Primary Education (Health and Physical Education) University of Canberra

Overview

You’ll become fluent in the national literacy and numeracy curriculum for children from Kindergarten to Year 6, gaining a special understanding of the primary health, personal development and physical education program. 

From your second year of study onwards, you’ll be based on-site in primary schools experiencing subjects such as English, science, maths, technologies, humanities and social sciences and, of course, health and PE first-hand as part of a selection of Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) units. 

At the completion of your degree, you’ll have developed a thorough understanding of how children aged from five to 12 learn and will be ready to put your theories into practice in your first year as either a primary school classroom teacher or dedicated PE educator.

Study Primary Education (Health and Physical Education) at University of Canberra and you will:

• gain appropriate scientific, literacy and numeracy knowledge

• learn the theories and principles that are the foundation for educational practice in primary settings

• demonstrate an understanding of student needs and differences, and the relevance of these to learning in inclusive, indigenous, English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EALD) and mainstream settings

• plan and develop appropriate teaching activities for students from a diverse range of backgrounds

• develop and implement effective assessment strategies and carry out evaluation of teaching programs, resources and your own teaching

• apply the required content knowledge for all primary school curriculum areas to teaching, assessment and reporting methods, alternate/enhanced literacy and numeracy strategies, and the effective use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in teaching and learning

• reflect on your practice and experiences, and engage in a process of continual improvement.

Career opportunities 

• Primary school teacher

• HPE teacher (Health and PE teacher)

• Children’s sports coach

• Principal

• Deputy principal