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 in one subject area, chosen from Arts and Social Sciences Table A 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 | Semester 2 |
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| EDEC1003 Changing Childhoods |
6 | Semester 2 |
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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 in one subject area, chosen from Arts and Social Sciences Table A 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 48 credit points including 24 credit points of Early Childhood Curriculum and Professional Studies units |
Semester 1 |
| EDEC2004 Language Development in Early Childhood |
6 | P 48 credit points including 24 credit points of Early Childhood Curriculum and Professional Studies Units |
Semester 1 |
| EDEC2001 Creative Arts in Early Childhood |
6 | P 48 credit points including 24 credit points of Early Childhood Curriculum and Professional Studies units |
Semester 2 |
| EDEC2002 Professional Experience EC 1 |
6 | P 48 credit points including 24 credit points of Early Childhood Curriculum and Professional Studies units 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 96 credit points including 48 credit points of Early Childhood Curriculum and Professional Studies Units |
Semester 1 |
| EDEC3002 Caregiving for Infants and Toddlers |
6 | P 96 credit points including 48 credit points of Early Childhood Curriculum and Professional Studies units |
Semester 1 |
| EDEC3003 Mathematics in Early Childhood |
6 | P 96 credit points including 48 credit points of Early Childhood Curriculum and Professional Studies units |
Semester 1 |
| EDUF3031 Positive Approaches to Special Education |
6 | P 96 credit points |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| EDEC3004 Management & Administration in EC |
6 | P 96 credit points including 48 credit points of Early Childhood Curriculum and Professional Studies units |
Semester 2 |
| EDEC3005 Science in Early Childhood |
6 | P 96 credit points including 48 credit points of Early Childhood Curriculum and Professional Studies units |
Semester 2 |
| EDEC3006 Professional Experience EC 2 |
6 | P 96 credit points including 48 credit points of Early Childhood Curriculum and Professional Studies units C EDEC3004 |
Semester 2 |
| EDUF4044 Reading and Designing Research |
6 | P 96 credit points 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 a WAM of at least 70 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 | P WAM of 70 or more Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students must achieve a mark of 70 or more to proceed to the Education Honours unit |
Semester 2 |
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 144 credit points including 84 credit points of Early Childhood Curriculum and Professional Studies units including (EDEC2002 and EDEC3006) |
Semester 1 |
| EDEC4002 Curriculum in Early Childhood |
6 | P 144 credit points including 84 credit points of Early Childhood Curriculum and Professional Studies units including (EDEC2002 and EDEC3006) |
Semester 1 |
| EDEC4003 Professional Experience EC 3 |
6 | P 144 credit points including 84 credit points of Early Childhood Curriculum and Professional Studies units C EDEC4001, EDEC4002 |
Semester 1 |
| EDEC4004 Multiliteracies and Transitions |
6 | P 144 credit points including 96 credit points of Early Childhood Curriculum and Professional Studies units |
Semester 2 |
| EDEC4005 Professional Leadership and Advocacy |
6 | P 144 credit points including 96 credit points of Early Childhood Curriculum and Professional Studies units |
Semester 2 |
| EDEC4006 Early Childhood Professional Internship |
6 | P 144 credit points including 96 credit points of Early Childhood Curriculum and Professional Studies units Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Semester 1 |
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 Meet requirements for EDUF4020 with a grade of 70 or greater Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| CALCULATION OF HONOURS WAM | |||
| The Honours WAM (HWAM) is calculated by averaging the following third year (level 3000) education units (weighted 2), fourth year (level 4000) education units (weighted 3) and the honours units A and B (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 |
Semester 1 |
| EDUF3027 International Education |
6 | P 42 credit points |
Semester 1 |
| EDUF3032 Curriculum and Evaluation |
6 | P 42 credit points |
Semester 1 |
| EDUF3026 Global Poverty and Education |
6 | P 42 credit points. |
Semester 2 |
| EDUF3028 Mentoring in Educational Contexts |
6 | P 42 credit points |
Semester 2 |
| EDUF3029 Psychology of Learning and Teaching |
6 | P 42 credit points and EDUF2006 |
Semester 2 |
| EDUF3030 Australian Schooling Systems |
6 | P 42 credit points |
Semester 2 |