Early Childhood Education Major

Information valid for students commencing in 2011.

Year

2011

Major Code

BED-ECE-2010

Available in

Bachelor of Education

Credit point value

66 credit points

Other details

For students undertaking the Bachelor of Education Early Childhood Education Major online:

Participation in a 5 day intensive Professional Orientation Program on campus at the start of the final year of the course is a requirement to complete this degree. The program may be undertaken at either the Cairns or Townsville Campus.

Structure

Core Subjects

Year 1

ED1491:03 Foundations of Mathematics in Education

ED1411:03 Foundations of Sustainability in Education

IA1007:03 Linking Indigenousness 1

or

IA1015:03 Indigenous Australian World Views 1: Survival, Identity and Cultural Diversity

Year 2

ED2090:03 Health and Physical Education for Early Childhood

ED2093:03 Mathematics Education for Early Childhood

ED2094:03 English Education for Early Childhood

ED2590:03 Early Childhood Education and Care 1

Year 3

ED3090:03 Social and Environmental Education for Early Childhood

ED3092:03 Science Education for Early Childhood

ED3093:03 Teaching for Learning 2 (ECE)

ED3094:03 Arts Education for Early Childhood

ED3442:03 Inclusive Education for Special Needs

ED3590:03 Early Childhood Education and Care 2

Year 4

ED4090:03 Teaching for Learning 3 (ECE)

ED4496:03 Advanced English Education

ED4497:03 Advanced Mathematics Education

Options

Select 6 credit points of specified level 1 and 2 subjects (36110-L12-6U)

CU1010:03 Effective Writing

HM1061:03 Foundations of Human Movement Studies

MU1030:03 Music-making for Children

SS1010:03 Australian People: Indigenous and Anthropological Perspectives

SS1111:03 Introduction to Counselling

SY1001:03 Australian Society: An Introduction to Sociology

VA1118:03 Introduction to Visual Art

EL2047:03 Children's Literature

NM2203:03 Digital Storytelling

SC1301:03 Science for Primary Teachers

Standard or Honours Program

Standard Program (Pass Degree)

Honours Program (Honours Degree)

ED3441:03 Technologies Across the Curriculum

ED3443:03 Teaching ESL to indigenous Students

ED4460:03 Service Learning for Sustainable Futures

ED4461:03 Indigenous Futures

ED3993:03 Research Methodologies in Education

ED4902:03 Honours Thesis Part 1 of 2

ED4903:06 Honours Thesis Part 2 of 2

Document Modification History

Version No.

Approval Date

Modification Type

Effective Date

1-09

10/2009

Original document

10/2009

1-10

06/2010

Major Structure

01/2011