Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary)
The University of Newcastle, Australia (UON)
Program Overview
Teachers and education professionals have the power to change lives and shape young minds. If a rewarding career working with children sounds like a dream, then the Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) degree is for you. Graduates qualify to work across a wide age range:
- Preschool and early childhood (birth – 5 years): Play a meaningful role in intellectual and social development during the crucial early years.
- Primary school (kinder – year 6): Work across the full scale of children’s intellectual, physical and social development.
Callaghan, Australia
48 Months
AU$ 34,830
IELTS: 7.5 TOEFL: 79
Modules
- Psychology of learning and teaching
- Children's learning and growth across the span of birth to 12 years
- Families and society
- Programming and planning for children aged 0-6 years
- Language and mathematical learning
- Aboriginal education
- Education policy and contemporary issues
- Behaviour management
Admission to our undergraduate degree programs usually requires successful completion of a senior secondary school qualification similar to the Higher School Certificate (HSC), the highest educational award in New South Wales schools.
IELTS overall minimum - 7.5, IELTS section minimum - 7.0 (R,W), 8.0 (L,S).
International Fees
AUD 34,830 (indicative annual fee)
Career opportunities include:
- early childhood teacher
- early childhood centre director
- primary school teacher
- specialist teacher in primary school
- community educator
- educational researcher
- education publication writer or editor
- education policy analyst
- education consultant
- curriculum developer
- educational materials developer
- curriculum evaluator
- educational administrator