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Bachelor of Education (Primary)
Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA, Australia
About this program
The Bachelor of Education (Primary) at Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia is a nationally accredited course preparing future primary school teachers. Pre-Service Teachers complete a range of professional practice placements through partnerships with over 850 schools and early learning centres across public, private, metropolitan, regional, rural and remote settings, working with children from diverse backgrounds. Final year students can apply for a school-based internship program, and a formal specialisation can be added in a particular Learning Area such as Arts, Health and Physical Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, Mathematics, Music, Science, Special Education or Catholic Studies accreditation. Accredited by the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia (TRBWA).
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
- Semester 1Includes Personal Literacy and Personal Numeracy units and the National Literacy and Numeracy Test (LANTITE) requirement for graduation. Year 1: Introduction to Teaching, Learning and Learners, Foundations of Primary Mathematics, The Arts in Education 1
- Semester 1Childrens Growth Development and Learning, Spoken Language in Primary School, Science Education in Primary Schools 1, Professional Experience 1 (Semester 2). Year 2: Health and Physical Education in Primary Schools, English in the Early Years of Primary School, Teaching and Learning in Primary Mathematics 1, Humanities and Social Science in Primary Schools 1
- Semester 1Humanities and Social Science in Primary Schools 2, Positive Learning Environments, The Arts in Education 2, Professional Experience 2 (Semester 2). Year 3: Science Education in Primary Schools 2, Aboriginal Contexts in Primary Education, Including Children with Special Educational Needs, English in Middle and Upper Primary School
- Semester 1Assessing and Evaluating Learning, Teaching and Learning in Primary Mathematics 2, English for Speakers of Other Languages or Dialects, Professional Experience 3 (Semester 2). Year 4: Teaching Performance Assessment, Professional Experience 4 (Assistant Teacher Program), a specialisation unit
- a choice of Primary Technologies plus three specialisation units, a School-based Project, or an Internship (Semester 2). Specialisations available in Arts, Catholic Studies, English, Health and Physical Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, Mathematics, Music, Science and Special Education. Total: 4 years full time, on campus at Joondalup, South West or online
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
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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
All applicants must meet the academic admission requirements for this course. The indicative or guaranteed ATAR is as published where applicable, or academic admission requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following: AQF Certificate IV, 0.25 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher at an Australian higher education provider or equivalent, an Undergraduate Certificate, the Skills for Tertiary Admissions Test, a University Preparation Course, the Indigenous University Orientation Course, or the Experience Based Entry Scheme. For international students, requirements include secondary school results.
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