Early Childhood and Primary Teaching at Murdoch University

Course Description

Playing with slime, building block towers and painting with spaghetti are more than child’s play. International research has shown that learning through play is vital for helping children develop their creativity, resilience, wellbeing and more. In this course you’ll explore play-based learning and get hands-on experience with a range of teaching and learning methods.

You’ll explore areas of the primary curriculum including English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, Health and Physical Education and the Arts, with a focus on early childhood learning and development.

As you complete your degree, you’ll build an online portfolio to share your experience with future employers. You could follow this degree with a Master of Education (Coursework) or Master of Education (Research) to expand your career opportunities and build your expertise even further.

6 reasons to study Early Childhood and Primary Teaching at Murdoch

• Study at the first university in Australia, and among only a few in the world, to offer the Tribes TLCTM Basic Course Certification as an accredited undergraduate.
• Join the only teaching program in WA where you can graduate ready for both early childhood education settings and primary school classrooms.
• Enjoy practical placements which could include metropolitan, rural, remote, international, hard-to-staff, multicultural, hospital, private and state school environments. We offer a variety of internships across WA, including some 12-month placements.
• Before you start your first prac, you’ll be able to practise dealing with challenging behaviour, parent teacher interviews and other situations through our SimLabTM technology. It’s a virtual classroom using actors and avatars – and the only technology of its kind in WA!
• Be mentored by our experienced teaching professionals who are here to support you in becoming a confident, creative and flexible teacher.
• Have fun as you explore play-based learning and investigate effective learning, teaching and assessment practices.

What you’ll learn

Build the knowledge and skills you need to meet your career or study goals. Here are some of the things you’ll learn:

• big ideas in education
• living and learning with technology
• understanding teachers’ work
• nurturing creativity in the early years
• inclusive education
• teaching mathematics in early childhood and primary.

Your future career

This course will give you the qualification you need to teach children from birth to Year 6, in childcare settings, kindergarten, pre-primary and primary classes.