BEdPri

Credit points

320

Minimum duration

4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • Strathfield

Note:

Not offered in Semester 2, 2023 (Strathfield Campus)


EFTSL value of units : All 10cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a credit point (cp) value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy  that includes meeting a minimum ATAR requirement.

In addition, applicants will be required to demonstrate suitability for teaching.

All applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed:

  1. the following prerequisites at year 12 level or equivalent:
StatePrerequisites
NSW

Prerequisites:Nil

Assumed Knowledge: A minimum of three Band 5 HSC results, including one in English and Two units of Mathematics Band 4

Note: This course is structured to allow applicants to meet the three Band 5 entry requirements within the degree program by including a full year of discipline studies before applicants study how to teach

OR

b. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants may be selected following an interview with the course coordinator and staff of the campus Indigenous Higher Education Unit. They should have:

  1. minimum of three years’ work experience; or
  2. completion of year 12 or equivalent; or
  3. demonstrated relevant tertiary study skills or successful completion of a Tertiary Communication Skills program.      

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2023 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete:

320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  1. 60 cp from Education Studies units (Part A)
  2. 60 cp from Effective Teaching units (Part B)
  3. 110 cp from Primary Curriculum and Discipline Studies units (Part C)
  4. 80 cp from Primary Subject Specialisation units, comprising
  5. 40 cp of Primary Subject Specialisation units (Part D) AND 

ii 40 cp of Religious Education units (Part E) or 40 cp of Primary Extension units (Part F)

e. 10 cp from Core Curriculum units (Part G);

f. 0 cp from ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units (Part H).

Other requirements

  1. Students must pass all professional experience components, including professional experience embedded within units.
  2. Requirements for working with children: All students enrolled must have the appropriate approvals before they may enter a classroom. These are: Blue Card (Qld) or Working with Children Check (ACT, NSW and Victoria). International students must bring police check documentation from their own countries. To meet the requirements for working in settings other than schools, a National Police Check may be required. All students who have lived in another country for 12 months or more must provide a police check from that country for that period.

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

Exit points

A student who has successfully completed the requirements of a course listed below may exit from the course with that qualification. Note that none of these qualifications qualify a student to teach in Australia.

  1. Non-Award Certificate in Educational Studies
  2. Diploma in Educational Studies (Tertiary Preparation)
  3. Bachelor of Educational Studies
  4. Diploma in Liberal Arts
  5. Certificate in Liberal Arts

A student who does not meet the LANTITE requirements may access an appropriate exit point if they meet the requirements of that award.

Progression requirements

Students must pass LNTE100 LANTITE - Literacy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students and LNTE101 LANTITE - Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students before they can attempt the second placement unit EDET200 Effective Teaching 3: Engaging Learners and Managing Learning Environments.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

  • EDES100Understanding Learning and Teaching10 CP
  • EDES101Educational Thought10 CP
  • EDES103Understanding Learners and Their Contexts10 CP
  • EDES104Digital Cultures and Capabilities10 CP
  • EDES105Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledges, Histories and Cultures10 CP
  • EDES302Professional Communication10 CP

Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

  • EDET100Effective Teaching 1: Becoming a Teacher10 CP
  • EDET101Effective Teaching 2: Curriculum, Planning and Pedagogy10 CP
  • EDET200Effective Teaching 3: Engaging Learners and Managing Learning Environments10 CP

    Primary

  • EDET211Effective Teaching 3 Positive Environments to Engage Young Learners10 CP

    Early Childhood and Primary

  • EDET300Effective Teaching 4: Students with Disability and Inclusive Education10 CP
  • EDET400Effective Teaching 5: Assessment and Data Informed Practice10 CP
  • EDET401Effective Teaching 6: Professional Engagement and Reflection10 CP

Complete exactly 110 credit points from the following:

  • EDAR290The Arts Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment F 610 CP
  • EDEN100Foundations of Literacy10 CP
  • EDEN102Children's Literature for Early Reading10 CP
  • EDEN290English Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 (B-8)10 CP
  • EDEN291English Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2 (8-12)10 CP
  • EDHP290Health and Physical Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (F-6)10 CP
  • EDMA290Mathematics Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 (B-12)10 CP
  • EDMA291Mathematics Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2 (F-6)10 CP
  • EDSS290Humanities and Social Sciences Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (F-6)10 CP
  • EDSI290Science Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (B-12)10 CP
  • EDTE290Technologies Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (F-6)10 CP

    Primary

  • EDTE260Technologies Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in the Early Years10 CP

    Early Childhood and Primary

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

  • EDAB113Australian Aboriginal Peoples, Cultures and Identities10 CP
  • EDAB203Embedding Aboriginal Perspectives Across Curriculum: Contextualising Aboriginal Knowings10 CP
  • EDEN345Literacy and Diversity Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment10 CP
  • NMBR143Introduction to Mathematical Ideas10 CP

For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples only. The Course Coordinator may approve alternative units to form an appropriate sequence of studies.  

To qualify to teach Religious Education in Catholic, Anglican or Lutheran schools a student must complete:

Part E.1 OR Part E.2 OR Part E.3

    Part E.1 : Catholic Schools

    Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

  • EDRE290Religious Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 110 CP
  • THBS100Introduction to the Bible10 CP
  • THCT100What Christians Believe10 CP
  • THCT202Christian Symbol, Ritual and Sacrament10 CP
  • Part E.2 : Anglican Strand (Queensland only)

    Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

  • EDRE290Religious Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 110 CP
  • THCT100What Christians Believe10 CP
  • AND two units to be completed cross-institutionally through St Francis Theological College or Charles Sturt University.

    Part E.3 : Lutheran Strand - *Lutheran strand units are offered by the Australian Lutheran College through ACU.

    Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

    * BA1001L Old Testament Introduction or BN1002L New Testament IntroductionBS1003l (10cp) Exploring the Bible; *CT1002L (10cp) The Christian Faith; *DE3012L (10cp) The Practice of Lutheran Education; *DE2007L (10cp) Principles and Context of Lutheran Schooling

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

  • EDSI100Science in Our World10 CP

    If already completed, replace with a unit from other specialisations/Electives as approved by Course Coordinator

  • NMBR143Introduction to Mathematical Ideas10 CP

    If already completed, replace with a unit from other specialisations/Electives as approved by Course Coordinator

  • EDFX204Engaging with Global Communities Personal Professional Learning in International Education Contexts10 CP
  • EDES300Comparative Education: Local and Global Contexts10 CP

AND one unit (10 cp) from other Specialisations/Electives

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

  • UNCC300Justice and Change in a Global World10 CP
  • PHCC320The Just Society10 CP

Complete exactly 3 of the following:

  • LNTE110Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic0 CP
  • LNTE100LANTITE - Literacy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students0 CP
  • LNTE101LANTITE - Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students0 CP

Course map

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Course maps are subject to change. Please check your course map again before you finalise your enrolment.

If you need more information about unit enrolment, please visit Course Enrolment Guides.

Commencing Semester 1

Students who have completed the Diploma in Educational Studies (Tertiary Preparation) (Away from Base Mode) will have credit for all 6 units from the first year

  • Primary Subject Specialisation unitsEDAB113Australian Aboriginal Peoples, Cultures and Identities10 cp
  • Primary Subject Specialisation unitsNMBR143Introduction to Mathematical Ideas10 cp
  • Primary Curriculum and Discipline Studies UnitsEDEN100Foundations of Literacy10 cp
  • Education Studies UnitsEDES100 Understanding Learning and Teaching OREDES103 Understanding Learners and Their Contexts OREDES104 Digital Cultures and Capabilities OREDES105 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledges, Histories and Cultures

    Students must complete all 4 units.

    10 cp
  • Education Studies UnitsEDES100 Understanding Learning and Teaching OREDES103 Understanding Learners and Their Contexts OREDES104 Digital Cultures and Capabilities OREDES105 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledges, Histories and Cultures

    Students must complete all 4 units.

    10 cp
  • Primary Curriculum and Discipline Studies UnitsEDEN102Children's Literature for Early Reading10 cp
  • ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education UnitsLNTE110Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic0 cp

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