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Bachelor of Education Primary
Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia
About this program
The Bachelor of Education Primary at Charles Darwin University prepares students to guide and develop primary school students' skills through the key learning areas of education during their early years at school. Students learn about the school curriculum, contemporary approaches to issues such as inclusivity, child and adolescent development, classroom management and student wellbeing, improving the teaching and learning relationship, First Nations education, and developing an evidence-based approach to learning and teaching in primary settings. Study is available online or on campus, part-time or full-time, with online students completing placements close to home.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
Study plan in 2 parts
Core Units (30 units)
- 0cpLiteracy and Numeracy (LANTITE)
- English Language for Literacy
- Numeracy Education
- Scientific Inquiry for Primary Education
- Introduction to Teaching and Learning
- Indigenous Australia
- Language Literacy and Sustainability
- Digital Technologies
- Design and Technologies
- Performing Arts in Primary School
- Reading Literacy and Literature F-2
- Writing Literacy and Literature F-2
- Primary Mathematics Education 1
- Primary Professional Experience 1
- Primary Science Education 1
- Child and Adolescent Development
- First Nations Contexts in Learning and Teaching Practice
- Classroom Management and Student Wellbeing
- Humanities and Social Science Pedagogy
- Health and Physical Education in Primary
- Visual Arts in Primary School
- English Literacy and Literacy 3-6
- Primary Mathematics Education 2
- Primary Professional Experience 2
- Primary Science Education 2
- Assessment
- Moderation and Reporting
- Diverse Needs in the Classroom
- Socially Inclusive Pedagogy
- Curriculum Integration
- Specialist Electives (3 units): Environmental Issues
- Colonising Australia
- Introduction to International Relations
- Introduction to Health Promotion
- Health
- Exercise and Sport Psychology
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
Primary School TeacherANZSCO 241213
On STSOL and CSOL, so it supports the 190, 491, and the employer-sponsored 482/494/186, but not the 189 on its own. AITSL assesses at least one year of full-time equivalent primary-education study within the qualification.
Assessed by Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL)
List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.
Admissions
Year 12 completion, ATAR approx 60 or equivalent (STAT score of 140 also accepted)
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