Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary)

BEdECP

Credit points

320

Minimum duration

4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

• Ballarat
• Blacktown
• Brisbane
• Canberra
• Melbourne
• North Sydney
• Strathfield

EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

Definition

First Teaching Area: 60 cp of prescribed units selected from a Major which

1. has two corresponding curriculum units available in the program; and
2. is recognised as a teaching area by the State jurisdiction in which you wish to gain teacher registration

The 60 cp of units equates to six units with no more than two units at first year level and no fewer than two units at third year level and meets any other requirements of that jurisdiction for that teaching area as a “first teaching area”.

Second Teaching Area: 40 cp of prescribed units selected from a Major or Minor which

1. has two corresponding curriculum units available in the program; and
2. is recognised as a teaching area by the State jurisdiction in which you wish to gain teacher registration

The 40 cp of units equates to four units with no more than two units at first year level and meets any other requirements of that jurisdiction for that teaching area as a “second teaching area”.

Completion requirements

To qualify for the Bachelor of Education with a named specialisation in Early Childhood and Primary a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

1. 60 cp from Education Studies units (Part A)
2. 60 cp from Effective Teaching units (Part B)
3. 110 cp from Primary Curriculum and Discipline Studies units (Part C)
4. 80 cp from Early Childhood Specialisation units (Part D)
5. 10 cp from Core Curriculum units (Part E)
6. 0 cp from LNTE110 Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic and LNTE111 Literacy and Numeracy Test units (Part F)
7. *0 cp Elective unit (Part G)

*This optional volunteer experience unit is only available to students on the Ballarat campus and not required for course completion.

Any other requirements:

1. Students must pass all professional experience components, including professional experience embedded within units.
2. Requirements for working with children: All students enrolled must have the appropriate approvals before they may enter a classroom. These are: Blue Card (Qld) or Working with Children Check (ACT, NSW and Victoria). International students must bring police check documentation from their own countries. To meet the requirements for working in settings other than schools, a National Police Check may be required. All students who have lived in another country for 12 months or more must provide a police check from that country for that period.

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

Exit points

A student who has successfully completed the requirements of a course listed below may exit from the course with that qualification. Note that none of these qualifications qualify a student to teach in Australia.

1. Non-Award Certificate in Educational Studies
2. Diploma in Educational Studies (Tertiary Preparation)
3. Bachelor of Educational Studies
4. Diploma in Liberal Arts
5. Certificate in Liberal Arts

A student who does not meet the LANTITE requirements may access an appropriate exit point if they meet the requirements of that award.

Progression requirements

Students must pass LNTE111 Literacy and Numeracy Test before they can attempt the second placement unit EDET101 Effective Teaching 2: Principles of Curriculum, Planning and Pedagogy.

Part A : Education Studies Units

Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDES100	Understanding Learning and Teaching	10
EDES101	Educational Thought	10
EDES103	Understanding Learners and Their Contexts	10
EDES104	Digital Cultures and Capabilities	10
EDES105	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledges, Histories and Cultures	10
EDES302	Professional Communication	10

Part B : Effective Teaching Units

Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDET100	Effective Teaching 1: Becoming a Teacher	10
EDET101	Effective Teaching 2: Curriculum, Planning and Pedagogy	10

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDET200	Effective Teaching 3: Engaging Learners and Managing Learning Environments	10
OR
EDET211	Effective Teaching 3 Positive Environments to Engage Young Learners	10

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDET300	Effective Teaching 4: Diverse Learning and Inclusive Education	10
EDET400	Effective Teaching 5: Assessment and Data Informed Practice	10
EDET401	Effective Teaching 6: Professional Engagement and Reflection	10

Part C : Primary Curriculum and Discipline Studies units

Complete exactly 110 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDAR290	The Arts Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment F 6	10
EDEN100	Foundations of Literacy	10
EDEN102	Children's Literature for Early Reading	10
EDEN290	English Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 (B-8)	10
EDEN291	English Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2 (8-12)	10
EDHP290	Health and Physical Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (F-6)	10
EDMA290	Mathematics Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1 (B-12)	10
EDMA291	Mathematics Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2 (F-6)	10
EDSS290	Humanities and Social Sciences Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (F-6)	10
EDSI290	Science Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (B-12)	10

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDTE290	Technologies Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (F-6)	10
OR
EDTE260	Technologies Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in the Early Years	10

Part D : Early Childhood Specialisation Units

PART D.1 AND (PART D.2 OR PART D.3 OR PART D.4)

Part D.1 : Early Childhood Specialisation Specified Units

Complete exactly 50 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDEC100	Health, Family and Young Learner Wellbeing in the Early Years	10
EDEC111	Early Years Curriculum and Play-Based Pedagogies	10
EDEC211	Infant and Toddler Studies	10
EDEC314	Leadership, Management, Administration and Advocacy	10
EDEC310	Young Children's Social and Emotional Competence in Early Childhood Contexts	10

Part D.2 : Literacy

Complete 0 to 30 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDEN345	Literacy and Diversity Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment	10	Literacy unit
EDEN410	Critical Issues in Literacy Education	10	Literacy unit
EDES300	Comparative Education: Local and Global Contexts	10	Literacy unit

Part D.3 : Numeracy

Complete 0 to 30 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDMA163	Exploring Mathematics and Numeracy	10
EDMA311	Intervention in Numeracy	10
EDES300	Comparative Education: Local and Global Contexts	10

Part D.4 : Religious Education specialisation

Complete 0 to 40 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDRE101	Religious Education 1: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment	10
THBS100	Introduction to the Bible	10
THCT100	What Christians Believe	10
THCT202	Christian Symbol, Ritual and Sacrament	10	THCT202 replaces 300- level core curriculum unit

Part E : Core Curriculum

Complete 0 to 10 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
UNCC300	Justice and Change in a Global World	10	THCT202 replaces 300- level core curriculum unit
PHCC320	The Just Society	10	THCT202 replaces 300- level core curriculum unit

Part F : Literacy and Numeracy Test

Complete exactly 2 of the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
LNTE110	Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic	0
LNTE111	Literacy and Numeracy Test	0

Part G : Elective Unit

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDFX205	Educational Community Engagement Program	0	This is an optional unit that is available only to students on the Ballarat campus.