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Bachelor of Teaching (Birth to Five Years) Articulated Set
includes:
Bachelor of Education (Birth to Five Years)
Bachelor of Teaching (Birth to Five Years) [Exit Point Only]
Graduates of the Bachelor of Education (Birth to Five Years) will demonstrate specialised knowledge and critical understandings of a range of theoretical approaches used in early childhood education, particularly those relating to early childhood curriculum, pedagogies, content and approaches; understanding of the methods of inquiry and research in early childhood education, combined with understandings of the applications of these and implications for policy and practice; extended discipline knowledge combined with understandings of appropriate pedagogies for children aged birth to five years; leadership skills appropriate to the educational context; and the capacity to work collaboratively and effectively with colleagues and other professionals, within and across disciplines.
Graduates of the Bachelor of Teaching (Birth to Five Years) will demonstrate awareness of national and international influences on early childhood education and the implications for research, policy and practice; firm discipline knowledge and methods of teaching relevant to successful implementation of quality early childhood education and care; strong understanding of and respectful engagement with children, families, and communities; active engagement with research informing and impacting upon pedagogies for diverse learner groups, analysis of social justice and ethical issues and the impact of these on teaching and learning; commitment to the refinement and articulation of a sense of professional identity, including understanding of the role they play in the development of young children; critical and evaluative thinking, effective oral and written communication, including competent application of various technologies.
- Award Names
- Availability
- Duration
- Admission
- Credit
- Articulation
- Graduation
- Course Structure
- Enrolment Pattern
- Workplace Learning
- Accreditation
The course includes the following awards:
Bachelor of Education (Birth to Five Years) BEd(Bth-5)
Bachelor of Teaching (Birth to Five Years) BTeach(Bth-5)
Course Study Modes and Locations
Bachelor of Education (Birth to 5 Years) (3409BC)
Distance Education - Bathurst On Campus - Northern Sydney Institute
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)
Part-time 6.5 years (13.0 sessions)
Bachelor of Education (Birth to Five Years)
Full-time 4 years (8.0 sessions)
Part-time 8.0 years (16.0 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.
Admission criteria
CSU Admission PolicyBachelor 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:
- Diploma of Children’s Services
- Bachelor of Teaching (Birth to Five Years)
- Three year Bachelor of Early Childhood Teaching qualification from a recognised university
or an equivalent qualification deemed appropriate by the Faculty of Education.
Credit
CSU Credit PolicyBachelor 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 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 requirements
Bachelor of Education (Birth to Five Years)
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 256 points.
Bachelor of Teaching (Birth to Five Years) [Exit Point Only]
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 208 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 may contain a Workplace Learning component.
EPT308 Infant Pedagogy for 0-2 Years
EPT326 Early Childhood Professional Practice
Accreditation
The Bachelor of Education (Birth to Five Years) is accredited by the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority as a four-year early childhood teaching qualification.
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 2016 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: June 2016. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.