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Bachelor of Education (Primary) - Future Students - University of Tasmania

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Bachelor of Education (Primary) (43B)

Duration:

4 years full-time, part-time available

Location:

Cradle Coast
Distance
Launceston

Study Areas

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.

Special Requirements

No subject prerequisites apply, however applicants are expected to meet normal university entry requirements.

Further study options

Honours, Grad Cert, Masters, PhD.

Career opportunities

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.

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.

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