Admission requirements are met by one of the following:
Successful completion of the Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (or equivalent) and the awarding of an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of at least 60*.
Successful completion of a national qualification at Certificate IV level or higher.
Successful completion of at least 0.5 year of full-time study (or equivalent) of a higher education degree/diploma.
Overseas secondary or tertiary qualifications considered equivalent to the above Australian qualifications.
Attainment of a STAT Multiple Choice score of 135 (or a score of 145 if prior to May 2010).
Successful completion of the Tertiary Enabling Program, the Preparation for Tertiary Success courses, or other recognised tertiary preparation course.
Submission of an acceptable personal competencies statement and/or employment experience.
IELTS Academic Module, Minimum overall score of 6.5 with no band less than 6.5
Cambridge Advanced English (CAE), Minimum overall score of 176 with no skill below 176
Common European Framework Certificate of English Proficiency, Test not accepted for this course.
Navitas Academic English (option available only for entry into S1, 2021), Minimum overall score of 65% in Academic English 3
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic module, Minimum overall score of 58 with no score less than 58 in listening, speaking, reading and writing
TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT), Minimum overall score of 80 with no score less than 22 in speaking, writing, reading and listening
The Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood Teaching is an innovative course that prepares you to become an early childhood teacher and/or a primary school teacher. This gives you flexible and versatile employment options.
During the course, you explore issues, concepts and practices which are common and specific to both early childhood education (including before school settings) and primary school education.
You'll learn about:
play and learning sciences
language and literacy
preparation for teaching
health and physical education
science in education
technology and design for education
curriculum and programming
maths
leadership and advocacy in early childhood contexts
humanities, social science and the environment.
This unique teacher education course offers two career options for graduates. It is an initial-teacher education qualification that encompasses working with children from birth to age 12 in both early childhood settings and primary schools.
The course is designed to:
develop professional knowledge and skills for teaching children from birth to 12 years
prepare you for new and changing educational roles in early childhood and primary schools
develop your skills as a reflective teacher
explore the connection between theory and practice in early childhood and primary school education
ensure continuing awareness of the environmental and cultural influences on teaching and learning in early childhood and primary schools
better understand the needs of learners and communities with diverse linguistic and cultural orientations, including Indigenous learners.
CRICOS CODE: 0101027
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Common Units (2 units)
Common units totalling 20 credit points as detailed below:
CUC100Academic Literacies Through Exploring Sustainability
CUC107Cultural Intelligence and Capability
SelectCommon Unitsto find out more about individual units and advanced standing options.
Core Units (28 units)
Compulsory Core units totalling 290 credit points as detailed below:
ECL123Mathematics in Early Years (new title 2020)
ECL155Preparation for Teaching in Early Childhood Education (new title 2020)
ECU100Arts for Education
ECU101Health and Physical Education in Schools (new title 2020)
ELA100English Language and Literacy in Education 1
EMA100Mathematics Education 1: Content Knowledge for Teaching
EPE102Professional Experience: Planning for Early Childhood Learning (previously coded EPE101)
EPE111Professional Experience: Planning for Learner Development (previously coded EPE110)
ECL224Science in the Early Years
ECL228Humanities, Social and Environmental Education in Early Childhood (new title 2020)
ECL246Music and Movement in Early Childhood
ECU204Technology and Design for Education
ELA201Teaching English as an Additional Language
EMA200Mathematics Education 2: Curriculum and Pedagogy in Primary Mathematics
EPE211Professional Experience: Planning for Learning and Assessment (previously coded EPE210)
ESC220Science in Education
EST203Teaching Indigenous Learners
EST221Health, Environment and Wellbeing in Early Childhood Education (new title 2020)
ECE301Play in Early Childhood Education
ECE302Leadership and Advocacy in Early Childhood Contexts
ECE303Curriculum and Programming in Early Childhood
ECE304Critical Reflection on Early Childhood Theory and Practice
ECL300Approaches to Literacy in the Early Years
ECU301Humanities and Social Science Pedagogy
ELA301Literacy Capability in Context (new title 2020)
EPE312Professional Experience: Engaging in Evidence-Based Practice (20cp) (previously EPE310)
EST302Researching Classroom Practice
EST303Special Needs in the Classroom
Elective (1 unit)
Units totalling 10 credit points selected from 100 or 200 level units offered by the University
Units offered externally by other Higher Education Providers may be included subject to the written approval of the Course Coordinator. For example, the following units offered through BBI The Australian Institute of Theological Education:
REDU800 Foundations for Religious Education: Theory and Practice (BBI)
REDU801 Religious Education in the Contemporary Classroom (BBI)
Graduating from this course prepares you to teach in a prior to school setting, primary school or work in associated educational areas such as:
curriculum development
educational planning
educational research
policy development.
OSHC: 530 ($) AUD per year
