Program Overview

Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary)

Introduction

The Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) is a comprehensive program designed to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and expertise necessary to excel in the field of early childhood and primary education.

Course Details

• Award Names: Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary)
• Availability: The course is available on campus at Albury-Wodonga, Bathurst, Dubbo, and Wagga Wagga. Availability is subject to change, and students are advised to verify prior to enrolment.
• Duration: The normal course duration is 4 years (8.0 sessions) when studied full-time.
• Admission Criteria: Students may be admitted to the course based on their ATAR score or its equivalent, the School's Recommendation Scheme, the Indigenous Access Program, or other qualifications deemed equivalent by the Faculty.
• English Language Proficiency: Non-Anglophone international students must have an overall IELTS score of 7.5, with no score below 7 in reading and writing, and a score of no less than 8 in speaking and listening.

Course Structure

The course comprises 39 subjects, equivalent to 304 subject points. All subjects are core subjects, and students must satisfactorily complete 304 points to graduate.

Key Subjects

The following key subjects apply:

• EEB206 Pedagogies and Practice for Social Justice
• ESS306 Programming, Teaching and Learning in Inclusive Settings
• IKC101 Indigenous Cultures, Histories and Contemporary Realities
• LIT101 Language and Text
• MTH100 Foundation Mathematics

Enrolment Pattern

The enrolment pattern is structured over four years, with specific subjects allocated to each session. The pattern includes:

• Year 1:
  • Session 1: EED110 Child Development: The Early Years, EPT126 Becoming a Teacher, MTH100 Foundation Mathematics, LIT101 Language and Text
  • Session 2: EML106 Everyday Language and Literacies: Learning and Practice, EPT124 Play and Learning, LIT114 Literature, Culture and Society, MTH110 The Discipline of Maths
  • Session 3: EEP101 Philosophical and Social Contexts of Education, IKC102 Indigenous Australian Cultures
• Year 2:
  • Session 1: EMA117 The Creative Arts: The Creative Process, EHR101 Sociocultural Foundations of Human Movement, EPT127 English Curriculum: Pedagogies in the Early Years of Learning, SCI102 Experiencing Science
  • Session 2: EEL204 Child Health and Safety, IKC103 Indigenous Australian Histories, EMM209 Mathematics: Content and Pedagogy, EPT125 Child Development: Foundation to Year 6, EPT221 Professional Experience 3 Early Childhood Programs: Birth - 2 Year Olds
  • Session 3: EEB106 Community and Cultural Education Program (0 subject points)
• Year 3:
  • Session 1: EEA202 Managing the Classroom Environment, EEB206 Pedagogies of Practice for Social Justice, EMM106 Mathematical and Scientific Learning in the Early Years, EMS207 Science and Technology Curriculum Studies, EPT122 Professional Experience Placement 1 Early Childhood Programs: 3-5 Year Olds
  • Session 2: EED307 Planning for Diverse Learners, EMA210 Teaching and Assessing the Creative Arts, EMH205 HSIE: Teaching about People, Places and the Past, EML306 English Curriculum: Pedagogies in the Primary Years, EPT217 Professional Experience 2: Primary Classrooms K-6
  • Session 3: EEB423 Leadership and Management, EMR207 PDHPE Curriculum and Pedagogy
• Year 4:
  • Session 1: EEL203 Assessment for Learning, EML447 Issues in Contemporary English and Literacy Education, ESC407 Classroom Technologies, ESS306 Programming Teaching and Learning in Inclusive Settings
  • Session 2: EEB427 Leading Early Childhood, EMM410 Mathematics in the Primary Years, EPT328 Professional Experience 4 Extended Placement: Early Childhood and Primary

Workplace Learning

The following subjects may contain a Workplace Learning component:

• EEB106 Community Cultural Education Program
• EPT122 Professional Experience 1 Early Childhood Programs: 3-5 Year Olds
• EPT124 Play and Learning
• EPT125 Child Development: Foundation to Year 6
• EPT126 Becoming a Teacher
• EPT127 English Curriculum: Pedagogies in the Early Years of Learning
• EPT217 Professional Experience 2: Primary Classrooms K-6
• EPT221 Professional Experience 3 Early Childhood Programs: Birth - 2 Year Olds
• EPT328 Professional Experience 4 Extended Placement: Early Childhood and Primary

Residential School

The following subject may have a residential school component:

• EEB107 TEC Residential School

Accreditation

The Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) course is accredited by two professional bodies:

1. The Board of Studies Teaching and Educational Standards NSW (BOSTES)
2. The Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA)