Bachelor of Education (Primary)
Information valid for students commencing in 2018.
Bachelor of Education (Primary)
Course code | 109310 |
Course type | Bachelor Degree (AQF Level 7) |
Professional accreditation status | This course is nationally accredited through the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) in association with the Queensland College of Teachers (QCT). Graduates of this course are eligible for Teacher registration in Australia. |
Division | Division of Tropical Environments and Societies |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | English, Mathematics A or B or C and Authority Science |
Minimum English language proficiency requirements | Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of an overall score of 7.5 in Academic IELTS (or equivalent) with sub-scores no less than 8 in Speaking and Listening and no less then 7 in Reading and Writing The cost of the testing will be met by the applicant. English test results must be no more than two years old at the commencement of the course. Applicants are advised that the Queensland College of Teachers requires graduating teachers to have evidence of English language requirements as stated above to demonstrate their English language proficiency prior to registration. Further information is available on the website. |
Additional selection requirements | All applicants for initial teacher education courses must satisfy both academic and non-academic entry criteria. Applicants’ non-academic capabilities will be assessed based on the submission of a 1000-word personal statement. All students must meet minimum literacy and numeracy standards upon entry and completion as required by the Queensland College of Teachers. |
Special admission requirements | Applicants wishing to enter the RATEP Primary strand must nominate with QTAC as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Proof of identity documentation is required. Applicants must be located near RATEP sites in Queensland. |
Post admission | Professional practice: This course includes prescribed professional placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense. Further information about placements can be found at Enrolment Policy – Coursework Students Suitability to Work with Children Card (blue card): This course includes prescribed professional placements that may involve contact with children under 18 years of age. Students are required to obtain a Suitability to Work with Children Card (which involves a criminal history check undertaken by the Queensland Police) before the start of the first placement. Students must retain a current Suitability to Work with Children Card for the duration of their course, as failure to do so will result in the termination of their admission to the course. For more information, refer to: |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 96 credit points as per course structure |
Additional completion requirements | All students must sit and meet the standard of the Literacy and Numeracy Test Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) prior to graduation. The cost of the testing will be met by the applicant. Refer to All students must successfully complete a final-year teaching performance assessment (Graduate Teacher Performance Assessment [GTPA]) embedded in a subject and a professional placement of no less than four weeks in the final year of the degree, prior to graduation that is shown to: a) be a reflection of classroom teaching practice including the elements of planning, teaching, assessing and reflecting; b) clearly assess the content of the Graduate Teacher Standards; and c) demonstrate an understanding of moderation processes that support consistent decision-making against achievement criteria. The GTPA is built into course requirements and assessments. All students must possess dispositional attributes deemed suitable for the profession of teaching. |
Course learning outcomes | On successful completion of the Bachelor of Education (Primary), graduates will be able to:
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Course Structure
CORE SUBJECTS
Level 1
ED1401:03 Foundations of Education
ED1421:03 Foundations of Language and Literacy in Education
ED1441:03 Technologies for Primary School
ED1481:03 Foundations of Educational Psychology
ED1491:03 Foundations of Mathematics and Numeracy in Education
Level 2
ED2190:03 Health and Physical Education for Primary School
ED2193:03 Mathematics Education for Primary School
ED2194:03 English Education for Primary School
ED2488:03 Second Year Professional Experience
ED2491:03 Teaching for Learning 1
ED2990:03 Education for Cultural Diversity
Level 3
ED3190:03 Humanities and Social Science Education for Primary School
ED3192:03 Science Education for Primary School
ED3193:03 Teaching for Learning 2 (Primary)
ED3194:03 Arts Education for Primary School
ED3441:03 Technologies Across the Curriculum
ED3442:03 Inclusive Education for Special Needs
ED3443:03 Teaching ESL to Indigenous Students
ED3488:03 Third Year Professional Experience
Level 4
ED4190:03 Teaching for Learning 3 (Primary)
ED4488:03 Fourth Year Professional Experience A
ED4489:03 Fourth Year Professional Experience B
ED4496:03 Advanced English Education
ED4497:03 Advanced Mathematics Education
ED4999:03 Teaching for Learning 4
OPTIONS
Choose one of the following Strands:
Primary
Primary Special Needs
Primary HPE
Primary Strand
CORE SUBJECTS
ED1411:03 Foundations of Sustainability in Education
ED4460:03 Service Learning for Sustainable Futures
ED4461:03 Indigenous Futures
IA1007:03 Linking Indigenousness 1 or IA1015:03 Indigenous Australian World Views 1: Survival, Identity and Cultural Diversity
(students enrolling in the RATEP mode of delivery must select IA1015)
OPTIONS
Select 9 credit points of specified level 1 and 2 subjects
CU1010:03 Effective Writing
EL2047:03 Children's Literature
HM1061:03 Foundations of Human Movement Studies
MU1030:03 Music-making for Children
NM2203:03 Digital Storytelling
SS1010:03 Australian People: Indigeneity and Multiculturalism
SS1111:03 Introduction to Counselling
SY1001:03 Australian Society: An Introduction to Sociology
Primary Special Needs Strand
CORE SUBJECTS
ED1411:03 Foundations of Sustainability in Education
ED4306:03 Students with Reading Difficulties
ED4460:03 Service Learning for Sustainable Futures
ED4461:03 Indigenous Futures
IA1007:03 Linking Indigenousness 1
OPTIONS
Select 6 credit points of specified Level 1 subjects:
SS1111:03 Introduction to Counselling
SS1113:03 Introduction to Child and Adolescent Health
WS1005:03 Human Rights and Social Issues
Primary HPE Strand
CORE SUBJECTS
HM1061:03 Foundations of Human Movement Studies
SP1001:03 Science and Practice of Physical Activity
HM2063:03 Social Views of Health Concepts in Human Movement Studies
SP2006:03 Exercise Testing and Prescription for Health
HM3061:03Advanced Studies in Health and Physical Education
ED4461:03 Indigenous Futures
ED4493:03 Advanced Teaching in HPE
Campus
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Cairns | Not all Strands are available in Cairns |
Distance Ed (Townsville) | Available to Thursday Island RATEP students only - Limited Attendance Mode – administered through Townsville |
Townsville |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time |
Maximum time to complete | 10 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 3 years |
Progression
Course progression requisites | Nil |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | This course includes prescribed professional placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense. Further information about placements can be found at Enrolment Policy – Coursework Students. To undertake the final Professional Experience and Co-requisite subjects, students must have completed 72 credit points of level 1, 2 and 3 subjects in this course. Students who are undertaking either the Special Needs strand or the HPE strand must complete a minimum of 10 days of specialist practicum as approved by the College as part of their final placement. |
Special assessment requirements | Suitability to Work with Children Care (blue card): This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements that may involve contact with children under 18 years of age. Students are required to obtain a Suitability to work with Children Card (which involves a criminal history check undertaken by the Queensland police) before the start of the first placement. Students must retain a current Suitability to Work with Children Card for the duration of their course, as failure to do so will result in the termination of their admission to the course. For more information, refer to: Education Blue Card Students who do not complete the required number of days of a professional experience subject or a professional component of a subject, without the approval of the Director of Professional Experience, will be determined to have failed the subject. |
Professional accreditation requirements | Successful completion of all subjects contributes to the requirements for the Queensland College of Teachers Graduate level of the Australian Professional Standards (APST). Please also see `Additional Completion requirements’ in reference to the GTPA. |
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade | Nil |
Supplementary exam for final subject | Not applicable |
Advanced Standing
Eligibility | Students may apply for advanced standing for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Credit and Articulation policy and associated procedures. |
Maximum allowed | 63 credit points |
Currency | Advanced standing will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 20 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the student has not completed this course. |
Other restrictions | Students may seek approval to do concurrent studies at another university in approved disciplines not offered at this university. Students normally will be granted a maximum of 15 credit points of advanced standing for these studies. The maximum advanced standing allowable for professional development courses within the degree is three credit points except where one course is judged to be larger in size than one Division subject. Advanced standing may be granted for professional development courses smaller than a Division subject. However, no credit will be given for courses smaller than two credit points, or equivalent. Recognition of Current Competence (RCC) may apply where a teacher education student can clearly demonstrate outcomes relevant to a specific professional experience component of a Bachelor of Education program. If these outcomes can be demonstrated, the pre-service teacher will be granted advanced standing for a part of the requisite days of the professional experience requirement. Demonstration of attainment of outcomes may be in the form of professional experience reports from other institutions and/or statements of teaching or related service. |
Award Details
Award title | BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (PRIMARY) |
Approved abbreviation | BEd(Primary) |
Inclusion of majors on testamur | Not Applicable – this course does not have majors |
Exit with lesser award | Students who have completed 24 credit points of their course award requirements, and withdraw from or fail to meet the requirements for progression in the later years, may be eligible for the award of Diploma of Tertiary Studies. Students who exit the course prior to completion, and have completed 72 credit points of study and appropriate subjects, may be eligible to receive the award of Bachelor of Educational Services. |
Course articulation | Not applicable |