Murdoch University: Courses

Qualification:
Bachelor of Education (Primary) (BEd) +
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Australian Indigenous Studies

Availability:
Murdoch campus (internal)
Murdoch campus (external) (except for one school experience [not EDU101] and one week intensive for EDU207)
Some units may also be available in the following locations and attendance modes:
Rockingham campus (internal)

This joint degree will enable graduates to bring an understanding of Indigenous issues to primary teaching. Students enrol concurrently in a Bachelor of Arts in Australian Indigenous Studies degree and a Bachelor of Education (Primary).

Primary Teacher Education graduates are qualified to teach across the curriculum at all levels of the primary school. The scope of the Australian Indigenous Studies degree includes both traditional and contemporary forms of Aboriginal society and culture, and develops an overall framework for understanding the variety of traditions that together constitute Aboriginality.

Employment Prospects:
Murdoch teacher education graduates are employed in government and non-government schools and other education related occupations. A recent survey of all Murdoch teacher education students who graduated over the past decade showed that most were employed in teaching within a year of graduating. The knowledge of Indigenous issues gained through the AIS degree will be attractive to those systems employing teachers to teach in rural and remote areas, or where there is a significant number of Indigenous students. This joint degree is also useful for students who anticipate working for Indigenous organisations, public service or in allied areas of education, law, media and environmental science.

Admission Requirements: Onshore course offerings:
As per normal undergraduate admission requirements.

Internet access is required for students studying externally; exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Special Requirements:
All people wishing to work with children must have two checks to enable them to teach in Western Australian schools.

The first is the WA Department of Education Criminal History Record Check. Refer to the Study at Murdoch section of this Handbook for details on this important matter. Application forms for this check are available on the WA Department of Education web site or from the Murdoch University School Experience Office.

The second is the Working with Children Check from the Department of Community Development. The application forms are available from the Murdoch University School Experience Office.

It is important to understand that these two checks are mandatory and students are not permitted to enter schools without obtaining them.

Excluded Majors:
Australian Indigenous Studies (BA); Education (BEd) [Early Childhood and Primary Teaching] (Four Years); Education (BEd) [Primary Teaching] (Four Years); Education (BEd) [Primary, 1-10 Health and Physical Education]; Education (BEd) [Secondary Teaching] (Four Years); Education (Graduate) (BEd) [Primary Teaching] (Two Years); Education (Graduate) (BEd) [Secondary Teaching] (Two Years)

Course Structure - 100 points

Part I - 24 points

Foundation Unit - 3 points

Select one Foundation Unit from the Foundation Units section in this Handbook.

Core Units - 21 points

EDU162 Cultural Mathematics -- 3 pts
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Rockingham: S1-internal

EDU103 Principles of Language and Literacy -- 3 pts
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Rockingham: S1-internal

EDU113 Introduction to Science -- 3 pts
Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Rockingham: S2-internal

EDU101 Introduction to Teaching -- 6 pts
Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Rockingham: S2-internal

plus two of the following:

AIS180 Introduction to Australian Indigenous Studies -- 3 pts
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Rockingham: S1-internal

AIS174 Contemporary Indigenous Cultural Expression -- 3 pts
Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external

AIS177 Introduction to Nyungar Culture -- 3 pts
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external, S2-internal, S2-external
Rockingham: S2-internal

Part II - 76 points

Core Units - 76 points

Primary Education - 56 points

Students are required to enrol concurrently in:

EDU282 Primary Curriculum I (English) -- 4 pts
Murdoch: UW2-internal, UW2-external
Rockingham: UW2-internal

AND

EDU3151 School Experience: Primary BEd -- 3 pts
Murdoch: AW3-external
Rockingham: AW3-external

EDU207 Primary Curriculum IIA -- 6 pts
Murdoch: S2-internal, S2H-external
Rockingham: S2-internal

EDU242 Learning and Assessment: Theory and Practice -- 6 pts
Murdoch: Y-internal, Y-external
Rockingham: Y-internal

EDU260 Learning through the Arts -- 4 pts
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external, SB6-internal
Rockingham: S1-internal

EDU230 Education for Social Justice -- 4 pts
Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Rockingham: S2-internal
[Note: also required unit for BA (AIS)]

Students are required to enrol concurrently in:

EDU285 Primary Curriculum III (Mathematics) -- 4 pts
Murdoch: UW2-internal, UW2-external
Rockingham: UW2-internal

AND

EDU3153 School Experience: Primary BEd -- 3 pts
Murdoch: SP7-external
Rockingham: SP7-external

OR, with Academic Chair approval

EDU300 School Experience: Learning and Teaching in Educational Communities -- 3 pts
Murdoch: AU9-external (quota of 20 places)
Rockingham: AU9-external (quota of 20 places)

Students are required to enrol concurrently in:

EDU286 Primary Curriculum IV (Society and Environment, Science) -- 4 pts
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Rockingham: S1-internal

AND

EDU3154 School Experience: Primary BEd -- 2 pts
Murdoch: AU9-external
Rockingham: AU9-external

OR, with Academic Chair approval

EDU3001 School Experience: Learning and Teaching in Educational Communities -- 2 pts
Murdoch: AU9-external (quota of 20 places)
Rockingham: AU9-external (quota of 20 places)

EDU231 Schools in Context -- 4 pts
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external, S2-external
Rockingham: S1-internal

Students are required to enrol concurrently in:

EDU377 Professional Internship Preliminary: Primary BEd -- 2 pts
Murdoch: AU1-external, W12-external
Rockingham: AU1-external, W12-external
(requires two weeks in schools)

AND

EDU378 Professional Internship: Primary BEd -- 6 pts
Murdoch: AU13-external, SP26-internal, SP26-external
Rockingham: AU13-external, SP26-internal, SP26-external
(requires six weeks in schools)

EDU380 Inclusive Education -- 4 pts
Murdoch: Y-internal, Y-external
Rockingham: Y-internal, Y-external

Australian Indigenous Studies - 20 points

Select from the following:

AIS2721 Wanju Boodjah 'Welcome To Country' -- 4 pts
Murdoch: W1-internal

AIS281 Contemporary Indigenous Issues -- 4 pts
Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Rockingham: S2-internal

AIS228 Our Mob: Indigenous Families -- 4 pts
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Rockingham: S1-internal

AIS205 Australian Indigenous Politics: Resistance or Collusion -- 4 pts
Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external

AIS301 Black, White and Green: Indigenous Sustainability -- 4 pts
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external

NUR234 Indigenous Culture and Health Care -- 4 pts
Peel: DE9-internal, S2-internal

AIS250 Special Topics in Australian Indigenous Studies: Spirituality -- 4 pts
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external

Students may substitute one unit (4 points) from the following in lieu of an AIS unit above:

EDU425 Australian Indigenous Education -- 4 pts
NA 2010

EDU263 Aboriginal Studies Across the Curriculum -- 4 pts
Murdoch: SB6-internal

MCC358 Issues in Screen Analysis -- 4 pts
NA 2010

Students should ensure they are familiar with the University's internal legislation, including provisions specifically relevant to their studies. See the University Regulations and Rules.

Cancellation of Courses, Minors and Units
The University reserves the right to cancel, without notice, any course, major, minor or unit if the number of students enrolled falls below limits set by the University.

Handbook 2010

Education (BEd) [Primary Teaching] (Four Years) + Australian Indigenous Studies (BA)

School of Education

Course Structure - 100 points

Part I - 24 points

Foundation Unit - 3 points

Core Units - 21 points

Part II - 76 points

Core Units - 76 points

Primary Education - 56 points

Australian Indigenous Studies - 20 points