Bachelor of Education (Primary)

Bachelor

If you dream of inspiring young minds and making a difference, you'll enjoy a rewarding degree, studying primary education and teaching. Primary school (kinder - year 6) is the critical period where children cultivate life-long skills, helping them to grow and transition into young adults.

Key details

Degree Type

Bachelor

Duration

4 years full-time, 10 years part-time

Course Code

40106, 095153G

Study Mode

In person

Intake Months

Feb, Jul

International Fees

$36,070 per year / $144,280 total

ATAR

65

About this course

If you dream of inspiring young minds and making a difference, you'll enjoy a rewarding degree, studying primary education and teaching.

Primary school (kinder - year 6) is the critical period where children cultivate life-long skills, helping them to grow and transition into young adults. Learn the teaching skills, knowledge and influence to nurture capable, confident and well-adjusted individuals.

Discover how you can empower the next generation and influence positive change. University of Newcastle Primary Education graduates enjoy diverse careers as specialist teachers, leaders and education professionals across related sectors in Australia and around the world.

Study locations

Newcastle - Callaghan

Central Coast – Ourimbah

What you will learn

The Bachelor of Education (Primary) degree is designed for successful careers and will develop your knowledge, confidence and skills through both theoretical and experience-based learning. You'll study a variety of courses in primary education, as well as specialist teaching areas to provide you with a highly desired degree qualification.

Key study areas include:

Foundations of primary education
How to teach K-6 curriculum
Language and literacy development
Psychology of learning and teaching
Behaviour management

To diversify your skills and enhance your job prospects, study courses in any of the following areas:

human society and its environment
creative arts
English
personal Development, health and physical education
mathematics
science and technology
special education

Throughout your degree, you will learn and benefit from virtual reality teacher training, professional practical experience placements, research, community experiences and ongoing volunteer opportunities.

Career pathways

Our graduates enjoy great employment prospects with 94% securing jobs within four months of completing their degree. UON Education graduates are both qualified teachers and non-teaching professionals who work in classrooms, various education settings and across related industries in Australia and around the world.

Being a Primary teacher goes well beyond teaching maths and ABC's - you could find yourself inspiring the next generation of leaders; helping young ones develop social skills; developing programs to inspire early interest in critical industries like maths and science; or playing constructive roles in public discussions on education by researching its impacts on communities.

Careers may include:

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Teacher Education courses at University of Newcastle.

76.5%

Overall satisfaction

83.2%

Skill scale

51.7%

Teaching scale

78.1%

Employed full-time

$67.8k

Average salary

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