The Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Studies) qualifies students to work with young children 0-8 years.  The award provides an initial qualification for early childhood teachers in both:

a) Child care settings which cater for young children 0-4 years, and

b) Kindergarten, pre-primary, and junior primary settings which cater for children 4-8 years of age.

The award is granted after successful completion of four years full-time study.

The degree includes compulsory units studied by all students and enrichment studies which are chosen by students to enable them to specialise in a particular area.

Internship Semester

Depending on availability of placements in schools/centres, high achieving students who have a maximum of four units left to complete their degrees may be offered the opportunity to undertake their final semester of study via an internship position teaching in a school/centre.  Interested students will be expected to complete an expression of interest prior to commencing their ATP and to liaise with the early childhood studies internship coordinator.

NOTES:

1. *Signals this unit will be taught across ECS/Primary.

2. Catholic Education Accreditation B requires three units in Catholic Studies.

3. In each year of the program students undertake a workplace learning experience.

4. In the fourth year, students undertake an Assistant Teacher Program (ATP) comprising one term of approximately ten weeks of continuous teaching practice in a child-care centre, or kindergarten or pre-primary centre or a junior primary class (Years 1-3).  The Assistant Teacher Program is conducted during the seventh semester across the second term of the school year.

5. All students enrolled in the Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Studies) are required to demonstrate competency in literacy and numeracy.  Student assignments and examinations must be of an appropriate academic standard.

Course Structure

Students are required to complete 35 units (total 480 Credit Points).