Bachelor of Education

Bachelor

The Bachelor of Education is a gateway degree to work as a registered teacher. The first year is a foundational year with a solid grounding in literacy, numeracy, and subject content, as well as issues in contemporary education.

Key details

Degree Type

Bachelor

Duration

4 years full-time, 8 years part-time

Course Code

3007002

Study Mode

In person, Online

Intake Months

Mar, Jul

ATAR

60

About this course

The Bachelor of Education is a gateway degree to work as a registered teacher. The first year is a foundational year with a solid grounding in literacy, numeracy, and subject content, as well as issues in contemporary education. Students choose a specialisation depending on which sector of education they wish to teach in.

Graduates will either be qualified as a teacher in:

Early Childhood/Primary
Primary (kindergarten to Year 6)
Primary/Secondary (English Primary Specialisation and one subject in secondary)
Secondary (choose two teaching subjects) or
Secondary: Technology (Design and Technology and choose from Industrial Technology, or Food and Fibre plus a secondary teaching area).

In the Secondary teaching area, students choose teaching subjects from a wide range of curriculum specialisations, which includes Technology and Design.

This course includes professional experience learning via placement in early childhood education settings, schools, and community sites. Pre-requisites to meet national and state-based regulatory requirements, as detailed in Faculty of Education Professional Experience Requirements, must be met prior to attending professional experience placement. All professional experience learning days must be completed, and professional behaviour and conduct must be demonstrated.

If undertaking full-time study from year 2, studying from January to December (6 teaching terms) may be required in some years.

Please note admission to this course includes non-academic requirements.

Study locations

Lismore

Gold Coast

Coffs Harbour

Online

What you will learn

Demonstrate analytical and critical skills to transform and disrupt thinking in educational contexts.
Demonstrate an understanding of diverse ways of knowing and learning in educational contexts to inform connected and compassionate ways of teaching.
Demonstrate an ability to identify and solve problems with intellectual independence.
Demonstrate an ability to develop innovative and creative responses to local and global challenges in educational contexts.
Demonstrate knowledge of ethical, legal and human rights principles in education settings.
Demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to legislative requirements and codes of conduct relevant to the education profession.
Demonstrate disciplinary, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary understandings in relation to curriculum content and frameworks.
Demonstrate and apply pedagogical principles for effective assessment practices and supportive learning environments.
Demonstrate the capacity for self-reflective learning, integrity and accountability in professional practice.
Demonstrate ability in maintaining literacy and numeracy skills to keep currency with pedagogical practice and professional development.
Communicate clearly, coherently and independently with exposition of knowledge and ideas in both oral and written forms.
Demonstrate teamwork skills and leadership in professional and learning community settings.
Demonstrate an understanding of and respect for diversity in others and self identify and apply proactive and inclusive strategies to encourage and support student engagement.
Demonstrate a broad knowledge and understanding of the impacts of culture, cultural identity and linguistic background on the education of the students from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds.

Career pathways

Depending on the teaching areas chosen, graduates may work in early childhood settings, primary or secondary schools. Combined specialisations in early childhood/primary and primary/secondary allow for teaching across a wider range of age groups.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Teacher Education courses at Southern Cross University (SCU).

81.5%

Overall satisfaction

80.9%

Skill scale

69.8%

Teaching scale

71.9%

Employed full-time

$67.7k

Average salary

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