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Go beyond the textbook:

• Practical placements are built into our industry accredited degrees. You'll benefit from more than 80 days of professional practice. Not only do we secure and organise these high quality professional experience placements for you - we are one of few unis to also provide support throughout your professional experience. 
• Diverse graduates: There are a variety of placements available. Opportunities include local, rural and international placements where you will apply your skills in real-world classrooms and settings. 
• Authentic experiences: We have excellent mentoring and engagement programs with our professional practice partner schools. This includes two Demonstration Schools, where some of our lectures are delivered.

Earn a recognised qualification:

• Our primary and secondary education degrees are accredited and recognised as a national professional teaching qualification. 
• Early Years education programs are accredited by the .
• See individual course descriptions for more detail.

Discover your passion, then develop the specialist skills that employers want:

• Choice: Find your purpose, with the choice to study early years, primary, secondary or tertiary education.
• Specialist skills: Study a specialist teaching qualification in maths, science or physical education, autism or education leadership. Our curriculum reflects the latest approach to teacher education, and incorporates existing and emerging information technologies.
• Challenge yourself: Contribute to the advancement of education knowledge through a research degree. 
• Diverse graduates: At UOW, the skills you will learn are highly-transferable across a range of careers, and a diversity of education settings including rural and regional Australian, as well as internationally.

A degree from UOW opens doors:

• The forefront of learning: You'll have access to the $44 million Early Start facility — the most sophisticated teaching, research and community engagement initiative undertaken in Australia. 
• Industry collaboration: UOW has a strong education research reputation in collaboration with industry.
• Access to experts: Our academics — your teachers — are at the forefront of their specialisations. They are passionate about teaching and learning, published authors and expert researchers. 
• ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵapp of choice: We’re considered a ‘university of choice’ with placement partnership agreements signed with over 300 schools around the region - including the Illawarra, Sutherland Shire, Campbelltown and Southern Highlands. 
• Get noticed: Gain valuable real-world experience, and make professional connections that will help launch your career, with a professional teaching placement.