Bachelor of Teaching (Primary)

CSU's Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) prepares primary school educators who are effective, critically reflective professional practitioners in various educational settings.

Why study this course?

CSU’s Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) creates graduates who are committed to education and the transformation of individuals, schools and society. This course allows students to develop effective skills in the teaching of the full range of subject knowledge as a dynamic aspect of children’s curricular experience. Graduates will be responsive to the rights of diverse learners and community groups. They will understand the need as scholarly and autonomous adult learners to take responsibility for their own continuing personal and professional development as critically reflective professionals.

Graduate entry

The Faculty of Education's graduate entry courses are pre-service teaching qualifications. Eligibility for entry is dependent upon a prior tertiary qualification - the nature of which is determined by specific admission criteria for each course. Graduate entry courses provide initial teaching training qualifications at the undergraduate level in various areas such as Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary Teaching.

Professional experience requirements

During Session 1 of the course, students attend a 10-day in-school observation in a primary school, to orientate themselves towards primary teaching. Students will complete a minimum 10 weeks of professional experience which is divided into two separate placements.

Professional Experience 1

In the first teaching practice students will concentrate on:

Professional Experience 2

In the second teaching practice session students will be expected to concentrate on:

Professional recognition

CSU's Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) is recognised by industry and is fully accredited with the NSW Institute of Teachers.

Additional admission requirement

National Criminal Record Clearance

Graduation requirements

To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete the equivalent of 192 points.

Academic expectations

For each 8 point subject at CSU, students should normally expect to spend between 140-160 hours engaged in the specified learning and assessment activities (such as attending lectures or residential schools, assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, assignments or examinations). The student workload for some subjects may vary from these norms as a result of approved course design.

Students will be assessed on the basis of completed assignments, examinations, workplace learning, or other methods as outlined in specific subject outlines.

Where applicable, students are responsible for travel and accommodation costs involved in workplace learning experiences, or attending residential schools (distance education students).

Expectations relating to academic, workplace learning, time and cost requirements for specific subjects are provided in the subject abstracts and in course materials.