Bachelor of Education (Primary)
University of Newcastle - Newcastle - Callaghan
Overview
If you dream of inspiring young minds and making a difference, you’ll enjoy a rewarding degree, studying primary education and teaching.
The Bachelor of Education (Primary) leads to a rewarding career as a Primary School Teacher (kindergarten – year 6). Primary education is the critical period where children cultivate life- long skills, helping them to grow and transition into young adults. Students of this degree graduate with the skills, knowledge, and influence to nurture capable, confident, and well- adjusted individuals.
Students entering education programs must meet any additional requirements as determined by the NSW Education Standards Authority and Australian Government teacher education policy. Our education degrees are accredited with the NSW Education Standards Authority. Refer to Your accreditation on the NSW Education Standards Authority website.
Our programs are designed with pathways to cater for students from a variety of educational backgrounds, including applicants who have met the NSW Education Standards Authority requirement of three HSC Band 5s (including one in English). For those applicants who may not have met the NSW Education Standards Authority requirement on entry, and who otherwise meet the University of Newcastle academic entry requirements, there are pathways which enable you to meet the teacher education milestone by the completion of the first year of study (80 units) in the program. For further information, refer to Admission into teacher education degrees on the University of Newcastle website.
Visit the AITSL website for further information on current Australian Government teacher education policy.
Majors
Areas of study
Primary teaching in all of the primary subjects including English; mathematics; science and technology; personal development, health and physical education; creative arts; human society and its environment; plus, an in-depth study which can be in special education or one of the subjects listed above.
Behaviour management, foundations of primary education, how to teach K-6 curriculum, language and literacy development, psychology of learning and teaching.
To diversify your skills and enhance your job prospects, study courses in one of the
following areas: human society and its environment, creative arts, mathematics, science and technology, special education and personal development, health and physical education.
Potential Career Outcomes
Career opportunities
Primary school teacher, special education teacher, community educator, education policy, analyst, curriculum developer, educational materials developer.
ATAR & Selection Rank
The ATAR and Selection Rank profile is not available for this course.
Admission Criteria
Please refer to the University of Newcastle website for admission criteria information.
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University
University of Newcastle
Campus
Newcastle - Callaghan
Course Type
Bachelors Degree
Study Area
Education
Delivery Mode
On-campus
Duration
Full-time: 4 years, Part-time: Available
Indicative ATAR
Unknown
Course Link
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- State
- NSW
- Type
- University
- Courses
- 147
- Campuses
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Central Coast - Ourimbah Gosford Newcastle - Callaghan Newcastle City Precinct Port Macquarie Sydney
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 University of Newcastle. Please refer to the institution's website for the most current information.
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