Casper test
Casper is an online, video-scenario based situational judgement test, designed to measure non-academic suitability for teaching. Students applying to all initial teacher education courses are required to take the Casper assessment.
Get work-ready
Enrich your personal and professional life with a teaching career in health and physical education. You'll develop the skills and knowledge to create safe, inclusive and engaging learning environments that support lifelong health and wellbeing. What's more, the Bachelor of Health and Physical Education is approved by the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) as a pre-service teaching qualification.
Undergraduate
Undergraduate (your first degree)
An undergraduate degree is generally completed between two to four years, depending on the pattern of study and any recognition of prior learning you may have. Associate degrees, bachelor and bachelor with honours are all undergraduate degrees.
Postgraduate
Postgraduate (further study)
A postgraduate qualification can be undertaken by students who have already completed an undergraduate degree or possess significant, demonstrable work experience. Postgraduate courses include graduate certificates, graduate diplomas, masters and PhDs, as well as specialist programs for industry professionals.
Research
Higher Degrees by Research (supervised research)
Research degrees are research based master’s or PhD programs that focus on a single area of expertise. They provide students the opportunity to carry out highly specialised research under expert supervision.
Career opportunities
The Bachelor of Health and Physical Education will help you hit the ground running in any of the following career paths:
- government departments
- high school teaching
- primary school teaching
- private academies
- professional coaching
- recreation and fitness industries
- sports management.
Discover the education and teaching course for you
Our education and teaching course finder tool makes it easy for you to find the right course. By answering just a few questions, the tool will provide you with the best options to match your career goals and interests.
#1 in Australia for education and educational research*
Deakin is ranked #5 globally and #1 in Australia for education and educational research by U.S. News and World Report, a global authority in education rankings. You can be assured that what you learn at Deakin is relevant to the sector and your career.
Top of the class
It’s proven that teachers perform better in the workforce when they have practical teaching experience during their studies. Our Professional Experience Program gives us access to more than 1400 schools across Australia, helping us to arrange at least 80 days of placements for you in schools before you graduate.
Travel while you study
If you're studying a Bachelor of Health and Physical Education, you can apply to take one of your placements in a remote Indigenous community, regional town or community, or take your teaching skills abroad. This will develop your skills in intercultural education and give your teaching application a distinct edge.
Research with us
If you have a keen mind for the ways in which physical education can be taught, perhaps a higher degree by research could be for you. The Faculty of Arts and Education offers research opportunities in the area of health sports and physical education.
Championing women in sport
Deakin is passionate about increasing women's participation in sport and encouraging them in their goals, whether they aspire to be athletes, or work as trainers, managers or researchers.
Gain hands-on experience
Join Meg and April as they share their journeys to becoming secondary health and physical education teachers at Deakin.
Footnotes
*U.S. News & World Report, Best Global Universities Subject Rankings 2022–2023
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