Online Course Brochure
Course structure
The Bachelor of Early Childhood Studies consists of the equivalent of 32 courses, made up of Core and Electives, allowing students to have flexibility within their degree, depending on their field of interest.
Core courses - 128 points
EEP305 Multiple Understandings
EMC305 Investigation: Mathematics, Science and Technology
EEP304 Diversity and Difference in Early Childhood Education
EMH302 Pedagogy of Relationships
EMT302 Understanding and Using New Technologies
EEB309 Wellness and Wellbeing
EER413 Research and Practice in Early Childhood Education
EMA305 Thinking and Learning through the Arts in Early Childhood
EML307 Language and Communication
EPT318 Communities as Contexts for Professional Practice (double course)
ESS424 Early Intervention and Inclusion
EEP417 Rights of the Child
EER412 Issues in Early Childhood Education
EPT428 Leadership in Early Childhood Education (double course)
Electives - 32 points
Four elective courses are to be chosen from outside the discipline of education. These will be selected from a range of CSU courses available by distance education through the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Business.
Distance education courses at CSU are delivered in a multi-mode form. This will involve a range of delivery mechanisms, such as mail packages and hard copy study materials: course outline, study guide, modules, readings, CD-ROM; and online materials. Students can choose from the full range of undergraduate distance education courses (subjects) from the CSU Handbook, provided they meet prerequisites that may apply for courses at Level 2 or above.
Suggested CSU courses available by distance education mode include:
BIO100 Concepts of Biology
PSY101 Foundations of Psychology 1
LES101 Introduction to Leisure and Health
MKT110 Marketing Principles
HST210 Media and Society in the Twentieth Century
Elective courses can also be taken from McMaster University.
Enrolment pattern
Term 1 (Trimester 3)
EEP305 Multiple Understandings
EMC305 Investigation: Mathematics, Science and Technology
EEP304 Diversity and Difference in Early Childhood Education
EMH302 Pedagogy of Relationships
EMT302 Understanding and Using New Technologies
Term 2 (Trimester 1)
EEB309 Wellness and Wellbeing
EER413 Research and Practice in Early Childhood Education
EMA305 Thinking and Learning through the Arts in Early Childhood
EML307 Language and Communication
[ ] Elective
Term 3 (Trimester 3)
EPT318 Communities as Contexts for Professional Practice (double course)
ESS424 Early Intervention and Inclusion
[ ] Elective
[ ] Elective
Term 4 (Trimester 1)
EEP417 Rights of the Child
EER412 Issues in Early Childhood Education
EPT428 Leadership in Early Childhood Education (double course)
[ ] Elective
The Bachelor of Early Childhood Studies is offered under the written consent of the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities for the period from 17th April 2009 to 17th April 2014. Prospective students are responsible for satisfying themselves that the programs and the degrees will be appropriate to their needs (e.g. acceptable to potential employers, professional licensing bodies or other educational institutions).