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Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Education - Primary
Macquarie University
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Undergraduate
CRICOS: 00002J
The Bachelor of Arts with the Bachelor of Education (Primary) (a double degree program) is the principal pathway into primary teaching offered by Macquarie University's Department of Education. During this four-year (full-time) program, you will complete a qualifying major (usually in education), undertake required methodology units, participate in the school-based Professional Experience program and satisfy the Key Learning Area content requirements specified by the NSW Institute of Teachers in such areas as English, Mathematics, Science and Technology, Human Society and its Environment (HSIE), Creative Arts and Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE).
Structure
- 96 credit points
- minimum 60 credit points at 200 level or above. Students must complete one designated People unit and one designated Planet unit. Those units must be taken in two different Faculties. Any unitwhich is listed below or as part of the student's qualifying major(s) will not satisfy the People unit requirement or Planet unit requirement.
Subjects
- Ancient history (Egypt and near east)
- Ancient history (Greece, Rome and late antiquity)
- Chinese studies
- Dance and performance
- Early childhood
- Education
- English
- French and Francophone studies
- Geography
- German studies
- Human geography
- Indigenous studies
- Italian studies
- Japanese studies
- Linguistics
- Mathematics
- Modern Greek studies
- Modern history
- Music
- Psychological science
- Sociology
- Spanish and Latin American studies
Standard entry requirements
- Year 12 or equivalent
- HSC English at Band 4 (or equivalent)
- HSC Mathematics at Band 4 (or equivalent). Students who do not reach this standard on entry will be required to satisfactorily complete a unit of study at Macquarie in the relevant area(s).
Recognition
Graduates are eligible for accreditation to teach in NSW government and non-government schools.
Further information
Career opportunities include: primary teaching, if students are interested in preparing for a career in the teaching profession or in associated fields such as curriculum development, educational planning, educational research and policy development, as well as educational roles in industry. This course is offered in Session 1 only.
