Prepare for a rewarding career as a secondary school teacher who specialises in health and physical education. Learn about exercise physiology, human development, nutrition, biomechanics and more.

 

Are you a person who values health and movement and wishes to pass your passion onto young people? We'll help you become an engaging, motivating, and innovative secondary school teacher specialising in Health and Physical Education. 

Federation University has a long-standing reputation for producing highly skilled, passionate and resilient health and physical education teachers. With smaller class sizes, our lecturers get to know our students, providing one-on-one assistance with assignments and course work. 

Our Bachelor of Secondary Education (Health and Physical Education Teaching) will see you gain a deep knowledge of two specialist teaching areas combined with valuable classroom experience. You will graduate with the confidence to connect with young people and teach from year 7 through to VCE. 

Through this course you will specialise/major in Health and Physical Education, as well as a choice of another teaching method in either Mathematics, Science, English, History, Information Technology, Psychology, Drama, Outdoor Education or Media Studies. 

Features of this course include: 

• Learn through applied movement activities. 
• Complete highly engaging, practical school-based placements. 
• Explore areas including: 
• Science of movement 
• Game based learning 
• Lifelong physical activity 
• Health and Human Development 
• Aquatic activities 
• Contemporary Curriculum design 
• Contemporary Pedagogy and assessment approaches