Bachelor of Education (Primary)

2015 Deakin University Handbook

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Year2015 course information
Award granted Bachelor of Education (Primary)
CampusOffered at Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Warrnambool
Duration4 years full-time or part-time equivalent
CRICOS course code015204J
Deakin course codeE359

Course sub-headings

Course overview

Deakin's Bachelor of Education (Primary) is one of the School of Education’s core teacher education programs, and focuses on initial professional studies in primary education for school leavers and other entrants who do not already have a degree or diploma.

The course covers all areas of primary curriculum including English language, mathematics, science, arts, social education, health and physical education, and technology, and contains a strand of six elective units which provides the opportunity to build breadth of knowledge in areas of interest.

As a graduate of this course you will be equipped to teach young people the knowledge, skills, understandings and values to enable them to make sense of, and contribute to, the world now and in the future. Our aim is for graduates to be professional educators who see themselves as being responsible for the intellectual, physical, social, emotional, ethical, spiritual and aesthetic development, and wellbeing of their students.

Study towards a creative, rewarding and challenging career and develop your skills in communication, leadership, organisation, management and information technology.

Professional recognition

This initial teacher program has been approved by the Victorian Institute of Teaching for the purposes of teacher registration in Victoria. Graduates intending to apply for registration in Victoria should carefully check all VIT requirements relating to this process.

Pathways

The Bachelor of Education (Primary) provides an approved pathway from the Associate Degree of Education (E200)*.  On successful completion of the Associate Degree of Education students are eligible to articulate (or pathway) into the Bachelor of Education (Primary) into the second year of the course.

Applicants who have completed the Advanced Diploma of Rudolph Steiner Education may articulate into the Bachelor of Education (Primary).  Applicants are advised to contact the Faculty (details above) for course advice and credit arrangements.

* Specific units of study must be completed within E200 for full credit to be granted.  You can also refer to the Credit for Prior Learning System



Contact Hours

For each unit of study, you are expected to participate in at least three hours of formal contact each week of trimester. A minimum of six hours of study time in addition to the formal contact is also expected for each unit each week.

You will complete a minimum of 80 days supervised school experience over the duration of the course, providing hands-on experience in a primary school setting.

Course rules

To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Education (Primary), students must complete 32 credit points of study as follows:

  • 26 core units; either
  • 6 credit points of electives; or
  • 6 credit point Middle Years teaching option (4 credit points of discipline study units, 1 credit point of curriculum study, 1 credit point elective)

This course includes 80 days of supervised professional experience.

Middle Years Option

Instead of 6 credit points of electives, students may choose to undertake 6 credit points of units that provide a Middle Years teaching specialisation (secondary years 7 to 10) in one of the following teaching method areas:

  • Drama
  • English
  • Health
  • History
  • Humanities/Studies of Society and Environment (SOSE)
  • Languages Other Than English (LOTE) (by concurrent enrolment in A225 Diploma of Language)
  • Mathematics
  • Science - General

For all teaching methods other than LOTE, the 6 credit point Middle Years Option comprises 4 credit points of discipline study units, 1 credit point of curriculum study, and 1 credit point elective. It is highly recommended that students chose a further unit in their discipline study area for this elective. Discipline study units must be taken from the approved list of units or approved major sequences recognised for each teaching method area. For discipline study unit selection for each teaching method area see below.

For the LOTE teaching method, students must have completed Year 12 studies in that language and concurrently enrol in A225 Diploma of Language (or equivalent course). Students will receive 5 credit points of CPL into this course from A225, and take 1 credit point of curriculum study. Note that A225 must be completed: it is not possible to become VIT registered for the LOTE teaching method without completing a total of 8 credit points of language units. Native speakers of a language should instead obtain a certificate of equivalence and take 1 credit point of curriculum study and 5 credit points of electives.

Students are able to take alternative teaching method areas by taking an additional unit over and above the 32 credit points required for the course. The additional unit is charged at the Full Fee Paying rate. The teaching methods available at this extra study load and cost are:

  • Music
  • Visual Arts

Course structure

Year 1

AIA105Unit description is currently unavailable

ALL153Unit description is currently unavailable

ETP101Unit description is currently unavailable

ETP102Unit description is currently unavailable

SLE103Unit description is currently unavailable

SIT106Unit description is currently unavailable

Either 2 credit point of Elective units;

Or

2 credit points of Middle Years option discipline study units

Year 2

ECA209Unit description is currently unavailable

ECL210Unit description is currently unavailable

EEH216Unit description is currently unavailable

EEH217Unit description is currently unavailable

ESM210Unit description is currently unavailable

ETP201Unit description is currently unavailable

Year 3

ECL310Unit description is currently unavailable

EEO311Unit description is currently unavailable

EES345Unit description is currently unavailable

ESM310Unit description is currently unavailable

Plus either:

ETP301Unit description is currently unavailable

ETP302Unit description is currently unavailable

Or Middle Years Option:

ETS301Unit description is currently unavailable

ETS302Unit description is currently unavailable  

1 credit point curriculum study unit

1 credit point elective

Year 4

EEA411Unit description is currently unavailable

ECL410Unit description is currently unavailable

EEO410Unit description is currently unavailable

EES440Unit description is currently unavailable

EST400Unit description is currently unavailable

ESM410Unit description is currently unavailable

ETP401Unit description is currently unavailable

ETP402Unit description is currently unavailable

Course map

 

Teaching method area

Discipline studies units

Middle years curriculum study unit

Drama - Burwood only

Drama

ECA431

English

Children's Literature

Literary Studies

ECL461

General Science

SLE102

SLE111

SLE202

SLE237

SLE132

ESS441

Health

HBS109

HBS110

HSH206

Plus one of:

HSN101

HSN210

HSN308

ESH402

History

History

ECS471

Humanities/Studies of Society and Environment (SOSE)

AIA106

Plus 4 units in one of:

Anthropology

History

Philosophy

Politics and Policy

Sociology

ECS471

Languages Other than English (LOTE)

5 credit points of CPL granted upon completion of A225 Diploma of Language (or equivalent)

ESJ457

Mathematics

Mathematical Modelling

ESM424


Working with Children Check

The Department of Education and Training (Victoria) requires all pre-service teachers to hold a current Working With Children Check (WWCC) before being allowed to undertake practicum in schools in Victoria.

WWCC Cards (administered by the Department of Justice, Victoria) will be obtained by the student as part of the enrolment process, are valid for five years, and are applicable to practicum undertaken in government, catholic and independent schools.  The WWCC must remain current throughout the course. It is an offence under the Working with Children Act 2005 (Vic.) to engage in school experience without holding a WWCC.

Students who are given a negative assessment notice will be advised of alternative options for tertiary study due to their inability to satisfy the professional experience requirements of the course.

It is the responsibility of students undertaking placements outside Victoria to enquire about and, where necessary, to meet any similar legislative or other requirements concerning working with children.

Professional experience requirements

Students will be required for VIT registration purposes (and for the award of the degree) to have completed over the duration of their course, a minimum of 80 days of supervised school (professional) experience.

Professional experience is embedded within the seven Professional Studies units - these units are coded ETP.  This provides opportunities for you to integrate the theoretical aspects of the program with classroom practice. To complete the degree and register as a teacher you will need to have successfully completed over the duration of the course, a minimum of 80 days of supervised school experience.

The Professional Experience Handbook is available at https://www.deakin.edu.au/education/students/professional-experience