Primary, 1-10 Health and Physical Education at Murdoch University

Course Description

In this course, you’ll graduate ready to work as a primary classroom teacher for Years 1 to 6 and also as a secondary teacher specialising in Health and Physical Education (HPE) up to Year 10.

You’ll study areas of the primary curriculum including English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, Health and Physical Education and the Arts.

Throughout your degree, you will gain qualifications in coaching and officiating, with the opportunity to work with specialist coaches from a variety of sporting bodies such as the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA), Tennis Australia, Basketball WA and Hockey WA.

You’ll design, deliver and lead a sport development program for juniors, either within a school or club, and receive coaching accreditation in selected sports.

7 reasons to study Primary, 1-10 Health and Physical Education 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 apply for a two-week school placement in Thailand with your flights, visas and accommodation paid for by the government.
• Take advantage of our partnership with the WACA and Tennis Australia and gain teaching experience in state team training sessions and high-level sports coaching.
• 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 school placement, you’ll be able to practice 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!
• You’ll graduate ready for the classroom with an online portfolio to show your expertise and practical experience to your future employers.

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:

• what is Health and Physical education and how to teach it
• how to run a Sport Education program setting up and running sport sessions and participating in teams
• how to coach a number of different sports in the Sport Practicum unit, being guided by expert mentors who are leaders in their fields
• creating and managing inclusive and effective learning environments.

Your future career

When you graduate, you’ll be qualified to teach children from Year 1 to Year 6 in primary schools and teach Health and Physical Education for students up to Year 10.