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M15 Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Studies)

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. Catholic Education Accreditation to Teach and Accreditation to Teach Religious Education requires three units in Catholic Studies.
  2. In each year of the program students undertake a workplace learning experience.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. In Year 4 Semester 2 students have an opportunity to develop expertise through Curriculum Enrichment Studies (Special Education, Catholic Education Studies, Children and Family Studies or Visual and Expressive Arts) or Research.  Students must complete 60 credit points in ONE of the following options:

 

Special Education

Catholic Education Studies

Children and Family Studies

Visual and Expressive Arts

Workplace Research

Internship and Action Research
 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Entry cut-off score is not the only consideration for entrance into this course.
 
SPECIAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

All students must underake and clear a CrimTrac prior to entering schools and agree to adhere to the School's Rules and Regulations in relation to professional practice.  http://www.education.ecu.edu.au/prac/.

 

In addition students will be required to meet requirements of the Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking ) Act 2004.  http://www.checkwwc.wa.gov.au/Employees/default.htm
 
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Mt Lawley Campus.
 
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time mode.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery - On-campus.

The Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Studies) is available by full time study at Mt Lawley campus. Delivery will include lectures, intensive workshops and a combination of online and campus learning. In addition, a substantial period of time will be spent on workplace experience in a range of care and education settings.
 
COURSE STRUCTURE

Students are required to have a total of 480 credit points to complete the course.
 
YEAR ONE
Semester 1
CUE1101 Drama Education in Early Childhood Settings 15
EDL1102 Becoming a Professional Teacher 15
EDF1103 Becoming Multi Literate 15
SAN1103 Social Influences on Learning 15
 
Semester 2
CUE1102 Music and Young Children 15
ECE1101 Growth and Development 0-8 Years 15
EDF1104 Information, Communication and Technology 15
EDF1105 Becoming More Effective Learners 15
 
YEAR TWO
Semester 1
CPC2101 An Introduction to Language, Literacy and Learners 15
CUE2101 Visual Art Experiences for Young Children 12 
ECE2101 Early Learning Environments 12 
ECE2102 Healthy, Active and Safe Children 12 
WPL2102 Workplace Learning 1 9 
 
Semester 2
CPC2103 Teaching Reading and Writing in the Early Years: The Emergent Learner 12 
CUE2102 Mathematics Education for Young Children 1 15
CUE2103 Physical Education for Young Children 12 
CUE2104 Technology and Enterprise Education 12 
WPL2103 Workplace Learning 2 9 
 
YEAR THREE
Semester 1
CUE3103 Science and Young Children 12 
CUE3104 Society and Environment in the Early Years 12 
CUE3105 Mathematics Education for Young Children 2 12 
ECE3112 Working with Indigenous Australian Children and their Families 15
WPL3102 Workplace Learning 3 9 
 
Semester 2
CUE3106 Integrating Mathematics, Science and Technology and Enterprise 12 
CUE3107 Literacy Teaching: Putting It All Together 12 
ECE3103 Diagnosing, Assessing and Improving Outcomes 12 
ECE3111 Embracing Diversity 12 
WPL3103 Workplace Learning 4 12 
 
YEAR FOUR
Semester 1
ECE4101 Early Childhood Educators as Researchers 15
ECE4102 Curriculum Development 15
WPL4102 Workplace Learning 5 (ATP) 30 
 
Semester 2
In this semester students must complete 60 credit points from the following options:
 
Special Education
ECE4103 Educators as Leaders and Managers 15
EDU4477 Direct Instruction and Teaching Effectiveness in Special Education 15
EDU4578 Teaching Students With Moderate and Severe Disabilities 15
EDU4584 Strategies for Learning Difficulties and Language Disorders 15
 
OR
 
Catholic Education Studies
ECE4103 Educators as Leaders and Managers 15
Plus 45CP selected from the following:
CED1101 An Introduction to Catholic Education 15
CED4202 Curriculum Principles in Religious Education 15
CED4203 Religious Education for Life 15
CED4204 Christian Formation in a Catholic School 15
CED4301 Creative Dimensions of Religious Education 15
 
OR
 
Children and Family Studies
CHN4107 Children's Social and Emotional Wellbeing 15
CHN4115 Designing Family Support Programs 15
CHN4211 Child Rearing 15
ECE4103 Educators as Leaders and Managers 15
 
OR
 
Visual and Expressive Arts
ECE4103 Educators as Leaders and Managers 15
VEA4101 Visual Art 15
VEA4102 Music Performance 15
VEA4103 Drama Performance 15
 
OR
 
Workplace Research
EDU4104 Workplace Research Project 60 
 
OR
 
Internship and Action Research
EDU4106 Internship and Action Research Project 60 
 
Honours Program
The Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Studies) Honours Program is available to students who have demonstrated strong academic ability in their bachelor degree. The course enhances knowledge and research skills which can be applied in the field of care and education. The Honours program comprises a research unit and a research project. A special pathway will be negotiated with individual students.
 
EDU5109 Research Methodology 15
EDU5112 Dissertation 1 15
EDU5113 Dissertation 2 15
EDU5114 Dissertation 3 15
 
 
 
 
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: 30/09/2006 VET: 30/09/2006