Faculty of Education
Welcome to the Faculty of Education
The Faculty is one of the largest Faculties of Education in Australia with over 5500 students and 140 academic and general staff. We offer a wide range of courses in teacher education, information studies and human movement studies. Our graduates are prepared for employment across Australia and beyond. In 2006 we had over 3000 Distance Education (DE) students from across Australia and 20 different countries, including more than 300 students studying in Hong Kong. We are recognised internationally for the quality and diversity of our DE programs. We provide on campus programs from the Albury-Wodonga, Bathurst, Dubbo and Wagga Wagga Campuses in Australia and CSU Ontario in Burlington, Ontario Canada.
Schools within the Faculty of Education
- Centre for Indigenous Studies
- CSU Ontario School of Education
- Murray School of Education (Thurgoona Campus)
- School of Education (Wagga Wagga Campus)
- School of Human Movement Studies (Bathurst Campus)
- School of Information Studies
- School of Teacher Education (Bathurst Campus)
- School of Teacher Education (Dubbo Campus)
Centres within the Faculty of Education
The high quality of our graduates and our programs is underpinned by close cooperation and engagement with the professions and employers and our strong applied and strategic research programs. A key component of our research program is situated within RIPPLE, the Centre for Research in Professional Practice Learning and Education.
Faculty Office Location
The Faculty of Education Office is located in The Heffron building on the Bathurst Campus (NSW) of the University and contains the office of the Dean, Professor Toni Downes. The Office is responsible for the overall management of the diverse academic, financial and personnel activities of the Faculty.