Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood)
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| 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 EDEC1006 and EDUF1018 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 C EDEC2010 |
Semester 2 |
| EDEC2009 Creative Arts in Early Childhood 1 |
6 | P 66 credit points including EDEC2006 N EDEC2001 |
Semester 2 |
| EDEC2010 EC Professional Experience 1 |
6 | P 72 credit points C EDEC2008 |
Semester 2 |
Year 3 |
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| In the third year, candidates must complete 48 credit points of units of study, comprising: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of Education Three and Education Four units; and | |||
| (ii) 36 credit points of Curriculum and Professional Studies units. | |||
Education Three and Education Four Units |
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| EDUF3031 Positive Approaches to Special Education |
6 | P 96 credit points of units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| EDUF4044 Reading and Applying Educational Research |
6 | P 96 credit points of units, including (EDUF2006 and EDUF2007) |
Semester 2 |
Curriculum and Professional Studies Units |
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| EDEC3003 Mathematics in Early Childhood |
6 | P 90 credit points including EDEC2002 OR EDEC2010 |
Semester 1 |
| EDEC3007 Infant-Toddler Learning and Development |
6 | P 84 credit points including EDEC2010 and EDEC2008 C EDEC3008 |
Semester 1 |
| EDEC3008 EC Professional Experience 2 |
6 | P 84 credit points including EDEC2010 and EDEC2008 C EDEC3007 |
Semester 1 |
| EDEC3009 Creative Arts in Early Childhood 2 |
6 | P EDEC2009 Creative Arts in Early Childhood 1 |
Semester 2 |
| EDEC3010 Leading and Managing Quality EC Services |
6 | P 108 credit points C EDEC3011 |
Semester 2 |
| EDEC3011 EC Professional Experience 3 |
6 | P 108 credit points including EDEC3008 C EDEC3010 |
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, EDEC2005, EDEC2006, EDEC2007, EDEC2009, EDEC3003, EDEC3007, 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. Please note, candidates must complete EDUF3136 Research with Young Children in Semester 1. | |||
Curriculum and Professional Studies Units |
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| EDEC4007 Partnering with Families on the Margins |
6 | P EDEC3011 |
Semester 1 |
| EDEC4008 STEM in Early Childhood |
6 | P EDUF1019 and EDEC3007 and EDEC3003 and EDEC2007 |
Semester 1 |
| EDEC4009 Language and Literacies |
6 | P 132 credit points including EDUF1019 and EDEC1006 and EDEC2006 and EDEC2009 and EDEC2010 and EDEC3007 and EDEC3008 and EDEC3011 |
Semester 1 |
| EDEC4010 Early Childhood Policy and Advocacy |
6 | P 144 credit points including EDEC3010 |
Semester 2 |
| EDEC4013 EC Internship and Practitioner Inquiry |
12 | P Completion of 180 credit points |
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): EDEC3009, EDEC3010, EDEC4007, EDEC4008, EDEC4010, 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 2 |
| EDUF3026 Global Perspectives, Poverty and Education |
6 | P 42 credit points of units |
Semester 2 |
| EDUF3027 International Education |
6 | P 42 credit points of units |
Semester 1 |
| EDUF3028 Mentoring in Educational Contexts This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | P 42 credit points of units |
Semester 1 |
| EDUF3030 Australian Schooling Systems |
6 | P 42 credit points of units |
Semester 2 |
| EDUF3032 Curriculum and Evaluation |
6 | P 42 credit points of units |
Semester 1 |
| 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 |
| EDUF3136 Research with Young Children |
6 | P 48 credit points |
Semester 1 |