The course has been designed to develop teachers who can inspire people to be healthy for life, with a primary focus on the dimensions of health and wellbeing: physical, mental, emotional, social, environmental and spiritual. The program is informed by core theoretical knowledge, evidence-based practice and underpinned by a strong theory-practice nexus enacted in collaboration with appropriate employing authorities. At the core of the program is the pre-service teacher who is educated to: Have ownership of a reasoned and critical perspective Have capacity to operate inclusively in highly diverse contexts Have curricular and pedagogical competence Be appropriately collaborative and context-honouring in a community of learners Have capacity to be resilient learners who make evidence-based lifelong contributions to their field The course content and practical experience provides theoretical and practical opportunities to practice what is learned in a safe and supportive environment.

Admission to undergraduate courses at the University of Tasmania requires qualifications equivalent to the 12th year of schooling in Australia. We have provided a list of countries and their academic qualifications that meet the University's minimum entry requirements. For those applicants who are nationals of and currently residing in a country where English is NOT the official language, evidence of an IELTS or TOEFL test must be provided. The Bachelor of Education (Primary) requires an (IELTS) average of 7.5 with no band lower than 7.0, and Listening and Speaking at 8.0. In addition, all applicants are required to provide a non-academic personal statement which is used to assist in the selection of students into all Initial Teacher Education (ITE) courses at the University of Tasmania.