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Associate Degree in Indigenous Education

Note: This course is available only to Australian Indigenous students.

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. Admission Requirements1

To be eligible for admission to the course, an Indigenous Australian applicant must have completed the following prerequisites:

  1. interview;
  2. a minimum of three years’ work experience; or
  3. completion of year 12 or equivalent; and
  4. demonstrated relevant tertiary study skills or successful completion of a Tertiary Communication Skills program.

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:

  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   Linguistics for Literacy
ADLA108   Children’s Literature for Literacy


Indigenous Studies

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


Mathematics

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
ADMA103   Exploring Mathematics 1


Science

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


Theology

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


Education Studies

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


Curriculum and Pedagogy

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


Professional Experience

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