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Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education
AssocDegECEd
160 cp
Minimum duration: 2 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
Canberra, ACT
Sydney (Strathfield), NSW
EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
1. Requirements for Completion of the Associate Degree45
To qualify for the Associate Degree, a student must complete:
1. 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 70 cp from Education Studies;
- 40 cp from Curriculum Foundation Studies;
- 30 cp from Curriculum and Pedagogy;
- 20 cp from Electives consisting of either:
- 20 cp from Indigenous Studies; or
- 10 cp from Inclusion and Disability Studies; and
- 10 cp from Curriculum and Pedagogy;
and
2. 3 Professional Experience units.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Education Studies
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| EDCU101 | 10 | Early Childhood Education 1 – Early Childhood Pedagogy and Curriculum |
| EDCU202 | 10 | Early Childhood Education 4 – Building Curriculum Connections and Continuities |
| EDFD127 | 10 | Contexts for Learning and Development |
| EDFD136 | 10 | Early Childhood Education 2 – The Ecology of Childhood |
| EDFD221 | 10 | Creating Inclusive Safe and Supportive Schools |
| EDFD227 | 10 | Early Childhood Education 3 – Partnerships for Learning |
| EDFD314 | 10 | Early Childhood Education 5 – Early Childhood Leadership |
Curriculum Foundation Studies
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| EDLA107 | 10 | Linguistics for Literacy |
| EDLA108 | 10 | Children’s Literature for Literacy |
| EDMA103 | 10 | Exploring Mathematics 1 |
| EDST107 | 10 | Science and Technology for Primary Teachers 1 |
Curriculum and Pedagogy
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| EDAR308 | 10 | Creative Arts Education 1 |
| EDLA204 | 10 | Literacy Education 1 |
| EDPH306 | 10 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education |
Electives
Inclusion and Disability Studies
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| EDAC225 | 10 | Family Studies and Disability |
Curriculum and Pedagogy
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| EDSS428 | 10 | Connecting Society and Environment (Inc: EDSS322) |
Indigenous Studies
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| ADAB113 | 10 | Australian Indigenous Peoples, Cultures and Identity |
| ADAB204 | 10 | Australian History in an Indigenous Context |
Professional Experience
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| EDFX111 | 0 | Professional Experience Early Childhood 1 |
| EDFX215 | 0 | Professional Experience Early Childhood 2 |
| EDFX207 | 0 | Community Engagement Program |
45 Requirements for working with children: All students enrolled must have the appropriate approvals before they may enter a classroom. These are: Blue Card (Queensland), Working with Children Check (ACT, Victoria, NSW). International students should check this with the Course Co-ordinator and may need to bring documentation from their own countries.
