This is a two year accelerated program. It’s a great opportunity for anyone who wants to do a Bachelor’s Degree in another area first and then consider a move to teaching later on.
Primary School education offers great job opportunities and security. Practice, practice, and more practice is the focus of this program to ensure our graduates walk through the school gates confident that they can teach in a classroom and have the skills to deliver curriculum for primary learners.
Commences Semester 1, 2015
- Only a full-time option is available to international students on a Student visa. Online programs are not available to Student visa holders.
- * Estimated tuition fees are based on 2025 rates. Refer to international fees for more information.
- Not all majors/minors and elective options are available at every campus. You should refer to the What Can I Study tab, and the proposed study sequence for your chosen campus and intake for further information.
Primary School education offers great job opportunities and security. Practice, practice, and more practice is the focus of this program to ensure our graduates walk through the school gates confident that they can teach in a classroom and have the skills to deliver curriculum for primary learners.
You will gain a thorough grounding in classroom theory and practice, including curriculum, and understanding how to adapt programs to meet diverse learning needs. All this training is brought to life through undertaking 80 days of Supervised Professional Experience and 15 days of Wider Field Experience. *
Post-admission requirements
Students complete 80 days of Supervised Professional Experience, completed as four full-time blocks, and 15 days of Wider Field Experience. The majority of Supervised Professional Experience must be completed in Queensland schools. Students must undergo a Working with Children Check and obtain a Blue Card from the Public Safety Business Agency (PBSA) prior to commencing supervised professional experience.
* The majority of Supervised Professional Experience must be completed in Queensland schools. Students must undergo a Working with Children Check and obtain a Blue Card from the Public Safety Business Agency (PBSA) prior to commencing supervised professional experience.
Career opportunities
A teacher in primary school education, or, as a Trainer in other areas.
Registration
Graduates may apply for registration with the Queensland College of Teachers.
Program structure
For students commencing Semester 1, 2015.
Introductory required courses
3 required courses:
EDU105 Professional Experience: Managing Learning Environments
EDU113 Teaching Junior Secondary Geography
EDU209 Teaching Junior Secondary History
Advanced required courses
13 required courses:
EDU202 Teaching Senior Secondary Geography
EDU205 Teaching Senior Secondary History
EDU308 Regions, Change and Sustainability
EDU309 Landscapes, Place and People
EDU316 Introduction to Weather and Climate
EDU318 Earth Observation: Remote Sensing and Surveying
EDU340 Applied Geospatial Analysis
EDU400 Coastal Geomorphology
EDU410 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment
EDU411 Diversity and Inclusion
EDU412 Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum
EDU414 Secondary Assessment and Reporting
EDU416 Professional Experience: Individual Learner Needs
Requirements for placements
As required by the Queensland Family and Child Commission Act (2014), preservice teachers must undergo a Working with Children Check and be issued with a Blue Card by the Public Safety Business Agency to allow them to undertake supervised professional experience in a school or centre where children under 18 years of age are present. It is now a requirement of all Queensland sites and most Australian sites that preservice teachers have obtained the Blue Card prior to commencing supervised professional experience.
To avoid processing delays, you are encouraged to apply for a Blue Card as soon as you have accepted your offer. Blue Cards are free-of-charge for Education students when you apply through USC’s Professional Learning office (Level 1, H Building).
Note: If you do not possess a current Blue Card, you will be unable to complete the professional experience component of your program and you will be unable to meet graduation requirements.
Visit the Public Safety Business Agency website for information on Blue Cards and how to apply.
Total units: 192
Recommended study sequences
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Complete 16 required courses,
- Complete a minimum of 80 days Supervised Professional Experience, completed as full-time blocks.
- Complete 15 days of Wider Field Experience.
To commence Supervised Professional Experience you must:
- Travel to attend Supervised Professional Experience placements.
- A Blue Card is required, refer to Requirements for placements.
Program notes
- Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses).
- Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods including essays, seminar presentations, reports and examinations. Not all courses will necessarily include all methods.
- Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa.
- When enrolling, please refer to the Study Plan.