The education industry is growing at a fast rate and Australian and international educational institutions offer rewarding career options. 

Make a difference in the lives of young people by launching your teaching career with a Bachelor of Education.

This course is a partnership based teacher education course. Partnerships between schools and the university provide the context in which you will learn the practice and theory of education.

• Location:
  St Albans and Footscray Park
• Faculty:
  Faculty of Arts, Education and Human Development
• School:
  School of Education
• Study mode:
  Full Time and Part Time
• Delivery mode:
  On campus
• Course code:
  ABED
• Duration:
  4 years
• This information is for Australian residents.
  Click here for the international version of this course

How to apply

Bachelor of Education Student Lauren Bakker talks about her experiences.
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Teacher – primary and secondary

Areas include:

• Art
• Business Studies
• Drama/Performance Studies
• English/Literary Studies
• Health
• History
• Home Economics
• Humanities
• ICT (Multimedia)
• Mathematics
• Media Studies
• Music
• Outdoor Education
• Physical Education (for Primary teaching) 
• Psychology
• Science
• TESOL
• Welfare Studies

Learn more about your career options on the Australian government's Career Information and Resources website.

The aims of the course are to:

• offer a four-year pre-service teacher education program for students from diverse educational backgrounds;
• graduate teachers who are competent to teach in both primary and secondary schools;
• graduate competent teachers who participate actively in the teaching, curriculum, administrative and community life of schools;
• graduate teachers with social commitment and critical understanding of the changing nature of society; and
• establish close partnership relations with schools and other community, industry and welfare institutions with similar educational commitments.

COURSE STRUCTURE FOR STUDENTS WHO ENROL INTO YEAR ONE (ie not the accelerated program)

• Learning in a Changing World

  Unit code

  AEB1101

  Credits

  12

• Inquiry for Mathematical Understanding

  Unit code

  AEB1301

  Credits

  12

• Understanding Learning

  Unit code

  AEB1210

  Credits

  12

• Communication and Social Action

  Unit code

  AEB1250

  Credits

  12

• Teachers Knowing Students

  Unit code

  AEB2110

  Credits

  12

• Reasoning for Problem Solving

  Unit code

  AEB2150

  Credits

  12

• Making the Conditions for Learning

  Unit code

  AEB2210

  Credits

  12

• Inquiry Into Adolescent Teaching and Learning

  Unit code

  AEB3301

  Credits

  12

• Critical Practices for Teachers in Secondary Schools

  Unit code

  AEB3302

  Credits

  12

• Change and Social Justice

  Unit code

  AEB4110

  Credits

  12

• Curriculum and Pedagogy for the 21st Century

  Unit code

  AEB4301

  Credits

  12

• Practice in Partnership

  Unit code

  AEB4210

  Credits

  24

• Professional Orientation

  Unit code

  AEB4250

  Credits

  12

• Joining the Profession

  Unit code

  AEB4211

  Credits

  12

COURSE STRUCTURE FOR STUDENTS WHO ENROL IN THE ACCELERATED PROGRAM

• Learning, Teaching and Praxis Inquiry

  Unit code

  AEB1103

  Credits

  12

• Making the Conditions for Learning

  Unit code

  AEB2210

  Credits

  12

• Communication and Social Action

  Unit code

  AEB1250

  Credits

  12

• Teachers Knowing Students

  Unit code

  AEB2110

  Credits

  12

• Reasoning for Problem Solving

  Unit code

  AEB2150

  Credits

  12

• Inquiry Into Adolescent Teaching and Learning

  Unit code

  AEB3301

  Credits

  12

• Critical Practices for Teachers in Secondary Schools

  Unit code

  AEB3302

  Credits

  12

• Change and Social Justice

  Unit code

  AEB4110

  Credits

  12

• Curriculum and Pedagogy for the 21st Century

  Unit code

  AEB4301

  Credits

  12

• Practice in Partnership

  Unit code

  AEB4210

  Credits

  24

• Professional Orientation

  Unit code

  AEB4250

  Credits

  12

• Joining the Profession

  Unit code

  AEB4211

  Credits

  12

• Year 2 Primary Pck Units

  Unit code

  AEPCKT

• Year 3 Secondary Pck Units

  Unit code

  AEPCKS

• Years 3 and 4 Primary Pck Units

  Unit code

  AEPCKF

• Education and Pedagogy Elective Units

  Unit code

  AEEPEU

• Performance Studies

  Unit code

  ASPPES

• Literary Studies

  Unit code

  ASPLIT

• Digital Media

  Unit code

  ASPDIG

• Vietnamese

  Unit code

  ASPVIE

• Media Studies

  Unit code

  ASPMED

• Psychology

  Unit code

  ASPPSY

• Asian Studies

  Unit code

  ASPASI

• History

  Unit code

  ASPHIS

• Sociology

  Unit code

  ASPSOC

• Visual Arts

  Unit code

  ASPVIS

To be awarded the Bachelor of Education (P-12) degree students must have successfully completed 384 credit points. Students must satisfy the following requirements:

• Thirty-one (31) semester length units of study, one of which is a 24 credit point unit of study, including:
  • Eleven (11) core Praxis Inquiry units (132 credit points);
  • Seven (7) Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) units, five of which must be primary pedagogical content knowledge units, two (2) of which must be secondary pedagogical content knowledge units, and including at least one PCK unit of study for each of the following curriculum domains: English, mathematics, humanities, science and technology, the arts, and physical activity and health; and
  • At least one four (4) unit Discipline Specialisation Sequence that meets Victorian Institute of Teaching's 'Specialist Area Guidelines' for specialist teaching in secondary school;
• A minimum of 80 days supervised teaching practice (Project Partnerships– Learning in the Workplace).

Students select other units from the course to fulfil the course requirements. These may include an additional Pedagogical Content Knowledge unit, Education and Pedagogy Elective units or additional Discipline Specialisation units.

Students who do not demonstrate competence in mathematical knowledge for primary teaching will be required to complete AEB1200 Mathematics and Numeracy and students who do not meet standards of professional literacy will be required to complete AEB1100 Literacy and Language.

THE ACCELERATED PROGRAM

To be awarded the Bachelor of Education (P-12) degree students in the Accelerated Program of the B. Ed. (P-12) must have successfully completed 214 credit points. Students must satisfy the following requirements:

• Seventeen (17) semester length units of study, one of which is a 24 credit point unit of study, including:
  • Ten (10) core Praxis Inquiry units (132 credit points);
  • Seven (7) Pedagogical Content Knowledge units, five of which must be primary pedagogical content knowledge units, two (2) which must be secondary pedagogical content knowledge units, and including at least one PCK unit of study for each of the following curriculum domains: English, mathematics, humanities, science and technology, the arts, and physical activity and health;
• A minimum of 80 days supervised teaching practice (Project Partnerships– Learning in the Workplace).

• TAFE: NA
• Year 12:

  To qualify for admission to the course, applicants must have successfully completed the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), or its equivalent, with Units 3 and 4 and a study score of at least 25 for English, and satisfactory completion for Unit 1 and Unit 2 in VCE General Mathematics or Unit 1 and Unit 2 in VCE Mathematics Methods.

• International: International students from non-English speaking countries are required to demonstrate a minimum IELTS of 6.5. Those students whose IELTS score is below 7.0 will be required to satisfactorily complete AEB1100 Literacy and Language and demonstrate an IELTS score of 7.0.
• Mature: Applicants who do not meet the normal admission requirements but who possess appropriate educational qualifications, work or life experiences which would enable them to successfully undertake the course, will be considered for admission.
• Other: Applicants who have completed at least two years full-time higher education study including successful completion of eight units of study in two Discipline Specialisations of the B.Ed. (P-12) (two sub-major sequences) as defined by the Victorian Institute of Teaching ‘Specialist Area Guidelines' are eligible for admission to the Accelerated Program within the B. Ed. (P-12).

Special admission requirements

Applicants without satisfactory VCE mathematics study will be required to demonstrate competence in mathematics, and may be required to complete additional mathematics study. Applicants who do not meet the normal admission requirements but who possess appropriate educational qualifications, work or life experiences which would enable them to successfully undertake the course, will be considered for admission. Applicants who have completed at least two years full-time higher education study including successful completion of eight units of study in two Discipline Specialisations of the B.Ed. (P-12) (two sub-major sequences) as defined by the Victorian Institute of Teaching ‘Specialist Area Guidelines’ are eligible for admission to the Accelerated Program within the B. Ed. (P-12).