Primary teaching - info for prospective students

Primary teacher education is offered on the Peninsula and Gippsland campuses.

These well respected Bachelor degrees and graduate diplomas focus on teaching and children's learning in the key education areas of Arts, English, Mathematics, Health and Physical Education, Science, Studies of Society and Environment, and Technology.

A range of practical experiences in primary schools and other appropriate settings are undertaken with the opportunity to include discipline studies during the course.

Honours

Honours is available as an additional year of study following completion of an initial education degree.

Double degrees

Double degrees are also offered in collaboration with another Faculty at the home campus of Peninsula or Gippsland or across two campuses (that is, Peninsula and Clayton or Peninsula and Caulfield).

Graduate Diploma

The Graduate Diploma, which is offered on the Gippsland and Peninsula campuses, is designed as a fourth year of study for those who hold a bachelor degree in a field other than education, and provides a qualification to teach in the primary years.