Bachelor of Education (Primary)
UndergraduateUSQ-BEP-DEG2025
Course information for 2025 intake View information for 2024 course intake
- Study method
- 100% online study with practicum placement
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Credit available
- Yes
- Duration
- 4 years full time or part time equivalent
- Total subjects
- 32
- Available loans
- Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
- CSP available
- Yes
Bachelor of Education (Primary)
About this degree
Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- Know students and how they learn (possess a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts).
- Know the content and how to teach it (transmit knowledge, skills and ideas to others).
- Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning (well-developed cognitive, technical and communication skills to select and apply methods and technologies to transmit knowledge, skills and ideas to others).
- Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments (apply knowledge and skills with initiative and judgement in planning, problem-solving and decision making in professional practice).
- Assess, provide feedback and report on student learning (analyse, generate and transmit solutions to unpredictable and sometimes complex problems and transmit knowledge and ideas to others).
- Engage in professional learning (through collaborative professional practice apply a broad and coherent body of knowledge and skills in a range of contexts to undertake professional work and as a pathway for further learning).
- Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers, and the community (through professional integrity and ethical practice present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas in order to communicate knowledge, skills and ideas to others).
- UniSQ’s Bachelor of Education (Primary) is designed to prepare graduates who are confident to teach primary school students in a variety of contexts across all learning areas. In addition to gaining sound knowledge of subject-matter to be able to teach maths, English, health, science, you’ll develop invaluable transferable skills including collaboration, organisation, adaptability, communication, empathy and patience. Complete your professional experience in P-6 classrooms at a variety of locations, including rural, remote and international placements. Your placements may include a mixture of mainstream classroom settings as well as opportunities to engage in alternative educational settings. These experiences will help to make you a well-rounded and highly employable graduate.
Recommended study pattern
Year 1
EDC1000 Introduction to the Profession
EDC1001 Understanding Learner Development
EDX1154 HPE Curriculum & Pedagogy in Early Primary
EDX1152 Arts Curriculum & Pedagogy in Early Primary
EDC1002 Learners in the 21st Century
EDX1207 Early Reading Instruction
EDX1208 Mathematics in Early Primary
EDU1100 Introduction to Professional Experience
Year 2
EDC2111 Positive Behaviour
EDX2118 Mathematics in Middle & Upper Primary
EDX2106 Science & Design Technologies in Early Primary
EDU2100 Curriculum & Pedagogy Professional Experience
EDC2000 Learner Diversity
EDC2002 Digital Technologies Within and Across the Curriculum
EDX2209 Humanities & Social Sciences
EDX2207 English Curriculum & Pedagogy in Early Primary
Year 3
EDX3107 English Curriculum & Pedagogy in Middle Primary
Primary Curriculum Specialisation
EDC3001 First Nations Education
EDU3100 Assessment & Reporting Professional Experience
EDC3111 Supportive Learning Environments
EDC3002 Literacy & Numeracy
EDX3252 Arts Curriculum & Pedagogy in Middle & Upper Primary
EDU3200 Evaluation & Improvement Professional Experience
EDX3000 Advanced Primary Specialisation
Year 4
EDC4111 Welfare & Wellbeing in Education
EDX4107 English Curriculum & Pedagogy in Upper Primary
EDX4118 Mathematics in Context
EDX4206 Primary Science & Design Technologies
EDX4254 HPE Curriculum & Pedagogy in Middle and Upper Primary
EDC4000 Preparing for the Profession
EDU4100 Evidence for Teacher Impact
LANTITE
EDL0001 Literacy Result for LANTITE
EDL0002 Numeracy Result for LANTITE
Award requirements
Completion of 32 units as outlined in the Recommended Study Pattern section plus completion of required practical placements.Exit points
Bachelor of General Education Studies, Associate Degree in Education Studies, Diploma of Education Studies.
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Indicative first year fee
$4,445
Indicative total fee $17,780
The amounts shown here are indicative for an Australian citizen studying full-time, which is typically 8 subjects per year.
Fees may vary depending on:
- the subjects you choose
- credit from previous work experience
- your eligibility for government funding loans or subsidies such as HECS-HELP or a Commonwealth supported place.
To learn more, go to Fees or contact a student advisor.
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- 24
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Entry requirements
- ATAR - 66.00 or equivalent Subject pre-requisites: English (Units 3 & 4, C); General Maths, Mathematical Methods, or Specialist Maths (Units 3 & 4, C); Year 12 Science subject (Units 3 & 4, C) or equivalent. You will be required to submit a statement addressing suitability criteria. For information on selection guidelines, including the process for assessing an applicant's non-academic capabilities, please see the selection guidelines for initial teacher education courses. Note: You must be able to meet the physical and other professional requirements of professional experience placements within this degree. Proof of meeting the English Language Proficiency requirements is also required.
- Completed VET qualifications can be used to derive an ATAR score or Selection Rank which may be used to meet the Entry Requirements for the program. We encourage you to reach out to the UniSQ team to discuss your options further.
- Work and Life experience may be used to derive an ATAR score or Selection Rank which may be used to meet the Entry Requirements for the program. We encourage you to reach out to the UniSQ team to discuss your options further.
- Exemptions/credit will be assessed based on the UniSQ Credit and Exemption Procedure. Claims for credit for previous study should be submitted prior to or at the time of enrolment. Each claim will be assessed on individual merit in line with UniSQ policy.
Study method requirements
Placement requires attendance at a School determined by the University.
Career opportunities
Professional recognition
As a graduate, you are eligible to apply for registration as a teacher through the Queensland College of Teachers. For registration in Queensland, both domestic and international students are required to attend the majority of placements in settings within Australia. In addition to completing all requirements for the degree, students need to pass the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) prior to graduation. It's recommended that you pass the LANTITE before the successful completion of 16 courses. Please register for the LANTITE test through the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) website.Australian job snapshots
Data sourced from Australian Jobs 2023.
Role | Earnings | Employment change |
|---|---|---|
Primary School Teachers | $93K to $120K | Up 4.7% |