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

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

This course allows for specialization in physical education, creativity and the arts, home economics, humanities and social sciences, mathematics teaching, outdoor education and science.

The 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:
  Footscray Park and St Albans
• College:
  College of Education
• Study mode:
  Full 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

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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.

To be awarded the Bachelor of Education (P-12) degree students must have successfully completed 384 credit points. Students must complete 20 core education units and 11 electives which are usually connected to the chosen specialisations. Students also complete a minimum of 80 days supervised teaching practice (Project Partnerships – Learning in the Workplace).

• Learning in a Changed World

  Unit code

  AEB1101

  Credits

  12

• Numeracy and Mathematics

  Unit code

  AEB1200

  Credits

  12

• Understanding Learning

  Unit code

  AEB1210

  Credits

  12

• Communication and Social Action

  Unit code

  AEB1250

  Credits

  12

• Inquiry for Mathematical Understanding

  Unit code

  AEB1301

  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

• Science, Environment and Sustainability

  Unit code

  AEB2302

  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

• Healthy Activity, Community and Wellbeing

  Unit code

  AEB2250

  Credits

  12

• Imagination, Creativity and Design

  Unit code

  AEB2251

  Credits

  12

• Rethinking Australian Studies

  Unit code

  AEB2301

  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 3 Secondary Pck Units

  Unit code

  AEPCKS

• Education and Pedagogy Elective Units

  Unit code

  AEEPEU

• 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.

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).