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BACHELOR OF TEACHING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (881)
The Bachelor of Teaching in Early Childhood Education program
focuses upon developing early childhood teachers as critically reflective
teachers and managers who can work with children across the age range
0-8 years in a variety of early childhood settings. Course content covers:
Foundations of Education (psychology, history, sociology, and philosophy
of early childhood education); Curriculum Studies (e.g. Mathematics, Science,
Language, Creative Arts, in early childhood education); Managing Early
Childhood Learning Environments; and Child Development and Care. Field
work is an ongoing component throughout the course, and students are expected
to conduct independent and collaborative inquiry in the field as part
of their learning and assessment tasks.
Approaches to course delivery emphasise students' autonomy
and critical reflection in their learning. Students are involved in problem-solving
and field and library research, which is conducted in teams, and follows
from input provided by lecturing staff. A teamwork approach is also used
to promote students' interpersonal skills, which is seen to be an identifiable
requirement for early childhood practitioners. A three-stage framework
that provides a scaffolding which is systematically released over the
three years of the course, further aims to develop skills in self-directing
team work.
Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Teaching in Early Childhood
Education are required to undertake a teaching practicum in each year.
Practicum experiences include 5-8 year-olds in K-2 classrooms; 3-5 year
olds in preschool and long day care settings; and a six week extended
teaching practicum.
Appropriate arrangements are made to cater for the needs
of students not proceeding through the program at the normal rate, as
defined in the schedule below. Such students will need to consult with
the Early Childhood Education Course Director, at enrolment.
YEAR 1 - AUTUMN SESSION
| Number |
Subject |
Credit Points
|
| EDUF111 |
Education I |
6
|
| EDUT121 |
Curriculum and Pedagogy I Early Childhood |
6
|
| EDUL101 |
Language and Literacy Education I |
6
|
| EDUA111
|
Creative and Expressive Arts in Early Childhood Education
|
6
|
YEAR 1 - SPRING SESSION
| Number |
Subject |
Credit Points
|
| EDIT102 |
Information Technology for Learning |
6
|
| EDUS122 |
Science and Mathematics in Early Childhood I |
6
|
| EDUF104 |
Early Childhood Learning Environment I |
6
|
| EDUF106
|
Child Development and Care I |
6
|
YEAR 2 - AUTUMN SESSION
| Number |
Subject |
Credit Points
|
| EDUF201 |
Early Childhood Learning Environment II |
6
|
| EDUP201 |
Personal Development Health and Physical Education |
6
|
| EDUS203 |
Human Society and Its Environment |
6
|
| EDUS213
|
Science and Mathematics in Early Childhood II |
6
|
YEAR 2 - SPRING SESSION
| Number |
Subject |
Credit Points
|
| EDUF204 |
Learners with Exceptional Needs |
6
|
| EDUF212 |
Education II |
6
|
| EDUF232 |
Early Intervention and Children with Special Needs |
6
|
| EDUF252
|
Child Development and Care II |
6
|
YEAR 3 - AUTUMN SESSION
| Number |
Subject |
Credit Points
|
|
EDUF303
|
Early Childhood Learning Environment III
|
6
|
|
EDUF313
|
Historical and Philosophical Perspectives of Early Childhood
|
6
|
|
EDUL301
|
Language and Literacy Studies in Early Childhood
|
6
|
|
EDUF353
|
Management of Early Childhood Services
|
6
|
YEAR 3 - SPRING SESSION
| Number |
Subject |
Credit Points
|
|
EDUF304
|
Early Childhood Curriculum
|
12
|
|
EDUT312
|
Early Childhood Extended Practicum
|
12
|
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