Education (Early Childhood)
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Education (Early Childhood) |
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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: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of Education One units; | |||
| (ii) 24 credit points of Curriculum and Professional Studies units; and | |||
| (iii) 12 credit points of 1000-level units of study, chosen from Arts and Social Sciences Table A or Table S. | |||
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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| EDEC1005 Introduction to EC Education |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| EDEC1006 Learning through Play in Early Childhood |
6 | N EDEC1004 |
Semester 1 |
| EDEC1007 Health and Wellbeing in Early Childhood |
6 | P 18 credit points |
Semester 2 |
| EDEC1008 History and Philosophy of ECE |
6 | P 18 Credit points |
Semester 2 |
Year 2 |
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| In the second year, candidates must complete 48 credit points of units of study, comprising: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of Education Two units; | |||
| (ii) 36 credit points of Curriculum and Professional Studies units | |||
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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| EDEC2005 Ethics and Social Justice in ECE |
6 | P 42 credit points including EDEC1005 and EDEC1007 and EDUF1019 N EDEC3001 |
Semester 1 |
| EDEC2006 Language and Communication in EC |
6 | P 42 credit points including EDUF1019 and EDEC1005 and EDEC1006 N EDEC2004 |
Semester 1 |
| EDEC2007 Science and Technology in the Early Years |
6 | P 42 credit points including EDUF1019 and EDEC1005 and EDEC1006 N EDEC3005 |
Semester 1 |
| EDEC2008 Professional Communication |
6 | P 66 credit points including EDEC2006 and EDEC2005 |
Semester 2 |
| EDEC2009 Creative Arts in Early Childhood 1 |
6 | P 72 Credit points including EDEC2006 and EDEC2007 N EDEC2001 |
Semester 2 |
| EDEC2010 EC Professional Experience 1 |
6 | P 72 Credit points including EDEC2006 and EDEC2007 N EDEC2002 |
Semester 2 |
Year 3 |
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| In the third year, candidates must complete 48 credit points of units of study, comprising: | |||
| (i) 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 90 credit points including EDEC2002 |
Semester 1 |
| EDEC3002 Early Learning with Infants and Toddlers |
6 | P 90 credit points including EDEC2002 |
Semester 1 |
| EDEC3003 Mathematics in Early Childhood |
6 | P 90 credit points including EDEC2002 |
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 120 credit points including EDEC3001 and EDEC3002 and EDEC3003 |
Semester 2 |
| EDEC3005 Science in Early Childhood |
6 | P 120 credit points including EDEC3001 and EDEC3002 and EDEC3003 |
Semester 2 |
| EDEC3006 Professional Experience EC 2 |
6 | P 120 credit points including EDEC3001 and EDEC3002 and EDEC3003 C EDEC3004 and EDEC3005 |
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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| 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 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
Year 4 |
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| In the fourth year, candidates must complete 48 credit points of units of study, comprising: | |||
| (i) 36 credit points of Curriculum and Professional Studies units; and | |||
| (ii) 12 credit points of Education Three Optional units. | |||
Curriculum and Professional Studies Units |
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| EDEC4001 Creating Effective Parent Partnerships |
6 | P 138 credit points including EDEC3006 |
Semester 1 |
| EDEC4002 Curriculum in Early Childhood |
6 | P 138 credit points including EDEC3006 |
Semester 1 |
| EDEC4003 Professional Experience EC 3 |
6 | P 138 credit points including EDEC3006 |
Semester 1 |
| EDEC4004 Multiliteracies and Transitions |
6 | P 168 credit points including EDEC4001 and EDEC4002 and EDEC4003 |
Semester 2 |
| EDEC4005 Professional Leadership and Advocacy |
6 | P 168 credit points including EDEC4001 and EDEC4002 and EDEC4003 |
Semester 2 |
| EDEC4006 Early Childhood Professional Internship |
6 | P 168 credit points including EDEC4001 and EDEC4002 and 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 3000-level education units (weighted 2), 4000-level 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 | |||
| EDUF3027 International Education |
6 | P 42 credit points of units |
Semester 1 |
| EDUF3028 Mentoring in Educational Contexts |
6 | P 42 credit points of units |
Semester 1 |
| EDUF3032 Curriculum and Evaluation |
6 | P 42 credit points of units |
Semester 1 |
| EDUF3136 Research with Young Children |
6 | P 48 credit points |
Semester 1 |
| EDUF3023 Sport: Contemporary Educational Issues |
6 | P 42 credit points of units |
Semester 2 |
| EDUF3026 Global Perspectives, Poverty and Education |
6 | P 42 credit points of units |
Semester 2 |
| EDUF3029 Psychology of Learning and Teaching This unit of study is not available in 2018 |
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 |
Semester 2 |
| EDUF3135 Aboriginal Community Engagement |
6 | P 48 credit points |
Semester 2a |