Bachelor of Education (Primary)

Primary educators focus on helping children reach their full potential, inspire a love of learning and guide them in the development of foundational skills in areas such as literacy and numeracy; and physical, arts, social and emotional competencies.

The Bachelor of Education (Primary) is part of an innovative suite of education degrees that are only available at Macquarie. Unique to teacher education in Australia, the degrees provide up to 12 months of fully paid conditional employment in a school during your fourth year. In your first year, you’ll study a set of core units that span the suite of degrees. In these units, you’ll explore inclusive practices; technology in the classroom; cultural and linguistic diversity; sustainability teaching; the integration of Indigenous knowledge in the classroom; and how children learn. In your second and third years, you’ll study units focused on primary teaching, and you’ll undertake your first professional experience placements. The streamlined nature of the degree, in conjunction with the extensive practical placements, means you’ll graduate wholly equipped with the knowledge and skills to manage modern primary school settings.

Areas of study

Arts in education, Australian education in social and historical contexts, critical thinking, English language and literacies, play based approaches for learning, health and physical education, humanities and the world, inclusive education, Indigenous education, learning, principles and design of mathematics, science and technology education, teaching practice.

Career opportunities

Education adviser, education officer, education policy adviser, education researcher, primary teacher.

Professional recognition

This degree is under assessment by the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA). Accreditation requires that all students completing an initial teaching degree must demonstrate suitability for teaching.

Practical experience

Opportunities for observation in year 1, professional experience placements in years 2 and 3, and work integrated learning in year 4 that will allow students to take fully paid employment as a conditionally accredited teacher.

Fees and charges

Visit the Macquarie University website for current fee information.