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Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood)
BTeachEC
240 cp
Minimum duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
Brisbane, Queensland (in Mixed Mode to Indigenous students)
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 at year 12, or equivalent:
Assumed knowledge: ACT – English advanced and at least a major in mathematical applications with grades of C or higher; NSW – two units of English Band 4 and two units of Mathematics Band 4 or appropriate VET Certificate III or IV.
2. Requirements for completion of the degree2
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete:
- 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 90 cp from Education Studies;
- 60 cp from Curriculum Foundation Studies;
- 60 cp from Curriculum and Pedagogy;
- 30 cp from Electives;
and
- Prescribed Professional Experience Units.
Schedule of Unit Offerings3
Click here for Unit Descriptions
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: 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 |
|
EDFD268 |
10 |
Teaching and Learning: Preparing for the Contexts of the Field |
|
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 |
|
EDMA309 |
10 |
Exploring Mathematics 2 |
|
EDST107 |
10 |
Science and Technology for Early Childhood and Primary Teachers 1 |
|
EDST204 |
10 |
Science and Technology for Early Childhood and Primary Teachers 2 |
Curriculum and Pedagogy
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
|---|---|---|
|
EDAR308 |
10 |
Creative Arts Education 1 |
|
EDLA204 |
10 |
Literacy Education 1 |
|
EDMA202 |
10 |
Mathematics: Learning and Teaching 1 |
|
EDPH306 |
10 |
Personal Development Health and Physical Education 1 (Inc: EDPH103) |
|
EDSS428 |
10 |
Connecting Society and Environment: Curriculum for Learning (Inc: EDSS322) |
|
EDST201 |
10 |
Science and Technology Education |
Electives
Inclusion and Disability Studies
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
|---|---|---|
|
EDAC225 |
10 |
Family Studies and Disability |
|
EDAC314 |
10 |
Positive Behaviour Approaches |
Theology and Religious Education Units
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
|---|---|---|
|
EDRE101 |
10 |
Religious Education 14 |
|
THBS100 |
10 |
Introduction to the Bible |
|
THEO228 |
10 |
The Christian Life: Worship and Ethics |
Indigenous Studies Units
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
|---|---|---|
|
ADAB113 |
10 |
Australian Indigenous Peoples, Cultures and Identity (Inc: EDAB111) |
|
ADAB204 |
10 |
Australian History in an Indigenous Context |
Professional Experience
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
|---|---|---|
|
EDFX111 |
0 |
Professional Experience Early Childhood 1 |
or
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
|---|---|---|
|
EDFX112 |
0 |
Professional Experience Early Childhood 1A (Inc: EDFX111) |
and
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
|---|---|---|
|
EDFX113 |
0 |
Professional Experience Early Childhood 1B (Pre: EDFX112) |
| EDFX215 | 0 | Professional Experience Early Childhood 2 |
or
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
|---|---|---|
|
EDFX217 |
0 |
Professional Experience Early Childhood 2A (Pre: EDFX111 or equivalent, Inc: EDFX215) |
and
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
|---|---|---|
|
EDFX218 |
0 |
Professional Experience Early Childhood 2B (Pre: EDFX111 or equivalent) |
| EDFX267 | 0 | Community Engagement Program (Co: EDFD221) |
|
EDFX314 |
0 |
Professional Experience Early Childhood 3 (Inc: EDFX315) |
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 |
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, NSW and Vic). International students must bring police check documentation from their own countries.
3For Indigenous students undertaking the course, the unit codes will begin with A in place of the first letter of the unit codes listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings. Unit codes beginning with A are available only to Indigenous students.
4Students not seeking Religious Education Accreditation may take one of the following units or another Education unit approved by the Course Coordinator:
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| EDPH162 | 10 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education 2 |
| EDAR462 | 10 | Creative Arts Education 2 |
