The University of Queensland

Bachelor of Education (Primary)

As a primary school teacher, you will encourage childrens curiosity and inspire their inquisitive minds. The Bachelor of Education (Primary) draws on the latest educational research in combining university study with practical school-based learning. It develops skills relating to literacy and numeracy, diversity and differentiated learning, leadership and research, and effective educational uses of information and communication technologies. Choose one of four minors to further develop your content knowledge: English and Literacy, Humanities and Social Sciences, Mathematics and Numeracy, or Science. Supervised classroom placement commences in the first year and in your final year you will undertake a professional experience placement, where you take full responsibility for teaching a class with minimal input from your teacher or mentor. Studying the Bachelor of Education (Primary) will give you expertise in the Arts, English, Health and Physical Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, Mathematics, Science and Technologies.