Program requirements

In order to graduate you must:

• Complete 31 courses†, including 28 required courses and 3 electives.
• Complete no more than 12 introductory level courses, including core courses.
• Complete a minimum of 25 weeks Supervised Professional Experience, completed as full-time blocks.
• Complete 25 days of Wider Field Experience.

† EDU405 is equivalent to 2 courses and is scheduled in your final semester of study.

To commence Supervised Professional Experience you must:

• Travel to attend Supervised Professional Experience placements.
• A Suitability 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).
• Electives can be used to increase curriculum knowledge in a Key Learning Area.
• 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.

Program structure

Core course

1 required course:
COR109 Workplace Learning: Refining the Craft of Teaching *

Introductory required courses

6 required courses:
EDU101 Communication and Thought
EDU102 Learning about Learning
EDU103 The Primary Teacher
EDU104 Engaging 21st Century Learners
EDU105 Foundation of English and Mathematics
EDU106 Building Community Connections

plus select 1 courses from:
COR111 Professional Learning: Connecting with Teacher Standards
EDU107 Environment, Technology and Sustainability

Advanced required courses

21 required courses:

EDU203 Science and Sustainability in Primary Schools
EDU204 Pedagogy, Play and Assessment
EDU205 Pedagogy of the Arts and Technology
EDU221 Professional Learning: Micro Skills for Effectiveness
EDU305 Curriculum B Middle Years 4-10: Assessment for Learning
EDU308 Human Development and Early Learning
EDU309 Professional Learning: Developing a Personal Pedagogy
EDU316 Teaching Science in Primary Schools
EDU317 Australian History and Geography in SOSE
EDU318 Pedagogy of the Arts and HPE in Primary Schools
EDU340 The Inquiring Teacher *
EDU341 Teaching Reading and Writing
EDU342 Teaching Mathematics
EDU343 Curriculum A Primary Years P-7
EDU400 The Diverse Learner across Early Childhood Contexts
EDU401 Teaching Primary School Mathematics *
EDU402 The Global Teacher*
EDU403 Diversity and the Exceptional Child *
EDU404 Literacy and Literature within the Primary Curriculum *
EDU405 Sustainable Teaching Practices *
EDU652 Workplace Learning: Refining the Craft of Teaching *

Elective courses

Select 2 elective courses from either faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).

Requirements for placements

As required by the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act (2000), preservice teachers must undergo a criminal history check and be issued with a Suitability Card (Blue Card) by the Commission to allow them to undertake field 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 starting professional workplace learning.

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 Workplace Learning office (Level 2, C 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 Commission's website for information on Blue Cards and how to apply.

* Course outlines subject to University approval.

 

Study Plan

The Bachelor of Primary Education Study Plan is for students commencing in the current semester.

Year 1

• One (1) core course:
  COR109 must be studied in Semester 2
• Six (6) required courses
• One (1) elective course:
  Choose between COR111 or EDU107 in Semester 1

Core course (1)

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
COR109 Advanced Strategic Management

Required courses (6)

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
EDU101 Communication and Thought
EDU102 Learning about Learning
EDU103 The Primary Teacher
EDU104 Engaging 21st Century Learners
EDU105 Foundation of English and Mathematics
EDU106 Building Community Connections

Elective courses (1)

Select 1 elective course from:

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
EDU107 Professional Learning: Connecting with Teacher Standards
COR111 Science and Sustainability in Primary Schools

Year 2

• Seven (7) required courses:
  EDU342 must be studied in Semester 1
  EDU205 and EDU652 must be studied in Semester 2
• One (1) elective course:
  Elective course must be studied in Semester 1

Required courses (7)

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
EDU203 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
EDU204 Pedagogy, Play and Assessment
EDU205 Pedagogy of the Arts and Technology
EDU340 Professional Learning: Micro Skills for Effectiveness
EDU341 Teaching Reading and Writing
EDU342 Teaching Mathematics
EDU652 Curriculum A Primary Years P-7

Elective course (1)

Select 1 elective course from either faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).

Year 3

• Seven (7) required courses:
  EDU221 must be studied in Semester 1
• One (1) elective course:
  Elective course must be studied in Semester 1

Required courses (7)

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
EDU221 Curriculum B Primary Years P-7
EDU305 Curriculum B Middle Years 4-10: Assessment for Learning
EDU308 Human Development and Early Learning
EDU309 Professional Learning: Developing a Personal Pedagogy
EDU316 Teaching Science in Primary Schools
EDU317 Australian History and Geography in SOSE
EDU343 Pedagogy of the Arts and HPE in Primary Schools

Elective course (1)

Select 1 elective course from either faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).

Year 4

• Seven (7) required courses:
  EDU402 must be studied in Semester 1
  EDU405 must be studied in Semester 2

Required courses: (7)

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
EDU318 The Diverse Learner across Early Childhood Contexts
EDU400 The Inquiring Teacher *
EDU401 Teaching Primary School Mathematics *
EDU402 The Global Teacher*
EDU403 Diversity and the Exceptional Child *
EDU404 Literacy and Literature within the Primary Curriculum *
EDU405 Sustainable Teaching Practices *

* not available until 2013