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Bachelor of Early Childhood Education | Flinders University

Bachelor of Early Childhood Education | Flinders University

Category: Degree

Specifications
省份/城市
Australia
授课语言
English
课程领域
Education
开课
Mar
课程
Degree
国家
Australia
骞村害瀛垂
Between RM 100k - 150k
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Bachelor of Early Childhood Education - Flinders University | Bedford Park, Australia

Bachelor of Early Childhood Education - Flinders University · Bedford Park, Australia

Duration
4 Years
Mode
Physical
Campus
Bedford Park
Medium
English
Intake
Mar

Why this course & university?

#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education

Flinders University ranks #387 worldwide in QS World University Rankings and is #1 in South Australia for Education & Training in the Good Universities Guide — a strong foundation for early childhood and teacher education at Bedford Park.

Diverse Specialisations

Choose from five degree pathways and 30 secondary teaching majors spanning sciences, humanities, languages, arts, business, technology, health, PE, and inclusive education — tailoring your qualification to your teaching career goals.

Our success is shared by you

Flinders’ education graduate outcomes are nationally recognised — maximise your career opportunities as an early childhood, primary, inclusive, secondary, or HPE teacher and education leader.

Power in numbers

Join a vibrant community of education graduates with professional experience embedded from year one across Adelaide schools, early childhood centres, and community settings.

About the Campus

Study at Bedford Park — Flinders University’s main campus and home of Education and Early Childhood teaching, with professional experience placements across Adelaide schools, centres, and community settings.

Available Pathways & Majors

Flinders offers five Bachelor of Early Childhood Education pathways at Bedford Park. The Secondary pathway includes 30 teaching majors — select a category to view rankings and programme detail in the course structure below.

Degree pathways

  • Inclusive Education#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education
  • Birth to 8#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education
  • Primary#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education
  • Secondary Health and Physical Education#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education
  • Secondary#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education

Business & Economics

  • Accounting for Teaching#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education
  • Business Studies for Teaching#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education

Sciences

  • Biology for Teaching#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education
  • Chemistry for Teaching#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education
  • Physics for Teaching#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education
  • Environmental Science for Teaching#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education
  • Nutrition for Teaching#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education

Technology & Engineering

  • Design, Technology and Engineering for Teaching#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education
  • Digital Technologies for Teaching#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education

Humanities & Social Sciences

  • Geography for Teaching#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education
  • History for Teaching#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education
  • Indigenous Studies for Teaching#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education
  • Women's Studies for Teaching#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education

Languages

  • French for Teaching - Beginners#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education
  • French for Teaching - Intermediate#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education
  • Indonesian for Teaching - Beginners#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education
  • Indonesian for Teaching - Intermediate#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education
  • Italian for Teaching - Beginners#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education
  • Italian for Teaching - Intermediate#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education
  • Spanish for Teaching - Beginners#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education
  • Spanish for Teaching - Intermediate#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education
  • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education

Arts & English

  • Drama for Teaching#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education
  • English for Teaching#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education
  • Screen and Media Studies for Teaching#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education
  • Visual Arts for Teaching#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education

Mathematics & Psychology

  • Mathematics for Teaching#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education
  • Psychology for Teaching#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education

Health, PE & Outdoor

  • Health Education for Teaching#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education
  • Physical Education for Teaching#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education
  • Outdoor Education for Teaching#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education
  • Inclusive Education for Teaching#387 worldwide · #1 in SA · Early Childhood Education

Entry Requirements

Minimum scores are shown on each card. Tap the grey on each card for score details.

ATAR
75
A Levels
CCD
UEC
23 pts
Other Qualifications
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English Language Requirements

IELTS (Academic)
Overall score of 7.0 with no band score less than 7.0.

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Programme Structure

Flinders offers five Bachelor of Early Childhood Education pathways over 4 years of full-time study at Bedford Park, with March intake. Select a pathway or teaching major below.

Pathway — Inclusive Education

The Inclusive Education pathway prepares you to teach learners with diverse needs across primary school settings through evidence-based inclusive practice, multi-tiered systems of support, and professional experience from year two. Build skills in autism support, complex needs, literacy and numeracy intervention, and positive behaviour support while graduating eligible for inclusive education and primary teaching roles across South Australia.

Year 1 — Semester 1

Module title
Foundations of Inclusive Education
Language Development and Early Reading Skills
Introduction to Contemporary Education: Pedagogy and Practice
Multi-tiered Systems of Support in Inclusive Educational Settings

Year 1 — Semester 2

Module title
Reading, Comprehending and Producing Texts
Introduction to Teaching Learners with Complex Needs
Communities of Practice: Enabling Learning
Teaching in and Through the Expressive Arts

Year 2 — Semester / non-semester 1

Module title
Evidence-Based Practices for Autism
HASS - Humanities and Social Sciences (Primary)
Professional Experience 1: Relationships for Learning
Developmental and Educational Psychology for Children and Adolescents

Year 2 — Semester / non-semester 2

Module title
Primary Mathematics Curriculum Studies 1
Teaching Communication for Learners with Communication Access Needs
Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities
Critical Indigenous Pedagogy

Year 3 — Semester / non-semester 1

Module title
Primary Mathematics Curriculum Studies 2
Learning and Teaching Primary Science
Assessment and Planning for Students with Numeracy Difficulties
Inclusive Teaching Practices

Year 3 — Semester / non-semester 2

Module title
Health and Physical Education Curriculum Studies
Digital Literacy and Numeracy in Education
Implementing Tier 1 and 2 Schoolwide Positive Behaviour Intervention and Support
Professional Experience 2: Assessment to Enhance Learning

Year 4 — Semester / non-semester 1

Module title
Literacy in the Inclusive Classroom
Ecological Assessment and Instruction for Learners with Complex Needs
Professional Experience 3: Evidence Informed Practice
The Professional Educator

Year 4 — Semester / non-semester 2

Module title
Foundations of Effective Writing Instruction
Neurodiversity in the Classroom

Year 4 — Option topics A

Module title
Internship A
Internship B

Year 4 — Option topics B

Module title
Playing on Country
Internship A
Internship B
Creating Calmer Classrooms: A Trauma Sensitive Approach
Approaches to Research (Honours)
Honours Research Skills
Teaching How to Learn
Pathway — Birth to 8

The Birth to 8 pathway combines early childhood and junior primary teacher education across four years at Bedford Park. Study play-based pedagogy, professional experience from year one, and curriculum specialisation through a teaching minor in visual arts, health and physical education, science, or humanities and social sciences — graduating qualified to register and teach from birth through the early primary years.

Year 1

Module title
Approaches to Play and Learning (Professional Experience: Year 1A)
Histories and Philosophies of Early Childhood
Pedagogical Documentation in Early Childhood
The Developing Child (Professional Experience: Year 1B)
Partnerships, Parents and Participation
The Expressive Arts in Early Childhood
Health and Physical Education in Early Childhood
Pedagogies of Belonging

Year 2

Module title
Foundations of Inclusive Education
Language Development and Early Reading Skills
Meaning Making Through Play and Development
Early Literacy Birth-3 Years
Early Numeracy Birth-3 Years
Critical Indigenous Pedagogy

Year 3

Module title
Relational Pedagogies in Learning Spaces and Places of Early Childhood
Foundational Reading in the Early Years
Thinking and Working Scientifically in the Early Years
Mathematics 3-5 Years
Discovering Technologies Thinking
Thinking and Working Mathematically
Professional Experience: Year 3 (Early Childhood)

Year 4 — Core topics

Module title
Supporting Children on the Autism Spectrum in Early Childhood Settings
Playing on Country
Leading Self and Others in Early Childhood Settings
Curriculum, Programming and Planning in the Junior Primary Classroom
Professional Experience: Year 4 Final Assessment for Registration (Early Childhood)
Researching with Young Children
Pedagogies for Writing with Young Children in the Early Years

Minor (choose one)

Module title
Visual Arts (Teaching Curriculum Specialisation)
Health and Physical Education (Teaching Curriculum Specialisation)
Science Education (Teaching Curriculum Specialisation)
Humanities and Social Sciences Education (Teaching Curriculum Specialisation)
Pathway — Primary

The Primary pathway develops professional primary teaching practice across literacy, numeracy, science, HASS, health and physical education, and inclusive pedagogy with three professional experience placements. Choose a teaching curriculum minor in STEM, humanities, inclusive education, languages, physical education, science, or visual arts — graduating as a qualified primary school teacher with strong employment outcomes in Adelaide and nationally.

Year 1 — Core topics

Module title
Reading, Comprehending and Producing Texts
Foundations of Inclusive Education
Language Development and Early Reading Skills
Introduction to Contemporary Education: Pedagogy and Practice
Communities of Practice: Enabling Learning
Foundations of Effective Teaching Practice: Understanding the Brain and Learning
Teaching in and Through the Expressive Arts

Year 2 — Core topics

Module title
Primary Mathematics Curriculum Studies 1
Critical Indigenous Pedagogy
HASS - Humanities and Social Sciences (Primary)
Professional Experience 1: Relationships for Learning
Foundations of Effective Writing Instruction

Year 3 — Core topics

Module title
Primary Mathematics Curriculum Studies 2
Health and Physical Education Curriculum Studies
Learning and Teaching Primary Science
Inclusive Teaching Practices
Digital Literacy and Numeracy in Education
Professional Experience 2: Assessment to Enhance Learning

Year 4 — Core topics

Module title
Evidence-Based Practices for Autism
Literacy in the Inclusive Classroom
Professional Experience 3: Evidence Informed Practice
The Professional Educator

Year 4 — Option topics

Module title
Internship A
Internship B
Playing on Country
Creating Calmer Classrooms: A Trauma Sensitive Approach
Approaches to Research (Honours)
Honours Research Skills
Teaching How to Learn

Minor (choose one)

Module title
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Teaching
Humanities and Social Sciences Education (Teaching Curriculum Specialisation)
Inclusive Education (Teaching Curriculum Specialisation)
Languages Education (Teaching Curriculum Specialisation)
Physical Education (Teaching Curriculum Specialisation)
Science Education (Teaching Curriculum Specialisation)
Visual Arts (Teaching Curriculum Specialisation)
Pathway — Secondary Health and Physical Education

The Secondary Health and Physical Education pathway qualifies you to teach health and PE in secondary schools alongside a second teaching minor. Study health education, nutrition, mental health and wellbeing, exercise physiology, and inclusive sport pedagogy with professional experience across middle and senior years — graduating ready for HPE teaching, health promotion, sports coaching, and outdoor education leadership roles.

Year 1 — Core topics

Module title
Foundations of Inclusive Education
Introduction to Contemporary Education: Pedagogy and Practice
Communities of Practice: Enabling Learning
Literacy Across the Curriculum

Year 2 — Core topics

Module title
Developmental and Educational Psychology for Children and Adolescents
Professional Experience 1: Relationships for Learning

Year 3 — Core topics

Module title
Critical Indigenous Pedagogy
Inclusive Teaching Practices
Health and Physical Education Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years
Professional Experience 2: Assessment to Enhance Learning
Digital Literacy and Numeracy in Education

Year 3 — Option topics (choose one)

Module title
Mathematics Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years
Science and Technology Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years
Humanities and Social Sciences Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years
Integrated Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years
English Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years
Visual Arts Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years

Year 4 — Core topics

Module title
Professional Experience 3: Evidence Informed Practice
The Professional Educator

Year 4 — Option topics

Module title
Internship A
Internship B
Evidence-Based Practices for Autism
Creating Calmer Classrooms: A Trauma Sensitive Approach
Approaches to Research (Honours)
Honours Research Skills
Teaching How to Learn

Major — Health Education for Teaching

Module title
Health Education for Teaching
Health Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 1
Foundation Studies in Health Education
Nutrition and Physical Activity for Young People
Sexualities and Sexual Health
Drugs, Politics and Public Health
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Settings for Health and Wellbeing
Health Equity

Major — Physical Education for Teaching (core)

Module title
Physical Education for Teaching
Physical Education Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 1
Foundation Studies in Physical Education
Inclusive and Adaptive Practices in Sport and Physical Education
Sport and Physical Education
Exercise Physiology for Physical Educators
Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity
Skill Acquisition and Biomechanics for Physical Educators

Major — Physical Education for Teaching (option)

Module title
Education in Outdoor Environments or Sport Event Management and Administration or Sport Coaching Science

Minor 1

Module title
Health Education for Teaching
Physical Education for Teaching

Minor 2 (choose one)

Module title
Digital Technologies for Teaching
English for Teaching
Humanities and Social Sciences for Teaching
Inclusive Education (Teaching Curriculum Specialisation)
Mathematics for Teaching
Outdoor Education for Teaching
Science for Teaching
Visual Arts for Teaching
Pathway — Secondary

The Secondary pathway combines education core topics with a specialist teaching major and professional experience across middle and senior years. Choose from 30 teaching majors spanning sciences, humanities, languages, arts, business, technology, and inclusive education — graduating as a qualified secondary school teacher with deep subject expertise and curriculum specialisation in your chosen discipline.

Year 1 — Core topics

Module title
Foundations of Inclusive Education
Introduction to Contemporary Education: Pedagogy and Practice
Communities of Practice: Enabling Learning
Literacy Across the Curriculum

Year 2 — Core topics

Module title
Developmental and Educational Psychology for Children and Adolescents
Professional Experience 1: Relationships for Learning

Year 3 — Core topics

Module title
Critical Indigenous Pedagogy
Inclusive Teaching Practices
Professional Experience 2: Assessment to Enhance Learning
Digital Literacy and Numeracy in Education

Year 3 — Curriculum specialisation (choose one)

Module title
Mathematics Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years
Science and Technology Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years
Humanities and Social Sciences Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years
Integrated Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years
Performing Arts Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years
English Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years
Languages Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years
Visual Arts Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Middle Years

Year 4 — Core topics

Module title
Professional Experience 3: Evidence Informed Practice
The Professional Educator

Year 4 — Option topics

Module title
Internship A
Internship B
Evidence-Based Practices for Autism
Creating Calmer Classrooms: A Trauma Sensitive Approach
Approaches to Research (Honours)
Honours Research Skills
Teaching major — Accounting for Teaching

The Accounting for Teaching major develops specialist subject knowledge and secondary curriculum design skills alongside Flinders professional experience placements. You study discipline-specific topics and senior-years curriculum specialisation units that prepare you to teach Accounting in Australian secondary schools — building pedagogical content knowledge, assessment literacy, and evidence-informed classroom practice aligned with registration requirements.

Core topics

Module title
Recording Business Transactions
Exploring Accounting Processes
Costing for Managers
Applying Accounting Standards
Building Resilience and Professional Skills
Interpreting Financial Statements
AI, Cybersecurity and the Future of Work
Business Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Senior Years
Teaching major — Business Studies for Teaching

The Business Studies for Teaching major develops specialist subject knowledge and secondary curriculum design skills alongside Flinders professional experience placements. You study discipline-specific topics and senior-years curriculum specialisation units that prepare you to teach Business Studies in Australian secondary schools — building pedagogical content knowledge, assessment literacy, and evidence-informed classroom practice aligned with registration requirements.

Core topics

Module title
Consumer Behaviour
Social Media Marketing
Building Resilience and Professional Skills
Digital Marketing and Analysis
Business Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Senior Years

Option topics A

Module title
Managing in Modern Organisations
Organisational Behaviour
Transforming Business Towards Net Zero
Coding for Business

Option topics B

Module title
Governing Sustainably and Ethically
Building Leaders of the Future
AI, Cybersecurity and the Future of Work
Teaching major — Biology for Teaching

The Biology for Teaching major develops specialist subject knowledge and secondary curriculum design skills alongside Flinders professional experience placements. You study discipline-specific topics and senior-years curriculum specialisation units that prepare you to teach Biology in Australian secondary schools — building pedagogical content knowledge, assessment literacy, and evidence-informed classroom practice aligned with registration requirements.

Core topics

Module title
Evolution of Biological Diversity
Molecular Basis of Life
Genetics and Evolution
Diversity of Life
Restoration Ecology
Integrative Physiology of Animals and Plants
Biology Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Senior Years
Teaching major — Chemistry for Teaching

The Chemistry for Teaching major develops specialist subject knowledge and secondary curriculum design skills alongside Flinders professional experience placements. You study discipline-specific topics and senior-years curriculum specialisation units that prepare you to teach Chemistry in Australian secondary schools — building pedagogical content knowledge, assessment literacy, and evidence-informed classroom practice aligned with registration requirements.

Core topics

Module title
Chemistry 1A
Chemistry 1B
Environmental Chemistry
Organic Reactions
Chemistry Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Senior Years

Option topics

Module title
Analytical Chemistry II
Physical Chemistry II
Analytical Chemistry III
Material Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Organic Synthesis and Mechanism
Polymer Science and Technology
Teaching major — Physics for Teaching

The Physics for Teaching major develops specialist subject knowledge and secondary curriculum design skills alongside Flinders professional experience placements. You study discipline-specific topics and senior-years curriculum specialisation units that prepare you to teach Physics in Australian secondary schools — building pedagogical content knowledge, assessment literacy, and evidence-informed classroom practice aligned with registration requirements.

Core topics

Module title
Physics Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Senior Years
Mathematics 1A
Mathematics 1B
Physics 1A
Physics 1B
Quantum and Nuclear Physics
Solid State Physics and Quantum Devices

Option topics

Module title
Multivariable Calculus or Classical Physics
Teaching major — Environmental Science for Teaching

The Environmental Science for Teaching major develops specialist subject knowledge and secondary curriculum design skills alongside Flinders professional experience placements. You study discipline-specific topics and senior-years curriculum specialisation units that prepare you to teach Environmental Science in Australian secondary schools — building pedagogical content knowledge, assessment literacy, and evidence-informed classroom practice aligned with registration requirements.

Core topics

Module title
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Marine Sciences
Global Climate Change
Zombie Apocalypse: Microbes and Toxins
Catchment and Urban Hydrology
Ecohydrology, Soil and Climate
Geology of Australia

Option topics

Module title
Biology Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Senior Years or Integrated Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Senior Years
Teaching major — Nutrition for Teaching

The Nutrition for Teaching major develops specialist subject knowledge and secondary curriculum design skills alongside Flinders professional experience placements. You study discipline-specific topics and senior-years curriculum specialisation units that prepare you to teach Nutrition in Australian secondary schools — building pedagogical content knowledge, assessment literacy, and evidence-informed classroom practice aligned with registration requirements.

Core topics

Module title
Wellbeing and Wellness Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Senior Years
Food Systems
Nutrition, Physical Activity and Health
Nutrition Across the Lifecycle
Food Products and Preparation
Individual, Social and Environmental Perspectives on Food Consumption
Nutrients Role and Function
Independent Studies in Nutrition
Teaching major — Design, Technology and Engineering for Teaching

The Design, Technology and Engineering for Teaching major develops specialist subject knowledge and secondary curriculum design skills alongside Flinders professional experience placements. You study discipline-specific topics and senior-years curriculum specialisation units that prepare you to teach Design, Technology and Engineering in Australian secondary schools — building pedagogical content knowledge, assessment literacy, and evidence-informed classroom practice aligned with registration requirements.

Core topics

Module title
Design Studio
Digital Technologies Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Senior Years
Digital Electronics
Cyber-physical Systems, Robotics and Automation
Engineering Design

Option topics A

Module title
User experience and Ergonomics or Sustainability, Waste and Energy

Option topics B

Module title
Design for Sustainable Manufacture or Innovation and Industry 4.0 GE
Teaching major — Digital Technologies for Teaching

The Digital Technologies for Teaching major develops specialist subject knowledge and secondary curriculum design skills alongside Flinders professional experience placements. You study discipline-specific topics and senior-years curriculum specialisation units that prepare you to teach Digital Technologies in Australian secondary schools — building pedagogical content knowledge, assessment literacy, and evidence-informed classroom practice aligned with registration requirements.

Core topics

Module title
Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence
Programming Fundamentals
Fundamentals of Software Engineering
Database Modelling and Information Management
Neural Networks and Machine Learning
Digital Technologies Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Senior Years
Requirements Analysis and System Design

Option topics

Module title
Game Design or Cyber-physical Systems, Robotics and Automation
Teaching major — Geography for Teaching

The Geography for Teaching major develops specialist subject knowledge and secondary curriculum design skills alongside Flinders professional experience placements. You study discipline-specific topics and senior-years curriculum specialisation units that prepare you to teach Geography in Australian secondary schools — building pedagogical content knowledge, assessment literacy, and evidence-informed classroom practice aligned with registration requirements.

Core topics

Module title
Geography Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Senior Years
Human Geography: Geographies of Oppression
Population Dynamics
Environment, Economy and Culture
Smart, Liveable and Resilient Cities
Adapting to Climate Change

Option topics

Module title
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Catchment and Urban Hydrology
Environment and Society
Sustainable Development in a Global World: Challenges and Prospects
Teaching major — History for Teaching

The History for Teaching major develops specialist subject knowledge and secondary curriculum design skills alongside Flinders professional experience placements. You study discipline-specific topics and senior-years curriculum specialisation units that prepare you to teach History in Australian secondary schools — building pedagogical content knowledge, assessment literacy, and evidence-informed classroom practice aligned with registration requirements.

Core topics

Module title
History Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum i n Context in the Senior Years

Option topics — Level 1

Module title
Turning Points in History
History’s Killing Fields: From Medieval to Modern
Dictators and Democrats in Modern European History
‘The Lucky Country?’ A Brief History of Australia

Option topics — Level 2 and 3

Module title
Nazi Germany: Its Origins and Nature, 1870–1945
War and Society in the Modern World
Maps and Dreams: Indigenous-Settler Relations in Australian History
Film and History
Colonies, Empire and Revolution: North America 1500-1800
Memory and the Politics of Difference: Sex, Race and Belonging
Terrorism and Society: From the Reign of Terror to Al Qaeda
Reworlding South Australia History: 1800 to the Present
The Real Games of Thrones: Medieval Histories, 300–1400
The Divided States of America, 1920-2000
Crusade and Jihad in the Middle Ages
Destination Australia: Migration Since 1900
Romantics and Revolutionaries: European Culture and History, 1789-1918
Britannia’s Rise and Fall: Colonial and Post-Colonial Experiences
Empires: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern
Civil War Era America
One Nation Under God? Religion in American Public Life
Heresy and Inquisition in the Middle Ages
Slavery and Unfreedom in Australia and the Indo-Pacific
Guns and Butter: The United States in the Long 1960s
Teaching major — Indigenous Studies for Teaching

The Indigenous Studies for Teaching major develops specialist subject knowledge and secondary curriculum design skills alongside Flinders professional experience placements. You study discipline-specific topics and senior-years curriculum specialisation units that prepare you to teach Indigenous Studies in Australian secondary schools — building pedagogical content knowledge, assessment literacy, and evidence-informed classroom practice aligned with registration requirements.

Core topics

Module title
History Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Senior Years
Indigenous Studies: An Introduction
Race and Representation: Indigenous Identities
Black Poetics: Indigenous Literary Studies
First Nations Visual Art
Reconciliation and Indigenous Knowledges

Option topics

Module title
Kaurna Identity Culture and Language
Colonial Intimacies and the Economy: Mathematics of Genocide
Decolonising Institutions: Indigenous Critical Creative Praxis
Caring as Country: Indigenous Environmental Management
Teaching major — Women's Studies for Teaching

The Women's Studies for Teaching major develops specialist subject knowledge and secondary curriculum design skills alongside Flinders professional experience placements. You study discipline-specific topics and senior-years curriculum specialisation units that prepare you to teach Women's Studies in Australian secondary schools — building pedagogical content knowledge, assessment literacy, and evidence-informed classroom practice aligned with registration requirements.

Core topics

Module title
Integrated Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Senior Years
Memory and the Politics of Difference: Sex, Race and Belonging
Sociology of Gender: History, Culture and Meaning
Sex, Gender and Identities in Australia
Gender, Power and Change: Introducing Feminist Debates
Listening Up: Colonialism, Race and Gender
Media and Cultural Identities: Gender, Race and Sexuality

Option topics

Module title
Sexualities: Identities Power and Resistance or Global Feminist Activism
Teaching major — French for Teaching — Beginners

The French for Teaching — Beginners major develops specialist subject knowledge and secondary curriculum design skills alongside Flinders professional experience placements. You study discipline-specific topics and senior-years curriculum specialisation units that prepare you to teach French — Beginners in Australian secondary schools — building pedagogical content knowledge, assessment literacy, and evidence-informed classroom practice aligned with registration requirements.

Core topics

Module title
Languages Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Senior Years
Introductory French Part 1
Introductory French Part 2
Intermediate French Part 1
Intermediate French Part 2
Upper Intermediate French Part 1
Upper Intermediate French Part 2

Option topics

Module title
The Reading Workshop or French Cultural Icons
Teaching major — French for Teaching — Intermediate

The French for Teaching — Intermediate major develops specialist subject knowledge and secondary curriculum design skills alongside Flinders professional experience placements. You study discipline-specific topics and senior-years curriculum specialisation units that prepare you to teach French — Intermediate in Australian secondary schools — building pedagogical content knowledge, assessment literacy, and evidence-informed classroom practice aligned with registration requirements.

Core topics

Module title
Languages Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Senior Years
Intermediate French Part 1
Intermediate French Part 2
Upper Intermediate French Part 1
Advanced Language for Interaction
Advanced Language for Translation

Option topics

Module title
Upper Intermediate French Part 2
The Reading Workshop
French Cultural Icons
Teaching major — Indonesian for Teaching — Beginners

The Indonesian for Teaching — Beginners major develops specialist subject knowledge and secondary curriculum design skills alongside Flinders professional experience placements. You study discipline-specific topics and senior-years curriculum specialisation units that prepare you to teach Indonesian — Beginners in Australian secondary schools — building pedagogical content knowledge, assessment literacy, and evidence-informed classroom practice aligned with registration requirements.

Core topics

Module title
Languages Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Senior Years
Introductory Indonesian, Part 1
Introductory Indonesian Part 2
Intermediate Indonesian Part 1
Intermediate Indonesian Part 2
Indonesian Culture and Society
Upper Intermediate Indonesian Part 1
Upper Intermediate Indonesian Part 2
Teaching major — Indonesian for Teaching — Intermediate

The Indonesian for Teaching — Intermediate major develops specialist subject knowledge and secondary curriculum design skills alongside Flinders professional experience placements. You study discipline-specific topics and senior-years curriculum specialisation units that prepare you to teach Indonesian — Intermediate in Australian secondary schools — building pedagogical content knowledge, assessment literacy, and evidence-informed classroom practice aligned with registration requirements.

Core topics

Module title
Languages Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Senior Years
Intermediate Indonesian Part 1
Intermediate Indonesian Part 2
Indonesian Culture and Society
Upper Intermediate Indonesian Part 1
Upper Intermediate Indonesian Part 2
Advanced Language for Interaction
Advanced Language for Translation
Teaching major — Italian for Teaching — Beginners

The Italian for Teaching — Beginners major develops specialist subject knowledge and secondary curriculum design skills alongside Flinders professional experience placements. You study discipline-specific topics and senior-years curriculum specialisation units that prepare you to teach Italian — Beginners in Australian secondary schools — building pedagogical content knowledge, assessment literacy, and evidence-informed classroom practice aligned with registration requirements.

Core topics

Module title
Languages Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Senior Years
Introductory Italian Part 1
Introductory Italian Part 2
Intermediate Italian Part 1
Intermediate Italian Part 2
Italian Style
Upper Intermediate Italian Part 1
Upper Intermediate Italian Part 2
Teaching major — Italian for Teaching — Intermediate

The Italian for Teaching — Intermediate major develops specialist subject knowledge and secondary curriculum design skills alongside Flinders professional experience placements. You study discipline-specific topics and senior-years curriculum specialisation units that prepare you to teach Italian — Intermediate in Australian secondary schools — building pedagogical content knowledge, assessment literacy, and evidence-informed classroom practice aligned with registration requirements.

Core topics

Module title
Languages Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Senior Years
Intermediate Italian Part 1
Intermediate Italian Part 2
Italian Style
Upper Intermediate Italian Part 1
Upper Intermediate Italian Part 2
Advanced Language for Interaction
Advanced Language for Translation
Teaching major — Spanish for Teaching — Beginners

The Spanish for Teaching — Beginners major develops specialist subject knowledge and secondary curriculum design skills alongside Flinders professional experience placements. You study discipline-specific topics and senior-years curriculum specialisation units that prepare you to teach Spanish — Beginners in Australian secondary schools — building pedagogical content knowledge, assessment literacy, and evidence-informed classroom practice aligned with registration requirements.

Core topics

Module title
Languages Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Senior Years
Introductory Spanish Part 1
Introductory Spanish Part 2
Intermediate Spanish Part 1
Intermediate Spanish Part 2
Upper Intermediate Spanish Part 1
Upper Intermediate Spanish Part 2

Option topics

Module title
The Hispanic World and its People or Hispanic Arts and Culture
Teaching major — Spanish for Teaching — Intermediate

The Spanish for Teaching — Intermediate major develops specialist subject knowledge and secondary curriculum design skills alongside Flinders professional experience placements. You study discipline-specific topics and senior-years curriculum specialisation units that prepare you to teach Spanish — Intermediate in Australian secondary schools — building pedagogical content knowledge, assessment literacy, and evidence-informed classroom practice aligned with registration requirements.

Core topics

Module title
Languages Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Senior Years
Advanced Language for Interaction
Advanced Language for Translation
Intermediate Spanish Part 1
Intermediate Spanish Part 2
Upper Intermediate Spanish Part 1
Upper Intermediate Spanish Part 2

Option topics

Module title
Hispanic Arts and Culture or Contemporary Spanish Cinema and Literature
Teaching major — Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

The Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) major develops specialist subject knowledge and secondary curriculum design skills alongside Flinders professional experience placements. You study discipline-specific topics and senior-years curriculum specialisation units that prepare you to teach Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) in Australian secondary schools — building pedagogical content knowledge, assessment literacy, and evidence-informed classroom practice aligned with registration requirements.

Core topics

Module title
Languages Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Senior Years
Fundamental Concepts of Second Language Learning and Teaching in TESOL
Language Assessment in TESOL
English Linguistics in TESOL
Curriculum Development and Teaching Practice in TESOL for Adult Learners and Other Learners
Language in Society
Applied Linguistics in Action

Option topics

Module title
Principles of Teaching and Learning in TESOL or Intercultural Communication
Teaching major — Drama for Teaching

The Drama for Teaching major develops specialist subject knowledge and secondary curriculum design skills alongside Flinders professional experience placements. You study discipline-specific topics and senior-years curriculum specialisation units that prepare you to teach Drama in Australian secondary schools — building pedagogical content knowledge, assessment literacy, and evidence-informed classroom practice aligned with registration requirements.

Core topics

Module title
Theatre in Context
Contemporary Drama
The Actor and the Text
Modern Theatre: The Rise of the Director
Adaptation and Audiences
Contemporary Australian Repertoire
Performing Arts Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Senior Years

Option topics

Module title
Arts Practice and the Community or The Artist as Researcher
Teaching major — English for Teaching

The English for Teaching major develops specialist subject knowledge and secondary curriculum design skills alongside Flinders professional experience placements. You study discipline-specific topics and senior-years curriculum specialisation units that prepare you to teach English in Australian secondary schools — building pedagogical content knowledge, assessment literacy, and evidence-informed classroom practice aligned with registration requirements.

Core topics

Module title
The Power of Storytelling
Literature in Transformation
Telling True Stories
English Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Senior Years

Option topics

Module title
Life Writing
Gothic: Terror, Horror and the Supernatural
Vampires: Beast, Human, Posthuman
Why is English So Weird: A History of the English Language
Banned Books: Literary Censorship in the Past and Present
The Worlds of Children’s Literature
Writing in the Twenty-First Century
Crime Fiction and Film: From Poe to Post Modern
English Literature Evolutions and Revolutions
Medieval Myths: The Origins of Modern Fantasy
Teaching major — Screen and Media Studies for Teaching

The Screen and Media Studies for Teaching major develops specialist subject knowledge and secondary curriculum design skills alongside Flinders professional experience placements. You study discipline-specific topics and senior-years curriculum specialisation units that prepare you to teach Screen and Media Studies in Australian secondary schools — building pedagogical content knowledge, assessment literacy, and evidence-informed classroom practice aligned with registration requirements.

Core topics

Module title
Performing Arts Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Senior Years
Media and Society
Screen Production Techniques A
History of Film Style
Contemporary Screen Cultures

Option topics

Module title
The Hollywood Industry
Television Studies
Truth and Lies: Documentary Media
Australian/Indigenous Media
Popular Genres
The Filmmaker: Case Studies
Gender Trouble: Media, Gender, Sexuality
Teaching major — Visual Arts for Teaching

The Visual Arts for Teaching major develops specialist subject knowledge and secondary curriculum design skills alongside Flinders professional experience placements. You study discipline-specific topics and senior-years curriculum specialisation units that prepare you to teach Visual Arts in Australian secondary schools — building pedagogical content knowledge, assessment literacy, and evidence-informed classroom practice aligned with registration requirements.

Core topics

Module title
Planning and Assessment for Arts Media
Teaching and Learning through Arts Based Pedagogies
Visual Arts Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Senior Years
Drawing and Design Fundamentals
Painting
Art History and Theory
Visual Art Specialisation Part A
Visual Art Specialisation Part B
Teaching major — Mathematics for Teaching

The Mathematics for Teaching major develops specialist subject knowledge and secondary curriculum design skills alongside Flinders professional experience placements. You study discipline-specific topics and senior-years curriculum specialisation units that prepare you to teach Mathematics in Australian secondary schools — building pedagogical content knowledge, assessment literacy, and evidence-informed classroom practice aligned with registration requirements.

Core topics

Module title
Mathematics Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Senior Years
Mathematics 1A
Mathematics 1B
Linear Algebra and Differential Equations
Multivariable Calculus
Numerical Analysis
Statistical Analysis

Option topics

Module title
Complex Analysis or Partial Differential Equations
Teaching major — Psychology for Teaching

The Psychology for Teaching major develops specialist subject knowledge and secondary curriculum design skills alongside Flinders professional experience placements. You study discipline-specific topics and senior-years curriculum specialisation units that prepare you to teach Psychology in Australian secondary schools — building pedagogical content knowledge, assessment literacy, and evidence-informed classroom practice aligned with registration requirements.

Core topics

Module title
Psychology Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Senior Years
Psychology 1A
Psychology 1B
The Psychology of Weird and Wonderful Ideas
Social and Organisational Psychology
Cognition and Learning

Option topics

Module title
The Psychology of Social Change
Applied Cognitive Psychology
Lifespan Development in Cultural Perspective
Mind, Brain and Behaviour
Forensic Psychology: Legal and Clinical
Teaching major — Health Education for Teaching

The Health Education for Teaching major develops specialist subject knowledge and secondary curriculum design skills alongside Flinders professional experience placements. You study discipline-specific topics and senior-years curriculum specialisation units that prepare you to teach Health Education in Australian secondary schools — building pedagogical content knowledge, assessment literacy, and evidence-informed classroom practice aligned with registration requirements.

Core topics

Module title
Health Education for Teaching
Health Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 1
Foundation Studies in Health Education
Nutrition and Physical Activity for Young People
Sexualities and Sexual Health
Drugs, Politics and Public Health
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Settings for Health and Wellbeing
Health Equity
Teaching major — Physical Education for Teaching

The Physical Education for Teaching major develops specialist subject knowledge and secondary curriculum design skills alongside Flinders professional experience placements. You study discipline-specific topics and senior-years curriculum specialisation units that prepare you to teach Physical Education in Australian secondary schools — building pedagogical content knowledge, assessment literacy, and evidence-informed classroom practice aligned with registration requirements.

Core topics

Module title
Physical Education for Teaching
Physical Education Curriculum Specialisation: Senior Years 1
Foundation Studies in Physical Education
Inclusive and Adaptive Practices in Sport and Physical Education
Sport and Physical Education
Exercise Physiology for Physical Educators
Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity
Skill Acquisition and Biomechanics for Physical Educators

Option topics

Module title
Education in Outdoor Environments or Sport Event Management and Administration or Sport Coaching Science
Teaching major — Outdoor Education for Teaching

The Outdoor Education for Teaching major develops specialist subject knowledge and secondary curriculum design skills alongside Flinders professional experience placements. You study discipline-specific topics and senior-years curriculum specialisation units that prepare you to teach Outdoor Education in Australian secondary schools — building pedagogical content knowledge, assessment literacy, and evidence-informed classroom practice aligned with registration requirements.

Core topics

Module title
Integrated Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Senior Years
Learning on Country
Outdoor Education on Country
Outdoor Adventures
Outdoor Leadership
Facilitating Learning and Development in Outdoor Environments
Education in Outdoor Environments

Option topics

Module title
Environment, Economy and Culture or First Nations Visual Art or Caring as Country: Indigenous Environmental Management
Teaching major — Inclusive Education for Teaching

The Inclusive Education for Teaching major develops specialist subject knowledge and secondary curriculum design skills alongside Flinders professional experience placements. You study discipline-specific topics and senior-years curriculum specialisation units that prepare you to teach Inclusive Education in Australian secondary schools — building pedagogical content knowledge, assessment literacy, and evidence-informed classroom practice aligned with registration requirements.

Core topics

Module title
Multi-tiered Systems of Support in Inclusive Educational Settings
Introduction to Teaching Learners with Complex Needs
Teaching Communication for Learners with Communication Access Needs
Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities
Evidence-Based Practices for Autism
Assessment and Planning for Students with Numeracy Difficulties
Ecological Assessment and Instruction for Learners with Complex Needs
Neurodiversity in the Classroom

Future Career Prospects

  • Inclusive Education Teacher (Primary school settings)
  • Primary School Teacher
  • Education Consultant
  • Curriculum Developer
  • Learning Support Officer
  • Junior Primary Teacher
  • Early Childhood Teacher
  • Early Years Policy Adviser or Consultant
  • Early Childhood Centre Director
  • Child Development Specialist
  • Learning Consultant
  • Literacy or Numeracy Specialist
  • Health and Physical Education Teacher
  • Health Promotion Officer
  • Sports Coach
  • Educational Officer
  • Outdoor Activity Leader
  • Secondary School Teacher
  • Educational Program Developer

Estimated application deadline

Flinders University offers March intake for this degree at Bedford Park. Plan to apply at least 3 months before your classes start.

March intake
Apply at least 3 months before course start

Exact dates vary by intake year; apply early to secure your place, arrange your visa, and organise accommodation. Confirm with Flinders University or our advisors.

Official source: Intake dates are set by Flinders University and may change.

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Adelaide monthly living expenses

Estimates for studying in Adelaide near Bedford Park (monthly). The Australian Government advises international students to budget at least AUD 21,041 per year for living costs in Adelaide — about AUD 1,750 per month on average. The bands below split that benchmark across rent, food, public transport, mobile, and personal spend. Figures are in AUD first, with MYR from the same live rate as the fee section.

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