Complete Course Outline
Course: Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood Teaching (Birth-8) (UC/CIT) (446AA)
Award: Bachelor of Education
Course Level: 10
Faculty: Faculty of Education
University Admissions Centre (UAC) Course Code: 364043
CRICOS Code: 003199M
Offered Locations and Delivery Modes:
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UC Bruce Campus
- Part Time, Face-to-Face - Convener: Mr Iain Hay (Ph: +61 2 6201 5910)
- Full Time, Face-to-Face - Convener: Mr Iain Hay (Ph: +61 2 6201 5910)
Introduction
NOTE: THIS COURSE IS NOT OPEN TO NEW ADMISSIONS FROM 2013 but will be replaced by the Bachelor of Education 203JA
Note: If you are a prospective student wishing to find out more about the course, please email: study@canberra.edu.au or telephone 1800 UNI CAN (1800 864 226)
If you are a current student, please email: Education@canberra.edu.au
This course is designed for students interested in working as a teacher in childcare, pre-school and primary school (K-6) settings. It provides students with a sound theoretical base for teaching including a strong emphasis on Human Development and Learning along with opportunities to develop a repertoire of practical skills in how to teach young children.
The course is carefully structured with a balance between theory and practice in teaching. Students engage in a series of education and curriculum study units, which are clustered with appropriate professional experiences. This practical experience spans different levels and organisational modes of the childcare, pre-school and primary (K-6) settings. The requirements of the CIT Diploma of Childrens Services are subsumed into the Early Childhood Major.
Students completing this course of study will be qualified to teach children in childcare, pre-school and primary (K-6) settings, with a Birth-8 years of age specialty.
Course Requirements
96 credit points required units as set out below:
(a) Required (93 credit points):
- MJ0118 Major in Teacher Education (18 credit points)
- MJ0157 Major in Teaching Literacy and Numeracy (Restricted) (18 credit points)
- MJ0074 Major in Key Learning Areas - Primary (Restricted) (24 credit points)
- MJ0035 Major in Early Childhood (Restricted) (18 credit points)
- MN0085 Minor in Professional Experience (Early Childhood/Primary) (Restricted) (12 credit points)
Required units: (6cp)
7840 Learning with Technology
7152 Teaching English as a Second Language
Professional Experience units are an essential component of this course. Students who are unable to complete these units will not be able to meet the academic requirements of the Bachelor of Education award.
Typical Course Structure
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| YEAR 1 | |
| 4782 Education Foundations | 6577 Indigenous Education: What Works |
| 4796 Literacy for Teachers | 7840 Learning with Technology |
| 5109 Intro to Early Childhood Teaching: CIT * | 4802 Reconstructing Maths Understanding |
| 5107 Health Practices in Early Childhood: CIT * | 5108 Human Dev Early Childhood Pedagogy1: CIT * |
| YEAR 2 | |
| 6733 Responding to Individual Needs in Education | 4793 Language Education 1 |
| 7989 Science and Technology Education 1 | 6735 Mathematics Education 1 |
| 6576 Arts Education 1 | 5112 Early Childhood Curriculum Studies: CIT * |
| 5113 Human Dev Early Childhood Pedagogy2: CIT * | 5114 Human Dev Early Childhood Pedagogy3: CIT * |
| YEAR 3 | |
| 8828 Teacher as Researcher ECP | 6732 Promoting Positive Learning Environments |
| 7988 Social and Environmental Education 1 | 7985 Social and Environmental Education 2 |
| 6731 Health and Movement Education 1 | 6890 Arts Education 2 |
| 8848 Curriculum, Pedagogy and Practice 2 (ECP) | 8857 Curriculum, Pedagogy and Practice 3 (ECP) |
| YEAR 4 | |
| 8866 Curriculum, Pedagogy and Practice 4 (ECP) | 6889 Socio-Cultural Politics of Education |
| 6897 Mathematics Education 2 | 7987 Science and Technology Education 2 |
| 6896 Language Education 2 | 6893 Health and Movement Education 2 |
| Minor in Professional Experience unit 4 | 7152 Teaching English as a Second Language |
* These units delivered by CIT at the
Course Duration
8 semesters full-time, equivalent part-time; maximum 20 semesters.Admission Requirements
Normal University requirements for admission to an undergraduate course.
Additional requirements:
All students enrolled in the Bachelor of Education Early Childhood Teaching (Birth - 8) (UC/CIT) degree are required to complete appropriate police checks or sign employment declaration forms prior to the commencement of their Professional Experience placement.
Additional admission requirement:
Additionally students from countries other than Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada and the Republic of Ireland require an IELTS overall score of at least 7.5.
International students are advised that there are English Language requirements for employment in Australia that can be met through the completion of four full years (or part time equivalent) of tertiary study in English in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada or the Republic of Ireland, or through completing a proof of English language proficiency assessment with IELTS bands with no score below 7 in any of the four skills areas and a score of no less than 8 in speaking and listening.
Approved Credit arrangements.
An articulation arrangement exists with the Canberra Institute of Technology. See articulation website www.canberra.edu.au/cit-pathways
Academic credit of 24 credit points given for the CIT Diploma of Children's Services.
Assumed Knowledge
Students on entry to this course are advised to have the following:
ACT: English (T with C minimum Pass *)
NSW: High School Certificate English minimum Band 4 *
* The unit 4796 Literacy for Teachers is studied in 1st semester of the course and bridges this requirement.
Professional Recognition
This course is registered by the ACT Teacher Quality Institute and recognised as a teaching qualification throughout Australia.
Subsumable awards
Students who are unable to complete a four-year Bachelor of Education degree may be eligible to exit the course after three years with a Bachelor of Educational Studies. To qualify for this award, students must have completed 72 credit points or more from the academic requirements of the four-year course as set out above. The Bachelor of Educational Studies is NOT professionally accredited and does not qualify students to teach in the ACT or New South Wales.