Bachelor of Education (Birth to Five Years)

What is this course about?

This course aims to refine the preparation of effective future practitioners employed in the birth to five years education sector. We want our teachers to recognise the importance of the early years and the educator's role in children's lives and have a balance between strong practical skills and a strong theoretical underpinning.

About the course

The Bachelor of Education (Birth to Five Years) is designed to:

• provide an innovative, relevant and rigorous undergraduate program that prepares graduates for their continued engagement in the early childhood profession
• recognise the knowledge, skills and abilities that students bring with them from previous studies
• equip students with the requisite competencies to maintain and extend their roles within this workforce
• promote the principles of social justice and equity by demonstrating awareness of, and responsiveness to, the community contexts in which graduates are located
• promote the personal and professional attitudes and values that encourage an optimistic, reflective  and ethically sound approach to early childhood education, their own professional development and education in general.

This course provides a four-year education qualification in the prior to school area.

Associate Degree in Early Childhood (Birth to Five)

The Associate Degree in Early Childhood (Birth to Five) is designed to:

• fulfill the units of competency from Stage Two and Three of the NSW TAFE Diploma in Children’s Services
• strategically build the academic literacy and ICT skills required to succeed in university studies.

The Associate Degree in Early Childhood (Birth to Five) offers students a pathway into CSU's Bachelor of Education (Birth to Five Years). This course is delivered in association with NSW TAFE Riverina and Western Institutes and allows students to complete the units of competency from Stage Two and Three of the TAFE Diploma in Children’s Services and prepare for university studies at the same time.

This course will build on the VET qualification through critical analysis, extended reading and an assessment item that integrates the learning from the VET qualification with the learning from the university component. It is designed to strategically build the academic literacy and internet communication technology (ICT) skills necessary to succeed in university education.

Students will gradually be introduced to the academic writing conventions at university and given the opportunity to master these skills as they complete the TAFE Diploma in early childhood.

Students will:

• fulfill the requirements of the Diploma of Children's Services
• complete a university extension designed to build academic writing and online learning skills and their understanding of what understanding of what is needed to succeed in university studies.

The Associate Degree in Early Childhood (Birth to Five) can be completed in one year by distance education. At the commencement of the first session, a face-to-face orientation session will be held in Port Macquarie, Griffith and Parkes. During the course, a monthly study group session will be held via videoconference. Students are encouraged to attend these as they provide a great way to stay connected with the other students in the course. 

Additional admission requirement

• National Criminal Record Clearance