Bachelor of Education
non-teaching – Blended learning – on-campus and digital learning
This course has been discontinued - this course is closed for new enrolments, the information on this page is provided for continuing students.
Learn about how children learn with a Bachelor of Education (non-teaching). Critically review theory and practice in the primary school and early childhood areas. Plan and implement effective teaching and learning in diverse contexts. Develop the skills for the future education workforce by tailoring your electives to a variety of education environments. This degree does not qualify you to become a teacher. Instead, you’ll graduate ready for a career at a policy or governmental level, or in corporate on non-profit training.
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Start dates
Hawthorn campus
- Semester 1 - 4 March 2019
- Semester 2 - 5 August 2019
VTAC codes
- 3400211381 (CSP)
- 3400211383 (IFP)
Faculty
Faculty of Health, Arts and Design
Course details
- Course structure and career opportunities.
Course structure
Successful completion of the Bachelor of Education [non-teaching] [2019] requires students to complete units of study to the value of 300 credit points. All units of study are valued at 12.5 credit points unless otherwise stated.
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Units | Unit codes | Credit points |
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Academic Literacies: Situating University Knowledge | ART10001 | 12.5 |
Understanding Language and Literacy | EDU10002 | 12.5 |
The World of Maths | EDU10003 | 12.5 |
Theories of Teaching and Learning | EDU10004 | 12.5 |
Indigenous Education and Perspectives | EDU10005 | 12.5 |
Developing Literacy | EDU20001 | 12.5 |
Mathematics in Practice | EDU20002 | 12.5 |
Contemporary Perspectives of Learning and Development | EDU20003 | 12.5 |
Social and Emotional Learning (ECP/P) * | EDU20014 | 12.5 |
Understanding and Supporting Inclusion * | EDU30005 | 12.5 |
Either Discovering Science (ECP/P) * - EDU30011 or EDU30002 Additional unit to select, students proposing to transfer to the straight Primary degree should select EDU30011 Discovering Science. | EDU30011 | 12.5 |
or Science and Technology (EC/ECP) * | EDU30002 | 12.5 |
Health and Physical Education (ECP/P) | EDU30014 | 12.5 |
Teaching Technologies (ECP/P) | EDU30059 | 12.5 |
Either Play and Environment (EC/ECP) * - EDU40002 or EDU30064. Additional unit to select, students proposing to transfer to the straight Primary degree should select EDU30064, Teaching Science | EDU40002 | 12.5 |
or Teaching Science (P) | EDU30064 | 12.5 |
Either Arts Education (ECP/P) * - EDU40008 or EDU30007. Additional unit to select, students proposing to transfer to the straight Primary degree should select EDU40008 Arts Education. | EDU40008 | 12.5 |
or Imagining the Worth through the Arts (EC) | EDU30007 | 12.5 |
Either Teaching the Humanities (ECP/P) | EDU40011 | 12.5 |
or Teaching English | EDU30063 | 12.5 |
*Outcome unit – completion demonstrates the attainment of course learning outcomes
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Other studies
8 units (100 credit points)
Choose from a combination of the following course components to complete 100 credit points of other study. Students may also select elective units (12.5 credit points each).
- Full-time study: 100 credit points/eight standard units of study per year
- Part-time study: 50 credit points/four standard units of study per year
- One credit point is equivalent to one hour of study per week per semester (including contact hours and private study)
- See the course planner for an example degree structure
Course learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the Bachelor of Education, graduates will be able to:
- communicate their broad and coherent knowledge of students aged 0-12 years and how they learn;
- critically review the theory and practice of Primary School and Early Childhood content areas within the Australian context
- plan and implement effective teaching and learning in diverse contexts, using initiative and judgement to solve problems with intellectual independence;
- create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments;
- identify, engage in and apply continuous professional learning, individually and in collaboration with others; and
- critically examine and apply the principles of diversity and difference and the implications for children’s rights and inclusive practice within diverse contexts.
Career opportunities
The Bachelor of Education offers students the opportunity to gain knowledge and understanding of education as an academic discipline. The course enables graduates to work within the field of education at a policy or governmental level but without the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) accredited teaching award. The flexibility of this degree allows students the opportunity to choose electives which match the broad variety of education environments and develop skills for the future education workforce.
Fees
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Scholarships
At Swinburne scholarships are about providing opportunity, promoting equity and recognising excellence and achievement. Scholarships are available for both commencing and current students.
How to enter this course
- Entry requirements, credit transfer and recognition of prior learning.
How to apply
View the Course Admission Information, which includes the ATAR and Student profiles for this course. Swinburne’s general admissions information is also available here.