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Start Date
February
July

Campus
Whyalla

Duration
4 year(s) full-time

Mode
On-campus/Online

Program Code
MHPE

SATAC Code
464171 (Internal)

Study as
Full-time or part-time

Entry Requirements
Selection Rank (Internal): 73.00 (for 2024)
Selection Rank (Guaranteed): 73.00 (for 2025)
TAFE/RTO (Guaranteed): DIP
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Prerequisites
None

Assumed Knowledge
None

Aim

The Bachelor of Primary Education (Honours) aims to prepare graduates who demonstrate exceptional professional knowledge, professional practice and professional engagement, and who are innovatively responsive to the changing and challenging demands of being educators in the 21st century. The program equips graduates with the knowledge and skills to promote effective and inclusive learning in a range of educational settings. This is achieved through theoretical and practical studies spanning professional studies (specific learning area curriculum and pedagogical studies), education studies (addressing current educational foci), and through a curriculum specific specialism. Our graduates understand the complexities of educational communities and the ways in which they can effectively contribute to learning environments aligned to their R-6 Primary qualification.

Content & Structure

The Bachelor of Primary Education (Honours) is a four year degree. Preservice teachers will complete 144 units of study comprising of 29 courses that are specific to teaching children from Reception to Year 6. The fourth and final ‘capstone’ year is designed as a professional Honours year, wherein the six final year courses meet AQF level 8 (or level 7 advanced for elective courses), and preservice teachers apply and extend their skills in research, through a site-based inquiry grounded investigation. Graduates of the Bachelor of Primary Education (Honours) degree will have a broad and coherent body of knowledge in professional experience, professional and discipline-specific curriculum studies and education studies. Graduates will develop an in-depth understanding of the underlying principles, concepts and pedagogical practices of curriculum development for learners from Reception to Year 6. In addition, graduates will have a four course primary specialism in one of the eight Australian Curriculum (AC) required curriculum areas, providing greater depth of curriculum and pedagogical content knowledge. These areas include: the Arts, English, Humanities and Social Sciences, Languages, and Health and Physical Education.

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What courses you'll study

Course name Area and cat no. Units Reference  
FIRST YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Theories of Learning EDUC 1077 4.5 Note(s): 1
Foundations in Learning and Teaching 1: Learning through Play EDUC 1102 4.5 Note(s): 1
Professional Experience 1: Introduction to Educators' Practices EDUC 1081 4.5 Note(s): 2 Rule(s): 2,3,4
Introduction to Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment EDUC 1113 4.5 Note(s): 1
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
English Curriculum: Language EDUC 1112 4.5 Note(s): 3
Design and Technology Education EDUC 1018 4.5 Note(s): 3
Foundations in Arts Education EDUC 2054 4.5 Note(s): 3
Primary Specialism 1 4.5 Note(s): 4,7,8
SECOND YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
English Curriculum: Reading EDUC 2058 4.5 Note(s): 3
Health and Physical Education EDUC 2006 4.5 Note(s): 3
Humanities and Social Sciences Education EDUC 2056 4.5 Note(s): 3
Primary Specialism 2 4.5 Note(s): 4,7,8
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Professional Experience 2: Curriculum and Pedagogy EDUC 2062 4.5 Note(s): 2 Rule(s): 2,3,4
Mathematics Education 1 EDUC 3073 4.5 Note(s): 3
Teaching and Learning in Aboriginal Education EDUC 2061 4.5 Note(s): 1
Foundations in Learning and Teaching 2: Creating Positive Learning Environments EDUC 2078 4.5 Note(s): 1
THIRD YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Professional Experience 3: Informed Planning (HP) EDUC 3086 9 Note(s): 2 Rule(s): 2,3,4
Primary Mathematics Education 2 EDUC 3093 4.5 Note(s): 3
Science Education EDUC 2030 4.5 Note(s): 3
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Inclusive Education EDUC 3055 4.5 Note(s): 1
English Curriculum: Text Production EDUC 3062 4.5 Note(s): 3
Foundations in Learning and Teaching 3: Educating for Diversity and Inclusion EDUC 3079 4.5 Note(s): 1
Primary Specialism 3 4.5 Note(s): 4,7,8
FOURTH YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1)
Honours Educational Research: Theory, Literature and Policy EDUC 4224 4.5 Note(s): 1,9
First Semester (Study Period 2 or 3)
Honours Research Methodology: Methods and Ethics EDUC 4239 4.5 Note(s): 1,9
Primary Specialism 4 4.5 Note(s): 4,7,8,9
English Curriculum: Programming EDUC 4247 4.5 Note(s): 3,9
Elective 4.5 Note(s): 1,6,9
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Professional Experience 4 (Honours): Inquiry into Practice EDUC 4245 13.5 Note(s): 2,9 Rule(s): 2,3,4,5

Professional accreditation and recognition

Successful completion of this program provides a recognised academic qualification which will enable graduates to apply for teacher registration in South Australia, interstate and some overseas countries. Applicants should note there are other criteria determining eligibility for registration by the Teachers Registration Board of South Australia and other registration and regulatory authorities. Applicants are advised to check registration requirements as they are subject to change.

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