Bachelor of Education (Birth to Five Years)

Bachelor of Education (Birth to Five Years) – Standard Entry

The Bachelor of Education (Birth to Five Years) consists of the ten (10) subjects required for the Bachelor of Teaching (Birth to Five Years) exit point, plus an additional six (6) subjects (two (2) of which are compulsory) and four (4) electives.

The order of subject selection is largely flexible, with the only requirement being that students complete the relevant curriculum subjects before undertaking professional placement subjects.

Notes:

• Students who have completed a Diploma of Children's Services will receive a standard entry level credit package of 128 points, represented as EDU14C Early Childhood Studies, based on prior qualifications.

• Students who enter the Bachelor of Education (Birth to Five Years) program following completion of the Bachelor of Teaching (Birth to Five Years) or equivalent at another University will be required to complete 8 of the subjects listed below. All such students receive a standard entry level credit package of 192 points, represented as EDU15C Early Childhood Studies, based on prior qualifications.

Core Subjects:
EEB309 Wellness and Wellbeing
EEP417 Rights of the Child
EML302 Investigation: Literacy
EMC305 Investigation: Maths, Science and Technology
EEB423 Leadership and Management
EEP400 Indigenous Education Studies
EEP304 Diversity and Difference in Early Childhood Education
EER413 Research and Practice in Early Childhood Education
EPT308 Early Childhood Teacher in the Community
EPT326 Professional Experience (3-5)

[Exit Point for the Bachelor of Teaching (Birth to Five Years)]

Compulsory Subjects:
EMH302 Pedagogy of Relationship
EEB427 Leading Early Childhood

Restricted Electives:
A choice of four from:
EMA305 Thinking and learning through the arts
EMT302 Understanding and using new technologies
IKC101 Indigenous cultures, histories and contemporary realities
EEP422 Child, Family and Community: EC Contexts
EEP421 Educational Transitions in Multiple Contexts
EED403 Environmental sustainability in Early Childhood
EER414 Researching Early Childhood
EER415 Special Study in Early Childhood
EEP305 Multiple understandings
ESS424 Early Intervention and Inclusion
NRS325 Child health care and promotion
EMC101 Let’s Count

Bachelor of Education (Birth to Five Years) - Cert III/Stage 1 Diploma of Children’s Services Entry

The Bachelor of Education (Birth to Five Years) consists of the following ten (10) subjects required for the Associate Degree Early Childhood (Birth to Five Years) exit point, ten (10) subjects for the Bachelor of Teaching (Birth to Five Years) exit point, plus an additional six (6) subjects (two (2) of which are compulsory) and four (4) electives.

The order of subject selection is largely flexible, with the only requirement being that students complete the relevant curriculum subjects before undertaking professional placement subjects.

Note:

• Students who have completed Certificate III/Stage 1 of the Diploma of Children’s will receive a standard entry level credit package of 48 points, represented as EDU17C Cert III/Stage 1 Diploma of Children’s Services Credit, based on prior qualifications.

Core Subjects:
EED207 Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
EML209 Language Development in Early Childhood
EED209 Experiences to Enhance Children’s Development
EEB204 Develop a Safe & Healthy Environment for Children
EEB205 Developing Inclusive Family Partnerships, Policies & Practices
EED206 Programming for Early Childhood
EEB203 Manage a Community Sector Organisation
EEB202 Address regulations & QA in Early Childhood
ESS205 Inclusion of Children with Additional Needs in Early Childhood
EER200 Research Activities in Early Childhood

[Exit Point for the Associate Degree Early Childhood (Birth to Five Years)]

EEB309 Wellness and Wellbeing
EEP417 Rights of the Child
EML302 Investigation: Literacy
EMC305 Investigation: Maths, Science and Technology
EEB423 Leadership and Management
EEP400 Indigenous Education Studies
EEP304 Diversity and Difference in Early Childhood Education
EER413 Research and Practice in Early Childhood Education
EPT308 Early Childhood Teacher in the Community
EPT326 Professional Experience (3-5)

[Exit Point for the Bachelor of Teaching (Birth to Five Years)]

Compulsory
EMH302 Pedagogy of Relationship
EEB427 Leading Early Childhood

Restricted electives
A choice of four from:
EMA305 Thinking and learning through the arts
EMT302 Understanding and using new technologies
IKC101 Indigenous cultures, histories and contemporary realities
EEP422 Child, Family and Community: EC Contexts
EEP421 Educational Transitions in Multiple Contexts
EED403 Environmental sustainability in Early Childhood
EER414 Researching Early Childhood
EER415 Special Study in Early Childhood
EEP305 Multiple understandings
ESS424 Early Intervention and Inclusion
NRS325 Child health care and promotion
EMC101 Let’s Count

The following subject is the key subject for Bachelor of Education (Birth to Five Years) effective from 201230:

EEB309 Wellness and Wellbeing

Enrolment pattern

Bachelor of Education ( Birth to Five Years) - Standard Entry

Session 1
EEB309 Wellness and Wellbeing
EEP417 Rights of the Child

Session 2
EML302 Investigation: Literacy
EMC305 Investigation: Mathematics, Science and Technology

Session 3
EEB423 Leadership and Management
EER413 Research and Practice in Early Childhood Education

Session 4
EEP400 Indigenous Education Studies
EEP304 Diversity and Difference in Early Childhood Education

Session 5
EPT326 Professional Experience (3-5)
EPT308 Early Childhood Teacher in the Community

[Exit point for the Bachelor of Teaching (Birth to Five Years)]

Session 6
EMH302 Pedagogy of Relationships
EEB427 Leading Early Childhood

Session 7
[ ] Restricted Elective
[ ] Restricted Elective

Session 8
[ ] Restricted Elective
[ ] Restricted Elective

Bachelor of Education (Birth to Five Years) - Cert III/Stage 1 Diploma of Children’s Services Entry

Session 1
EED207 Cognitive development in early childhood
EML209 Language Development in Early Childhood
EED209 Experiences to Enhance Children’s Development
EEB204 Develop a Safe & Healthy Environment for Children

Session 2
EEB205 Developing Inclusive Family Partnerships, Policies & Practices
EED206 Programming for Early Childhood
EEB203 Manage a Community Sector Organisation
EEB202 Address regulations & QA in Early Childhood

Session 3
ESS205 Inclusion of Children with Additional Needs in Early Childhood
EER200 Research Activities in Early Childhood

[Exit point for the Associate Degree Early Childhood (Birth to Five)]

Session 4
EEB309 Wellness and Wellbeing
EEP417 Rights of the Child

Session 5
EML302 Investigation: Literacy
EMC305 Investigation: Mathematics, Science and Technology

Session 6
EEB423 Leadership and Management
EER413 Research and Practice in Early Childhood Education

Session 7
EEP400 Indigenous Education Studies
EEP304 Diversity and Difference in Early Childhood Education

Session 8
EPT326 Professional Experience (3-5)
EPT308 Early Childhood Teacher in the Community

[Exit point for the Bachelor of Teaching (Birth to Five Years)]

Session 9
EMH302 Pedagogy of Relationships
EEB427 Leading Early Childhood

Session 10
[ ] Restricted Elective
[ ] Restricted Elective

Session 11
[ ] Restricted Elective
[ ] Restricted Elective

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