Bachelor of Education (Primary) (BEd(Primary)) - Course List

Information valid for students commencing 2018

Bachelor of Education (Primary)

To complete the program, a student must complete 64 units from the BEd(Primary) course list, including:

(a) all core courses; and
(b) at least 6 units for a minor; and
(c) up to 2 units of elective courses.

Core

Year 1, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
EDUC1029 2 Introduction to Education
EDUC1702 2 Child and Adolescent Development for Educators
EDUC1703 2 Introduction to Teaching Mathematics
EDUC1704 2 Education and Creativity: Pedagogical Content Knowledge

Year 1, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
EDUC1706 2 Introduction to Role of Science and Technology Education in Society
EDUC1707 2 Literacy in Primary and Middle Years Contexts
EDUC1708 2 Introduction to Teaching Humanities and Social Sciences
EDUC1715 2 Primary Professional Experience 1

Year 2, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
EDUC2707 2 Health, Well-being and Education Pedagogical Content Knowledge
EDUC2712 2 Primary Professional Experience 2
EDUC2716 2 Learning, Mind and Education

and 2 units from a minor

Year 2, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
EDUC2703 2 Teaching Mathematics 1
EDUC2706 2 Teaching English 1
EDUC2714 2 Primary Professional Experience 3

and 2 units from a minor

Year 3, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
EDUC2704 2 Early Years Curriculum Foundations
EDUC3701 2 Diversity and Inclusive Education
EDUC3702 2 Teaching Health and Physical Education

and 2 units from a minor

Year 3, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
EDUC2090 2 Indigenous Knowledge & Education
EDUC3706 2 Teaching Mathematics 2
EDUC3707 2 Teaching Humanities and Social Sciences Curriculum
EDUC3714 2 Primary Professional Experience 4

Year 4, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
EDUC3703 2 Teaching Technology and The Arts in the Twenty-First Century
EDUC3705 2 Teaching Science in Primary and Middle Schools
EDUC4702 2 Teaching English 2

and 2 units from a minor

Year 4, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
EDUC4703 4 Teachers as Professionals
EDUC4714 4 Primary Professional Experience 5

Minors

English and Literacy

6 to 8 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGL1800 2 Literary Classics: Texts and Traditions
ENGL2440 2 The Novel: Realism, History, Fiction
ENGL2460 2 Poetry: In Defence of Imagination
LING1000 2 Introduction to Linguistics: Structure and Meaning of Words and Sentences
MSTU1001 2 Introduction to Film & Television Studies
WRIT2250 2 Writing: Grammar, Syntax, and Style

Humanities and Social Sciences

6 to 8 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
ANCH1240 2 The Rise of Ancient Greece: Greek History to the 4th Century BC
ANCH1250 2 The Rise of Ancient Rome: Roman History from Romulus to Augustus
ANCH2130 2 Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World
ANCH2230 2 The Age of Imperial Rome: Politics and Society from Tiberius to Constantine
COMU1002 2 Crossing Bridges: Communicating between Cultures
ECON1120 2 The Economics of Social Issues
ECON1110 2 Australian Economic Institutions
GEOG1000 2 Human Settlements
GEOS1100 2 Environment & Society
HIST1201 2 The Australian Experience
HIST1400 2 The Medieval and Early Modern World
PHIL1013 2 Introduction to Ethics
POLS1101 2 Introduction to Australian Politics
POLS1301 2 Introduction to Political Ideas
POLS1601 2 Power, Politics & Society

Mathematics and Numeracy

6 to 8 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
MATH1040 2 Basic Mathematics
MATH1050 2 Mathematical Foundations
[ MATH1051 2 Calculus & Linear Algebra I
[ or
[ MATH1071 2 Advanced Calculus & Linear Algebra I
MATH1061 2 Discrete Mathematics
PHYS1001 2 Mechanics & Thermal Physics I
[ SCIE1000 2 Theory & Practice in Science
[ or
[ SCIE1100 2 Advanced Theory and Practice in Science
[ STAT1201 2 Analysis of Scientific Data
[ or
[ STAT1301 2 Advanced Analysis of Scientific Data

Science

6 to 8 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
BIOL1020 2 Genes, Cells & Evolution
[ CHEM1100 2 Chemistry 1
[ or
[ CHEM1090 2 Introductory Chemistry
ERTH1000 2 Planet Earth: The Big Picture
[ INFS1200 2 Introduction to Information Systems
[ or
[ DECO1400 2 Introduction to Web Design
[ PHYS1001 2 Mechanics & Thermal Physics I
[ or
[ PHYS1171 2 Physical Basis of Biological Systems
[ STAT1201 2 Analysis of Scientific Data
[ or
[ STAT1301 2 Advanced Analysis of Scientific Data
CSSE1001 2 Introduction to Software Engineering
NUTR1023 2 Health & Fitness Through Diet & Exercise
[ SCIE1000 2 Theory & Practice in Science
[ or
[ SCIE1100 2 Advanced Theory and Practice in Science

Elective Course

up to 2 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
CSSE2002 2 Programming in the Large
DECO2300 2 Digital Prototyping
DECO2500 2 Human-Computer Interaction
EDUC2011 2 Sports Leadership in Primary schools
EDUC2017 2 International Field Experience
EDUC3001 2 Learning, Mind and Music Education
EDUC3011 2 Youth, Sport and Physical Culture
ENVM2200 2 Resource Management & Environmental Planning
FREN1010 2 Introductory French 1
FREN1020 2 Introductory French 2
FREN2010 2 Intermediate French 1
FREN2020 2 Intermediate French 2
FREN3112 2 French Language and Culture 1: Post-secondary
FREN3113 2 French Language and Culture 2
FREN3114 2 French Language and Culture 3
FREN3115 2 French Language and Culture 4
GEOS2100 2 Environmental Systems
GEOG2104 2 Urban Geography
JAPN1013 2 Japanese 1A standard
JAPN1023 2 Japanese 1B standard
JAPN2013 2 Japanese 2A standard
JAPN2023 2 Japanese 2B standard
JAPN2101 2 Continuing Japanese 1A
JAPN3002 2 Continuing Japanese 1B
JAPN3003 2 Continuing Japanese 2A
JAPN3004 2 Continuing Japanese 2B
JAPN3101 2 Continuing Japanese 3
JAPN3102 2 Continuing Japanese 4
JAPN3110 2 Voices from Japan
LTCS3001 2 Doing things with French Theory
[ MATH1052 2 Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations
[ or
[ MATH1072 2 Advanced Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations
MUSC1050 2 Music in Society 1
MUSC1060 2 Introduction to Musicianship
MUSC1600 2 Musicianship 1
MUSC1700 2 Introduction to Popular Music Studies: The Rock Era
MUSC2800 2 World Music
MUSC3840 2 Multi-Instrumental Pedagogy A
PHIL1002 2 Introduction to Philosophy: What is Philosophy?
PHIL1110 2 Critical Reasoning
PHIL2700 2 Philosophy and Education
PHYS1002 2 Electromagnetism and Modern Physics
PSYC2000 2 Psychology of Sport and Exercise
RELN1000 2 World Religions
SLAT2001 2 Introduction to Second Language Learning & Teaching
SLAT2002 2 Introduction to Language and Technology
SPAN1010 2 Introductory Spanish A
SPAN1020 2 Introductory Spanish B
SPAN2010 2 Continuing Spanish A
SPAN2020 2 Continuing Spanish B
SPAN2310 2 Reading & Writing in Spanish
SPAN3110 2 Advanced Spanish A
SPAN3120 2 Advanced Spanish B