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.
A Deakin undergraduate course is the foundation of your future career, usually completed in two to four years. Duration varies based on degree type, enrolment pattern and any credit received from recognition of prior learning.
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The Victorian Government is offering scholarships to study secondary teaching at university. Deakin’s eligible programs include:
Deakin is ranked #2 in Australia and #11 globally 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.
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If you're enrolling in an initial teacher education course starting in 2025 or 2026 and the Casper test is a requirement, Deakin will cover your test fee with a $55 payment to you. To be considered for an offer, you must complete the Casper test on time. This online assessment helps us understand who you are beyond your grades, highlighting qualities like empathy and communication – key traits for future teachers.
The Bachelor of Health and Physical Education will help you hit the ground running in any of the following career paths:
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.
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.
Join Meg and April as they share their journeys to becoming secondary health and physical education teachers at Deakin.
Deakin's health and physical education degrees are designed to fit your lifestyle and career goals so you can study anytime, anywhere. Join more than 78,000 online students who have already graduated from Deakin.
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.
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.
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