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The single degree Bachelor of Education program is a four-year full-time equivalent (FTE) for intending primary school (Grade 3 – 6) teachers. The course is a pre-service level 7 degree offered at Sonoma Adventist College equivalent to 480 total credit points and 4800 volumes of learning hours over 4 years of studies.
Students combine studies in a single major in Primary schooling with both theoretical and practical aspects of education. The course requires the completion of a range of specialist subjects in education and professional studies. In order to fulfil its mission of preparing graduates who are equipped and willing to serve their community, country, church, and God; core curriculum subjects are required in this course that address the spiritual, ethical and social values that are of central importance to us as a Seventh-day Adventist University with a South Pacific focus. Over the four-year teacher training, students will develop skills in classroom competence and spend a minimum total of 320 hours over a duration of 20 days on supervised teaching practice in allocated primary schools.
Successful completion of Grade 12 (Form 6) with a minimum of C upper passes (GPA 2.0 or better)
Bachelor of Education (Primary) OR (Early Childhood)
PNGNQF Level & Qualification | Year | Semester 1 | Credit Points | Semester 2 | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 1 | UNIV1100 Academic Skills for University Success | 15 | CHRS1100 Encountering Jesus Christ | 15 |
EDUC1100 Education Teaching Skills (Practicum 1) | 15 | EDUC1200 Psychology for Educators | 15 | ||
Certificate | MAJOR 1 | 15 | EDUC1300 Curriculum Studies – Physical Education | 15 | |
MAJOR 2 | 15 | EDUC1800 Curriculum Studies – Exp. Arts & Technology | 15 | ||
5 | 2 | EDUC2200 Understanding Student Differences (Practicum 2) | 15 | CHRS2100 Adventist Belief Today | 15 |
EDUC2100 Teaching with Integrity | 15 | EDUC2300 Societal Issues in Education | 15 | ||
Diploma | EDUC4100 Curriculum Studies – Science | 15 | EDUC2850 Curriculum Studies – Social Science | 15 | |
MAJOR 3 | 15 | MAJOR 4 | 15 | ||
6 | 3 | EDUC3600 Curriculum Studies – Religious Studies (Practicum 3) | 15 | BIBS3700 Biblical Apocalyptic | 15 |
EDUC3100 Classroom Management | 15 | EDUC3900 Research Methods for Educators | 15 | ||
Advanced Diploma | EDUC3200 Assessment in Education | 15 | EDUC3650 Curriculum Studies – Mathematics | 15 | |
MAJOR 5 | 15 | MAJOR 6 | 15 | ||
7 | 4 | EDUC4130 Curriculum Studies – Language (Practicum 4) | 15 | CHRS4600 Philosophy of Adventist Education | 15 |
EDUC4300 Curriculum Design & Development | 15 | EDUC4500 Educational Leadership | 15 | ||
Bachelor | MAJOR 7 | 15 | MAJOR 9 | 15 | |
MAJOR 8 | 15 | MAJOR 10 | 15 |
Total Credit Required: 480 (4,800 hours)
Discipline teaching specialisation.
Each student chooses one discipline area as a major teaching specialisation from either Early Childhood (pre-school to Grade 2) OR Primary (Grade 3 – 6). A major teaching specialisation requires the completion of 10 subjects in order to prepare and equip the student teacher to teach at early childhood or primary school level.
Bachelor of Education (Primary) OR (Early Childhood) Specialisation Sequence
PNGNQF Level | Year | Semester | Major | Primary Specialisation Major | Early Childhood Specialisation major |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 1 | 1 | Major 1 | EDUC1700 Foundation Social Science OR EDUC1600 Foundation Science | EDUC1700 Foundation Social Science OR EDUC1600 Foundation Science |
Major 2 | EDUC1500 Foundation Mathematics | EDUC1500 Foundation Mathematics | |||
2 | |||||
5 | 2 | 1 | Major 3 | EDUC2500 Social Science | EDUC2500 Social Science |
2 | Major 4 | EDUC2600 Making a Living | EDUC27000 Play & Pedagogy | ||
6 | 3 | 1 | Major 5 | EDUC4560 Language D: Teaching Reading & Writing | EDUC3350 Language B: Phonics |
2 | Major 6 | EDUC3500 Mathematics A: Space Measurements & Numbers | EDUC3500 Mathematics A: Space Measurements & Numbers | ||
7 | 4 | 1 | Major 7 | EDUC4700: Science A: Biology & Physical Sciences | EDUC4700: Science A: Biology & Physical Sciences |
Major 8 | EDUC4600 Language C: Teaching Writing | EDUC4600 Language C: Teaching Writing | |||
2 | Major 9 | EDUC4800: Mathematics B: Problem Solving & Investigations | EDUC4800: Mathematics B: Problem Solving & Investigations | ||
Major 10 | EDUC4720: Science B: Agriculture & Resource Science | EDUC4740 Science C: Health, Safety & Nutrition |
