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 The Global Teacher*

Introductory required courses

6 required courses:
EDU101 Diversity and the Exceptional Child *
EDU102 Literacy and Literature within the Primary Curriculum *
EDU103 Sustainable Teaching Practices *
EDU104 Workplace Learning: Refining the Craft of Teaching *
EDU105 Communication and Thought
EDU106 Learning about Learning

plus select 1 courses from:
COR111 The Primary Teacher
EDU107 Engaging 21st Century Learners

Advanced required courses

21 required courses:

EDU203
EDU204 Teaching Technologies: Curriculum and Pedagogy
EDU205 Professional Experience: Facilitating the Learning Environment
EDU221
EDU305
EDU308 Professional Experience: Differentiated Practice
EDU309 Teaching Science in Primary Schools
EDU316 Teaching HASS in Primary School
EDU317 Teaching HPE in Primary School
EDU318
EDU340 Teaching Reading and Writing
EDU341
EDU342
EDU343
EDU400 Teaching Primary School Mathematics
EDU401 Teacher as Global Practitioner
EDU402
EDU403
EDU404
EDU405
EDU652

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 Property Development Feasibility and Analysis

Required courses (6)

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
EDU101 Property and Asset Management
EDU102 Property Research Project
EDU103 Property Development and Project Management Processes
EDU104 Statutory and Specialist Valuation
EDU105 Communication and Thought
EDU106 Learning about Learning

Elective courses (1)

Select 1 elective course from:

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
EDU107 The Primary Teacher
COR111 Engaging 21st Century Learners

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 Foundation of English and Mathematics
EDU204 Building Community Connections
EDU205 Professional Learning: Connecting with Teacher Standards
EDU340 Science and Sustainability in Primary Schools
EDU341 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
EDU342 Pedagogy, Play and Assessment
EDU652 Pedagogy of the Arts and Technology

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 Professional Learning: Micro Skills for Effectiveness
EDU305 Teaching Reading and Writing
EDU308 Teaching Mathematics
EDU309 Curriculum A Primary Years P-7
EDU316 Curriculum B Primary Years P-7
EDU317 Curriculum B Middle Years 4-10: Assessment for Learning
EDU343 Human Development and Early Learning

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 Professional Learning: Developing a Personal Pedagogy
EDU400 Teaching Science in Primary Schools
EDU401 Australian History and Geography in SOSE
EDU402 Pedagogy of the Arts and HPE in Primary Schools
EDU403 The Diverse Learner across Early Childhood Contexts
EDU404 The Inquiring Teacher *
EDU405 Teaching Primary School Mathematics *

* not available until 2013