The course includes the following awards:

Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) BTeach(Prim)

Course Study Modes and Locations

Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) (3415TP)

Distance Education - Albury-Wodonga

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal course duration

Bachelor of Teaching (Primary)

Full-time 3.0 years (6.0 sessions)

Part-time 6.0 years (12.0 sessions)

Overall Duration: 3.0 (FTE) Actual Duration: 2.0 (FTE) A standard entry level credit package of 64 points, represented as EDU38C, will apply for a previously completed relevant undergraduate degree that meets NESA content/discipline requirements. Students who do not meet the NESA requirements will receive proportionally less credit (either 56 points, represented as EDU37C, or 48 points, represented as EDU36C) - based on the number of additional subjects required to meet accreditation.

Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.

Admission criteria

CSU Admission Policy

Admission to the Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) will be on the grounds of acceptable Undergraduate requirements for entry into Primary Teaching.

English Language Proficiency Entry Requirements for Teacher Education Preparation Programs

English Language Proficiency entry requirements for non-Anglophone International students are: an overall IELTS (or equivalent) score of 7.5 (with no score below 7 in reading and writing, and a score of no less than 8 in speaking and listening).

Note: Please refer to relevant National or State employing bodies for their English language proficiency requirements when seeking employment.

Credit

CSU Credit Policy

Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) Graduate Entry

Upon admission students are awarded 64 points of entry level credit in recognition of prior completed relevant undergraduate bachelor's degree.

The credit packages which are awarded upon entry to the course are based on how well the applicant's previous academic background fits with the NESA requirements for appropriate foundation studies for primary teaching - these requirements can be viewed in full at the Institute's website (see http://www.nswteachers.nsw.edu.au/Subject-Content-Requirements-abridged.html).

Students are admitted to the course if they are no more than two subjects short of these requirements.

If they require two further subjects to meet the NESA specifications, they are awarded credit package EDU36C (48 credit points), which permits them to undertake two additional subjects within the course.

If they require one further subject to meet the NESA specifications, they are awarded credit package EDU37C (56 credit points), which permits them to do an additional subject within the course.

If they meet the requirements in full, they are awarded credit package EDU38C (64 credit points), which indicates they do not need to do any additional study beyond the normal course requirements, in order to comply with the NESA specifications.

Students in the BTeach(Primary) course are not obliged to complete their additional study at CSU. They may complete suitable subjects at another tertiary institution, in which case their credit package would be adjusted upward accordingly upon provision of documentary evidence of satisfactory completion of suitable subjects at another institution.

Appropriate additional study for those who do not meet the NESA specifications is determined on an individual basis, and is dependant on a student's particular academic background. At the request of Student Administration, a list of all potentially appropriate CSU subject prefixes via which students in the course may meet the requirements is provided below, to assist with data collation for the Degreeworks program. However it should be noted that completion of subjects with subject prefixes listed below will not necessarily indicate eligibility to graduate. More importantly, the subjects need to meet the Institute's requirements for subject content relevant to one of the six specified Key Learning Areas of primary education, in a way which is relevant to the particular student and their academic history. Passing a subject with a potentially appropriate CSU subject prefix does not guarantee that the subject studied is relevant or useful in terms of meeting graduation requirements. In short, eligibility to graduate from this course cannot be determined by Degreeworks, and all graduands will need to be checked within the Faculty against the initial assessment made upon their entry to the course.

Below is the list of potentially appropriate CSU subject prefixes for additional subjects to be completed by students with credit packages EDU36C/37C:
ACC, ACT, ADM, ADV, AGB, AGF, AGP, AGR, AHT, ANT, APS, ARC, ART, ASC, BCM, BIB, BIO, BIOL, BLD, BMS, BUS, DCM, CED, CFS, CHEM, CHM, CHN, CHP, CLS, CLT, COM. CON, SPA, CRM, CST, DAT, DBA, DBL, DES, DOH, DPH, DRW, ECO, EDA, EDE, EDH, EDL, EDM, EDN, EDP, EDS, EDU, EEA, EEB, EEC, EED, EEE, EEL, EEP, EER, HER, ELA, ELN, ELS, ELT, EMA, EMG, EMH, EML, EMM, EMR, EMS, EMT, EMV, ENG, ENM, EPI, ESA, ESC, ESG, ESL, ESR, ESS, ETH, ETL, EZR, FBB, FDS, FIN, FLM, FOR, FPG, FSC, FSM, GEM, GEN, GEO, GER, GIS, GLG, GPM, GRP, HCS, HHS, HIP, HLT, HMT, HRC, HRM, HRS, HRT, HSC, HSM, HSP, HST, HSTY, IEP, IKC, IMI, INF, INM, INR, INS, INT, IRR, IRS, ISY, ITC, ITE, ITI, JPN, JRN, JST, JWD, LAW, LES, LGM, LIT, LNG, LSC, MAN, MBA, MCR, MED, MGI, MGT, MHP, MID, MIN, MIS, MKT, MOR, MPI, MRS, MSA, MSC, MST, MTH, MUS, NHA, NMT, NRS, NUT, OCC, OLV, OLY, OMT, OTY, PAD, PAS, PDN, PHC, PHL, PHM, PHS, PHT, PHY, PKM, PLC, PLN, PNT, POD, POL, PPP, PRH, PSC, PSYC, PSY, QBM, RAD, REC, REH, REL, RES, RMAS, RMBU, RMMN, RMRS, RMUC, RSC, SCI, SLV, SOC, SPA, SPE, SPH, SRM, SSC, STA, SWK, TDM, THM, THR, TLM, TRM, TVP, TXT, ULM, VET, VFX, VIS, VIT, VPA, VSS, WEL, WCS, XII.

Graduation requirements

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.

Course Structure

The course structure for students studying the Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) consists of 6 education subjects, 2 professional experience subjects and 8 curriculum method subjects.

Education Subjects
EEE405 Assessment and Reporting
EED409 Learning and Development K-6
EED408 Successful Teaching
EEA406 Managing the Classroom Environment
EEB435 Indigenous Australian Studies for Teachers
ESS419 Principles of Inclusive Education

Professional Experience
EPT432 Professional Experience 1
EPT433 Professional Experience 2

Curriculum Method
EML440 Primary English Curriculum: Understanding Language and Literacy
EML439 Primary English Curriculum
EMM209 Mathematics: Content & Pedagogy
EMM410 Mathematics in the Primary Years
EMS406 Science and Technology Curriculum
EMH419 Curriculum Studies: Society and Environment
EMA410 Teaching and Assessing the Creative Arts
EMR408 PDHPE Curriculum and Pedagogy

Key Subjects
EED409 Learning and Development K-6
EED408 Successful Teaching
EEB435 Indigenous Australian Studies for Teachers
ESS419 Principles of Inclusive Education

Enrolment Pattern

BACHELOR OF TEACHING (PRIMARY)

The Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) is a 16 subject degree. All students must successfully complete the first-year of study (8 subjects) listed in the enrolment pattern, before they will be able to continue to the second year of this degree.

At the completion of the first-year of study students may be eligible to apply to the Master of Teaching (Primary) degree. This will be based on achieving a Credit Grade Point Average.

Part-time enrolment pattern for Session 1 intake

Year 1
Session 1
EML440 Primary English Curriculum: Understanding Language and Literacy
EMM209 Mathematics: Content & Pedagogy

Session 2
EML439 Primary English Curriculum
EMM410 Mathematics in the Primary Years

Year 2
Session 1
EMS406 Science and Technology Curriculum
EMH419 Curriculum Studies: Society and Environment

Session 2
EMA410 Teaching and Assessing the Creative Arts
EPT432 Professional Experience 1

Year 3
Session 1
EMR408 PDHPE Curriculum and Pedagogy
EED408 Successful Teaching

Session 2
EEB435 Indigenous Australian Studies for Teachers
EED409 Learning and Development K-6

Year 4
Session 1
EEE405 Assessment and Reporting
ESS419 Principles of Inclusive Education

Session 2
EEA406 Managing the Classroom Environment
EPT433 Professional Experience 2

Full-time enrolment pattern for Session 1 intake

Year 1
Session 1
EML440 Primary English Curriculum: Understanding Language and Literacy
EMM209 Mathematics: Content & Pedagogy
EMS406 Science and Technology Curriculum
EMH419 Curriculum Studies: Society and Environment

Session 2
EML439 Primary English Curriculum
EMM410 Mathematics in the Primary Years
EMA410 Teaching and Assessing the Creative Arts
EPT432 Professional Experience 1

Year 2
Session 1
EMR408 PDHPE Curriculum and Pedagogy
EED408 Successful Teaching
EEB435 Indigenous Australian Studies for Teachers
EED409 Learning and Development K-6

Session 2
EEE405 Assessment and Reporting
ESS419 Principles of Inclusive Education
EEA406 Managing the Classroom Environment
EPT433 Professional Experience 2

Part-time enrolment pattern for Session 2 intake

Year 1
Session 2
EML440 Primary English Curriculum: Understanding Language and Literacy
EMM209 Mathematics: Content & Pedagogy

Year 2
Session 1
EMM410 Mathematics in the Primary Years
EMH419 Curriculum Studies: Society and Environment

Session 2
EML439 Primary English Curriculum
EMA410 Teaching and Assessing the Creative Arts

Year 3
Session 1
EPT432 Professional Experience 1
EMS406 Science and Technology Curriculum
First year complete

Session 2
EEE405 Assessment and Reporting
ESS419 Principles of Inclusive Education

Year 4
Session 1
EMR408 PDHPE Curriculum and Pedagogy
EED408 Successful Teaching

Session 2
EEA406 Managing the Classroom Environment
EED409 Learning and Development K-6

Year 5
EEB435 Indigenous Australian Studies for Teachers
EPT433 Professional Experience 2

Full-time enrolment pattern for Session 2 intake

Year 1
Session 2
EML440 Primary English Curriculum: Understanding Language and Literacy
EMM209 Mathematics: Content & Pedagogy
EMA410 Teaching and Assessing the Creative Arts
EMH419 Curriculum Studies: Society and Environment

Year 2
Session 1
EML439 Primary English Curriculum
EMM410 Mathematics in the Primary Years
EMS406 Science and Technology Curriculum
EPT432 Professional Experience 1

Session 2
EEE405 Assessment and Reporting
ESS419 Principles of Inclusive Education
EEA406 Managing the Classroom Environment
EEB435 Indigenous Australian Studies for Teachers

Year 3
Session 1
EMR408 PDHPE Curriculum and Pedagogy
EED408 Successful Teaching
EED409 Learning and Development K-6
EPT433 Professional Experience 2

Workplace learning

Please note that the following subjects may contain a Workplace Learning component.

EPT432 Professional Experience 1
EPT433 Professional Experience 2

Accreditation

This course is accredited by the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) until 31 December 2019.