatory at tutorials, laboratory classes and excursions, unless given specific exemption by the Program Director.

Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge

The New South Wales Department of Education and Training requires graduates seeking employment with the Department to have completed any two units of English, or equivalent subjects, as part of their HSC or university studies, to gain registration as a teacher.

Course Requirement

• Professional Experiences

The course involves in-school and practicum experiences in each year. Practicum experiences usually occur in Illawarra, Shoalhaven, Southern Highlands and Southern Sydney schools. Opportunities to undertake a practicum experience in countries such as China, Fiji, Malaysia and Thailand or Western NSW may also be available.

• Prohibited Employment Legislation

Under the Child Protection ( Prohibited Employment ) Act 1998, all students enrolled in this degree are required to complete a Prohibited Employment Declaration before undertaking any professional experience that involves children or young people.

• Literacy Requirements

To satisfy the outcomes of all professional experiences students will require highly developed written and spoken English literacy skills. Students may be required to complete private tuition or courses in English literacy to develop their spoken and written English skills to a level of competency that will enable them to meet professional experience outcomes. These outcomes are required to satisfactorily pass this course.

Course Program

Below is a list of Electives for the Bachelor of Physical and Health Education for 2nd, 3rd and 4th year. They are offered depending on staffing and sufficient enrolments. Enrolment quotas apply to these subjects. Check with the Program Director for further details.

Professional Recognition

The Bachelor of Physical & Health Education is recognised as a teaching credential in all Australian states and territories.

Professional Experience - Policies and Procedures

During your course of study in the Faculty of Education, University of Wollongong, you will be required to undertake a range of professional experiences in each year of your degree. These professional experiences will be associated with both core and elective subjects and will include the formal practicum periods and a range of additional in-school and community experiences.

Professional Experience

Students will undertake practicum throughout their teacher education course. Key practicum experiences for students enrolling in 2008 are shown in the pdf document

Locations

• The Faculty of Education region - as determined by the Department of School Education, includes the Sutherland, Wollongong, Shellharbour, Campbelltown and Shoalhaven areas. Schools within these areas who offer the Faculty places include public, Catholic and independent schools.
• Overseas practicum opportunities – Malaysia, Fiji, China and Thailand (summer session). These experiences, when offered, have limited places and the cost to attend must be covered by each student. Overseas teaching experiences are not available to students in their first year of study. A student wishing to nominate for an overseas experience should consult the Director of his or her particular course as well as the co-ordinator of the overseas experience to determine whether or not the teaching experience is appropriate in terms of the student’s program of study. Students enrolled in the one-year Graduate Diploma in Education may nominate an overseas experience in the minor (second) practicum.
• Please Note: overseas experiences may be cancelled at short notice due to health factors or other unforeseen circumstances. It is the student’s responsibility to have the appropriate travel insurance.