Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood)
Units of study
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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| Candidates must complete 192 credit points of units of study comprising: | |||
YEAR 1 |
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| In the first year, candidates must complete 48 credit points of units of study, comprising: | |||
| - 12 credit points of Education One units; | |||
| - 24 credit points of Curriculum and Professional Studies units; and | |||
| - 12 credit points of Junior (level 1000) units of study, chosen from Arts and Social Sciences Table A or Table B or Science Table 1 or the Business School. | |||
Education One Units |
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| EDUF1018 Education, Teachers and Teaching |
6 | N EDUF1011 |
Semester 1 |
| EDUF1019 Human Development and Education |
6 | N EDUF1012 |
Semester 2 |
Curriculum and Professional Studies Units |
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| EDEC1001 Early Childhood Settings and Communities |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| EDEC1004 Play and Learning in Early Childhood |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| EDEC1002 Health and Wellness in Early Childhood |
6 | P 12 credit points of units |
Semester 2 |
| EDEC1003 Changing Childhoods |
6 | P 12 credit points of units |
Semester 2 |
YEAR 2 |
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| In the second year, candidates must complete 48 credit points of units of study, comprising: | |||
| - 12 credit points of Education Two units; | |||
| - 24 credit points of Curriculum and Professional Studies units; and | |||
| - 12 credit points of Senior (level 2000) units of study, chosen from Arts and Social Sciences Table A or Table B or Science Table 1 or the Business School. | |||
Education Two Units |
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| EDUF2006 Educational Psychology |
6 | P (EDUF1018 and EDUF1019) or 30 junior credit points |
Semester 1 |
| EDUF2007 Social Perspectives on Education |
6 | P (EDUF1018 and EDUF1019) or 30 junior credit points |
Semester 2 |
Curriculum and Professional Studies Units |
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| EDEC2003 Diversity and Indigenous Studies in EC |
6 | P 24 credit points |
Semester 1 |
| EDEC2004 Language Development in Early Childhood |
6 | P 24 credit points |
Semester 1 |
| EDEC2001 Creative Arts in Early Childhood |
6 | P 48 credit points of units |
Semester 2 |
| EDEC2002 Professional Experience EC 1 |
6 | P 72 credit points including EDEC2004 C EDEC2001 |
Semester 2 |
YEAR 3 |
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| In the third year, candidates must complete 48 credit points of units of study, comprising: | |||
| - 48 credit points of Curriculum and Professional Studies units. | |||
| Please note, candidates must complete EDUF3031 in semester 1. | |||
Curriculum and Professional Studies Units |
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| EDEC3001 Ethics and Social Justice |
6 | P 72 credit points |
Semester 1 |
| EDEC3002 Early Learning with Infants and Toddlers |
6 | P 72 credit points |
Semester 1 |
| EDEC3003 Mathematics in Early Childhood |
6 | P 72 credit points of units |
Semester 1 |
| EDUF3031 Positive Approaches to Special Education |
6 | P 96 credit points of units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| EDEC3004 Management and Administration in EC |
6 | P 90 credit points of units |
Semester 2 |
| EDEC3005 Science in Early Childhood |
6 | P 90 credit points of units |
Semester 2 |
| EDEC3006 Professional Experience EC 2 |
6 | P 120 credit points including EDEC2002 |
Semester 2 |
| EDUF4044 Reading and Applying Educational Research |
6 | P 96 credit points of units, including (EDUF2006 and EDUF2007) |
Semester 2 |
Honours Pathway |
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| ADMISSION TO HONOURS: | |||
| To qualify for admission to the honours degree a student must have an eswWAM of at least 75 across the following second and third year units (with the third year weighted double): EDUF2006, EDUF2007, EDEC2003, EDEC2004, EDEC2001, EDEC3001, EDEC3002, EDEC3003, EDUF3031. | |||
| Candidates who are eligible for Honours must complete the 6 credit points of units of study listed below instead of EDUF4044 from Semester 2. | |||
| EDUF4020 Education Honours Preliminary |
6 | Semester 2 |
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YEAR 4 |
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| In the fourth year, candidates must complete 48 credit points of units of study, comprising: | |||
| - 36 credit points of Curriculum and Professional Studies units; and | |||
| - 12 credit points of Education Three Optional units. | |||
Curriculum and Professional Studies Units |
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| EDEC4001 Creating Effective Parent Partnerships |
6 | P 120 credit points of units |
Semester 1 |
| EDEC4002 Curriculum in Early Childhood |
6 | P 120 credit points of units |
Semester 1 |
| EDEC4003 Professional Experience EC 3 |
6 | P 144 credit points including EDEC3006 |
Semester 1 |
| EDEC4004 Multiliteracies and Transitions |
6 | P 144 credit points of units |
Semester 2 |
| EDEC4005 Professional Leadership and Advocacy |
6 | P 144 credit points of units |
Semester 2 |
| EDEC4006 Early Childhood Professional Internship |
6 | P 168 credit points including EDEC4003 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Honours Pathway |
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| Candidates who are eligible for honours must complete the 6 credit points listed below instead of one Education Three Optional unit from semester 2. | |||
| EDUF4021 Education Honours Dissertation |
6 | P 70+ mark in EDUF4020 |
Semester 2 |
| CALCULATION OF HONOURS WAM | |||
| The Honours WAM (eswHWAM) is calculated by averaging the following third year (level 3000) education units (weighted 2), fourth year (level 4000) education units (weighted 3), the honours preliminary unit (weighted 4) and the honours dissertation unit (weighted 6): EDEC3002, EDEC3004, EDEC3005, EDEC4001, EDEC4002, EDEC4004, EDEC4005, EDUF4020, EDUF4021. | |||
EDUCATION THREE OPTIONAL UNITS |
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| for Year 4 | |||
| EDUF3023 Sport: Contemporary Educational Issues |
6 | P 42 credit points of units |
Semester 1 |
| EDUF3027 International Education |
6 | P 42 credit points of units |
Semester 1 |
| EDUF3032 Curriculum and Evaluation |
6 | P 42 credit points of units |
Semester 1 |
| EDUF3026 Global Poverty and Education |
6 | P 42 credit points of units |
Semester 2 |
| EDUF3028 Mentoring in Educational Contexts |
6 | P 42 credit points of units |
Semester 2 |
| EDUF3029 Psychology of Learning and Teaching |
6 | P 42 credit points of units, and EDUF2006 |
Semester 2 |
| EDUF3030 Australian Schooling Systems |
6 | P 42 credit points of units |
Semester 2 |
| EDUF3037 Creativity, Learning and Teacher Artistry |
6 | P 42 credit points of units |
Intensive June Semester 2 |