Bachelor of Education (Health and Physical Education)

University of Tasmania (UTAS)

The Bachelor of Education (Health and Physical Education) is a pre-service teaching degree that will give you the skills and knowledge to teach health and physical education from foundation through to year 12. This course is accredited through the Tasmanian Teachers Registration Board, and is recognised in all states and territories, so once you graduate you’ll be qualified to teach anywhere in Australia. The course has been designed to develop teachers who can inspire people to be healthy for life, with a primary focus on the dimensions of health and wellbeing: physical, mental, emotional, social, environmental and spiritual. This specialised degree sets you up to teach health and physical education at either primary or secondary schools. Learn to provide students with the skills and knowledge to sustain their health and wellbeing. We also offer proficiencies in the additional learning areas of maths, science, and humanities and social sciences. In response to feedback from recent graduates, teachers, and school leaders, we now offer several maths units to better prepare you if future employing schools ask you to teach maths classes. You will be required to undertake a number of Professional Experience placements totalling 80 days. This will give you the opportunity to apply the theoretical and practical skills that you have learnt in a safe and supportive environment. The course has been designed to develop teachers who can inspire people to be healthy for life, with a primary focus on the dimensions of health and wellbeing: physical, mental, emotional, social, environmental and spiritual. This specialised degree sets you up to teach health and physical education at either primary or secondary schools. Learn to provide students with the skills and knowledge to sustain their health and wellbeing. We also offer proficiencies in the additional learning areas of maths, science, and humanities and social sciences. In response to feedback from recent graduates, teachers, and school leaders, we now offer several maths units to better prepare you if future employing schools ask you to teach maths classes. You will be required to undertake a number of Professional Experience placements totalling 80 days. This will give you the opportunity to apply the theoretical and practical skills that you have learnt in a safe and supportive environment.

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