Responsible faculty or institute:
Education (principal)
Campus(es) Offered:
Launceston:
On-campus or Externally
Cradle Coast:
On-campus or Externally
Course Duration: Minimum
4 yrs, Maximum
9 yrs.
Course Contact (faculty or school):
External study enquiries: Mrs Kerri Wells (03) 6324 3045 or
KerriAnn.Wells@utas.edu.au
On-campus study enquiries: Ms Kimberley Carstens (03) 6324 3396 or
Kimberley.Carstens@utas.edu.au
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Introduction
The Bachelor of Education (Primary) is a pre-service teaching program intended to provide teaching practice, theory and skills to enable the beginning teacher to embrace the early years of teaching (Kindergarten to Grade 8) and to lay a foundation for further professional development in both theory and practice of education. The program is available internally at Launceston and Cradle Coast campuses and externally/fully on-line from anywhere in the world, full-time or part-time.
Admission & Prerequisites
Normal minimum University admission requirements apply.
Applicants wishing to enrol as an external student and undertake their study through flexible/on-line delivery, must provide evidence of regular involvement in an instructional capacity (paid or voluntary) for at least half a day a week in an approved educational setting.
International students will require an overall IELTS average of 7.0 with no band lower than 6.5 and DEAP overall 70% (65% writing).
General admission information
Online applications
International students
Course Objectives
Students who undertake this program will graduate with a professional qualification and preparation that meets national expectations and standards and makes them favoured for recruitment in systems throughout Tasmania and Australia. Through experiencing an internationalised curriculum our students will graduate with a global perspective and an enhanced capacity to teach overseas and experience the world whilst working. The program is informed by core theoretical knowledge, evidence-based practice and underpinned by a strong theory-practice nexus enacted in collaboration with appropriate employing authorities. At the core of the program is the pre-service teacher who is educated to:
- Have ownership of a reasoned and critical perspective
- Have capacity to operate inclusively in highly diverse contexts
- Have curricular and pedagogical competence
- Have capacity to be resilient learners who make evidence-based lifelong contributions to their field
The course content and practical experience provides theoretical and practical opportunities to practice what is learned in a safe and supportive environment.
Career Outcomes
Graduates of the Bachelor of Education (Primary) will be qualified to teach in public and private sector schools Australia-wide from Kindergarten to Grade 8. Graduates are also highly sought in communication-based jobs in industry training, call centres and public relations.
Articulation to/from Course
Students who have undertaken an appropriate course at another Australian or overseas institution of further education or TAFE college may apply to receive credit for such study. Applications for credit can be made upon application to the Bachelor of Education (Primary) course.
Honours, Postgraduate Coursework
Professional Recognition
Teacher registration (Tasmanian Teachers Registration Board)
Miscellaneous Information
Internally/On-Campus: The Bachelor of Education (Primary) is offered at both the Newnham campus in Launceston and the Cradle Coast campus in Burnie. Special facilities in Launceston include computer laboratories and speciality teaching spaces for drama, visual arts design & technology, cooking and human movement.
Externally/Fully online: The course is offered fully on-line and is designed for students who are working (paid or voluntary) for at least one half day per week in an educational setting (eg. childcare workers, assistant teachers, teachers' aides, school support officers).
Mixed Mode: Students have the flexibility to enrol in both on-campus face to face units and fully-online external units within the same semester.Students are classified as "external" when their enrolment in fully-online external units constitutes 50% or more of their enrolment (per semester).
"External" students are required to have ongoing paid work or a volunteer position within a classroom setting. Volunteer placements will be organised by the Faculty's professional experience team and information on how this is organised can be found at
http://www.educ.utas.edu.au/profexp/
Examples;
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| On-Campus |
External |
Mode |
Work Requirement |
| 2 x 12.5% units |
2 x 12.5% units |
External |
Employed in a classroom setting
OR
Contact
Elaine.George@utas.edu.au
to organise a volunteer placement
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| Nil on-campus |
1 x 12.5% unit |
External |
Employed in a classroom setting
OR
Contact
Elaine.George@utas.edu.au
to organise a volunteer placement
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| 3 x 12.5% units |
1 x 12.5% unit |
On-campus |
No on-going work or volunteer requirement |
| 1 x 12.5% unit |
1 x 12.5% unit |
External |
Employed in a classroom setting
OR
Contact
Elaine.George@utas.edu.au
to organise a volunteer placement
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Please follow this link to find "the facts" about
volunteer requirements for external students.
Professional Experience: Undergraduate students must be available to attend unpaid professional experience at schools on full-time basis for a number of weeks each year, totalling a minimum of 80 days over 4 years. Teachers Registration Board Good Character Check is required for school placements.
UTAS Student Teacher Good Character Check Application
2010 Education Professional Experience Practicum Calendar
Professional experience is embedded into the four units; Foundations of teaching, Behaviour Management, Ethics, education and teacher identity and Preparing for the profession. For placements each semester students are assigned a supervisor who is a Faculty academic staff member and a colleague teacher from the school. The units require students to successfully complete assignments and show competence in the school setting across established criteria signed off by the academic supervisor and colleague teacher
Exchanges:Opportunity exists for one-semester exchange with approved universities around the world by negotiation with Course Co-ordinator. The Faculty also has a formal exchange agreement with Malmo University in Sweden for one semester exchange in the third year of the course.
Please find out more about the Faculty of Education at
www.utas.edu.au/educ.
