Program requirements

In order to graduate you must:

• Complete 31 courses†, including 28 required courses and 3 electives.
• Complete no more than 12 introductory level courses, including core courses.
• Complete a minimum of 25 weeks Supervised Professional Experience, completed as full-time blocks.
• Complete 25 days of Wider Field Experience.

† EDU405 is equivalent to 2 courses and is scheduled in your final semester of study.

To commence Supervised Professional Experience you must:

• Travel to attend Supervised Professional Experience placements.
• A Suitability Card 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).
• Electives can be used to increase curriculum knowledge in a Key Learning Area.
• 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.

Program structure

Core course

1 required course:
COR109 Pedagogy, Play and Assessment

Introductory required courses

6 required courses:
EDU101 Pedagogy of the Arts and Technology
EDU102 Professional Learning: Micro Skills for Effectiveness
EDU103 Teaching Reading and Writing
EDU104 Teaching Mathematics
EDU105 Curriculum A Primary Years P-7
EDU106 Curriculum B Primary Years P-7

plus select 1 courses from:
COR111 Curriculum B Middle Years 4-10: Assessment for Learning
EDU107 Human Development and Early Learning

Advanced required courses

21 required courses:

EDU203 Professional Learning: Developing a Personal Pedagogy
EDU204 Teaching Science in Primary Schools
EDU205 Australian History and Geography in SOSE
EDU221 Pedagogy of the Arts and HPE in Primary Schools
EDU305 The Diverse Learner across Early Childhood Contexts
EDU308 The Inquiring Teacher *
EDU309 Teaching Primary School Mathematics *
EDU316 The Global Teacher*
EDU317 Diversity and the Exceptional Child *
EDU318 Literacy and Literature within the Primary Curriculum *
EDU340 Sustainable Teaching Practices *
EDU341 Workplace Learning: Refining the Craft of Teaching *
EDU342 Communication and Thought
EDU343 Learning about Learning
EDU400 The Primary Teacher
EDU401 Engaging 21st Century Learners
EDU402 Foundations of Literacy and Numeracy
EDU403 Professional Experience: The role of the teacher
EDU404 Professional Experience: Connecting with Learning and Teaching
EDU405 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
EDU652 Science Teaching in the Early Years

Elective courses

Select 2 elective courses from either faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).

Requirements for placements

As required by the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act (2000), preservice teachers must undergo a criminal history check and be issued with a Suitability Card (Blue Card) by the Commission to allow them to undertake field 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 starting professional workplace learning.

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 Workplace Learning office (Level 2, C 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 the Commission's website for information on Blue Cards and how to apply.

* Course outlines subject to University approval.

 

Study Plan

The Bachelor of Primary Education Study Plan is for students commencing in the current semester.

Year 1

• One (1) core course:
  COR109 must be studied in Semester 2
• Six (6) required courses
• One (1) elective course:
  Choose between COR111 or EDU107 in Semester 1

Core course (1)

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
COR109 Communication and Thought

Required courses (6)

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
EDU101 Business Analytics
EDU102 Introduction to Marketing
EDU103 Introduction to Informatics
EDU104 Accounting Principles
EDU105 Introduction to Economics
EDU106 Introduction to Management

Elective courses (1)

Select 1 elective course from:

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
EDU107 Financial Accounting
COR111 Business Finance

Year 2

• Seven (7) required courses:
  EDU342 must be studied in Semester 1
  EDU205 and EDU652 must be studied in Semester 2
• One (1) elective course:
  Elective course must be studied in Semester 1

Required courses (7)

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
EDU203 Company Accounting
EDU204 Business Law and Ethics
EDU205 Introduction to Financial Planning
EDU340 Law of Business Associations
EDU341 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
EDU342 Insurance and Risk Management
EDU652 Taxation Law and Practice

Elective course (1)

Select 1 elective course from either faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).

Year 3

• Seven (7) required courses:
  EDU221 must be studied in Semester 1
• One (1) elective course:
  Elective course must be studied in Semester 1

Required courses (7)

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
EDU221 Retirement and Superannuation
EDU305 Tax and Estate Planning
EDU308 Financial Plan Construction
EDU309 Management Accounting
EDU316 Personal Investment Management
EDU317 Communication and Thought
EDU343 Learning about Learning

Elective course (1)

Select 1 elective course from either faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).

Year 4

• Seven (7) required courses:
  EDU402 must be studied in Semester 1
  EDU405 must be studied in Semester 2

Required courses: (7)

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
EDU318 The Primary Teacher
EDU400 Engaging 21st Century Learners
EDU401 Foundation of English and Mathematics
EDU402 Building Community Connections
EDU403 Professional Learning: Connecting with Teacher Standards
EDU404 Science and Sustainability in Primary Schools
EDU405 Environment, Technology and Sustainability

* not available until 2013