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Pursue a career as an early childhood teacher. Develop an understanding of the importance of the early years and your role as a teacher through a balance of practice and theory.
Pursue a career as an early childhood teacher. Develop an understanding of the importance of the early years and your role as a teacher through a balance of practice and theory.
This course prepares students to become both an early childhood and/or a primary school teacher, being able to adapt their expertise to teach the birth to 12 years age group.
The Bachelor of Educational Studies is a pathway for students who wish to consider future study in teaching in early childhood, primary and secondary education, and is suited for a career in corporate training, educational consultancy, online learning, vocational and community education, curriculum writing, youth services or adult learning.
This pathway course is for applicants who want to become a teacher but have not met the entry requirements into our initial teacher education courses.
This pathway course enables Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to live and work in their local community while studying to become a teacher but have not met the entry requirements into our initial teacher education courses.
The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is awarded for high-level research and, as such, it is expected that candidates will make a substantial contribution to knowledge in their chosen field, as well as display an appreciation and understanding of the relationship of their own research investigation within a wider field of knowledge.
February 2025, July 2025
Advance your career and become a specialist in your discipline area. The Graduate Certificate in Education will enable you to deepen your knowledge and expertise in a specialisation area and empower you to extend your understanding of educational disciplines.
The Graduate Certificate in Religious Education is for primary and secondary school teachers who want to teach religious education.
The Graduate Certificate in Religious Education is for primary and secondary school teachers who want to teach religious education.
The Master of Education is designed for educators, who want to advance their career. Specialise and become a leader in your area of interest.
Equip yourself to be an educational leader with impact. The Master of Educational Leadership is a research-driven and critically conscious program that will help you shape education for individuals and communities.
The Master of Philosophy (MPhil) is a research degree in a field covered by the University, including theology and philosophy, and is assessed on the basis of a written thesis.
February 2025, July 2025
This course cultivates graduates to be articulate and passionate teachers who are committed to the generation and dissemination of knowledge, skills and attitudes that can facilitate the implementation of high quality early childhood and primary education for all children.
This course cultivates graduates to be articulate and passionate teachers who are committed to the generation and dissemination of knowledge, skills and attitudes that can facilitate the implementation of high quality early childhood and primary education for all children.
This course cultivates graduates to be articulate and passionate teachers who are committed to the generation and dissemination of knowledge, skills and attitudes that can facilitate the implementation of high quality early childhood and primary education for all children. Combine the Graduate Certificate in Religious Education with this course to gain the certification and knowledge to teach Religious Education in Catholic Schools.
This course cultivates graduates to be articulate and passionate teachers who are committed to the generation and dissemination of knowledge, skills and attitudes that can facilitate the implementation of high quality early childhood and primary education for all children. Combine the Graduate Certificate in Religious Education with this course to gain the certification and knowledge to teach Religious Education in Catholic Schools.
Our primary education degrees are innovative, inquiry-based and future-focused. Studying primary education at ACU is your opportunity to be rewarded with a creative and challenging career, inspiring young children and future generations.
Combine the Graduate Certificate in Religious Education with the Master of Teaching (Primary) to gain the certification to teach Religious Education in Catholic Schools. This is your opportunity to be rewarded with a career inspiring young children and future generations.
This course is designed for graduates who want to influence and inspire future generations by becoming a secondary school teacher.
Combine the Graduate Certificate in Religious Education with the Master of Teaching (secondary) to gain the certification and knowledge to teach Religious Education in Catholic Schools alongside two other teaching areas.
Didn't meet the entry requirements for your chosen initial teacher education course? Don't worry, there's more than one way to become a teacher with ACU.
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Inspire and educate young learners in arts, literacy, mathematics, science and technology. Whether teaching in a Catholic, government, or independent school this specialisation will give you the skills, flexibility and qualifications to become a successful contemporary educator of children from birth to 12 years of age.
Your early childhood and primary studies include 95 days of placement, in Australia or around the world. Enjoy opportunities to teach and develop curriculum in Vietnam, Solomon Islands or even Nepal.
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