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Teacher education course info and structure guides

To find information about your course, download the file for the year you began your studies in your teacher education course at Macquarie University.

You are encouraged to familiarise yourself with these guides. They were created to be read in conjunction with the Macquarie University Handbook, which is the official source of information about all Macquarie course structures and requirements.

Note: these are guides only. If your studies are off-plan, you may need to seek additional course advice via Service Connect.

UndergraduatePostgraduate
BEd (Early Childhood)M Teach Birth to Five Years
BEd (Early Childhood and Primary)M Teach Primary
BEd (Primary)M Teach Secondary
BEd (Secondary)

Note: These suggested structure guides for students who started their studies between 2020-24 have been updated to include the new 2025 units where appropriate.

UndergraduatePostgraduate
BABEd (Primary, any other major)MTeach Primary
BABEd (Primary, Education major)MTeach Secondary
BABEd (Primary, ECT major) 
BEd (Primary) BPsych 
BTeach Early Childhood Education  
BABEd Secondary 
BScBEd Secondary 
BCommBEd Secondary
2024
UndergraduatePostgraduate
PrimaryMTeach Primary
Early ChildhoodMTeach Secondary
BABEd SecondaryMTeach Birth to Five Years
BScBEd Secondary 
BCommBEd Secondary 
2023
UndergraduatePostgraduate
PrimaryMTeach Primary
Early ChildhoodMTeach Secondary
BABEd SecondaryMTeach Birth to Five Years
BScBEd SecondaryMaster of Disability Studies
BCommBEd Secondary 
2022
UndergraduatePostgraduate
PrimaryMTeach  Primary
Early ChildhoodMTeach Secondary
BABEd SecondaryMTeach Birth to Five Years
BScBEd Secondary 
BCommBEd Secondary 
2021
UndergraduatePostgraduate
PrimaryMTeach Primary
Early ChildhoodMTeach Secondary
BABEd SecondaryMTeach  Birth to Five Years
BScBEd Secondary 
BCommBEd Secondary 
2020
UndergraduatePostgraduate
PrimaryMTeach Primary
SecondaryMTeach Secondary
Early Childhood
2019
Undergraduate Graduate Entry
PrimaryBEd Primary
SecondaryBEd Secondary
BABEd (Primary) suggested pattern of study 
BABEd (Primary) Major ECT suggested pattern of study 
BAPsychBEd (Primary) suggested pattern of study 
Recommended elective units Primary 
2014-18
Undergraduate Graduate Entry
PrimaryBEd Primary
SecondaryBEd Secondary