Bachelor of Education (Primary)

at James Cook University

Course Structure

CORE SUBJECTS

Level 1
 

• Education Perspectives and Practice
• Science and Sustainability in Education
• Foundations of Language and Literacy in Education
• Technologies for Primary School
• Arts Education for Primary School
• Educational Psychology: Learners and Learning
• Teaching Mathematics and Numeracy in Primary and Early Childhood Settings

Level 2
 

• Health and Physical Education for Primary School
• Mathematics Education for Primary School
• English Education for Primary School
• Science Education for Primary School
• Humanities and Social Sciences for Primary School
• Planning for Engaging Learning
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education

Level 3
 

• Improving Student Learning and Professional Practice: Using data and evidence (Primary)
• Technologies Across the Curriculum
• Inclusive Education: Differentiated Learning for Students with Special Needs and Abilities
• English as an Additional Language/Dialect for Indigenous Learners
• Advanced English Education Primary
• Advanced Mathematics Education

Course pre-requisites
 

• English (Units 3/4,C), General Mathematics or Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3/4,C), and a General Science subject (Units 3/4,C); or equivalent.
• Applicants who have not previously achieved a grade of C in a science subject (or equivalent) can meet this requirement by taking ED0195:03 Bridging Science for Teachers at JCU prior to commencing study.

• Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of an overall score of 6.5 in Academic IELTS (or equivalent) with sub-scores no less than 7.0 in Speaking and Listening and no less than 6.0 in Reading and Writing.

Estimated annual tuition fee: $AUD30,960.00;$AUD30,960.00

Courses are charged per year of full-time study. International course fees are reviewed annually and subject to change.

JCU Education (Primary) graduates are equipped to become teachers who can meet the diverse needs of primary school children from Prep to Year Six.

Graduates pursue careers in state, Catholic, and independent schools across Australia and overseas, particularly the United Kingdom.

You will be well positioned to find employment as a primary school teacher in metropolitan areas and throughout rural and regional Australia. As a graduate, you will be particularly qualified to meet the education and care needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.