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Bachelor of Primary Education
Testamur Title of Degree: | Bachelor of Primary Education |
Abbreviation: | BPrimEd |
UOW Course Code: | 879 |
CRICOS Code: | 059750G |
Study Area / Disciplines / My University Key Words: | Education,Primary Education |
Total Credit Points: | 192 |
Duration: | 4 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
Home Faculty: | Faculty of Social Sciences |
Delivery Session(s): | Autumn |
Delivery Mode: | On campus |
Delivery Campus/UAC Code: | Wollongong/755112 |
ATAR: | 75 |
Additional Information: | Course Finder |
Course Description
The Bachelor of Primary Education is a specialist program preparing graduates for the rewarding role of being a primary school educator. This degree is an accredited qualification to teach children from Kindergarten to Year 6 (ages 5 - 12 years) in public and private schools across Australia.
The course aims to develop reflective, professional teachers, acknowledging the role of the teacher in the community, the demands of emerging technologies and the increasingly diverse classroom environment.
Core subjects cover professional development, curriculum studies and special and gifted education, Aboriginal education, educational psychology and cultural diversity in classrooms.
Practical teaching experiences are integrated into all four years of the degree. Students will have the opportunity to experience life as a teacher in real school and classroom settings from their first session of their first year of study. Professional experience placements usually occur in the local schools in the Illawarra, Shoalhaven, Southern Highlands and Southern Sydney. Students also have the opportunity to apply for rural or international professional experiences.
Entry Requirements
Academic requirements, English requirements and credit transfer information are available from the Course Finder.
Course Structure
Subject Code | Subject Name | Session | Credit Points |
Year 1 | |||
Professional Development 1: The Learning Environment | Autumn | 6 | |
Educational Foundations 1: Learning & Development | Autumn | 6 | |
Mathematics Foundations | Autumn | 6 | |
Language and Learning | Autumn | 6 | |
Language and Literacy 1: The Early Years | Spring | 6 | |
Mathematics Content & Pedagogy 1 | Spring | 6 | |
K-6 Science and Technology: Curriculum and Pedagogy | Spring | 6 | |
History and Geography in Primary Schools | Spring | 6 | |
Year 2 | |||
Learners With Extra Support Needs | Autumn | 6 | |
Language & Literacy 2: Teaching Decoding and Encoding Skills | Autumn | 6 | |
PD/H/PE Content & Pedagogy | Autumn | 6 | |
The Arts in Education | Annual | 12 | |
Professional Development: The Teacher as Managing Professional | Spring | 6 | |
Educational Foundations 2: Social Cognition & Communication in Learning | Spring | 6 | |
One of the following electives: | |||
Unlocking Mathematical Tools for Primary Educators | Spring | 6 | |
Integrating ICT Across the KLAs | Spring | 6 | |
Teaching English in International Contexts | Spring | 6 | |
Supporting Children to be Environmental Change Agents | Spring | 6 | |
Year 3 | |||
Mathematics Content & Pedagogy 2 | Autumn | 6 | |
Science and Technology: Curriculum Perspectives | Autumn | 6 | |
Teaching Gifted Learners | Autumn | 6 | |
Professional Development: The Teacher as Researcher | Autumn | 6 | |
Language & Literacy 3: The Later Primary Years | Spring | 6 | |
Aboriginal Education | Spring | 6 | |
Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students | Spring | 6 | |
One of the following electives: | |||
Psychology of Exceptional Children | Spring | 6 | |
Educational Psychology: Effective Teaching and Learning | N/O 2014 | 6 | |
Designing effective ICT- Based Learning Environments | N/O 2014 | 6 | |
Children's Literature in the Early Years | Spring | 6 | |
Mathematics Elective 1 | Spring | 6 | |
PDHPE Elective 1 | Spring | 6 | |
Science and Technology Education (K-6) Elective 1 | Spring | 6 | |
Gender and Social Justice | Spring | 6 | |
Year 4 | |||
Autumn | |||
Professional Development: The Teacher as Planner | Autumn | 6 | |
Educational Foundations: Sociology and Cultural Studies of Education | Autumn | 6 | |
Education for Social Equity | Annual | 6 | |
One of the following electives: | |||
Special Topics in Performing Arts Education | Autumn | 6 | |
Disability Across the Lifespan | Autumn | 6 | |
Environmental Science for Primary Education | Autumn | 6 | |
Aboriginal Ways of Knowing and Learning | Autumn | 6 | |
Methodology in Second Language Teaching | Autumn | 6 | |
ICT in Education - Project | Autumn | 6 | |
Children's Literature in the Later Primary Years | Autumn | 6 | |
Youth, Culture and Education | Autumn | 6 | |
Mathematics Elective 2 | Autumn | 6 | |
PDHPE Elective 2 | Autumn | 6 | |
Year 4 | |||
Spring | |||
Professional Development: The Teacher as Reflective Practitioner | Spring | 12 | |
Effective Use of ICT for Teaching and Learning | Spring | 6 | |
One of the following electives: | |||
Innovation and Creativity in Visual and Media Arts | Spring | 6 | |
Programming for Individuals with High Support Needs | Spring | 6 | |
Critical Viewing and Production | N/O 2014 | 6 | |
Coaching and Sport Administration | Spring | 6 | |
Teaching Speaking and Listening to Second Language | Spring | 6 | |
Koori Kids and Their Families | Spring | 6 | |
Minors
Minor studies consist of a minimum of 24 credit points of which 12 credit points should be at least 200 level or higher. The cross-counting of subjects towards minors and core degree requirements is limited to one subject. Minors do not appear on the testamur but do appear on the transcript (i.e. academic record).
Below is a list of minors which can be undertaken as part of the Bachelor of Education.
Quality Mathematics Teaching
Mathematics Content & Pedagogy 1 | Spring | 6 | |
Plus 18 Credit points of mathematics elective subjects listed below | |||
Unlocking Mathematical Tools for Primary Educators | Spring | 6 | |
Mathematics Elective 1 | Spring | 6 | |
Mathematics Elective 2 | Autumn | 6 | |
Information and Communication Technology
Effective Use of ICT for Teaching and Learning | Spring | 6 | |
Plus 18 credit points of ICT elective subjects listed below | |||
Integrating ICT across the KLAs | Spring | 6 | |
Designing effective ICT-based learning environments | N/O 2014 | 6 | |
ICT in Education - Project | Autumn | 6 | |
K-6 Literacy Teaching and Learning
Language and Literacy 1: The Early Years | Spring | 6 | |
Plus 18 credit points of Literacy elective subjects listed below | |||
Children’s Literature in the Early Years | Spring | 6 | |
Children’s Literature in the Later Primary Years | Autumn | 6 | |
Critical Viewing and Production in Primary Years | N/O 2014 | 6 | |
Environmental Education in Primary Schools
Science and Technology: Curriculum Perspectives | Autumn | 6 | |
Plus 18 credit points of Environmental Education elective subjects listed below | |||
Supporting Children to be Environmental Change Agents | Spring | 6 | |
Science and Technology Education (K-6) Elective 1 | Spring | 6 | |
Environmental Science For Primary Education | Autumn | 6 | |
The Arts
The Arts in Education | Annual | 12 | |
Plus 12 credit points of Arts elective subjects listed below | |||
Special Topics in Performing Arts Education | Autumn | 6 | |
Innovation and Creativity in Visual and Media Arts | Spring | 6 | |
Special Education
Learners with Exceptional Needs | Autumn | 6 | |
Plus 18 credit points of Special Education elective subjects listed below | |||
The Psychology of Exceptional Children | Spring | 6 | |
Disability Issues Across the Lifespan | Autumn | 6 | |
Programming for Individuals with High Support Needs | Spring | 6 | |
English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D)
Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students | Spring | 6 | |
Plus 18 credit points of Environmental Education elective subjects listed below | |||
Teaching English in International Contexts | Spring | 6 | |
Methodology in Second Language Teaching | Autumn | 6 | |
Teaching Speaking and Listening to Second Language Learners | Spring | 6 | |
Below is a list of electives for the Bachelor of Primary Education for 2nd, 3rd and 4th year. They are offered depending on staffing and sufficient enrolments. Minimum enrolment quotas of 15 students apply to these subjects.
2nd Year Elective A
Supporting Children to be Environmental Change Agents | Spring | 6 | |
Integrating ICT across the KLAs | Spring | 6 | |
Dean’s Scholars Project* | Spring | 6 | |
Teaching English in International Contexts | Spring | 6 | |
Unlocking Mathematical Tools for Primary Educators | Spring | 6 |
*Dean’s Scholars students must complete EDER202.
3rd Year Elective B
Advanced research methods* | Spring | 6 | |
The Psychology of Exceptional Children | Spring | 6 | |
Education Psychology: Effective Teaching and Learning | N/O 2014 | 6 | |
Designing effective ICT-based learning environments | N/O 2014 | 6 | |
Children’s Literature in the Early Years | Spring | 6 | |
Mathematics Elective 1 | Spring | 6 | |
PDHPE Elective 1 | Spring | 6 | |
Science and Technology Education (K-6) Elective 1 | Spring | 6 | |
Gender and Social Justice | Spring | 6 |
* Dean’s Scholars students and students seeking admittance into the Bachelor of Primary Education Honours program must complete EDAR302.
4th Year Elective C
Special Topics in Performing Arts Education | Autumn | 6 | |
Aboriginal Ways and Knowing | Autumn | 6 | |
Disability Issues Across the Lifespan | Autumn | 6 | |
ICT in Education - Project | Autumn | 6 | |
Children’s Literature in the Later Primary Years | Autumn | 6 | |
Mathematics Elective 2 | Autumn | 6 | |
PDHPE Elective B | Autumn | 6 | |
Environmental Science For Primary Education | Autumn | 6 | |
Methodology in Second Language Teaching | Autumn | 6 | |
Youth, Culture and Education | Autumn | 6 |
4th Year Elective D
Innovation and Creativity in Visual and Media Arts | Spring | 6 | |
Programming for Individuals with High Support Needs | Spring | 6 | |
Critical Viewing and Production in Primary Years | N/O 2014 | 6 | |
PDHPE: Coaching and Sports Administration | Spring | 6 | |
Teaching Speaking and Listening to Second Language Learners | Spring | 6 | |
Engaging Koori Kids and their Families | Spring | 6 |
Summer elective
| EDEX303 | International Teaching Project | Summer | 6 |
Summer elective can be undertaken in place of Elective B, C or D.
Dean's Scholars
A Dean's Scholars program is available. More information can be found here.
Honours
An Honours program is available. More information can be found here.
Professional Recognition/Accreditation
This degree is accredited through the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership and is nationally recognised as a professional teaching qualification.
Other Information
Further information is available at:
UOW Course Finder
Email: ssc@uow.edu.au