Bachelor of Education (Primary)

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Course structure

4 elective units

The electives component of this course provides a great opportunity for you to develop breadth or depth in your studies. Choice of electives should be based on personal interest, existing expertise, getting a broader tertiary education, or developing a subject sequence relevant to primary teaching (see Health and Physical Education and Visual Arts examples below) or a sub-major in one discipline area and the associated junior secondary curriculum studies unit to enable you to teach that subject up to level 10. Use the elective sequence as an opportunity to make yourself more employable.
You may choose units from most of those offered from across the University. School of Education electives relate to teaching while electives from other Faculties relate to a specific discipline. School of Education electives will not clash with professional experience rounds in schools. You should choose units from other Faculties if these units enable you to achieve a goal such as teaching LOTE.
Note that EEH316 Student Health and Wellbeing is compulsory for all students except those completing a 6-unit specialised sequence.

Health and Physical Education Unit Sequence for Primary Levels (P-6):
Students wishing to develop particular expertise in the Health and Physical Education area of the primary curriculum should enrol in the following mix of discipline studies and elective units:

First Level

HBS107Unit description is currently unavailable

Or
HBS109Unit description is currently unavailable

And
HSE102Unit description is currently unavailable

Or
HBS110Unit description is currently unavailable

Second Level

EEH426Unit description is currently unavailable

EEH428Unit description is currently unavailable

Third Level

EEH316Unit description is currently unavailable

EEH317Unit description is currently unavailable

Note: Students must enrol in one of HBS107 and HBS109 and in one of HSE102 and HBS110.

Visual Art Unit Sequence for Primary Levels (P-6)

Students wishing to develop particular expertise in the Visual Arts area of the primary curriculum should enrol in the following mix of discipline studies and elective units:

First Level

ACV101Unit description is currently unavailable

ACV102Unit description is currently unavailable

Second Level

EEA211Unit description is currently unavailable

EEA212Unit description is currently unavailable

Third Level

ECA433Unit description is currently unavailable

ECA434Unit description is currently unavailable

Notes:
(i) ECA433 students to select the Art as Experience specialism.
(ii) ECA434 students to select the Concepts and Bases of Art specialism.

Other elective units available 2014

Note: Offering is subject to availability of staff and sufficient students enrolled to meet University requirements.

Aesthetics; Arts Education; Performing Arts Education

ECA310Unit description is currently unavailable T1

ECA311Unit description is currently unavailable T2

ECA433Unit description is currently unavailable T1

ECA434Unit description is currently unavailable T2

EEA211Unit description is currently unavailable T1

EEA212Unit description is currently unavailable T2

EEA312Unit description is currently unavailable T3

Notes:

(i) ECA433, ECA434 students to check the campus availability for their preferred specialism.

(iii) EEA312 is offered in trimester 3.

Health and Physical Education

EEH315Unit description is currently unavailable T3

EEH317Unit description is currently unavailable T2

EEH426Unit description is currently unavailable T1

EEH428Unit description is currently unavailable T2

ESH457 final year of offer 2013.

Humanities, Societies and Environments

EEG402Unit description is currently unavailable T1 & T3

Information, Communication and Technology Education

EET330Unit description is currently unavailable T2

EST430Unit description is currently unavailable T1

Linguistics

ELL201Unit description is currently unavailable T1^

ELL202Unit description is currently unavailable T2

^ELL201 offered in alternating years 2015, 2017

Mathematics and Science Education

ESM415Unit description is currently unavailable T1

ESM438Unit description is currently unavailable **T2

ESS412Unit description is currently unavailable *T3

* ESS412 offered trimester 3.

** ESM438 offered in alternating years 2014, 2016.

Professional Development

ECE310Unit description is currently unavailable T3

EEC381Unit description is currently unavailable T1

ESP437Unit description is currently unavailable T1

Note: ECE310 is a trimester 3, 2 credit point unit.

Teaching Children with Individual Needs

ECP303Unit description is currently unavailable T2

EEI322Unit description is currently unavailable T2

ESP401Unit description is currently unavailable T2

ESP485Unit description is currently unavailable T2

Notes:

(i) ECP303 recommended as a 3rd level elective as prerequisite knowledge of schools and professional issues is required.

(ii) ESP401 subject to enrolment quota.

Elective units available 2015

Notes:

(i) Offering is subject to availability of staff and sufficient student enrolled to meet University requirements.

(ii) An updated list will be provided prior to your re-enrolment in 2014 for 2015.

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