Admission to this course is based on an entrance rank. A rank can be achieved by the following means:
- Year 12 ATAR
- other Australian Qualification
- work experience
- overseas qualification
We also offer a number of entry initiatives that give you the opportunity to gain entry to the University via alternate pathway programs and admissions schemes.
More information is available on our Alternative Entry page: http://www.canberra.edu.au/future-students/applications/apply-now/alternative-entry
There are non-standard English language requirements for this course. To be eligible you must have an overall IELTS Academic score (or equivalent) of 7.5, a score of not less than 8.0 in both speaking and listening, and no band score below 7.0. For alternate/equivalent ways of meeting the English requirements for this course please view the English Proficiency Requirements document on the university website.
Nurture children from birth to Year Six
If your ambition is to work as a teacher in a preschool, early learning centre or primary school, then UC’s Bachelor of Early Childhood and Primary Education will provide you with a broad and innovative education degree which prepares you for a future-focused career.
Taught in partnership with the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT), which delivers the first year of the course as a Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care, this four-year degree is carefully structured with a balance of both theory and practice in teaching.
During your first year of study, you’ll undertake professional teaching placements in early childhood and preschool settings.
Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) units across your remaining three years are taught on-site in schools, providing you with ongoing opportunities to engage with children of all ages and embrace your course learnings first-hand. Whether you choose to launch your career in an early childhood or primary school environment, you’ll graduate classroom-ready and keen to inspire the next generation of children aged 0 to 12.
Study a Bachelor of Early Childhood and Primary Education at UC and you will:
gain appropriate scientific, literacy and numeracy knowledge
learn the theories and principles that are the foundation for educational issues and practice in primary and early childhood settings
demonstrate understanding of student needs and differences, and the relevance of these to learning in inclusive, indigenous, English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EALD) and mainstream settings
plan and develop appropriate teaching activities for students from a diverse range of backgrounds
develop and implement effective assessment strategies and carry out evaluation of teaching programs, resources and your own teaching
apply the required content knowledge for all primary school curriculum areas to teaching, assessment and reporting methods, alternate/enhanced literacy and numeracy strategies, and the effective use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in teaching and learning
reflect on your practice and experiences and engage in a process of continual improvement.
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Standard Full Time, Semester 1 2020 Commencing
Year 1
Semester 1
Health and Wellbeing in Early Childhood Education (10171)
Infant and Toddler Education (10169)
Pedagogy of Relationships in Early Childhood Education (10170)
Regulatory Frameworks in Early Childhood Education (10172)
Semester 2
Critical Reflection in Early Childhood Education (10176)
Curriculum Design in Early Childhood Education (10173)
Development in Early Childhood Education (10174)
Quality Improvement in Early Childhood Education (10175)
Year 2
Semester 1
Core Literacy (9863)
Core Mathematics (9864)
Implementing the Australian Curriculum (10426)
The Practice (PCK) of Teaching Humanities and Social Sciences (9891)
Engaging with LANTITE (10453) - 0 cp, Level 1 can be completed in Semester 1 or 2
Semester 2
Classroom Climate and Organisation (9860)
Engaging with LANTITE (10453) - 0 cp, Level 1 can be completed in Semester 1 or 2
Designing Learning for Diversity and Inclusion (9869)
Human Development and Learning (9874)
The Practice (PCK) of Teaching Mathematics (9888)
Year 3
Semester 1
Inclusion and Intervention in the Early Years (10177)
The Practice (PCK) of Teaching English (9886)
The Practice (PCK) of Teaching Science (9889)
Using Data to Improve Learning (10354)
Semester 2
Philosophies and Pedagogies in Early Childhood Education (10178)
Planning Assessing and Reporting (9894)
The Practice (PCK) of Teaching HPE (9887)
The Practice (PCK) of Teaching the Arts (9885)
Year 4
Semester 1
Issues in Literacy Development and Teaching (9880)
Mathematics in the Differentiated Classroom (9883)
Teachers as Professionals (9918)
Semester 2
Addressing Challenges in Early Childhood Education (10181)
Leadership in Early Childhood Education (10180)
STEM in the Early Years (10179)
The Practice (PCK) of Teaching Technologies (9890)
Early childhood teacher
Early learning centre director
Educational leader
Early childhood policy adviser
Early childhood advocator
Early intervention teacher
Primary school teacher
Principal
Deputy principal
Executive teacher
Special needs teacher
Gifted and talented teacher
Relief teacher
Private tutor
Schools policy adviser
Children’s services manager
OSHC coordinator (Out of School Hours Care)
Schools engagement coordinator
OSHC: 530 ($) AUD per year
