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S74 Graduate Certificate of Education (Early Childhood Studies)

The Graduate Certificate of Education (Early Childhood Studies) is designed for primary teachers who wish to have a recognised qualification to teach in Kindergarten and Pre-primary settings. This Graduate Certificate is suitable to articulate into the Master of Education course. The course of study is designed to extend the skills and understandings in early childhood education and pedagogy.

 

This is a fee paying course.
 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Admission to this course requires the completion of a four year primary teaching qualification i.e., a Bachelor of Education (Primary)or (ECS), or a three year degree and a Graduate Diploma of Education (Primary) or equivalent, with a minimum of 5 years of Primary teaching experience
 
Three year trained teachers with extensive primary teaching experience may apply for special entry.
 
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Mt Lawley Campus.
 
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Part-time mode.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery - On-campus.
 
COURSE STRUCTURE

The Graduate Certificate of Education (ECS) is a 60 credit point (four units) part-time award. The course has two components:

  • 45 credit points (3) on-campus theory units and
  • 15 credit points (1) off campus field based unit.

The are three options for study in this award. Students can choose to complete units which will enable them to teach in K and PP settings or Pre-K settings.
 
OPTION 1: For Teachers with a Primary Degreee who wish to teach in the K and PP years:
 
ECE5195 Early Years Education 15
ECE5196 Early Childhood Language and Literacy 15
ECE5197 Mathematics and Science for the Early Years 15
PPA4106 » Professional Practice (4 weeks K/PP) 15
 
OPTION 2: For teachers with a Primary Degree who wish to teach in the Pre-K:
 
ECE5195 Early Years Education 15
ECE5196 Early Childhood Language and Literacy 15
ECE5198 Learning Environments for the Early Years 15
PPA4107 » Professional Practice (Pre-K) 15
 
OPTION 3: For teachers with a Degree in Early Childhood Studies (K-3) who wish to teach in the Pre-K.
 
ECE5198 Learning Environments for the Early Years 15
PPA4107 » Professional Practice (Pre-K) 15
 
Plus any two units from the Master of Education program
 
» Designated Unit - a Unit or Unit of Competency which a Faculty Board has designated as a fundamental course requirement and may only be attempted once unless otherwise determined by Board of Examiners.
 
 
 
 
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity

Last Updated - Higher Education: 4/30/2009 VET: 4/30/2009