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 2024 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 2015.
Introductory required courses
3 required courses:
EDU105 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
EDU113 Responding to Diversity and Inclusion
EDU209 Professional Practice: The Inquiring Teacher
Advanced required courses
13 required courses:
EDU202 Professional Learning: Transitioning into the Profession
EDU205 Teaching Arts in Primary Schools
EDU308 Teaching Health and Physical Education and Technologies in Primary School
EDU309 Understanding Crime
EDU316 Punishment and Corrections
EDU318 Introduction to Psychology B
EDU340 Australian Society: How does(n't) it work? - An Introduction to Sociology
EDU400 Introduction to Criminology
EDU410 Justice and the Australian Legal System
EDU411 Introduction to Psychology A
EDU412 Current Directions in Psychology
EDU414 Policing
EDU416 Applied Crime Prevention
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 Education - Supervised Professional Experience (SPE) for more information about requirements for placement.
Visit the Public Safety Business Agency website for information on Blue Cards.
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 linked to USC 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.