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Early Childhood Education Program
Program Director: Dr Jillian Trezise
**Commencing 2010-NEW POSTGRADUATE PROGRAM**
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN EARLY YEARS EDUCATION
Bachelor of Education: The Early Years (0-5)
Overview
The four-year degree, Bachelor of Education: The Early Years, is an exciting new approach to professional preparation in the early childhood sector with a high level of practical community engagement work embedded in the course in addition to the usual professional experience requirements for education students. It also has a strong social justice focus and offers unprecedented input from local and regional indigenous and other services with ongoing community consultations.
The curriculum includes child development, services management, contemporary theories and approaches, learning through play, cultural and social diversity, early intervention, transition to school, leadership and advocacy as well as curriculum design and delivery for a wide variety of settings including rural and remote populations. The University’s commitment to new technologies and innovative teaching and assessment is also integrated into the course.
Length of program
Four years full-time or part-time equivalent.
Program Structure
Progression Grid - pdf
Professional Recognition
The Bachelor of Education: The Early Years is subject to formal acknowledgment by the NSW Department of Community Services.
Career Opportunities
Employment outcomes are very positive with an extreme shortage of university qualified teachers for preschools, childcare centres and early intervention services throughout NSW and nationally. In addition, graduates are sought as play therapists in hospitals, managers of supervised access services, in child and family support services and for parent education.
Bachelor of Education: The Early Years (Honours)
The Bachelor of Education: The Early Years (Honours) is embedded in the fourth year of study the Bachelor of Education: The Early Years degree. The program requires the completion of a Thesis in Early Childhood, plus the subject Research Issues in Early Childhood.