Program Overview

Get the qualification you need to teach students from Years 7 to 12 in a teaching area you’re passionate about.

In addition, you will also choose a second teaching area (known as a minor), with the exception of Health and Physical Education (this must be combined together). By having qualifications in two teaching areas, you will have a competitive advantage with a variety of employers across Australia and overseas.

In this course, you’ll explore the role of education in society, learn how to manage a secondary level classroom, and get valuable experience working in school placements across the secondary years.

Major: Physical Education

Being a Health and Physical Education teacher means you can help future generations to develop vital skills, improve their performance, and experience the benefits of living an active and healthy lifestyle.

This major will qualify you to teach Health and Physical Education to secondary students, including ATAR students in Years 11 and 12. You’ll take your learning beyond lectures and tutorials onto sporting fields, courts and ovals, through participation in a range of professional placements throughout your degree.

3 reasons to study Education at Murdoch

• Before you start your first prac, you’ll be able to develop your teaching skills, practise dealing with challenging behaviour, and try parent teacher interviews and other situations by using SimLabTM technology, our virtual classroom that uses actors and avatars.
• Get essential experience in a range of professional placements which could include metropolitan, rural, remote, international, multicultural, hospital, private and state school environments.
• Build an online portfolio as part of your degree to share your experience with future employers.

What you’ll learn
You'll be mentored by our team of experienced teaching professionals to become a confident, creative and flexible teacher. During your course, you'll build the knowledge and skills you need to meet your career and study goals. Some of the things you’ll learn include:

• Develop the skills, knowledge and understandings to effectively teach Health and Physical Education in secondary schools
• Explore the range of productive pedagogies required to teach Health and Physical Education
• Learn how to inspire students to lead active and healthy lives
• Learn classroom management skills, including how to deal with challenging behaviour and the means to make learning engaging
• Learn how to apply your knowledge, teaching and curriculum in a range of practical settings