This four-year specialist degree will give you a professional qualification to teach in primary or secondary schools in the area of personal development, health and physical education (PDHPE), along with a second teaching area of specialisation. Service learning and community engagement are key features of this degree. In all four years of the course you will be given service learning opportunities and work with educational, health and sporting organisations. Totalling 140 hours, this will supplement your professional experience placement in schools. Professional experience placements (totalling 80 days) begin in the first year of the course and the amount of responsibility and duration of the placements progressively increases until the final placement, when you will be competent to teach under minimal supervision. Our Health and Physical Education program, established in 1939, is considered one of the best in Australia. If you have a real passion for health, sport and the science of movement, this is the perfect course for you. It offers a range of unique experiences, including the opportunity to specialise in PDHPE and an additional teaching area. Once you complete the degree, you will be qualified to work in a variety of fields. Careers & future study Graduate opportunities The Bachelor of Education (Health and Physical Education) provides a qualification to teach PDHPE and one other teaching area of specialisation in secondary schools. Although the focus of this degree is on teacher education, as a graduate you could also work in corporate training and human resource settings, community health, recreation and sport, curriculum development and consultation, education leadership and administration, and government policy. Future study options Eligible candidates may apply for admission to a rich postgraduate program within the Sydney School of Education and Social Work comprising advanced learning and professional courses. Master's degrees include capstone independent research projects, supervised by experts in the field of study, which prepare students for higher degrees by research. Course opportunities The Bachelor of Education (Health and Physical Education) includes significant professional experience placements in schools. The placements begin in the first year of the course and the amount of responsibility and duration of the placements progressively increases until the final placement in which students are competent to teach under minimal supervision.