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Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary)

BEd

320 cp

Minimum duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Bachelor of Educational Studies (Exit qualification only)
BEdSt

240 cp

Minimum duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Course available at:
Ballarat, Victoria
Brisbane, Queensland
Canberra, ACT
Melbourne, Victoria
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 Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) Degree1

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete:

  1. 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
    1. 110 cp from Education Studies;
    2. 70 cp from Curriculum Foundation Studies;
    3. 80 cp from Curriculum and Pedagogy;
    4. 60 cp from Electives;

      and

  2. Prescribed Professional Experience units.

2. Exit point

A student who has completed the following requirements may exit from the course with the Bachelor of Educational Studies:

  1. 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
    1. at least 70 cp from Education Studies;
    2. at least 50 cp from Curriculum Foundation Studies;
    3. at least 50 cp from Curriculum and Pedagogy;
    4. up to 70 cp from Electives2;

      and

  2. 1 Community Engagement unit.

Schedule of Unit Offerings3

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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
EDFD220 10 Teaching and Managing Learning Environments
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
EDFD452 10 Transition to the Profession
EDFD458 10 Catering for Diversity in the Classroom
EDTS210 10 Teaching and Learning: Preparing for Contexts of the Field

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
EDMA309 10 Exploring Mathematics 2
EDST107 10 Science and Technology for Primary Teachers 1
EDST204 10 Science and Technology for Primary Teachers 2

and

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDAB111 10 Indigenous Peoples and Cultures

or

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
ADAB113 10 Australian Indigenous Peoples, Cultures and Identity

Curriculum and Pedagogy

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDAR308 10 Creative Arts Education 1
EDLA204 10 Literacy Education 1
EDLA309 10 Literacy Education 2
EDMA202 10 Mathematics: Learning and Teaching 1
EDMA310 10 Mathematics: Learning and Teaching 2
EDPH306 10 Personal Development Health and Physical Education (Inc: EDPH103)
EDSS428 10 Connecting Society and Environment (Inc: EDSS322)
EDST201 10 Science and Technology Education

Electives4

Inclusion and Disability Studies

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDAC225 10 Family Studies and Disability
EDAC314 10 Positive Behaviour Approaches

Religious Education and Theology

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDRE101 10 Religious Education 14
EDRE102 10 Religious Education 24
THEO162 10 Introducing the Scriptures (Inc: THBS100)
THEO164 10 Introducing Church Life (Inc: THCP203, THCT202)

Indigenous Studies

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDAB203 10 Indigenous Contemporary Issues
EDAB204 10 Australian History in an Indigenous Context
QDAB304 10 Indigenous Teachers in Australian Education

Professional Experience

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDFX111 0 Professional Experience Early Childhood 1
EDFX215 0 Professional Experience Early Childhood 2
EDFX413 0 Professional Experience 4
EDFX207 0 Community Engagement Program

and

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDFX314 0 Professional Experience Early Childhood 3 (Inc: EDFX315, EDFX316)

or

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDFX315 0 Professional Experience Early Childhood 3A (Inc: EDFX314)

and

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDFX316 0 Professional Experience Early Childhood 3B (Inc: EDFX314)

1Requirements 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 Background Check (ACT, Victoria, NSW). International students should check this with course coordinator and may need to bring documentation from their own countries.
2 Additional or alternative electives may be approved by the course co-ordinator.
3 For Indigenous students undertaking the course, the unit codes will begin with A or Q in place of the first letter of the unit codes listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings. Unit codes beginning with A or Q are available only to Indigenous students.
4 Students not seeking to gain accreditation to teach Religious Education in Catholic Schools may take the following alternative units or other education units as approved by the Course Co-ordinator:

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDPH101 10 Personal Development, Health and Physical Education 2
EDAR422 10 Creative Arts Education 2