About the Faculty
Teacher Education Courses
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Professional Experience
Degree Structure
This degree can be completed by four (4) years of full-time study OR part-time equivalent.
Patterns of study
The faculty of education offers two sessions of study a year and normally full-time students can study up to four (4) subjects in each session. Also, a limited number of subjects can be studied in summer session.
Professional Experience
A critical compnent of the primary Education degree is the provision of professional opportunities in settings where student teachers experience real situations that allow them to build connections to the profession of teaching. In their first year students will experience 10 single days school immersion visits followed by a two week practicum. In Year Two students will have a four week block practicum. In third year students will be required to complete voluntary community service, and a four week block practicum. In their final year students will be involved in 10 days of school visits culminating in a 6 week internship. Students will also have the opportunity to participate in an overseas practicum experience in China, Fiji, Malaysia or Thailand.
Throughout the course of the degree various subjects will require students to undertake short term placements in school and community settings. These experiences are designed to strengthen the links between theory and practice.
Entry into the Bachelor of Primary Education (Honours) program is by application and based on academic merit. Students admitted to the Honours program will be expected to study over two sessions for a total of 48 credit points. The program requires the completion of a 24 credit point thesis. The grade of Honours awarded will be determined by the calculation of a weighted average of merit points achieved at the first attempt in the 400-level subjects only using the formula listed in the University Course Rules. The Class of Honours will be based upon the weighted average mark achieved according to the following scale:
- Class 1: 85-100% of merit points
- Class 11: Division 1: 75 - 84% of merit points
- Class 11: Division 2: 65 - 74% of merit points
Students who enter the Honours program and fail to achieve the appropriate level of merit points may be eligible for a Bachelor of Education Pass degree.