COURSE INFORMATION

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K14 Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Studies)

This course is dedicated to preparing future teachers with specialised knowledge and skills to work with young children (0-8 years) and their families. Graduates are equipped with the highest standards in personal ethics and practice to perform in educational and child care settings. A coordinated program of workplace learning ensures students have every opportunity to apply their skills in real education and child care settings. In addition, students can tailor their learning experience by specialising in areas of interest once compulsory units of study have been completed. An impressive feature of the course is the opportunity to complete a fast-tracked final year and achieve eligibility for employment in schools from term 4 during the same year.

 

Central to this course is an extensive program of Professional Practice in schools/centres. Because of its responsibility for the education, safety and well-being of children in schools, the teaching profession demands the highest professional standards and personal ethics. The Professional Practice Rules and Procedures and Code of Professional Conduct for ECU teaching students can be accessed at: http://www.education.ecu.edu.au/prac/.

 

To undertake a professional practice in a school /centre ALL teaching students must have supplied ECU with evidence of the following valid clearance:

·         National Criminal History Record Check (NCHRC) from the Department of Education WA.

 

In addition, all teaching students 18 years of age and over must have supplied ECU with evidence of the following valid clearance:

·         Working with Children Check from the Department of Child Protection WA.

 

Further information and application forms can be found at: http://www.det.wa.edu.au/screening/detcms/portal/


All Professional Practices are undertaken on a full-time basis and teaching students are required to give a full-time commitment to the school during the scheduled Professional Practice periods.

 

NOTE: All Professional Practice units are designated as a fundamental course requirement and may only be attempted once, unless otherwise determined by Board of Examiners. 
 

 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Flexibile, multiple entry pathways are available including ATAR, direct entry, portfolio entry, Certificate IV and above from a recognised TAFE institution, STAT and the ECU University Preparation Course.

 

Teachers need to have high levels of literacy and numeracy to support the development of student’s reading and writing skills.  Strong literacy and numeracy skills are therefore required from teaching students in order to successfully complete a course in teacher education.

 
SPECIAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Special English Entry Requirements

 

Applicants who have completed their secondary education studies in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK or the USA, do not need to provide proof of English competency.

 

To satisfy the English entry requirements, ALL other applicants must show evidence of:
 
1. Academic IELTS with an overall score of 7.0 or above with no score below 6.5 in each of the four skill areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing; OR
 
2. A TOEFL, paper based only, with a minimum score of 600 including a Test of Written English score of 5.0 or better; OR

 

NOTE: Graduates must meet the Western Australian College of Teaching (WACOT) English language proficiency requirements for teacher registration in Western Australia. Further information is available at http://www.wacot.wa.edu.au/  

 

 
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Mt Lawley Campus.
 
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery - On-campus.
 
COURSE STRUCTURE

The Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Studies) is a 480 credit point course.  The first three years of the course consists of core units.  In Year 4, Semester 2 students have an opportunity to develop expertise through an area of specialisation.  Teaching students choose from  the following areas:

Special Education;

Catholic Education Studies;

Visual and Expressive Arts;

Teaching Children who have English as an Additional Language;

School Based Project;

Internship.

Please note the following:

  1. The Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Studies) is recognised by the Western Australian College of Teaching (WACOT) as meeting the requirements for registration as a teacher in Western Australia. Further information regarding WACOT's teacher registration requirements is available at http://www.wacot.wa.edu.au/
  2. The course meets the A* rating for employment in child care in Western Australia.
  3. Units are available in this course which enables teaching students to complete Accreditation requirements to teach in Catholic schools.
  4. In each year of the program, teaching students undertake compulsory professional practice.. Therefore all teaching students are required to be available during the scheduled Professional Practice Periods as per the School of Education Calendar which is also available on the website
  5. In the fourth year, teaching students undertake an Assistant Teacher Program (ATP) comprising one term of approximately ten weeks of continuous teaching practice in a kindergarten or pre-primary centre.  The Assistant Teacher Program is conducted during the seventh semester in second term of the school year.
  6. All teaching students must adhere to the School’s Rule and Procedures in relation to professional practice. See hppt://www.education.ecu.edu.au/prac/ .
  7. Opportunities exist for teaching students to complete a semester overseas through the Study Abroad Program.
  8. All teaching students enrolled in the Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Studies) are required to demonstrate competency in literacy and numeracy.
  9. In the fourth year of the course teaching students may focus on special education in order to meet accreditation expectations of DET in relation to teaching children with special needs.
 
YEAR ONE
Semester One
DSE1110 Drama Education in Early Childhood Settings 15
ECS1110 Introduction to Teaching 15
EDF1105 Becoming More Effective Learners 15
LIT1000 Principles and Practices of Academic Literacy 15
 
Semester Two
ECS1111 Early Learning Environments 15
ECS1112 Growth and Development (0-8 years) 15
LIT1110 Beginning Language and Literacy (0-4 years) 15
WPL1110 » Workplace Learning for the Child Care Context 15
 
YEAR TWO
Semester One
HPE2010 Health and Physical Education for Young Children 15
LIT2110 Emergent Language and Literacy (4-6 years) 15
MUE2110 Arts Literacy through Music Education 15
TEE3010 Technology and Enterprise Education for Young Children 15
 
Semester Two
MAE2110 Mathematics Education for Young Children (0-4 years) 15
SSE2011 Society and Environment Curriculum in the Early Years 15
WPL2110 » Workplace Learning: Guiding and Motivating Young Learners (K/PP) 30 
 
YEAR THREE
Semester One
AED3010 Visual Art Experiences for Young Children 15
EDF3101 Working with Indigenous Australian Children, Youth and their Families 15
MAE3110 Mathematics Education for Young Children (5-8 years) 15
ECS3010 Embracing Diversity 15
 
Semester Two
SCE2011 Science for Young Children 15
LIT3110 Early and Fluent Language and Literacy (6-8 years) 15
WPL3110 » Workplace Learning: Monitoring, Assessing and Evaluating Learning (JP) 30 
 
YEAR FOUR
Semester One
LIT4110 Literacy Planning and Assessment: Teaching Students with English as an Additional Language 15
WPL4110 » Workplace Learning (Assistant Teacher Program) 45 
 
Semester Two
Option One
ECS4010 Transition to Teaching (ECE) 15
 
Choose Specialisations worth 45 credit points from the following:
Behaviour Management
EDU4222 Learner Motivation and Management 15
EDU4223 Managing Behaviour of Students with Diverse Needs 15
 
Plus 15 credit point elective in consultation with coordinator
 
or
Catholic Education
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
Special Education
EDU4220 Programs and Curricula for Students with High Support Needs 15
EDU4221 Strategies for Teaching Students with Learning Difficulties and Learning Disabilities 15
EDU4477 Direct Instruction and Teaching Effectiveness in Special Education 15
 
or
Teaching Children who have English as an Additional Language
EDU4224 Teaching Children who have English as an Additional Language 30 
LAN4128 Diagnosis and Remediation of Language/Literacy Problems * 15
 
* may be substituted with a 15 credit point elective in consultation with coordinator
 
or
Visual and Expressive Arts
VEA4102 Music Performance 15
VEA4203 Drama Performance Teaching 15
VEA4201 Visual Art Education 15
 
Option Two
School Based Project
EDU4226 School-based Project 60 
 
Option Three
Internship
EDU4227 Internship 60 
 
» 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: 12/07/2011 VET: 12/07/2011