Bachelor of Primary Education Studies
+ Award nomenclature
Bachelor of Primary Education Studies
BPrimEdStud
+ Course Availability Modes and Locations
| Bachelor of Primary Education Studies (3515ES) |
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| On Campus | CSU, Ontario |
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
Normal course duration
Full-time 4.0 years (8.0 sessions)
Course with a standard credit package Overal Duration(FTE): 4.0 Actual duration(FTE): 2.5 All students will receive a standard entry level credit package of 96 points.
Admission criteria CSU Admission Policy
It is each student's responsibility to have his or her undergraduate qualification officially assessed by the relevant employing authority.
To meet the needs of the Ontario context, applicants for the Bachelor of Primary Education Studies must hold a Bachelor's degree or a 4 year Applied degree.
The course's current admissions policies are designed to ensure that applicants have a sincere interest, background and focus on working with primary-junior age children. Selection is based on the following:
50% weighting - academic achievement
• Typically a minimum academic average of 70% (B/B-) on the best 10 full courses or equivalent in a university undergraduate program at the time of application;
• Where additional study in a post graduate or other university study is more recent than an applicant's undergraduate degree, these courses will be considered as part of the best 10 full courses;
• Preference will be given to applicants who have successfully completed French, math or science subjects as part of their undergraduate degree.
50% weighting - experiential learning
• Directly related to teaching such as volunteering or assistance in schools; or indirectly related teaching, such as coaching, camp counsellor, or other interpersonal experiences with children, youth and/or adults
• References related to experiences and personal attributes will also be considered.
The 50/50 admissions policy reflects the reality that candidates will have to prove themselves both academically (50% of admissions requirements) and experientially (50% of admissions requirements) to be successful primary/junior teachers. Applicants are asked to complete an Experience Profile documenting the range of experiences they have had in the last 10 years which have contributed to their understanding of the learning and teaching process. Applicants may consider both direct (school-based) and indirect (that is coaching, camp counsellor or other interpersonal experiences with children, youth and/or adults) experiences. Applicants must also complete an Experience Profile Summary elaborating on two experiences provided in the Experience Profile. Two reference letters from referees who have actually observed the applicant working with children, youth and/or adults and can comment on the applicant’s skills and aptitude for teaching. All of this information is factored into the 50% experiential weighting. Appropriate applicants will be interviewed.
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 CSU Credit Policy
Upon admission, students enrolled in the Bachelor of Primary Education Studies are awarded 96 points of credit for prior qualifications. Each of the 20 subjects that make up the course is weighted at 8 points each. A total of 256 points is required for successful completion of the degree.
Graduation requirement
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 256 points.
Course structure
The Bachelor of Primary Education Studies consists of twenty core subjects:
Core Subjects
EEB313 Citizenship, Indigenous Perspectives, and Sustainabilities
EEB436 The Law, Safe Schools, and the Ontario Context
EED414 Foundations 5: Managing 21st Century Classrooms
EED450 Foundations 1: Child Development and Classroom Management
EEL419 Introduction to Professional Practice
EEL420 Extending Professional Practice
EER416 Collaborative Inquiry
EMA450 The Arts
EMH450 Social Studies
EML448 Language and Literacy 2
EML450 Language and Literacy
EMM417 Mathematics 2
EMM450 Mathematics
EMR450 Health and Physical Education
EMS450 Science and Technology
EMT302 Understanding and Using New Technologies
EPT439 Foundations 6: Practicum Seminar
EPT450 Foundations 2: Practicum Seminar
EPT451 Foundations 4: Practicum Seminar
ESS421 Foundations 3: Inclusive Education
Key Subject
EML450 Language and Literacy
Enrolment pattern
Year 1
Term 1
EML450 Language and Literacy
EMM450 Mathematics
EEL419 Introduction to Professional Practice
EED450 Foundations 1: Child Development and Classroom Management
EPT450 Foundations 2: Practicum Seminar
Term 2
ESS421 Foundations 3: Inclusive Education
EMH450 Social Studies
EMA450 The Arts
EMS450 Science and Technology
EPT451 Foundations 4 : Practicum Seminar
Term 3
EMR450 Health and Physical Education
EMT302 Understanding and Using New Technologies
EEB313 Citizenship, Indigenous Perspectives, and Sustainabilities
EER416 Collaborative Inquiry
EEB436 The Law, Safe Schools, and the Ontario Context
Year 2
Term 1
EML448 Language and Literacy 2
EMM417 Mathematics 2
EED414 Foundations 5: Managing 21st Century Classrooms
EEL420 Extending Professional Practice
EPT439 Foundations 6: Practicum Seminar
+ Workplace Learning
Professional recognition
The course is professionally accredited by the Ontario College of Teachers.
The OCT requires teacher education programs to move from being two semesters in length to four. As a result, we are expanding our degree requirements to 20 subjects from the current 10 subjects. We will have four teaching sessions over a 16 month period. See Appendix 1 for Regulation 283/13 which outlines the mandatory requirements as determined by the government of Ontario.
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
The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: August 2014. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.