CQUniversity’s Bachelor of Education (Primary) is an initial teacher education course usually studied over a period of four years. The course qualifies you for professional registration which is administered in Queensland by the Queensland College of Teachers. You will demonstrate evidence of meeting the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (Graduate career stage) throughout the course of study. On successful completion of the course, you will be eligible for employment in primary school contexts throughout Australia.
In addition to building the professional knowledge and skills required to teach effectively, the course is designed to foster dispositions for engaging in and contributing to the teaching profession through a commitment to ongoing professional learning.
The Bachelor of Education (Primary) includes supervised assessable teaching practice in schools. Professional practice blocks are included in each year of the course structure, and many opportunities for applying theoretical knowledge in practical ways have been embedded in each of the 32 units that make up the course.
A key feature of the Bachelor of Education (Primary) is the embedded VET qualification: The Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care. On successful completion of the 9 first year units and an additional practical component in a childcare setting, you can receive the Diploma as an interim award. The structure of the course also allows for the recognition of prior learning. Applicants who already hold a Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care may be eligible for up to 6 units credit.
The Bachelor of Education (Primary) also includes specialisations in English, Science and Mathematics providing you with 'in demand' knowledge and skills. Students located in Rockhampton Diocese (http://www.rok.catholic.edu.au) can also undertake a specialisation in Catholic Education allowing you to be accredited to teach in a Catholic School.
To be eligible to graduate and therefore acquire provisional teacher registration, you will be required to undertake and pass the National Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education. This test, referred to as LANTITE, is administered nationally by the Australian Council of Education Research (ACER).
As a graduate of the Bachelor of Education (Primary), you can progress to postgraduate study courses that are available for registered teachers through CQUniversity.
Graduates of the Bachelor of Education (Primary) course are eligible for provisional registration as a teacher and for registration for employment as teachers in any Australian school or educational setting from Foundation (Preparatory) to Year 6 level. The Bachelor of Education (Primary) is also recognised as a teaching qualification for employment in educational settings internationally, however additional requirements may apply in some locations. Graduates of this course have developed significant skills that enhance employment opportunities in other sectors. In combination with work experience and personal qualities, graduates may pursue employment in a variety of career paths including:
Duration | 4 years full-time or 8 years part-time |
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Credit Points that Must be Earned | 192 |
Number of Units Required | CQUniversity uses the concept of credits to express the amount of study required for a particular course and individual units. The number of units varies between courses. Units in undergraduate courses normally consist of 6 points of credit or multiples thereof (e.g. 12, 18, 24). |
Expected Hours of Study | One point of credit is equivalent to an expectation of approximately two hours of student work per week in a term. |
Course Type | Undergraduate Award |
Qualification (post nominal) | BEd(Pri) |
AQF Level | Level 7: Bachelor Degree |
Domestic Students Tertiary Admission Centre Codes (TAC) Codes |
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International Students CRICOS Codes |
Rank Threshold | SR 62 | ATAR 62 |
English (Units 3 & 4, Grade C) or equivalent; and
General Mathematics, Mathematics Methods or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, Grade C or higher) or equivalent; and
General Science subject (Units 3 & 4, C) or Psychology (Units 3 & 4, C)
Non-Academic Requirements
Non-academic capabilities of all initial teacher education applicants will be assessed based on the submission of a personal statement that addresses the key attributes and motivations to become an effective teacher, as outline by AITSL (Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership).
Applicants may consider the prompts mentioned below in each question to frame their response.
Please note, personal statement requirements may differ depending on application method.
English Proficiency Requirements
If you were not born in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland or United States of America, you are required to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements set by the University.
Applicants are required to provide evidence of completion within the last 5 years of:
completed within Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland or United States of America, which will meet the English proficiency.
If you do not satisfy any of the above, you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test and achieve the following scores:
English test results remain valid for no more than two years between final examination date and the date of commencement of study with CQUniversity, and must appear on a single result certificate.
Each student will be assessed individually.
Students must be in possession of a current
Positive Notice Blue Card (or equivalent “Working with Children” check issued
in other Australian states or territories) to be eligible for placement in a school site.
Students must meet the inherent requirements for teaching and must ensure they adhere to any requirements within the scope of teaching across the curriculum learning areas.
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Interim Awards | Not applicable |
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Exit Awards | CC21 - Bachelor of Teaching CC23 - Associate Degree of Education |
Professional Accreditation |
Graduates are eligible to apply for provisional registration as a teacher upon completion of the course. |
Learned Society Accreditation | Not applicable |
No Residential School for this course.
EDFE40002 - Optional Early Childhood Education and Care Placement If students wish to complete the Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care, they will need to enrol in the following additional unit: EDFE40002 Early Childhood Education and Care Practice |
EDFE11038 - Supervised Placement as per EDFE11038 Unit Profile |
EDFE12042 - Supervised Placement as per EDFE12042 Unit Profile |
EDFE13032 - Supervised Placement as per EDFE13032 Unit Profile NB: If students are in the Catholic Education Strand, they complete this unit instead - EDFE12044 |
EDFE14021 - Supervised Placement as per EDFE14021 Unit Profile |
Year | Number of Students |
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2020 | 623 |
2019 | 613 |
2018 | 581 |
2017 | 552 |
2016 | 422 |
Please note that in some instances there may be similarities between course, entry and inherent requirements.
If you experience difficulties meeting these requirements, reasonable adjustments may be made upon contacting accessibility@cqu.edu.au. Adjustment must not compromise the academic integrity of the degree or course chosen at CQUniversity or the legal requirements of field education.
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Course Learning Outcomes | ||||||||
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Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
1. KNOWLEDGE Have a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines as a basis for independent lifelong learning | ||||||||
2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge | ||||||||
3. SKILLS Have cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge with depth in some areas | ||||||||
4. SKILLS Have cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking and judgement in identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence | ||||||||
5. SKILLS Have communication skills to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas | ||||||||
6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship | ||||||||
7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts | ||||||||
8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for own learning and professional practice and in collaboration with others within broad parameters |
Number of units: 32 | Total credit points: 192 |
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Year 1 - Term 1 | ||
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
EDCU11031 | Development and Learning through Life | |
EDED11454 | Education as a Profession | |
EDCU11032 | Health and Physical Education | |
EDCU11033 | Multiliteracies |
Year 1 - Term 2 | ||
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
EDED11456 | Communication in Educational Environments | |
EDED11457 | Responding to Diversity and Inclusion | |
EDED11455 | Curriculum Foundations and Decision-Making | |
EDFE11038 | Professional Practice 1 - Introduction to Teaching |
Year 1 - Term 3 | ||
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
EDED11458 | Indigenous Studies and Learning |
Year 2 - Term 1 | ||
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
EDCU12039 | Design and Digital Technologies | |
EDCU12044 | Literacy and Numeracy for Teachers | |
EDCU12040 | Biological and Earth and Space Sciences | |
EDCU12041 | Sustainability through Active Citizenship |
Year 2 - Term 2 | ||
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
EDCU12038 | Teaching for Mathematical Proficiency | |
EDCU12042 | History Curriculum and Pedagogy | |
EDCU12043 | English - Teaching Language Use in Context | |
EDFE12042 | Professional Practice 2 (Primary) – Classroom Management |
Year 2 - Term 3 | ||
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
EDED12448 | Service Learning - Contexts and Communities |
Year 3 - Term 1 | ||
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
EDCU13018 | The Arts | |
EDCU13019 | English - Teaching Reading | |
EDED13433 | Assessment and Reporting |
Year 3 - Term 2 | ||
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
EDCU13020 | Mathematics Curriculum | |
EDCU13017 | Chemical and Physical Sciences | |
EDED13434 | Learning and Wellbeing in Middle School | |
EDED13435 | Students with Special Needs |
Year 3 - Term 3 | ||
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
EDFE13032 | Professional Practice 3 (Primary/ECE) - Managing the Differentiated Classroom |
Year 4 - Term 1 | ||
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
EDCU14033 | Geography | |
EDCU14034 | Teaching English Language Learners | |
EDED14355 | STEM Education and Engagement |
Year 4 - Term 2 | ||
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
EDED14354 | The Ethical Professional | |
EDFE14021 | Professional Practice 4 - Engaged Teaching and Learning | |
EDFE14020 | Professional Practice Specialisation |
Bachelor of Education (Primary) Catholic Strand
Year 1 - Term 1 | ||
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
EDED11454 | Education as a Profession | |
EDCU11032 | Health and Physical Education | |
EDCU11031 | Development and Learning through Life | |
EDCU11033 | Multiliteracies |
Year 1 - Term 2 | ||
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
EDFE11038 | Professional Practice 1 - Introduction to Teaching | |
EDED11456 | Communication in Educational Environments | |
EDED11457 | Responding to Diversity and Inclusion | |
EDED11455 | Curriculum Foundations and Decision-Making |
Year 1 - Term 3 | ||
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
EDED11458 | Indigenous Studies and Learning |
Year 2 - Term 1 | ||
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
EDCU12044 | Literacy and Numeracy for Teachers | |
EDCU12040 | Biological and Earth and Space Sciences | |
EDCU12041 | Sustainability through Active Citizenship | |
EDCU12039 | Design and Digital Technologies |
Year 2 - Term 2 | ||
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
EDCU12038 | Teaching for Mathematical Proficiency | |
EDCU12042 | History Curriculum and Pedagogy | |
EDCU12043 | English - Teaching Language Use in Context | |
EDFE12042 | Professional Practice 2 (Primary) – Classroom Management |
Year 2 - Term 3 | ||
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
EDED12448 | Service Learning - Contexts and Communities |
Year 3 - Term 1 | ||
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
EDCU13019 | English - Teaching Reading | |
EDED13433 | Assessment and Reporting | |
EDCU13018 | The Arts |
Year 3 - Term 2 | ||
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
EDCU13017 | Chemical and Physical Sciences | |
RELG13001 | Contemporary Meanings and Religious Texts | |
EDCU13020 | Mathematics Curriculum | |
EDED13435 | Students with Special Needs |
Year 3 - Term 3 | ||
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
EDFE12044 | Professional Practice 3 - The Catholic School Placement |
Year 4 - Term 1 | ||
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
EDCU14033 | Geography | |
EDCU14034 | Teaching English Language Learners | |
EDED14355 | STEM Education and Engagement |
Year 4 - Term 2 | ||
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
EDCU13021 | Teaching Religious Education in a Catholic School | |
EDFE14021 | Professional Practice 4 - Engaged Teaching and Learning | |
EDFE13034 | Specialisation and Teaching in the Catholic School Community |
Optional Early Childhood Education and Care Placement
If students want to complete the Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care, they will need to enrol in the following additional unit.
Year 1 - Term 3 | ||
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Students must complete 1 from the following units: | ||
EDFE40002 | Early Childhood Education and Care Placement |
Mid-Year
Entry
Students commencing
mid-year in the Bachelor of Education courses (CC12, CC14, CC13) have the
option to complete an accelerated course structure of 3.5 years. This course
structure will align your course completion with those students who commenced in
Term 1 of the same year. (Please note, this course structure does not
apply to students commencing in Term 1)
To be eligible to follow
the accelerated course structure, you will be required to enrol as outlined
within the Term 2 (mid-year entry) study plans for your course. The mid-year
entry study plan includes enrolment over Term 3 and some terms of
over-enrolment (5 units per term). Please contact the Course Advice Team via
email at spc@cqu.edu.au for a personalised mid-year entry study plan.
Please note, in the event
that you receive a failed grade or do not wish to study the required units over
Term 3, you will no longer be eligible to follow the accelerated course
structure.
Course Planners
For Course Planners please refer to http://www.cqu.edu.au/student-life/new-students/planners-and-profiles
Literacy and Numeracy Test
for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE)
Students
undertaking an Initial Teacher Education (ITE) course are expected to undertake
and meet the benchmark in the personal Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial
Teacher Education (LANTITE). These two tests (one literacy and one numeracy)
are part of the accreditation requirements of this course and there is an
expectation that students enrolled in an ITE course will be undertaking the
tests and successfully meet the benchmarks prior to graduation. For further
information about the LANTITE including how to register please refer to https://teacheredtest.acer.edu.au/
Professional Practice
Students will be required to complete 120
supervised placement days and a 25 day internship in order to satisfy the
course accreditation requirements.
• EDFE11038 - Professional Practice 1: 20 day
supervised placement
• EDFE12042 Professional Practice 2 (Primary):
25 day supervised placement
• EDFE13032 - Professional Practice 3
(Primary/ECE): 35 day supervised placement
• EDFE14021 - Professional Practice 4
(Primary/ECE): A 40 day supervised placement in a school setting comprising 15
non-assessable contextual days made up of a two-week block at the beginning of
the school year and five familiarisation and planning days completed on a one
day per week basis in preparation for the continuous teaching block; and a 25
day continuous assessable block at the beginning of school term 3.
• EDFE14020 - Professional Practice 5: A 25
day extended internship in an educational setting.
Additionally, if you would like to be eligible for
the embedded Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care you are required to
complete a 20 day placement in a childcare service.
As part of QCT accreditation, students must have
passed ALL coursework, except EDED14354 The Ethical Professional, before
undertaking EDFE14022 Professional Practice 4 – Learning and Teaching in Action
and EDFE14020 Professional Practice 5 – The Internship.
Placements should be completed as per the structure
identified in the Professional Practice Calendar which can be accessed from the
Education Gateway Moodle site at the beginning of each academic year. In situations
where variations to the calendar are unavoidable, the pre-service teacher
should obtain approval by email from the Associate Director of Professional
Practice (or their delegate).
Pre-service teachers must be aware that they cannot
receive remuneration in any form for duties carried out as part of Professional
Practice placements.
Working with Children Check
Pre-service teachers must be enrolled in a
CQUniversity Professional Practice unit and be in possession of a current
Positive Notice Blue Card (or equivalent “Working with Children” check issued
in other Australian states or territories) to be eligible for placement in a
school/early learning centre/educational site. Please contact your Placement
Officer to obtain further information.
Credit
for Prior Learning
Credit
transfer will not be granted towards curriculum and pedagogy units within the
Bachelor of Education courses on the basis of work experience and/or informal
and non-formal learning.
Credit
transfer will only be granted from formal learning where a student is able to
demonstrate that tertiary studies, equivalent in content and depth to the CQU
unit, have been successfully completed as part of an accredited Initial Teacher
Education Course.
It
is an expectation that all pre-service teachers must be able to demonstrate the
Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at Graduate Career Stage to be
registered in Queensland. Demonstration of the standards necessarily
includes relevant knowledge planning, teaching, assessing and reporting in
accordance with the mandated curriculum.
Core
curriculum and pedagogy units are an essential component of the course to
ensure that students have all the knowledge and skills necessary to meet the
Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (Graduate Career Stage).
In
addition, graduation from an Initial Teacher Education Course and eligibility
for teacher registration requires the completion of a minimum number of
assessable placement days in schools or other approved learning sites. For this
reason, credit will not be granted for any professional experience other than
days completed as part of a formal, supervised assessable placement within an
Initial Teacher Education Course.
Credit
is normally granted only for units satisfactorily completed in the last 5 years
for practical placement units and in the last 7 years for curriculum units at a
recognised educational institution.
Please
note, CQUniversity does not accept qualifications
that are lower than a Diploma level as a basis for credit towards undergraduate
courses.
Refer to the Credit For Prior Learning website
at http://www.cqu.edu.au/credittransfer for
further details on the guidelines and application process or contact the
Academic Pathways Team at credit@cqu.edu.au.
Embedded Diploma eligibility
A key feature of the Bachelor of Education (Early
Childhood & Primary) is the embedded VET qualification: The Diploma of
Children’s Services (Early Childhood Education and Care).
To be eligible for the embedded Diploma of Early
Childhood Education and Care, students must successfully complete the
following:
Term 1
EDED11454 Education as a Profession
EDCU11032 Health and Physical Education
EDCU11033 Multiliteracies
EDCU11031 Development and Learning through Life
Term 2
EDED11456 Communication in Educational Environments
EDED11457 Responding to Diversity and Inclusion
EDED11455 Curriculum Foundations and
Decision-Making
EDFE11038 Professional Practice 1 - Introduction to
Teaching
Term 3
EDED11458 Indigenous Studies and Learning
EDFE40002 Early Childhood Education and Care
Practice (20 day Diploma Practicum)
The 20 day diploma practicum fulfills the
requirements for duration of on-the-job performance for the diploma
qualification. The placement also fulfills the requirements for Early Childhood
Education programs approved and registered under the Australian Children’s
Education & Care Quality Authority (ACECQA). These requirements stipulate
that students must complete a minimum of 10 days with children in the birth to
2 years group as part of their preservice training.
The Diploma placement is optional for
all Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood CC14) and Bachelor of Education
(Primary CC12) students, however, Early Childhood students must still complete
the minimum of 10 days with children in the birth to 2 years group to meet
Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority (ACECQA)
requirements.
While students don't need to undertake the diploma
placement during term 3, we encourage students to complete the placement within
a few months of completing the preplacement requirements as Training Packages
and VET qualifications are under constant review. In addition, students must
complete compulsory First Aid training prior to commencing the workplace
placement and this training only remains current for a period of one year.
Competencies for this VET qualification are
embedded within the 9 first year units of the Bachelor of Education (Early
Childhood/Primary) degree. Students who receive credit/exemptions
towards the 9 first year units may not be eligible to receive the embedded
Diploma as the competency requirements will not have been met. Students
must complete the units with the embedded competencies to be eligible for the
Diploma.
Catholic Education Strand
Completion of the Catholic Education Strand allows
students to gain accreditation to teach in a Catholic school and the potential
to gain permanent employment with Catholic Education. The Catholic Education
Strand teaches the curriculum for Rockhampton Diocese of Catholic Education and
entry to the strand is via an application process, which is to occur in the 2nd
year of the course. Applications are welcomed from students within this Diocese
which stretches from Mackay to Bundaberg and west to Longreach. Distance
students may also apply. Students who are studying outside the immediate
geographical area of the Rockhampton Diocese can also apply but to be accepted
you must be able to complete Professional Practice 3 and your final placements
of Professional Practice 4 and Professional Practice 5 in a school within the
Diocesan region.
Further information about the Catholic Education
Strand, such as the application process and upcoming information sessions can
be accessed from the Education Gateway Moodle site.
Career Opportunities
Like other professions, the teaching profession is
impacted by issues of supply and demand. It is therefore wise to investigate
your employment prospects prior to deciding on a course specialisation. This is
especially important if you are unable to relocate.