Bachelor of Education (Primary Teaching)

Do you remember your favourite teacher from primary school? Perhaps it was someone you learned a lot from, they taught you new ways of thinking or inspired you in some way. You could be that special teacher for future generations.

Get the qualification you need to teach students from Years 1 to 6 as you study areas of the primary curriculum including English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, Health and Physical Education and the Arts. You will also study effective learning, teaching and assessment practices.

To expand your career opportunities, you can choose to specialise in Mathematics and Numeracy Education, English and Literacy Education, Inclusive Education for work in special education schools and centres, and Indonesian or Japanese teaching in primary schools.

3 reasons to study Primary Teaching at Murdoch

1. Five-star rating for median salary Education and Training.*
   *Source: Good Universities Guide 2022
2. Be mentored by our team of experienced teaching professionals to become a confident, creative and flexible teacher.
3. Before you start your first prac, you'll get a sense of your interactive skills using our SimLabTM technology. SimLabTM is a world class and innovative virtual classroom technology, which allows you to interact with student-avatars operated by a trained actor behind the scenes. In the second, third fourth years of your degree, you will use SimLabTM again to practice further 'pretend' interactions with a range of students and parents.

Middle Eastern Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Shahadatal-thanawiaal- a’ama).

Successful completion with a minimum average grade of 80% in the final year results.

The path you take when you apply to Murdoch will vary depending on who you are and what you want to study.