Early Childhood Education Major

Information valid for students commencing in 2012.

Major Code

BED-ECE-2012

Available in

Bachelor of Education – Bachelor of Education with Honours

Credit point value

66 credit points

Other details

For students undertaking the Bachelor of Education Early Childhood Education Major online there are additional completion requirements.

Additional Completion Requirements

It is a requirement to complete this degree that you participate in a 5 day intensive Professional Orientation Program on campus in the final year of your program. This 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 Early Childhood Mathematics and Numeracy 1

ED2094:03 Early Childhood Language and Literacy 1

ED2590:03 Early Childhood Education and Care

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)

ED4590:03 Early Childhood Language and Literacy 2

ED4591:03 Early Childhood Mathematics and Numeracy 2

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: An Introduction to the Social Sciences

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 Program for Pass Degree or Honours Program for Honours Degree

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