Primary Teaching

The Area of Study

Macquarie University has made a major contribution to the education of primary school teachers through its undergraduate and postgraduate teacher education programs.

Macquarie's teacher education program has several aspects that, while not unique in Australia, are special features of the program. Thus, students take their education units concurrently with their other studies rather than subsequent to them. In undertaking their professional units in the third and fourth years of their programs they work in cooperation with a "master teacher" in a school over the year.

Students planning to teach in primary schools spread their major studies widely under the BA DipEd, but include a major study in education. All intending teachers, towards a BA DipEd, take units in education of two kinds: firstly, those related to issues, theories and problems of education, and secondly, units in curriculum, methodology and the practical skills of teaching. The BA DipEd may be taken at pass or Honours level.

Students interested in school counselling later in their careers are advised to complete the BA-Psychology Dip Ed as their first degree.

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