The course includes the following awards:

Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) BEd(EarlyChild&Prim)

Course Study Modes and Locations

Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) (3416EP)

On Campus - Albury-Wodonga
On Campus - Bathurst
On Campus - Dubbo
On Campus - Wagga Wagga

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

Normal course duration

Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary)

Full-time 4 years (8.0 sessions)

This program can be undertaken via a 4 year pathway.

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

Students may be admitted to the course on the basis of
(a) the ATAR score or its equivalent,
(b) the School's Recommendation Scheme,
(d) the Indigenous Access Program,
(d) or possess other qualifications deemed to be equivalent by the Faculty.

English Language Proficiency Entry Requirements for Teacher Education Preparation Programs

English Language Proficiency entry requirements for non-Anglophone International students are: an overall IELTS (or equivalent) score of 7.5 (with no score below 7 in reading and writing, and a score of no less than 8 in speaking and listening).

Note: Please refer to relevant National or State employing bodies for their English language proficiency requirements when seeking employment.

Credit

No special arrangements apply.

Graduation requirements

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 304 points.

Course Structure

All subjects are core subjects, the course comprises 39 subjects (the equivalent of 304 subject points - 38 subjects x 8 subject points and 1 subject x 0 subject points).

NOTE: Recent national and NSW Government changes related to pre-service teacher standards of literacy and numeracy indicate that state and/or national tests of literacy and numeracy must be satisfactorily completed by all students prior to their final professional experience placement and graduation. For this reason additional pre-requisites pertaining to literary and numeracy may be applied to subjects as required.

Discipline Content
EHR101 Sociocultural Foundations of Human Movement
IKC102 Indigenous Australian Cultures
IKC103 Indigenous Australian Histories
LIT101 Language and Text
LIT114 Literature, Culture and Society
MTH100 Foundation Mathematics*
MTH110 The Discipline of Mathematics
SCI102 Experiencing Science


Education and Curriculum Content
EEA202 Managing the Classroom Environment
EEB106 Community Cultural Education Program (0 (zero) subject points)
EEB107 TEC Residential School (undertaken by TEC cohort only - 0 (zero) subject points)
EEB206 Pedagogies and Practice for Social Justice
EEB423 Leadership and Management
EEB427 Leading Early Childhood
EED110 Child Development: The Early Years
EED307 Planning for Diverse Learners
EEL203 Assessment for Learning
EEL204 Child Health and Safety
EEP101 Philosophical and Social Contexts of Education
EMA117 The Creative Arts: The Creative Process
EMA210 Teaching and Assessing the Creative Arts
EMH205 HSIE: Teaching About People, Places and the Past
EML106 Everyday Language and Literacies: Learning and Practice
EML306 English Curriculum: Pedagogies in the Primary Years
EML447 Issues in Contemporary English and Literacy Education
EMM106 Mathematical and Scientific Learning in the Early Years
EMM209 Mathematics: Content and Pedagogy
EMM410 Mathematics in the Primary Years
EMR207 PDHPE Curriculum and Pedagogy
EMS207 Science and Technology Curriculum Studies
ESC407 Classroom Technologies
ESS306 Programming, Teaching and Learning in Inclusive Settings

Professional Experience
EPT122 Professional Experience Placement 1 Early Childhood Programs: 3-5 Year Olds
EPT124 Play and Learning
EPT125 Child Development: Foundation to Year 6
EPT126 Becoming a Teacher 1
EPT127 English Curriculum: Pedagogies in the Early Years of Learning
EPT217 Professional Experience 2: Primary Classrooms K-6
EPT221 Professional Experience 3 Early Childhood Programs: Birth - 2 Year Olds
EPT328 Professional Practice 4 Extended Placement: Early Childhood and Primary

Key Subjects
The following key subjects apply from 201430:

EEB206 Pedagogies and Practice for Social Justice
ESS306 Programming, Teaching and Learning in Inclusive Settings
IKC101 Indigenous Cultures, Histories and Contemporary Realities
LIT101 Language and Text
MTH100 Foundation Mathematics

Enrolment Pattern

Note: EEB107 TEC Residential School (undertaken by TEC cohort only) - placement of this Residential School in the Enrolment Pattern will be advised by the Course Director.

Year 1
Session 1
EED110 Child Development: The Early Years
EPT126 Becoming a Teacher
MTH100 Foundation Mathematics
LIT101 Language and Text

Session 2
EML106 Everyday Language and Literacies: Learning and Practice
EPT124 Play and Learning
LIT114 Literature, Culture and Society
MTH110 The Discipline of Maths

Session 3
EEP101 Philosophical and Social Contexts of Education
IKC102 Indigenous Australian Cultures

Year 2
Session 1
EMA117 The Creative Arts: The Creative Process
EHR101 Sociocultural Foundations of Human Movement
EPT127 English Curriculum: Pedagogies in the Early Years of Learning
SCI102 Experiencing Science

Session 2
EEL204 Child Health and Safety
IKC103 Indigenous Australian Histories
EMM209 Mathematics: Content and Pedagogy
EPT125 Child Development: Foundation to Year 6
EPT221 Professional Experience 3 Early Childhood Programs: Birth - 2 Year Olds

Session 3
EEB106 Community and Cultural Education Program (0 (zero) subject points)

Year 3
Session 1
EEA202 Managing the Classroom Environment
EEB206 Pedagogies of Practice for Social Justice
EMM106 Mathematical and Scientific Learning in the Early Years
EMS207 Science and Technology Curriculum Studies
EPT122 Professional Experience Placement 1 Early Childhood Programs: 3-5 Year Olds


Session 2
EED307 Planning for Diverse Learners
EMA210 Teaching and Assessing the Creative Arts
EMH205 HSIE: Teaching about People, Places and the Past
EML306 English Curriculum: Pedagogies in the Primary Years
EPT217 Professional Experience 2: Primary Classrooms K-6

Session 3
EEB423 Leadership and Management
EMR207 PDHPE Curriculum and Pedagogy

Year 4
Session 1
EEL203 Assessment for Learning
EML447 Issues in Contemporary English and Literacy Education
ESC407 Classroom Technologies
ESS306 Programming Teaching and Learning in Inclusive Settings

Session 2
EEB427 Leading Early Childhood
EMM410 Mathematics in the Primary Years
EPT328 Professional Experience 4 Extended Placement: Early Childhood and Primary

Workplace learning

Please note that the following subjects may contain a Workplace Learning component.

EEB106 Community Cultural Education Program
EPT122 Professional Experience 1 Early Childhood Programs: 3-5 Year Olds
EPT124 Play and Learning
EPT125 Child Development: Foundation to Year 6
EPT126 Becoming a Teacher
EPT127 English Curriculum: Pedagogies in the Early Years of Learning
EPT217 Professional Experience 2: Primary Classrooms K-6
EPT221 Professional Experience 3 Early Childhood Programs: Birth - 2 Year Olds
EPT328 Professional Experience 4 Extended Placement: Early Childhood and Primary

Residential School

Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.

EEB107 TEC Residential School

Enrolled students can find further information about CSU residential schools via the About Residential School page.

Accreditation

The Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) course is accredited by two professional bodies:

1. The Board of Studies Teaching and Educational Standards NSW (BOSTES), which accredits the course against the requirements of the Australian Institute of Teachers and School Leadership. All course documentation has been submitted to BOSTES and has been examined by a panel of trained accreditors. This course is nationally accredited by BOSTES until 31 December 2015.

2. The Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA), which accredits the course against the national quality standards for early childhood.  The course documentation has been submitted to ACECQA who have accredited the course as an Early Childhhood teaching qualification.