UndergraduateEducation
Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary)
University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
About this program
The Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) is a dual teaching qualification covering early childhood and primary education, preparing graduates to teach children from birth to 12 years old. The four-year program is offered at the Newcastle and Gosford campuses and leads most graduates into classroom teaching, though the qualification also opens up related careers in education leadership, research, and policy.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
- Core: Becoming a Teacher: Primary and Early Childhood Context
- Foundations of Child Development
- Foundation of Creative Arts for Early Childhood and Primary Teachers
- Schooling, Society and Inequality
- The Australian Experience
- Foundations of Language - Primary and Early Childhood contexts
- Elementary Mathematics
- Foundations of Early Childhood Health and Well-Being
- Foundations of Science and Technology
- Teaching, Learning and Play in Early Childhood
- Educational Psychology: Learners and the Learning Process
- Quality Teaching and Student Learning K-6
- The Future of Teaching and Learning
- K-6 Science and Technology
- K-6 Society and Environment
- K-6 PDHPE
- K-6 Literacy 1
- K-6 Numeracy
- Aboriginal Education, Relationships and Responsibilities
- Pedagogies of Numeracy from Birth to 12 Years
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) TeacherANZSCO 241111
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting 189/190/491 and the employer-sponsored 482/186, via AITSL assessment and state registration.
Assessed by Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL)
Primary School TeacherANZSCO 241213
On STSOL and CSOL, so it supports the 190, 491, and the employer-sponsored 482/494/186, but not the 189 on its own. AITSL assesses at least one year of full-time equivalent primary-education study within the qualification.
Assessed by Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL)
List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.
Admissions
Admission to our undergraduate degree programs usually requires successful completion of a senior secondary school qualification similar to the Higher School Certificate (HSC).
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