Previous Code: M1081.1

Available to students in other Western Sydney University Programs:  Yes.  Check that your program has the available credit points required to complete the subjects in this field of study. Any requisite requirements must also be met. Consult your Program Advisor for further advice.

Students in the Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) must enrol in the following Education Studies Major (Primary) subjects: At least two subjects from the Numeracy and Science pool; four subjects from the Primary pool; and, two subjects from the Learning in Context pool.

Location

Location (Specialisation)

Campus	Mode	Advice
Bankstown Campus	Internal	Jaydene Barnes
Parramatta Campus - Victoria Road	Internal	Jaydene Barnes
Penrith Campus	Internal	Jaydene Barnes

Major Structure

Students must complete 80 credit points as follows

Numeracy and Science Pool

Students in Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) must complete 20 credit points.

Subject List

Subject	Title	Credit Points
Level 1
TEAC 1024	Mathematical Patterns and Relationships	10
Level 2
TEAC 2029	Fundamentals for Working Mathematically	10
TEAC 2054	Scientific Discovery and Invention	10

Primary Pool

Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) must complete 40 credit points.

Students must have completed 160 credit points before enrolling in Level 7 subjects.

Subject List

Subject	Title	Credit Points
Level 7
TEAC 7156	Aboriginal Education: Past, Present and Future	10
TEAC 7149	Understanding and Teaching Children	10
TEAC 7023	Culture, Subjectivities and Schooling	10
TEAC 7092	Primary Human Society and its Environment	10

Learning in Context Pool

Students in Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) must complete 20 credit points.

Subject List

Subject	Title	Credit Points
Level 1
TEAC 1014	Experience-based Outdoor Education	10
HUMN 1013	Contextualising Indigenous Australia (Day Mode)	10
Select one of the following:		10
LANG 1005	Chinese 101
LANG 1006	Chinese 102
LANG 1020	Japanese 101
LANG 1021	Japanese 102
Level 2
TEAC 2017	Education and Transformation	10
TEAC 2018	Education for Sustainability	10
TEAC 2037	Learning and Creativity	10
TEAC 2009	Contemporary Childhoods	10
Level 3
TEAC 3009	Ethical Futures	10
TEAC 3006	Education in a Cosmopolitan Society	10
TEAC 3031	The Brain and Learning	10

Equivalent Subjects

The subjects listed below count towards completion of this Major for students who passed these subjects in 2019 or earlier.

TEAC 2028 - Experiential Learning in Communities (ELC), no longer offered.
TEAC 3001 - Australia-Asia Education, no longer offered.

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