Bachelor of Education (Primary)
Information valid for students commencing in 2020.
Bachelor of Education (Primary)
Handbook year | 2020 |
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 | Tropical Environments and Societies |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | English, Mathematics A or B or C, and an Authority Science; or equivalent. Applicants who have not previously achieved a Sound Achievement in a science subject (or equivalent) can meet this requirement by taking ED0195:03 Bridging Science for Teachers at 番茄社区 prior to commencing study. |
Minimum English language proficiency requirements | Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of an overall score of 6.5 in Academic IELTS (or equivalent) with sub-scores no less than 7.0 in Speaking and Listening and no less than 6.0 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. 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 by way of an instrument applied by QTAC and developed in consultation with the Australian Council of Deans of Education. Students must meet English language proficiency requirements for teacher registration in Australia, either on entry to or on graduation from the program. |
Special admission requirements | Applicants wishing to enter the Remote Area Teacher Education Program (RATEP) must nominate with QTAC as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Proof of identity documentation is required. Applicants must be located near . RATEP students must select the English/Literacy specialisation. |
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 Coursework Enrolment Procedure. 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: English Proficiency: Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds are advised that the Queensland College of Teachers requires graduating teachers to provide evidence of meeting the following English language requirements prior to graduation:
The cost of the testing will be met by the applicant. Students are advised that the Queensland College of Teachers requires graduating teachers to provide evidence of meeting the English language requirements as stated above prior to graduation. Further information is available on the website. |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 96 credit points as per course structure |
Additional completion requirements | Successful completion of Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) is an expected requirement of the Australian Ministers for Education for all graduates. Therefore all students enrolled in an initial teacher education course (either undergraduate or postgraduate) will be expected to sit and meet the test standard prior to graduation. All students must sit and meet the standard of the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students (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
:03 Education Perspectives and Practice
:03 Science and Sustainability in Education
:03 Foundations of Language and Literacy in Education
:03 Technologies for Primary School
:03 Arts Education for Primary School
:03 Educational Psychology: Learners and Learning
:03 Teaching Mathematics and Numeracy in Primary and Early Childhood Settings
Level 2
:03 Health and Physical Education for Primary School
:03 Mathematics Education for Primary School
:03 English Education for Primary School
:03 Science Education for Primary School
:03 Humanities and Social Sciences for Primary School
:03 Planning for Engaging Learning
:03 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
Level 3
:06 Improving Student Learning and Professional Practice: Using data and evidence (Primary)
:03 Technologies Across the Curriculum
:03 Inclusive Education: Differentiated Learning for Students with Special Needs and Abilities
:03 English as an Additional Language/Dialect for Indigenous Learners
:03 Advanced English Education Primary
:03 Advanced Mathematics Education
Level 4
:03 Service Learning for Sustainable Futures or :03 Advanced Studies in Physical Education, Health and Wellbeing (Students in the HPE specialisation must take ED4493 as an alternative to ED4460. This alternative core subject is only available for students completing the HPE specialisation)
:03 Indigenous Futures
:03 Fourth Year Professional Experience A
:06 Fourth Year Professional Experience B
:03 Leading Wellbeing and Sustainability in Learning Communities
:03 Teachers as Ethical and Collaborative Change Agents
:03 Education Across Culturally Diverse Contexts
OPTIONS
Select one of the following specialisations:
English/Literacy (RATEP students must select this specialisation)
:03 Effective Writing
:03 Children's Literature
:03 Students with Reading Difficulties
Mathematics/Numeracy
:03 Preparatory Mathematics or :03 Fundamentals of Problem Solving and Programming I (students who have completed Maths B or equivalent with a High Achievement or better MUST select CP1401)
:03 Foundations of Data Science
:03 Specialist Primary Mathematics Curriculum
Science
:03 Evolution of the Earth
:03 Preparatory Chemistry or :03 Introduction to Biological Processes or :03 Introductory Ecology (students who have completed high school Chemistry or equivalent with a High Achievement or better MUST select either BS1001 or BZ1005)
:03 Science in Context for Primary Science Specialists
Technologies
:03 Fundamentals of Problem Solving and Programming I
:03 Design Thinking
:03 Internet Fundamentals
Health and Physical Education (Townsville only)
:03 Foundations of Movement and Physical Activity
:03 Education for Health and Wellbeing
:03 Advanced Teaching in Physical Education, Health and Wellbeing 1
Campus
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Cairns | Health and Physical Education specialisation is not available in Cairns |
Distance Ed (Townsville) | Available to RATEP students only (Mixed Attendance – administered through Townsville) |
Townsville | |
External | This course is delivered online with the exception of professional experience placement in Australian Educational Institutions as required for professional accreditation. Students will select from either the Maths/Numeracy or the English/Literacy Specialisations Not available to International Students Only available for students wishing to study part time in up to 6 carousel study periods per year Credit is not currently available for this offering |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time *External students studying in continuous carousel delivery will complete in 5.3 years. |
Maximum time to complete | 11 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 3 years |
Progression
Course progression requisites | Students studying in carousel delivery mode, must successfully complete years 1, 2 and 3 sequentially before attempting any fourth year subjects. To ensure satisfactory progression, a minimum of three subjects must be taken in any 12-month period. Students must successfully complete LANTITE prior to their placement and GTPA assessment in their final year of study. |
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 Coursework Enrolment Procedure. 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. |
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 |
Credit
Eligibility | Students may apply for a credit transfer for previous tertiary study or informal and non-formal learning in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure. |
Maximum allowed | 63 credit points |
Currency | Credit will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 21 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit 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 credit for these studies. The maximum credit 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. Credit 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 credit 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 |