School observation and practice teaching are major components of the practicum in all programs. As well, the practicum is an integral part of each program and is a cooperative effort between the schools to which student teachers have been allocated and the University.
The practicum component of professional experiences is designed to augment University course work and to provide student teachers with opportunities to develop their personal teaching skills and professional understandings.
Download the Professional Experiences Handbook
Internship handbook for Master of Teaching/BEd Primary/BEd Combined Degrees
For more information about the professional-experiences program in a particular degree:
- BEd (Primary)
- BEd (Secondary) combined degrees: humanities and social science, mathematics and science
- BEd (Secondary): Human Movement and Health Education
- Master of Teaching and Bachelor of Teaching (Primary and Secondary)
BEd (Primary)
In the four-year BEd (Primary) course, in which students prepare to teach across all the K–6 Key Learning Areas, the professional-experiences program comprises:
| Extent of Practicum | Dates | |
| Year 1 Beginning Professional Experiences |
attend one day a week for eight weeks during Semester One |
16 March to 22 May 2009 |
| Year 2 Professional Experiences 1 |
a 15-day block during Semester Two |
26 October to 13 November 2009 |
| Year 3 Professional Experiences 2 |
a 20-day block during Semester Two |
19 October to 13 November 2009 |
| Year 4 Professional Experiences 3 |
a 20-day block during Semester One a 30-day internship during Semester Two with the same class as for Professional Experiences 3 |
1–26 June 2009 (plus one pre-prac visit) 19 October to 27 November 2009 |
BEd (Secondary) combined degrees: BEd/BA, BEd/BSc
In the five-year BEd (Secondary) combined-degree courses the professional-experiences program comprises:
| Extent of Practicum | Dates | |
| Year 3 |
a 20-day block in Semester Two
|
26 October to 20 November 2009 |
| Year 4 | a 25-day block in Semester One | 27 April to 29 May 2009 |
| Year 5 |
15-day TESOL professional experience during Semester One 29-day internship in Semester One |
23 March to 10 April 2009 18 May to 26 June 2009 |
BEd (Secondary): Human Movement and Health Education
In the four-year BEd (Secondary): Human Movement and Health Education degree the professional-experiences program comprises:
| Extent of Practicum | Dates | |
| Year 1 |
attend one day a week for five weeks during Semester One a 10-day block during Semester One |
27 April to 29 May 2009 1–12 June 2009 |
| Year 2 | a 24-day block during Semester One | 1 June to 3 July 2009 (8 June public holiday) |
| Year 3 | a 24-day block during Semester One | 1 June to 3 July 2009 (8 June public holiday) |
| Year 4 | a 24-day block during Semester One | 1 June to 3 July 2009 (8 June public holiday) |
Bachelor of Teaching and Master of Teaching (Primary and Secondary)
In the three- and four-semester graduate-entry degrees, Bachelor of Teaching and Master of Teaching, the professional experiences program – regardless of whether the degree is in primary or secondary education – comprises:
| Extent of Practicum | Dates | |
| Year 1 Practicum 1 (BTeach and MTeach) |
a 25-day block during Semester Two | 24 August to 25 September 2009 |
| Year 2 Practicum 2 (BTeach and MTeach) MTeach Internship |
a 20-day block in Semester One a 45-day internship during Semester Two |
27 April to 22 May 2009 27 July to 25 September 2009 |