Handbook - Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Birth to Five Years)

BEarlChildEd(B-5)

Credit points

320

Minimum duration

4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

Ballarat
Blacktown
Brisbane
Canberra
Melbourne
North Sydney
Strathfield
Online

Note:

Ballarat (not offered 2023)

Blacktown (not offered 2023)

Brisbane (not offered Semester 2, 2023)

Canberra (not offered 2023)

North Sydney (not offered 2023)

EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy that includes meeting a minimum ATAR requirement.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must meet any additional prerequisite requirements imposed by state jurisdictions.

International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed at year 12 level, or equivalent:

State	Prerequisites
Australian Capital Territory	Prerequisites: Nil Assumed Knowledge: Major in English (T) Major in Mathematics (T)
New South Wales	Prerequisites: Nil Assumed knowledge: Two units of English (Any) Two units of Mathematics (Any)
Queensland	Prerequisites: English (Units 3 & 4, C) Assumed Knowledge: General Mathematics
Victoria	Prerequisites: English: Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English Recommended Studies: Mathematics: Two units of Mathematics (any)

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2023 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.

Completion requirements

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

70 cp from Education Studies (Part A)
60 cp from Effective Teaching Units (Part B)
170 cp from Early Childhood Units (Part C)
20 cp from Core Curriculum Units (Part D)

Other requirements

Students must pass all professional experience components, including professional experience embedded within units.
Requirements for working with children: All students enrolled must have the appropriate approvals before they may enter a classroom. These are: Blue Card (Qld) or Working with Children Check (ACT, NSW and Vic), or equivalent requirements in other states and territories. International students must bring police check documentation from their own countries. To meet the requirements for working in settings other than schools, a National Police check may be required. All students who have lived in another country for 12 months or more must provide a police check from that country for that period.

Exit points

A student who has successfully completed the following requirements may exit from the course with that qualification:[1]

Non-Award Certificate in Educational Studies
Diploma in Educational Studies (Tertiary Preparation)
Bachelor of Educational Studies

Progression requirements

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progression through this course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Part A : Education Studies

Complete exactly 70 credit points from the following:

EDES100Understanding Learning and Teaching10 CP
EDES101Educational Thought10 CP
EDES103Understanding Learners and Their Contexts10 CP
EDES104Digital Cultures and Capabilities10 CP
EDES105Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledges, Histories and Cultures10 CP
EDFX204Engaging with Global Communities Personal Professional Learning in International Education Contexts10 CP
EDES300Comparative Education: Local and Global Contexts10 CP
EDES302Professional Communication10 CP

Part B : Effective Teaching Units

Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

EDET100Effective Teaching 1: Becoming a Teacher10 CP
EDET111Effective Teaching 2: Curriculum Planning and Pedagogy10 CP
EDET211Effective Teaching 3 Positive Environments to Engage Young Learners10 CP
EDET300Effective Teaching 4: Students with Disability and Inclusive Education10 CP
EDET460Effective Teaching 5: Understanding and Implementing Assessment and Data Informed Practice10 CP
EDET461Effective Teaching 6: Professional Engagement and Reflection10 CP

Part C : Early Childhood Units

Complete exactly 170 credit points from the following:

EDAR164Nurturing Creativity in Young Children10 CP
EDAR460Arts as Meaning in Early Childhood10 CP
EDEC100Health, Family and Young Learner Wellbeing in the Early Years10 CP
EDEC111Early Years Curriculum and Play-Based Pedagogies10 CP
EDEC211Infant and Toddler Studies10 CP
EDEC310Young Children's Social and Emotional Competence in Early Childhood Contexts10 CP
EDEC314Leadership, Management, Administration and Advocacy10 CP
EDEC360Professional Identities in Early Childhood10 CP
EDEC366Positive Environments for Learning and Development10 CP
EDEC461Pedagogy of Relationships in Early Childhood10 CP
EDEN100Foundations of Literacy10 CP
EDEN102Children's Literature for Early Reading10 CP
EDEN290English Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 (B-8)10 CP
EDMA163Exploring Mathematics and Numeracy10 CP
EDMA290Mathematics Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 (B-12)10 CP
EDSI168Science, Inquiry and Sustainability10 CP
EDEC313Health and Wellbeing in the Early Years10 CP
EDTE260Technologies Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in the Early Years10 CP
EDFD316Young Children and Spirituality10 CP
EDFD227Partnerships: Inclusive and Diverse Learning10 CP

Part D : Core Curriculum Units

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

UNCC100Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society10 CP
PHCC102Being Human10 CP
PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10 CP
UNCC300Justice and Change in a Global World10 CP
PHCC320The Just Society10 CP

Course map

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Course maps are subject to change. Please check your course map again before you finalise your enrolment.

If you need more information about unit enrolment, please visit Course Enrolment Guides.

Commencing Semester 1

Year 1Semester 1

Education StudiesEDES100 Understanding Learning and Teaching OREDES103 Understanding Learners and Their Contexts OREDES105 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledges, Histories and Cultures
All 3 Units must be completed. EDES103 includes Community Engagement (minimum of 35 hours)
10 cp
Early Childhood UnitsEDSI168Science, Inquiry and Sustainability10 cp
Early Childhood UnitsEDMA163Exploring Mathematics and Numeracy10 cp
Early Childhood UnitsEDEN100Foundations of Literacy10 cp

Year 1Semester 2

Education StudiesEDES100 Understanding Learning and Teaching OREDES103 Understanding Learners and Their Contexts OREDES105 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledges, Histories and Cultures
All 3 Units must be completed. EDES103 includes Community Engagement (minimum of 35 hours)
10 cp
Education StudiesEDES100 Understanding Learning and Teaching OREDES103 Understanding Learners and Their Contexts OREDES105 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledges, Histories and Cultures
All 3 Units must be completed. EDES103 includes Community Engagement (minimum of 35 hours)
10 cp
Early Childhood UnitsEDEC100Health, Family and Young Learner Wellbeing in the Early Years10 cp
Early Childhood UnitsEDEN102Children's Literature for Early Reading10 cp

Year 2Semester 1

Year 2Semester 2

Year 3Semester 1

Year 3Semester 2

Year 4Sum/PT1/PT2

Year 4Semester 1

Year 4Prof Term 6

Year 4Prof Term 7

Not all campuses will necessarily offer three units in every semester; students will need to choose units from the available options

Commencing Semester 2

Year 1Semester 2

Year 2Semester 1

Year 2Semester 2

Year 3Semester 1

Year 3Semester 2

Year 4Sum/PT1/PT2

Year 4Semester 1

Year 4Semester 2

Year 5Sum/PT1/PT2

Year 5Prof Term 2

Year 5Semester 1

Not all campuses will necessarily offer four units in every semester; students will need to choose units from the available options

Diploma credit - Commencing Semester 1

Students who have completed the Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care (CHC50113/CHC50121) will be eligible for credit for the following units on entering the Bachelor of Education (Birth to Five Years). To receive this credit, you will need to complete a Credit Application form and submit this to your Course Administrators. After the credit is applied you will have the equivalent of three years of full-time study (280 credit points) remaining to complete the Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Birth to Five Years)

EDES103 – Understanding Learners and their Contexts (10cp)
EDEC100 – Health, Family and Young Learner Wellbeing in the Early Years (10cp)
EDEC211 – Infant and Toddler Studies (10cp)
EDEC310 – Young Children’s Social and Emotional Competence in Early Childhood Contexts (10cp)
EDEC314 – Leadership, Management, Administration and Advocacy (10cp)
EDET300 – Effective Teaching 4: Diverse Learning and Inclusive Education (10cp)
EDAR164 – Nurturing Creativity in Young Children (10cp)
Specified Elective: EDEC313 – Health and Wellbeing in the Early Years (10cp)

Diploma credit - Commencing Semester 2

EDES103 – Understanding Learners and their Contexts (10cp)
EDEC100 – Health, Family and Young Learner Wellbeing in the Early Years (10cp)
EDEC211 – Infant and Toddler Studies (10cp)
EDEC310 – Young Children’s Social and Emotional Competence in Early Childhood Contexts (10cp)
EDEC314 – Leadership, Management, Administration and Advocacy (10cp)
EDET300 – Effective Teaching 4: Diverse Learning and Inclusive Education (10cp)
EDAR164 – Nurturing Creativity in Young Children (10cp)
Specified Elective: EDEC313 – Health and Wellbeing in the Early Years (10cp)

None of these qualifications qualify a student to teach in Australia.
For Indigenous students undertaking the course, the unit codes will begin with A in place of the first letter of the unit codes listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings. Unit codes beginning with A are available only to Indigenous students.