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V68 Bachelor of Education (Primary to Middle Years)

INTRODUCTION

The Bachelor of Education (Primary to Middle Years) qualifies students to teach at junior, middle, upper primary levels and lower secondary levels in two learning areas.  The award is granted after the successful completion of four years of full time study and aims to develop professional knowledge, skills and attitudes.

 

The degree includes compulsory units studied by all students and units which are chosen by students to enable them to specialise in a particular learning area or combine a number of related areas of study. 

 

Students are required to complete 32 units as follows:

 

Rural and Regional Education

1 (incorporating Indigenous education)

Inclusivity

1 (incorporating Indigenous education)

Art in Education

4 (incorporating Digital Media/T&E/PE)

Mathematics in Education

3 (plus 4 max total 7)*

Education Studies (1-10)

6

Science Education

1 (plus 4 max 5; indirectly other units)*

Technology and Enterprise

1 (indirectly Digital Media courses)

Health and Physical Education

2 (indirectly other units: plus 4 max total 5)*

English Education

4 (plus 4 max total 8)*

Society and Environment

2 (indirectly Rural Education; plus 4 max total 6)*

School Experience/Practica

6 (direct)

Life Skills

1

*Specialisation Pathway Units

      2 learning areas x 4 units

 

 

TYPES OF UNITS

 

Education Studies

Studies in the theory of education, educational psychology, teaching studies and practice, and in specialised fields of education such as special education, educational management and aboriginal education.  Education studies are compulsory units.

 

Curriculum Studies

Study of syllabuses and related teaching methods in the curricula of early childhood, the middle years of schooling and early adolescence.  Curriculum studies may consist of compulsory or elective units.

 

Electives

Students may choose from a variety of learning areas in their second year of study.  These units provide the opportunity for students to pursue interests, skills and knowledge that will be of benefit to them as teachers.

 

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

The Bachelor of Education (Primary to Middle Years) course requires students to spend a substantial period of time observing and teaching in schools/centre/community programs as part of a coordinated program of practice teaching.

 

Because of its responsibility for the education, safety and well-being of children in schools and centres, the teaching profession demands the highest professional standards and personal ethics of practitioners.

 

Before students are able to practise in schools they are required to submit a Department of Education Crim Trac Police Clearance.

 

Please refer to Professional Practice Information, Procedures and Rules (Early Childhood, Primary, Secondary) following the description of the Bachelor of Education (Primary to Middle Years) for further details on professional practices.

 

SPECIAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

In addition to the traditional admission pathways for school leavers and mature-age applicants, the University also offers alternative admission pathways designed to meet the needs of specific groups of prospective students.  Further details may be obtained from Student Administration.

 

COURSE STRUCTURE
 
YEAR ONE - SEMESTER 1
ERC1101 Critical and Cultural Pedagogy: Becoming a Self-Reflective Practitioner 12 
ERC1102 Human Development and Learning 12 
ERC1103 The Enterprising Classroom 12 
ERG1101 Literacies and Learners 12 
ERP1100 School Experience Practice - First Year Education Students 12 
 
YEAR ONE - SEMESTER 2
ERM1101 Mathematics Education: Thinking and Learning 10 
ERC1202 Developing my Approach to Classroom Management 15
CCI1101 Visual and Graphic Fundamentals 1 15
ERC1104 Living and Teaching in Rural and Regional Communities 10 
ERP1210 School Experience Practice (Rural/Remote) 10 
 
YEAR TWO
Students choose two of the following learning areas (x 4 units each)
 
English
ERG2201 Language in Early Childhood 12 
ERG2202 Language in the Middle Years of Schooling 12 
ERG2203 Diagnosis and Intervention in Specific Phases of Development 12 
ERG2204 Creating a Literate Environment through Literature 12 
 
Mathematics
ERM2201 Mathematics Education: Integrating Measurement 12 
ERM2202 Mathematics Education: Catering for Diversity 12 
ERM2203 Mathematics Education: Space and Geometry (from Pythagorus to NASA) 12 
ERM2204 Mathematics Education: Chance and Data 12 
 
Science
ERS2101 It's All Science! 12 
ERS2102 The Social Construction of Scientific Knowledge 12 
ERS2201 Conceptions, Misconceptions, Alternative Conceptions and Analogies 12 
ERS2202 A Project Approach to Science 12 
 
Society and Environment
ERV2201 Active Citizenship 12 
ERV2202 Resources for Natural and Social Systems 12 
ERV2203 Culture and Issues in the Context of Place and Space 12 
ERV2204 Learning Concepts, Skills and Values for a Sustainable Future 12 
 
Health and Physical Education
ERH2201 Developmental Health and Physical Education 12 
ERH2202 Development, Performance and Perspectives in Physical Education and Sport 12 
ERH2203 Integrating School and Community Health Education 12 
ERH2204 Teaching Physical Education: Linking the Oval, the Classroom and the Community 12 
 
 
YEAR TWO - SEMESTER 1
Learning Area 1 x 1 unit
Learning Area 1 x 1 unit
Learning Area 1 x 1 unit
Learning Area 1 x 1 unit
ERP2200 School Experience Practice (Early Childhood) 12 
 
YEAR TWO - SEMESTER 2
Learning Area 2 x 1 unit
Learning Area 2 x 1 unit
Learning Area 2 x 1 unit
Learning Area 2 x 1 unit
ERP2210 School Experience Practice (Middle Schooling) 12 
 
YEAR THREE - SEMESTER 1
Students choose 3 of the following 5 units
ERG3210 Diagnosis and Intervention in the English Learning Area 12 
ERH3210 The Health and Physical Education Learning Area 12 
ERM3210 Mathematics Education: Professional Preparation 12 
ERS3110 Exploring the Processes of Constructing Scientific Knowledge 12 
ERV3210 Society and Environment Learning Area 12 
plus
ERA3100 The Artistic Classroom 12 
ERC3201 Inclusivity: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners 12 
 
YEAR THREE - SEMESTER 2
ERG3220 Foundations of Reading and Writing - Development, Process and Instruction 12 
ERH3220 Analysing Curriculum and Instruction in Physical Education 12 
ERM3220 Mathematics Education: Inclusivity 12 
ERP3400 Third Year Teaching Practice 12 
plus one of the following three units
ERA3201 Drama for Social Development and Performance 12 
ERA3202 Music in the Classroom 12 
ERA3203 The Arts and Digital Media 12 
 
YEAR FOUR - SEMESTER 1
ERA4201 The Public Performance 20 
ERC4202 Planning and Evaluating Authentic Learning 15
ERC4210 The Research Practitioner 10 
ERG4201 Creating a Literate Environment through Reading to Learn in Science 15
 
YEAR FOUR - SEMESTER 2
EDP4111 Teachers and the Education System 15
ERC4220 Life Skills 15
ERP4200 Assistant Teacher Program (ATP) 30 
 
 
 
 
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity

Last Updated - Higher Education: 31/03/2006 VET: 31/03/2006