AssocDegECEd
160 cp
Minimum duration: 2 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
Brisbane, Queensland (Indigenous students only) (Not offered in 2013)
Canberra, ACT
Sydney (Strathfield), NSW (Not offered in 2013)
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 Requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission Rules.
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 Degree1
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 Offerings2
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 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 Early Childhood and 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 1 (Inc: EDPH103) |
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: Curriculum for Learning (Inc: EDSS322) |
Indigenous Studies
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|
ADAB113 |
10 |
Australian Indigenous Peoples, Cultures and Identity (Inc: EDAB111) |
ADAB204 |
10 |
Australian History in an Indigenous Context |
Religious Education and Theology
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|
AHEO228 |
10 |
The Christian Life: Worship and Ethics |
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) |
EDFX207 |
0 |
Community Engagement Program (Co: EDFD221) |
EDFX215 |
0 |
Professional Experience Early Childhood 2 |
or
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|
EDFX217 |
0 |
Professional Experience Early Childhood 2A (Inc: EDFX215) |
and
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|
EDFX218 |
0 |
Professional Experience Early Childhood 2B (Pre: EDFX217) |
1Requirements 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 Vulnerable People (ACT) or Working with Children Check (ACT, NSW and Vic). International students must bring police check documentation from their own countries.
2For Australian Indigenous students undertaking the course in mixed mode, the unit codes will begin with A instead of E as listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings. Units codes which begin with A are available only to Indigenous students.
Page last updated:
2017-06-29
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/427452