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Bachelor of Primary Education Studies

BPrimEdStud

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The program aims to assist beginning teachers to develop task-appropriate characteristics such as enjoyment of intellectual challenge; critical reflection on policy, practice and curricula; the formulation of justifiable educational goals; a commitment to equity; and the capacity to design, develop and deliver educational opportunities appropriate for achieving these goals. It is expected to develop early career teachers who are transformative practitioners, committed to social justice, environmental sustainability and capable of providing for the educational needs of diverse learners. There is also a focus on developing a pride and pleasure in the profession of teaching by emphasising the belief that by involvement in the education of children, graduates are contributing as purposeful and effective members of society.

Enrolment through

Canada Campus

Study mode

On campus

Normal course duration

Full-time 1 year (2 terms)

Admission criteria

Applicants must hold a Bachelor award. Applicants must also have a sincere interest, background and focus on working with primary-junior age children. Selection is based on the following:

All international students must demonstrate an acceptable level of English proficiency to gain admission to Charles Sturt University. However, if you have completed formal studies in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom or the USA, you have satisfied CSU's English proficiency admission requirement.

Credit

Upon admission students are awarded a credit package of 176 points for prior qualifications.

Graduation requirements*

To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 256 points, comprising the credit package granted upon admission and 80 points completed during the course.

*The number of subjects and specific subject choices are described in the course structure and enrolment pattern for the course.

Professional recognition

The course has been recognised by the Ontario Ministry and Ontario Teachers College as an approved teacher training course.

Course structure

Foundation Education Studies

These subjects provide theoretical, social and educational contexts for students, make links between them and school structures and classroom practices, and focus more generally on issues of professional practice.

Subjects in this area are:

EED450 Foundations 1 Child Development and Classroom Management
EPT450 Foundations 2 Practicum Seminar
ESS450 Foundations 3 Inclusive Education and the Law
EPT451 Foundations 4 Practicum Seminar

Curriculum Studies

These subjects link discipline knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge, curriculum statements, planning educational experiences and the procedural knowledge associated with implementing these experiences to a diverse range of students. Students take a subject in each of the six curriculum areas in the primary school - language and literacy, mathematics, science and technology, social studies, health and physical education, and the arts.

These subjects are strongly linked, through the problem-based approach used, to the on-going in school experience that is provided throughout the program. This structure not only adds to the depth and authenticity of the professional experience, it also provides the students with the opportunity to develop a strong rapport with a cohort of children over an extended period of time thereby increasing the likelihood of the development of rich learning tasks that cater for the needs of individual students in their classes.

Subjects in this area are:

EML450 Language and Literacy
EMM450 Mathematics
EMR450 Health and Physical Education
EMA450 The Arts
EMH450 Social Studies
EMS450 Science and Technology

Practicum

The Practicum provides professional opportunities to learn about and apply the range of theoretical, conceptual, and procedural knowledge developed in the other courses in the program. The practicum is the opportunity for candidates to make explicit their capacity to discern connections between theory and practice e.g. their praxis.

Students will complete a minimum of 45 days of Block Practicum experience, split into four weeks in Term 1 in one school/division and five weeks in Term 2 in an additional school/division. They will also spend 2 days of every additional week of the semester in their Host Schools. This time in schools provides an opportunity for students to explore concepts, resources and strategies introduced in the academic component of the program.

Importantly, the students will complete block Practicum experiences with the same class they visit during the weekly program. This structure adds to the depth and authenticity of the professional experience program, and provides the students with the opportunity to develop a strong rapport with a cohort of children over an extended period of time - increasing the likelihood of the development of rich learning tasks that cater for the needs of individuals in these classes.

Enrolment pattern

Term 1

EML450 Language and Literacy
EMR450 Health and Physical Education
EMM450 Mathematics
EED450 Foundations 1: Child Development and Classroom Management
EPT450 Foundations 2: Practicum Seminar

Term 2

EMA450 The Arts
EMH450 Social Studies
EMS450 Science and Technology
ESS450 Foundations 3: Inclusive Education and the Law
EPT451 Foundations 4: Practicum Seminar

Contact

For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au