Professional Experience I - Primary
Program Overview
University Program Information
The university offers a range of study options, including undergraduate degrees, postgraduate degrees, research degrees, online study, and short courses.
Study Options
- Undergraduate degrees
- Postgraduate degrees
- Research degrees
- Online study
- Short courses
Research Degrees
The university provides research degrees, including:
- Higher Degree Research
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Masters by Thesis
Unit of Study: TCHR2004 - Professional Experience I - Primary (2026)
Unit Snapshot
- Unit type: UG Coursework Unit
- Credit points: 0
- Faculty/College: Faculty of Education
- Placement: Yes
- Pre-requisites: EDUC2024 - Education and Practice: Ways of Teaching and Learning
- Anti-requisites: TCHR3007 - Professional Experience I: Becoming a Teacher
Unit Description
This placement unit provides students with the opportunity to practise and develop their learning and teaching in a professional environment. Before the placement, students undertake an orientation to prepare for the expectations and requirements of the professional environment. During the placement, students record and reflect on their experiences as informed by relevant course content and professional standards and principles. After the placement, students share their experiences and submit a portfolio as evidence of their engagement in the professional environment.
Unit Content
This placement unit consists of three phases, with the placement days being situated in the second phase.
- Orientation Phase: Professional expectations and requirements, revisiting professional standards and principles, revisiting course themes and concepts, recording experiences
- Placement Phase: Observation and application of standards, principles and practices
- Reflection Phase: Sharing your experiences, reviewing and reflecting on practice, looking ahead
Availabilities
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Online | Dual Term 3 | Dual Term 3 |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- understand and meet the expectations and requirements of a professional environment
- understand, observe and apply standards and principles in a professional environment
- critically record relevant examples of professional practice
- critically and creatively reflect on professional experiences
Prescribed Learning Resources
- Prescribed Texts: information not currently available
- Prescribed Resources/Equipment: information not currently available
University Information
Southern Cross University acknowledges and pays respect to the ancestors, Elders and descendants of the Lands upon which we meet and study. We are mindful that within and without the buildings, these Lands always were and always will be Aboriginal Land.