Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Early Childhood/Primary)/Master of Teaching (Birth-5 Years/Birth-12 Years)
Western Sydney University - Bankstown
Overview
The Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Early Childhood/Primary) provides students with the opportunity to complete an Arts degree with an Arts major alongside a specialist Early Childhood and Primary Education Studies minor.
Graduates of this degree are eligible for direct entry into the Master of Teaching (Birth - 5 Years / Birth - 12 Years) via the Transition to Teaching pathway. Completion of both the Bachelor and Master programs provides a teaching qualification for Early Childhood or Early Childhood and Primary teaching. Eligible students will receive advice during their final study session in the Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Early Childhood/Primary) regarding how to accept an offer into the Postgraduate course to attain a teaching qualification.
Majors
Areas of study
For Bachelor of Arts: Creative writing, culture and society, education studies, English, history and political thought, Indigenous Australian studies, international English, international relations and Asian studies, Islamic studies, languages (Arabic, Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese), linguistics, music performance, musicology, organisations and work, philosophy, psychological studies.
Potential Career Outcomes
Career opportunities
Government roles, Non-government organisation roles, Higher education or private education roles, roles in Media and communications organisations, Advertising, roles in arts and cultural organisations, early childhood teaching.
ATAR & Selection Rank
The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.
| ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds | ATAR (excluding adjustment factors) | Selection Rank (including adjustment factors) |
|---|---|---|
| Highest rank to receive an offer | 75.9 | 85.9 |
| Median rank to receive an offer | 62.85 | 70.05 |
| Lowest rank to receive an offer | 55 | 60 |
<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made
Admission Criteria
Please refer to the Western Sydney University website for admission criteria information.
This information is sourced from Course Seeker, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. View more information on Course Seeker.
University
Western Sydney University
Campus
Bankstown
Course Type
Bachelors Degree
Study Area
Arts
Indicative ATAR
55.00
Delivery Mode
On-campus
Duration
Full-time: 5 years, Part-time: Available
Course Link
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- State
- NSW
- Type
- University
- Courses
- 292
- Campuses
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Bankstown Campbelltown Campbelltown or Orange Hawkesbury Liverpool Nirimba (Blacktown) Parramatta Parramatta City Penrith Sydney City
Please note that these statistics simply refer to the information we have in our database. This is not an exhaustive list of courses offered at Western Sydney University. Please refer to the institution's website for the most current information.
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