Program Overview

Bachelor of Education (Birth to Five Years)

Overview

The Bachelor of Education (Birth to Five Years) is an innovative and rigorous program that prepares students for continued engagement in the early childhood profession. The course develops students' understanding of the importance of the early years of a child's life and the crucial role a teacher plays during this time.

Key Features

• The course is designed and delivered online, allowing students to upgrade their early childhood qualifications while continuing to work in their early childhood service.
• Students learn with academics who have made groundbreaking contributions to early childhood research and curriculum development.
• The course includes professional placements, which are a key part of the teaching degree and are undertaken in a combination of out-of-workplace placements and work-integrated learning.

Career Opportunities

When students graduate, they will be ready to make their mark in a wide range of careers, including:

• Director in an early childhood setting
• Early childhood teacher

What You Will Study

For each 8-point subject, students 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.

Course Structure

The course includes:

• Compulsory subjects:
  • EEB309: Wellness and Wellbeing in Early Childhood Settings
  • EEP417: Rights of the Child
  • IKC101: First Nations Foundations: Knowing, Relating and Understanding Country
  • EMC305: Investigation: Mathematics, Science and Technology
  • EEP400: Indigenous Education Studies
  • EML302: Investigation: Literacy
  • EMH302: Pedagogy of Relationships
  • EEP304: Diversity and Difference in Early Childhood Education
  • EEB423: Leadership and Management
  • EPT308: Infant Pedagogy for 0-2 Years
  • EER413: Research and Practice in Early Childhood Education
  • ESS424: Early Intervention and Inclusion
  • EPT326: Early Childhood Professional Practice
  • EEB427: Leading Early Childhood
• Restricted electives:
  • EMA305: Thinking and Learning through the Arts in Early Childhood
  • EEP422: Child, Family and Community: EC Contexts
  • EEP421: Educational Transitions in Multiple Contexts
  • EMT302: Understanding and Using New Technologies
  • EED403: Environmental Sustainability in Early Childhood
  • NRS325: Child Health Care and Promotion
  • EMC101: Let's Count
  • EEP101: Historical and Social Contexts of Early Childhood Education
  • EEP305: Multiple Understandings

Costs

• The course fees are indicative only and based on full-time study.
• The fees depend on the student's choice of subjects and their point value.
• The fees may vary according to the course duration and graduation requirements.

Entry Requirements

• Academic entry requirements:
  • Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care
  • Bachelor of Teaching (Birth to Five Years) (or AQF equivalent)
  • Three-year Bachelor of Early Childhood Teaching qualification (or AQF equivalent) from a recognised university
• Language requirements:
  • Standard English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements apply
• Inherent requirements:
  • Students must meet the inherent requirements of the course, which include the ability to work with children and families, and to communicate effectively with them.

Credit and Pathways

• If students have completed relevant tertiary study or work experience related to the course, they may receive credit towards their degree.
• The university has several admission pathways to help students take the step into their preferred course, even if they don't quite meet the entry requirements at first.

How to Apply

• Students can apply through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) or the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC).
• Students can also apply directly to Charles Sturt University.
• Recruitment agents can assist international students with the application process.