BEdPri

Credit points

320

Minimum duration

4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • Ballarat
  • Blacktown
  • Brisbane
  • Canberra
  • Melbourne
  • North Sydney
  • Strathfield

Note:

*Not offered for International students in 2024


EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a 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

Australian Capital Territory

Prerequisites: Nil

Assumed Knowledge: Studies in English (T) and Studies in Mathematics (T)

New South Wales

Prerequisites: Nil

Assumed Knowledge: A minimum of three Band 5 HSC results (including one in English), and a Mathematics Band 4 HSC result. Note: This course is structured to allow applicants to meet the three Band 5 and/or the Mathematics Band 4 entry requirements within the first year of the course.


Queensland

Prerequisites: English (Units 3 & 4, C); General Mathematics, Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C); a General science subject (Units 3 & 4, C)

Victoria

Prerequisites: English: Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English;

Mathematics: Units 1 & 2: satisfactory completion of two units (any study combination) of General Mathematics, Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics OR Units 3 & 4: any Mathematics.

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. of year 12 or equivalent; or
  3. relevant tertiary study skills or successful completion of a Tertiary Communication Skills program.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2024 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the award a student must complete 320 cp consisting of :

a.60 cp from Education Studies units (Part A)

b.60 cp from Effective Teaching units (Part B)

c.110 cp from Primary Curriculum and Discipline Studies units (Part C)

d. 80 cp from Primary Specialisation units (Part D) 

e.10 cp from Core Curriculum units (Part E)

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

g.*0 cp from Elective unit (Part G)

*Optional

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.

3. Particular combinations of units are prescribed in order to meet requirements in certain jurisdictions. These are described in the tables below. Students who do not follow the prescribed enrolment advice for their jurisdiction, even if they pass all of their units, may be ineligible for teacher registration in their jurisdiction upon completion of the course. 

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. 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.

  • Non-Award Certificate in Educational Studies
  • Diploma in Educational Studies (Tertiary Preparation)
  • Bachelor of Educational Studies
  • Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 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
  • EDMA163Exploring Mathematics and Numeracy10 CP

    *See note below for NSW students

  • EDES105Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledges, Histories and Cultures10 CP
  • EDES302Professional Communication10 CP

Note: Students in NSW who have not achieved a HSC Band 4 (or better) Mathematics result must complete EDMA163 rather than EDES104, and complete it within their first year of study. NSW students who do not complete this requirement may not be eligible for teacher registration. NSW students transferring to the Bachelor of Education (Primary) having already completed EDES104 or EDEZ104 should consult with their Course Coordinator.

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
  • 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

Part D.1

    Part D.1 : Primary Subject specialisation units AND (Religious Education units OR Primary Extension units)

    Part D.1.1 AND Part D.1.2

    Part D.1.1 : Primary Subject Specialisation units

    Part D.1.1.1 OR Part D.1.1.2 OR Part D.1.1.3 OR Part D.1.1.4 OR Part D.1.1.5

    Part D.1.1.1 : English units

    Part D.1.1.1.1 AND Part D.1.1.2.2

    Part D.1.1.1.1 :

    Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • EDEN345Literacy and Diversity Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment10 CP
  • EDEN410Critical Issues in Literacy Education10 CP
    • Part D.1.1.1.2 :

    Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

    Units listed in Health and Physical Education, Mathematics, Religious Education and Science specialisations or Primary Extension.

    The Course Coordinator may approve alternative units to form an appropriate sequence of studies.

    Note: It is possible to complete the requirements for both an English and Religious Education specialisation without overloading.

    Part D.1.1.2 : Health and Physical Education units

    Part D.1.1.2.1 AND Part D.1.1.2.2 AND Part D.1.1.2.3

    Part D.1.1.2.1 :

    Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

  • EXSC106Social and Emotional Wellbeing of Young People10 CP

    Only available to NSW students

  • NUTR101Introduction to Nutrition10 CP

    • The Course Coordinator may approve alternative units to form an appropriate sequence of studies.

    Part D.1.1.2.2 :

    Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • EDHP310Health Studies and Movement Education10 CP
  • EDHP311Recreation and Outdoor Education in Primary School10 CP
  • EDHP312Adapted Physical Education10 CP
  • EDHP313Health, Wellbeing and Physical Education in Early Childhood10 CP

    • The Course Coordinator may approve alternative units to form an appropriate sequence of studies.

    Part D.1.1.2.3 :

    Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

  • EDHP490Health and Physical Education Extension Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment10 CP

    • The Course Coordinator may approve alternative units to form an appropriate sequence of studies.

    Part D.1.1.3 : Indigenous Education units

    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
  • EDMA163Exploring Mathematics and Numeracy10 CP

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

    Part D.1.1.4 : Mathematics units

    Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

  • NMBR141Number Development in Mathematics10 CP
  • NMBR142Geometry and Measurement in Mathematics10 CP
  • EDMA311Intervention in Numeracy10 CP
  • EDMA426Leading Mathematics Education10 CP

    • The Course Coordinator may approve alternative units to form an appropriate sequence of studies.

    Part D.1.1.5 : Science units

    Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

  • EDSI100Science in Our World10 CP
  • EDSI410Educating for a Sustainable Future10 CP
  • EDSI411Teaching Science as a Human Endeavour10 CP
  • EDSI412Alternative Science Conceptions: What, Why and How10 CP

    • The Course Coordinator may approve alternative units to form an appropriate sequence of studies.

    Part D.1.2 : Religious Education OR Primary Extension units

    Part D.1.2.1 OR Part D.1.2.2

    Part D.1.2.1 : Religious Education units

    To qualify to teach Religious Education in Catholic, Anglican or Lutheran schools a student must complete one of the strands listed below.

    Part D.1.2.1.1 OR Part D.1.2.1.2 OR Part D.1.2.1.3

    Part D.1.2.1.1 : Catholic Schools

    Complete at least 40 of the following:

  • EDRE290Religious Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 110 CP
  • EDRE291Religious Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 210 CP
  • THBS100Introduction to the Bible10 CP
  • THCT100What Christians Believe10 CP
  • THCT202Christian Symbol, Ritual and Sacrament10 CP

    • Students wishing to teach Religious Education in jurisdictions other than NSW are advised to complete EDRE290, EDRE291, THBS100 and THCT100.

    Students wishing to teach Religious Education in NSW Catholic schools are advised to complete all 50 specified in this section. In this case, students with a Science, Health & Physical Education or Mathematics specialisation will need to take THCT202 as an 'overload' enrolment. Students are advised to discuss this with their Course Coordinator.

    It is possible to complete both the English and Religious Education specialisations without overloading.

    Part D.1.2.1.2 : 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 D.1.2.1.3 : Lutheran Strand

    Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

    Lutheran strand units are offered by the Australian Lutheran College through ACU

    BA1001L Old Testament Introduction OR BN1002L New Testament Introduction OR BS1003l Exploring the Bible

    CT1002L The Christian Faith

    DE3012L The Practice of Lutheran Education

    DE2007L Principles and Context of Lutheran Schooling

    Part D.1.2.2 : Primary Extension units

    Complete at least 40 of the following:

  • EDAR164Nurturing Creativity in Young Children10 CP
  • EDAR310Dance and Drama Education10 CP
  • EDAR311Music Education10 CP
  • EDAR312Visual and Media Arts Education10 CP
  • EDMA163Exploring Mathematics and Numeracy10 CP

    If already completed, replace with a unit from other specialisations/electives and not another unit from the group.

  • NMBR140Introduction to Mathematical Thinking10 CP

    If already completed, replace with a unit from other specialisations/electives and not another unit from the group.

  • NMBR141Number Development in Mathematics10 CP

    If already completed, replace with a unit from other specialisations/electives and not another unit from the group.

  • NMBR142Geometry and Measurement in Mathematics10 CP

    If already completed, replace with a unit from other specialisations/electives and not another unit from the group.

  • EDFX204Engaging with Global Communities Personal Professional Learning in International Education Contexts10 CP
  • EDES300Comparative Education: Local and Global Contexts10 CP
  • EDMH200Supporting Teacher Mental Health: The First Five Years10 CP
  • EDSI100Science in Our World10 CP

    If already completed, replace with a unit from other specialisations/electives

  • EDSI413Educating for STEM10 CP
  • ITAN101Introductory Italian10 CP
  • ITAN102Elementary Italian A10 CP
  • ITAN200Elementary Italian B10 CP
  • ITAN201Intermediate Italian A10 CP
  • ITAN202Intermediate Italian B10 CP
  • ITEC100Information Technology in Action10 CP
  • SPAN101Introductory Spanish10 CP
  • SPAN102Elementary Spanish A10 CP
  • SPAN103Elementary Spanish B10 CP
  • SPAN200Elementary Spanish B10 CP
  • SPAN201Intermediate Spanish A10 CP
  • SPAN202Intermediate Spanish B10 CP

    • The Course Coordinator may approve alternative units to form an appropriate sequence of studies.

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
  • EDFX205Educational Community Engagement Program0 CP

    *This is an optional unit that is available only to students on the Ballarat campus.

  • EDFX167Further Professional Placement10 CP

    *Only available with Course Coordinator approval

Course map

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Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.

Course maps are subject to change.


Commencing Semester 1

  • Education Studies unitsEDES100 Understanding Learning and Teaching OREducation Studies unitsEDES103 Understanding Learners and Their Contexts OR*Education Studies unitsEDES104 Digital Cultures and Capabilities OREducation Studies unitsEDES105 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledges, Histories and Cultures OR*Education Studies unitsEDMA163 Exploring Mathematics and Numeracy

    *Students in NSW who do not have a HSC Band 4 result for mathematics MUST take EDMA163 instead of EDES104.

    10 cp
  • Education Studies unitsEDES100 Understanding Learning and Teaching OREducation Studies unitsEDES103 Understanding Learners and Their Contexts OR*Education Studies unitsEDES104 Digital Cultures and Capabilities OREducation Studies unitsEDES105 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledges, Histories and Cultures OR*Education Studies unitsEDMA163 Exploring Mathematics and Numeracy

    *Students in NSW who do not have a HSC Band 4 result for mathematics MUST take EDMA163 instead of EDES104.

    10 cp
  • Education Studies unitsEDES101Educational Thought10 cp
  • Primary Curriculum and Discipline Studies unitsEDEN100Foundations of Literacy10 cp
  • ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units LNTE110Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic0 cp
  • Education Studies unitsEDES100 Understanding Learning and Teaching OREducation Studies unitsEDES103 Understanding Learners and Their Contexts OR*Education Studies unitsEDES104 Digital Cultures and Capabilities OR Education Studies unitsEDES105 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledges, Histories and Cultures OR*Education Studies unitsEDMA163 Exploring Mathematics and Numeracy

    *Students in NSW who do not have a HSC Band 4 result for mathematics MUST take EDMA163 instead of EDES104.

    10 cp
  • Education Studies unitsEDES100 Understanding Learning and Teaching OREducation Studies unitsEDES103 Understanding Learners and Their Contexts OR*Education Studies unitsEDES104 Digital Cultures and Capabilities OR Education Studies unitsEDES105 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledges, Histories and Cultures OR*Education Studies unitsEDMA163 Exploring Mathematics and Numeracy

    *Students in NSW who do not have a HSC Band 4 result for mathematics MUST take EDMA163 instead of EDES104.

    10 cp
  • Primary Specialisation unitsElective unit A

    Refer to the schedule of electives for suitable choice for each specialisation.

    10 cp
  • Primary Curriculum and Discipline Studies unitsEDEN102Children's Literature for Early Reading10 cp
  • ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units LNTE100 LANTITE - Literacy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students ANDACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units LNTE101 LANTITE - Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students

    Students must register with ACER to undertake the 2 LANTITE tests.

    0 cp

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