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Associate Degree in Indigenous Education

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AssocDegIndEd

160 cp

Minimum duration: 2 years full-time or equivalent part-time. This course is normally taken over 2.5 years full-time.

Course available at:
Brisbane, Queensland
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 Degree48

To qualify for the Associate Degree, a student must complete:

1. 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  1. 80 cp from Curriculum Foundation units consisting of:
    1. 20 cp from English;
    2. 20 cp from Indigenous Studies;
    3. 10 cp from Mathematics;
    4. 20 cp from Science;
    5. 10 cp from Theology;
  2. 30 cp from Education Studies;
  3. 50 cp from Curriculum and Pedagogy;

and

2. 2 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.

Curriculum Foundation

English

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
ADLA107 10 Linguistics for Literacy
ADLA108 10 Children’s Literature for Literacy

Indigenous Studies

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
ADAB113 10 Australian Indigenous Peoples, Cultures and Identity
ADAB204 10 Australian History in an Indigenous Context

Mathematics

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
ADMA103 10 Exploring Mathematics 1

Science

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
ADST107 10 Science and Technology for Primary Teachers 1
ADST204 10 Science and Technology for Primary Teachers 2

Theology

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
AHEO162 10 Introducing the Scriptures
ADRE306 10 Indigenous Spirituality 1

Education Studies

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
ADFD127 10 Contexts for Learning and Development
ADFD133 10 Understanding Learning (Co: ADFX110)
ADTS210 10 Teaching and Learning Preparing for the Contexts of the Field

Curriculum and Pedagogy

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
ADAR308 10 Creative Arts Education 1
ADLA204 10 Literacy Education 1
ADMA202 10 Mathematics: Learning and Teaching 1
ADPH103 10 Personal Development, Health and Physical Education 1
ADSS428 10 Connecting Society and Environment

Professional Experience

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
ADFX110 0 Professional Experience 1 (Co: ADFD133)
ADFX212 0 Professional Experience 2

47 This course is available only to Australian Indigenous students.
48 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).