Major overview
Become a PE teacher and inspire students to live active, healthy lifestyles
3 reasons to study health and physical education teaching at Murdoch University
- Practise teaching in SimLab™, a virtual classroom environment where you can rehearse real teaching scenarios before entering your first school placement.
- Develop teaching experience in diverse learning environments through placements that may include metropolitan, rural, remote, international, multicultural, hospital, private and state school settings.
- Showcase your teaching skills with a professional online portfolio featuring lesson plans, teaching resources and reflections to share with future employers.
What you’ll learn
- Plan and deliver engaging health and physical education programs for secondary school students.
- Support students to develop teamwork, resilience and lifelong healthy habits through movement and sport.
- Adapt teaching approaches to support students with different abilities and learning needs.
- Lead safe, inclusive physical activity environments in school and sport settings.
- Evaluate and reflect on your teaching practice while developing a professional teaching portfolio.
I think if you want to make change, then you need to be looking for places that enable you to show that you care. And Murdoch did that. Murdoch did that for me.
Jason Pitman, Education
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Your future career in teaching
- Health and physical education teacher
- Secondary school PE teacher
- Sport or wellbeing coordinator
- Curriculum or subject coordinator
- Head of Learning Area (HOLA)
Start dates
| Starting period | Location | Face to Face | Online | Mixed mode |
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| Semester 1, 2026 | Murdoch | Yes | No | No |
| Semester 2, 2026 | Murdoch | Yes | No | No |
| Semester 1, 2027 | Murdoch | Yes | No | No |
| Semester 2, 2027 | Murdoch | Yes | No | No |
View the dates for our teaching periods or find out more about attendance modes.
Major Structure
Visit the Course Handbook - Get detailed information on units, prerequisites, and pathways.
To help plan the structure of your course, search for our suggested course plans.
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How to Apply
Majors are part of a degree and can't be applied on their own. Apply for a related degree first, then choose your major once enrolled.
Bachelor of Education (Secondary Teaching)
Ready to inspire the next generation? This teaching degree will give you valuable experience and a competitive edge to launch your secondary teaching career.