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The University of Sydney (UniSyd)

Camperdown , New South Wales ,Australia

Bachelor of Education (Health and Physical Education)

This four-year specialist degree will give you a professional qualification to teach in secondary schools in the area of personal development, health, and physical education (PDHPE), along with a second teaching area of specialization.

Service-learning and community engagement are key features of this degree. In all four years of the course, you will be given service-learning opportunities and work with educational, health, and sporting organizations. Totaling 140 hours, this will supplement your professional experience placement in schools.

Work-based placements (totaling 560 hours) begin in the first year of the course and the amount of responsibility and duration of the placements progressively increases until the final placement, when you will be competent to teach under minimal supervision.

Our Health and Physical Education program, established in 1939, is considered one of the best in Australia. If you have a real passion for health, sport, and the science of movement, this is the perfect course for you. It offers a range of unique experiences, including the opportunity to specialize in PDHPE and an additional teaching area. Once you complete the degree, you will be qualified to work in a variety of fields.

Campus Information

Camperdown/Darlington

Our biggest campus is 72 hectares of state-of-the-art teaching and learning technology, including six libraries, art galleries, historical museums, perfectly manicured lawns, and the following faculties and schools:

Intakes

  • Feb Deadline: Jan

Application Processing Time in Days: 30

Application Process

COE Process
5 Days

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Job Opportunity Potential

Our graduates can be found in a broad range of careers and roles, including:

  • PDHPE teacher
  • Development manager
  • Curriculum consultant
  • Educational administrator
  • Sporting coach
  • Community health consultant
  • Government policy adviser
  • Recreation centre manager

PSW Opportunity

  • 2 years Post Study Work Visa Opportunity

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

  • A secondary education qualification such as the NSW Higher School Certificate (including national and international equivalents), OR approved higher education study, including approved preparation courses.
  • NESA prerequisite
    The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) requires you to obtain a Band 5 in three HSC subjects (or equivalent) one of which must be English (either English Standard, English Advanced or English EAL/D).
  • If you have non-Australian high school qualifications, the University will assess whether you have achieved an equivalent standard through your high school studies.
  • Inherent requirements are the essential tasks and activities necessary to be able to achieve the core learning outcomes of a course.

Before applying, it is important for you to read and fully understand the inherent requirements for this course.

TOEFL - IBT score - A minimum result of 105 overall including a minimum result of 23 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 27 in Writing

IELTS score - A minimum result of 7.5 overall and a minimum result of 7.0 in each band

TOEFL - PBT score - A minimum result of 615 overall including a minimum result of 5.0 in Writing

Pearsons Test of English - A minimum result of 76 overall including a minimum result of 68 in Reading and Writing and 79 in Listening and Speaking