ACECQA approved
MECEd
120 cp
Normal duration: 1.5 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at: Online
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 to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed an appropriate undergraduate teacher education degree.
2. Requirements for Completion of the Degree1
2.1 To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 120 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings consisting of:
- 70 cp from Early Childhood Education Units
- 30 cp from Research Units
- 20 cp from Graduate Professional Experience Units
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicates in parentheses where applicable.
Early Childhood Education Units
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
|---|
| EDAC660 | 10 | Inclusive Education for Young Children and Families |
| EDAR660 | 10 | Arts as Meaning Making in the Early Years |
| EDFD671
|
10
|
Understanding Childhood Development and Learning in the Socio-Cultural Context of the Early Years
|
| EDFD672
|
10
|
Children's Rights Education
|
| EDFD673 | 10 | Reconceptualising Childhood and Pedagogy in the Early Years |
| EDFD675 | 10 | Leadership and Management in Education |
| EDPH660
|
10
|
Health, Wellbeing and Physical Education in the Early Years
|
Research Units
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
|---|
| EDRS604
|
10
|
Overview of Educational Research
|
| EDRS660
|
20
|
Capstone Applied Project: Action Research for Early Years Professionals (Pre: EDFX665 Graduate Professional Experience 1A: Birth to Two Years, EDRS604 Overview of Educational Research; Co: EDFX667 Graduate Professional Experience 2A (Three to Five Years))
|
Graduate Professional Experience Program
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
|---|
| EDFX665
|
10
|
Graduate Professional Experience 1A: Birth to Two Years (Pre: EDFD671 Understanding Childhood Development and Learning in the Socio-Cultural Context of the Early Years)
|
| EDFX667
|
10
|
Graduate Professional Experience 2A (Three to Five Years) (Pre: EDFX661 Graduate Professional Experience 1 (Birth to Three Years)) |
1 Requirements for working with children: All students enrolled must have the appropriate approvals before they may enter a classroom or early learning centre. These are: Blue Card (Qld) or Working with Vulnerable People (ACT), Working with Children Check (NSW and Vic). International students must bring police check documentation from their own countries. All students who have lived in another country for 12 months or more must provide a police check from that country for that period.
Page last updated:
2017-06-28
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/899524
