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Bachelor of Education (Birth to Five Years) Articulated Set

+ Award nomenclature

Bachelor of Education (Birth to Five Years)
BEd(Bth-5)
Bachelor of Teaching (Birth to Five Years)
BTeach(Bth-5)

+ Course Availability Modes and Locations

Bachelor of Education (Birth to Five Years) (3413BC)
Bachelor of Education (Birth to Five Years) (3409BC)
On Campus Northern Sydney Institute
Distance Education Bathurst

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal course duration

Bachelor of Teaching (Birth to Five Years) [exit point only]

Full-time 3.25 years (6.5 sessions)

Bachelor of Education (Birth to Five Years)

Full-time 4 years (8.0 sessions)

  • Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.
  • This course may utilise a three session per year teaching calendar. Students should consult the Enrolment Pattern for availability of subjects in Session 3, or contact their Course Coordinator.
  • Admission criteria CSU Admission Policy

    Bachelor of Education (Birth to Five Years)

    To be admitted to the Bachelor of Eduation (Birth to Five Years) students must hold one of the following qualifications:

    or an equivalent qualification deemed appropriate by the Faculty of Education. 

    Special admission is available to:

    Credit CSU Credit Policy

    Bachelor of Education (Birth to Five Years)

    The credit arrangements have been organised as follows:

    * Students who have completed the Diploma of Children’s Services (AQF 5) through a Registered Training Organisation within the past 10 years will be granted credit of 128 points in recognition of prior study. This entry level credit is represented as EDU14C Early Childhood Studies Credit .

    * Students who enrol in the Bachelor of Education (Birth to Five Years) program with a Bachelor of Early Childhood Teaching qualification from another University or tertiary institution will be granted entry level credit of 192 points in recognition of prior study. This entry level credit is represented as EDU15C Early Childhood Studies Credit.

    Articulation

    The Bachelor [exit point only] and the Bachelor make up an articulated set of courses and credit is given in each higher level course for the subjects completed in the lower.

    Graduation requirement

    Bachelor of Teaching (Birth to Five Years) [exit point only]

    To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 208 points.

    Bachelor of Education (Birth to Five Years)

    To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 256 points.

    Course structure

    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 core 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)]

    Core Subjects:
    EMH302 Pedagogy of Relationship
    EEB427 Leading Early Childhood

    Restricted Electives:
    A choice of four (4) electives for students who enter with EDU41C - 128 points and a choice of six (6) electives for students who enter with EDU15C - 192 points, from the following:
    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
    EEP101 Philosophical and Social Contexts of Education


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

    EEB309 Wellness and Wellbeing

    Enrolment pattern

    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

    + Workplace Learning

    Please note that the following subjects have a Workplace Learning component.

    EPT308 Early Childhood Teacher In The Community
    EPT326 Early Childhood Professional Practice

    Professional recognition

    The Bachelor of Education/Bachelor of Teaching (Birth to Five Years) are courses recognised by the Department of Human Services (Children's Services Directorate) (NSW) and in Victoria are approved by Early Childhood Australia.

    Contact

    For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au

    The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: August 2014. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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