Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education)
Information valid for students commencing in 2018.
Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education)
Course code | 109210 |
Course type | Bachelor Degree (AQF Level 7) |
Professional accreditation status | This course is nationally accredited through the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) in association with the Queensland College of Teachers (QCT). Graduates of this course are eligible for Teacher registration in Australia. This course is also nationally accredited through the Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority (ACECQA). Graduates are eligible for employment in the early childhood area (0-8 years) as an educator or service provider. In Queensland the Regulatory Authority is the Office for Early Childhood Education and Care, Department of Education, Training and Employment. |
Division | Tropical Environments and Societies |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | English, Mathematics A or B or C and Authority Science |
Minimum English language proficiency requirements | Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of an overall score of 7.5 in Academic IELTS (or equivalent) with sub-scores no less than 8 in Speaking and Listening and no less then 7 in Reading and Writing The cost of the testing will be met by the applicant. English test results must be no more than two years old at the commencement of the course. Applicants are advised that the Queensland College of Teachers requires graduating teachers to have evidence of English language requirements as stated above to demonstrate their English language proficiency prior to registration. Further information is available on the website. |
| Additional selection requirements | All applicants for initial teacher education courses must satisfy both academic and non-academic entry criteria. Applicants’ non-academic capabilities will be assessed based on the submission of a 1000-word personal statement. All students must meet minimum literacy and numeracy standards upon entry and completion as required by the Queensland College of Teachers. |
Post admission requirements | Professional practice: This course includes prescribed professional placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense. Further information about placements can be found at Enrolment Policy – Coursework Students Suitability to Work with Children Card (blue card): This course includes prescribed professional placements that may involve contact with children under 18 years of age. Students are required to obtain a Suitability to Work with Children Card (which involves a criminal history check undertaken by the Queensland Police) before the start of the first placement in an Australian school setting. Students undertaking professional placements in Australian school settings must retain a current Suitability to Work with Children Card for the duration of their course, as failure to do so will result in the termination of their admission to the course. For more information, refer to: |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 96 credit points as per course structure |
Additional completion requirements | All students must sit and meet the standard of the Literacy and Numeracy Test Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) prior to graduation. The cost of the testing will be met by the applicant. Refer to All students must successfully complete a final-year teaching performance assessment (Graduate Teacher Performance Assessment [GTPA]) embedded in a subject and a professional placement of no less than four weeks in the final year of the degree, prior to graduation that is shown to: a) be a reflection of classroom teaching practice including the elements of planning, teaching, assessing and reflecting; b) clearly assess the content of the Graduate Teacher Standards; and c) demonstrate an understanding of moderation processes that support consistent decision-making against achievement criteria. The GTPA is built into course requirements and assessments. All students must possess dispositional attributes deemed suitable for the profession of teaching. For students undertaking the Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) online, participation in a 5-day intensive Professional Orientation Program on campus in the final year of the course is a requirement to complete this degree. This program may be undertaken at either the Cairns or Townsville Campus. |
Course learning outcomes | In the context of a ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø graduate, on successful completion of the Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education), graduates will be able to:
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Course Structure
CORE SUBJECTS
Level 1
ED1401:03 Foundations of Education
ED1411:03 Foundations of Sustainability in Education
ED1421:03 Foundations of Language and Literacy in Education
ED1440:03 Technologies for Early Childhood Education
ED1481:03 Foundations of Educational Psychology
ED1491:03 Foundations of Mathematics and Numeracy in Education
IA1015:03 Indigenous Australian World Views 1: Survival, Identity and Cultural Diversity
Level 2
:03 Health and Physical Education for Early Childhood
ED2093:03 Early Childhood Mathematics and Numeracy 1
ED2094:03 Early Childhood Language and Literacy 1
ED2440:03 Technologies Across the Early Childhood Education Curriculum
ED2488:03 Second Year Professional Experience [Australia] or ED2388:03 Second Year Professional Experience [Singapore]
ED2491:03 Teaching for Learning 1
ED2590:03 Early Childhood Education and Care 1
ED2990:03 Education for Cultural Diversity
Level 3
ED3090:03 Humanities and Social Science Education for Early Childhood
ED3092:03 Science Education for Early Childhood
ED3093:03 Teaching for Learning 2 (ECE)
ED3094:03 Arts Education for Early Childhood
ED3442:03 Inclusive Education for Special Needs
ED3443:03 Teaching ESL to Indigenous Students
ED3488:03 Third Year Professional Experience [Australia] or ED3388:03 Third Year Professional Experience [Singapore]
ED3590:03 Early Childhood Education and Care 2
Level 4
ED4090:03 Teaching for Learning 3 (ECE)
ED4460:03 Service Learning for Sustainable Futures
ED4461:03 Indigenous Futures
ED4488:03 Fourth Year Professional Experience A [Australia] or ED4388:03 Fourth Year Professional Experience A [Singapore]
ED4489:03 Fourth Year Professional Experience B [Australia] or ED4389:03 Fourth Year Professional Experience B [Singapore]
ED4590:03 Early Childhood Language and Literacy 2
ED4591:03 Early Childhood Mathematics and Numeracy 2
ED4999:03 Teaching for Learning 4
OPTIONS
Select 3 credit points of specified level 1 subjects from List 1
List 1
BA1001:03 Time, Truth and Human Condition
CU1010:03 Effective Writing
CV1200:03 Effective Speaking
EL1008:03 Telling Tales: Approaches to Narrative
EL2047:03 Children's Literature
HM1061:03 Foundations of Sport and Physical Activity
NM1200:03 Digital Photography
PY1101:03 Exploring Psychology
SS1010:03 Australian People: Indigeneity and Multiculturalism
SS1111:03 Introduction to Counselling
SS1113:03 Introduction to Child and Adolescent Mental Health
SY1001:03 Australian Society: An Introduction to Sociology
FR1001:03 Foundation French 1
GR1001:03 Foundation German 1
IT1001:03 Foundation Italian 1
JA1001:03 Foundation Japanese 1
Course Structure [SINGAPORE]
CORE SUBJECTS
Level 1
ED1401:03 Foundations of Education
ED1411:03 Foundations of Sustainability in Education
ED1421:03 Foundations of Language and Literacy in Education
ED1440:03 Technologies for Early Childhood Education
ED1481:03 Foundations of Educational Psychology
ED1491:03 Foundations of Mathematics and Numeracy in Education
IA1015:03 Indigenous Australian World Views 1: Survival, Identity and Cultural Diversity
Level 2
:03 Health and Physical Education for Early Childhood
ED2093:03 Early Childhood Mathematics and Numeracy 1
ED2094:03 Early Childhood Language and Literacy 1
ED2388:03 Second Year Professional Experience [Singapore] or ED2488:03 Second Year Professional Experience [Australia]
ED2491:03 Teaching for Learning 1
ED2590:03 Early Childhood Education and Care 1
ED2990:03 Education for Cultural Diversity
ED2440:03 Technologies Across the Early Childhood Education Curriculum
Level 3
ED3090:03 Humanities and Social Science Education for Early Childhood
ED3092:03 Science Education for Early Childhood
ED3093:03 Teaching for Learning 2 (ECE)
ED3094:03 Arts Education for Early Childhood
ED3388:03 Third Year Professional Experience [Singapore] or ED3488:03Third Year Professional Experience [Australia]
ED3442:03 Inclusive Education for Special Needs
ED3443:03 Teaching ESL to Indigenous Students
ED3590:03 Early Childhood Education and Care 2
Level 4
ED4090:03 Teaching for Learning 3 (ECE)
ED4388:03 Fourth Year Professional Experience A [Singapore] or ED4488:03 Fourth Year Professional Experience A [Australia]
ED4389:03 Fourth Year Professional Experience B [Singapore] or ED4489:03 Fourth Year Professional Experience B [Australia]
ED4460:03 Service Learning for Sustainable Futures
ED4461:03 Indigenous Futures
ED4590:03 Early Childhood Language and Literacy 2
ED4591:03 Early Childhood Mathematics and Numeracy 2
ED4999:03 Teaching for Learning 4
OPTIONS
Select 3 credit points of specified level 1 subjects from List 1
List 1
BA1001:03 Time, Truth and Human Condition
CU1000:03 English for Academic Purposes
CV1200:03 Effective Speaking
PY1101:03 Exploring Psychology
SS1111:03 Introduction to Counselling
SY1001:03 Australian Society: An Introduction to Sociology
Campus
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Cairns | |
Townsville | |
Singapore | Available on-campus only |
External | Mandatory on campus component is a 5 day intensive Professional Orientation Program in the final year |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time |
Maximum time to complete | 11 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 3 years |
Progression
Course progression requisites | Nil |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | This course includes prescribed professional placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense. Only those students who complete the majority (12 credit points or more) of prescribed education placements in schools in Australia will be automatically verified for teacher registration in Queensland. Further information about placements can be found at Enrolment Policy – Coursework Students. To undertake the final Professional Experience and Co-requisite subjects, students must have completed 72 credit points of level 1, 2 and 3 subjects in this course. |
Special assessment requirements | Students undertaking their placement in Australia: Suitability to Work with Children Care (blue card) This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements that may involve contact with children under 18 years of age. Students undertaking professional placements in Australian school settings are required to obtain a Suitability to work with Children Card (which involves a criminal history check undertaken by the Queensland police) before the start of the first placement. Students must retain a current Suitability to Work with Children Card for the duration of their course, as failure to do so will result in the termination of their admission to the course. For more information, refer to: Students who do not complete the required number of days of a professional experience subject or a professional component of a subject, without the approval of the Director of Professional Experience, will be determined to have failed the subject. Refer to Review of a Student’s Suitability to Continue a Course Involving Placement policy. |
Professional accreditation requirements | Successful completion of all subjects contributes to the requirements for the Queensland College of Teachers Graduate level of the Australian Professional Standards (APST). Please also see `Additional Completion requirements’ in reference to the GTPA. Graduates are eligible for employment in the early childhood area (0-8 years) as an educator or service provider. In Queensland the Regulatory Authority is the Office for Early Childhood Education and Care, Department of Education, training and Employment and at the National level it is the Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority (ACECQA). |
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade | Nil |
Supplementary exam for final subject | Not applicable |
Advanced Standing
Eligibility | Students may apply for advanced standing for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Credit and Articulation policy and associated procedures. |
Maximum allowed | 63 credit points |
Currency | Advanced standing will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 21 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the student has not completed this course. |
Other restrictions | The maximum advanced standing allowable for professional development courses is three credit points except where one course is judged to be larger in size than one university subject. Advanced standing may be granted for professional development courses smaller than a university subject. However, no advanced standing will be given for courses smaller than two credit points, or equivalent. Recognition of Current Competence (RCC) may apply where a teacher education student can clearly demonstrate outcomes relevant to a specific professional experience component of a Bachelor of Education program. If these outcomes can be demonstrated, the pre-service teacher will be granted advanced standing for a part of the requisite days of the professional experience requirement. Demonstration of attainment of outcomes may be in the form of professional experience reports from other institutions and/or statements of teaching or related service. |
Award Details
Award title | BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION) 1 or BACHELOR OF EDUCATION 1Students will be eligible for this award if they have completed the majority (12 credit points or more) of prescribed education placements in schools in Australia |
Approved abbreviation | BEd(ECE) or BEd 2 2The approved abbreviation for students graduating with the Award BACHELOR OF EDUCATION |
Inclusion of majors on testamur | Not applicable – this course does not have majors |
Exit with lesser award | Students who have completed 24 credit points of their course award requirements, and withdraw from or fail to meet the requirements for progression in the later years, may be eligible for the award of Diploma of Tertiary Studies. Students who exit the course prior to completion, and have completed 72 credit points of study and appropriate subjects, may be eligible to receive the award of Bachelor of Educational Services. |
Course articulation | Not applicable |