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Full-time - $6,170.00 pa
Part-time - $3,085.00 pa
Our Bachelor of Education (Birth to Five Years) is an innovative and rigorous program that prepares you for continued engagement in the early childhood profession. Striking a balance between practical skills and theory, the course develops your understanding of the importance of the early years of a child's life and the crucial role a teacher plays during this time.
Learn from academics who have made substantial contributions to early childhood research and curriculum development over many years.
Available for full-time or part-time study, this course is designed and delivered online. This means you can upgrade your early childhood qualifications while continuing to work in your early childhood service.
Benefit from the personalised support and academic assistance Charles Sturt University offers, including small tutorial groups and continual contact with your subject coordinator throughout work placements.
Develop a critical understanding of a range of theories used in early childhood education and how to apply these within a birth-to-five-years context. you'll also gain leadership skills and be able to collaborate effectively with other colleagues and teaching professionals.
Professional placements are a key part of this teaching degree and are undertaken in a combination of out-of-workplace placements and work-integrated learning. The professional experience program allows students to transition from exploring the complexity of relationships within early childhood education, to increasingly taking responsibility for pedagogical leadership within the 0-2 and 3-5 years age groups, to applying leadership for sustainable futures within the early childhood setting.
We understand your circumstances can change. Offered over three sessions you can start anytime through the year, accelerate your degree and complete in 18 months of full time study, or slow down to suit your individual circumstances.
The 80-day practical component of the degree is an ACECQA accreditation program requirement. The placement days are completed across the degree as a combination of in-workplace and out-of-workplace experiences. Depending on your work experience in early childhood education, you may also be eligible to apply for recognition of prior learning (RPL) for 20 days of placement.
This course is professionally accredited by -
Please refer to the Charles Sturt Professional Accreditation resource for specific information and a link to the accreditation body.
When you graduate, you'll be ready to make your mark in a wide range of careers, including:
For each 8-point subject you are enrolled in, you should expect to spend 10 to 12 hours per week working on assignments and assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, and attending lectures, intensive schools, or examinations. If you are studying four subjects per session, this is equivalent to a full-time job. The workload for some subjects may vary as a result of approved course design.
You may need to attend an online or on-campus intensive school for certain subjects in this course. These schools usually involve lectures, tutorials and practicals that will give you a deeper understanding of your subject.
| With this credit package students will complete fourteen (14) core subjects in addition to two (2) restricted electives. | ||||
| EDU14C | Early Childhood Studies Credit | 128 credit pts |
| With this credit package students will complete three (3) core subjects IKC101, EMH302, and EEB427 in addition to five (5) restricted electives. | ||||
| EDU15C | Early Childhood Studies Credit | 192 credit pts |
| Students admitted with EDU14C 128 credit point package complete all core subjects. Students admitted with EDU15C 192 credit point package complete three (3) core subjects - IKC101, EMH302 and EEB427. | ||||
| EEB309 | Wellness and Wellbeing | 8 credit pts | ||
| EEP417 | Rights of the Child | 8 credit pts | ||
| IKC101 | First Nations Foundations: Knowing, Relating and Understanding Country | 8 credit pts | ||
| EMC305 | Investigation: Mathematics, Science and Technology | 8 credit pts | ||
| EEP400 | Indigenous Education Studies | 8 credit pts | ||
| EML302 | Investigation: Literacy | 8 credit pts | ||
| EMH302 | Pedagogy of Relationships | 8 credit pts | ||
| EEP304 | Diversity and Difference in Early Childhood Education | 8 credit pts | ||
| EEB423 | Leadership and Management | 8 credit pts | ||
| EPT308 | Infant Pedagogy for 0-2 Years | 8 credit pts | ||
| EER413 | Research and Practice in Early Childhood Education | 8 credit pts | ||
| ESS424 | Early Intervention and Inclusion | 8 credit pts | ||
| EPT326 | Early Childhood Professional Practice | 8 credit pts | ||
| EEB427 | Leading Early Childhood | 8 credit pts |
| Students admitted with EDU14C 128 credit point package complete two (2) elective subjects from the list below. Students admitted with EDU15C 192 credit point package complete five (5) elective subjects from the list below. | ||||
| EMA305 | Thinking and Learning through the Arts in Early Childhood | 8 credit pts | ||
| EEP422 | Child, Family and Community: EC Contexts | 8 credit pts | ||
| EEP421 | Educational Transitions in Multiple Contexts | 8 credit pts | ||
| EMT302 | Understanding and Using New Technologies | 8 credit pts | ||
| EED403 | Environmental Sustainability in Early Childhood | 8 credit pts | ||
| NRS325 | Child Health Care and Promotion | 8 credit pts | ||
| EMC101 | Let's Count | 8 credit pts | ||
| EEP101 | Historical and Social Contexts of Early Childhood Education | 8 credit pts | ||
| EEP305 | Multiple Understandings | 8 credit pts |
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