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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:
Brisbane, Queensland (Indigenous students only)
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. Admission Requirements1
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites:
- completion of year 12; or
- appropriate VET Certificate III or IV.
Australian Capital Territory
Recommended studies: English advanced and at least a major in mathematical applications with grades of C or higher.
New South Wales
Assumed knowledge: two units of English Band 4 and two units of Mathematics Band 4.
2. Requirements for Completion of the Associate Degree2
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 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 |
| 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 |
| QHEO164 | 10 | Introducing Church Life (Inc: THEO237, THEO250) |
Professional Experience
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| EDFX111 | 0 | Professional Experience Early Childhood 1 |
| EDFX207 | 0 | Community Engagement Program |
| EDFX215 | 0 | Professional Experience Early Childhood 2 |
1A student must also comply with the Admission Rules.
2Requirements for working with children: All students enrolled must have the appropriate approvals before they may enter a classroom. These are: Blue Card (Qld), Working with Children Check (ACT, Vic) and Prohibited Employment Declaration (NSW). International students must bring police check documentation from their own countries.
3For Australian Indigenous students undertaking the course in mixed mode, the unit codes will begin with A or Q instead of E as listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings. Units codes which begin with A or Q are available only to Indigenous students.
