Course and Subject Handbook 2015

Course and Subject Handbook 2015 Course Information Undergraduate Courses Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education)

Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education)

Information valid for students commencing in 2015.

Year	2015
Course code	109210
Version	2
Professional accreditation status	This course is nationally accredited through the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) in association with the Queensland College of Teachers (QCT). Graduates of this course are eligible for Teacher registration in Australia. This course is also nationally accredited through the Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority (ACECQA). Graduates are eligible for employment in the early childhood area (0-8 years) as an educator or service provider. In Queensland the Regulatory Authority is the Office for Early Childhood Education and Care, Department of Education, Training and Employment.
Course type	Bachelor Degree (AQF Level 7)
Division	Tropical Environments and Societies

Award Requirements

Admission Requirements

Course pre-requisites	English
Additional selection requirements	All students must meet minimum literacy standards upon entry and upon completion as required by the Queensland College of Teachers.
Minimum English language proficiency requirements	Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 3c – Schedule II of the JCU Admissions Policy. Note: All students must attain an overall IELTS (or equivalent) score of 7.5 (with no score below 7 in any of the four skills areas, and a score of no less than 8 in speaking and listening) upon completion as required by the Queensland College of Teachers. The cost of the testing will be met by the applicant. English test results must be no more than two years old.
Post admission requirements	Professional practice: This course includes prescribed professional placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense. Further information about placements can be found at Enrolment Policy – Coursework Students Suitability to Work with Children Card (blue card): This course includes prescribed professional placements that may involve contact with children under 18 years of age. Students are required to obtain a Suitability to Work with Children Card (which involves a criminal history check undertaken by the Queensland Police) before the start of the first placement in an Australian school setting. Students undertaking professional placements in Australian school settings must retain a current Suitability to Work with Children Card for the duration of their course, as failure to do so will result in the termination of their admission to the course. For more information, refer to: Blue Card Services Education Blue card

Academic Requirements for Course Completion

Credit points	96 credit points as per course structure
Additional course rules	Nil
Additional completion requirements	For students undertaking the Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) online, participation in a 5 day intensive Professional Orientation Program on campus in the final year of the course is a requirement to complete this degree. This program may be undertaken at either the Cairns or Townsville Campus.
Course learning outcomes	In the context of a JCU graduate, on successful completion of the Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education), graduates will be able to: Demonstrate broad and coherent understanding of professional knowledge, practice and engagement with depth in the National Professional Standards for Teachers, and the Early Years Learning Framework. Demonstrate broad and coherent understanding of underlying principles and concepts, and teaching and learning approaches in Early Childhood Education for the tropics in the areas of Indigenous education, education for sustainability, rural and regional education Review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise professional knowledge, practice and engagement to enhance outcomes for diverse students Communicate professional knowledge clearly and coherently through oral and written modes to students and key stakeholders during professional practice and engagement Identify and solve problems and make informed decisions in diverse professional contexts with well-developed judgment and initiative Develop and demonstrate dispositions required for effective teaching that embrace responsibility and accountability for professional knowledge, practice, and engagement including collaboration with stakeholders.

Course Structure

CORE SUBJECTS

Level 1

ED1401:03 Foundations of Education

ED1411:03 Foundations of Sustainability in Education

ED1421:03 Foundations of Language and Literacy in Education

ED1440:03 Technologies for Early Childhood Education

ED1481:03 Foundations of Educational Psychology

ED1491:03 Foundations of Mathematics and Numeracy in Education

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

Level 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

ED2440:03 Technologies Across the Early Childhood Education Curriculum

ED2488:03 Second Year Professional Experience [Australia] or ED2388:03 Second Year Professional Experience [Singapore]

ED2491:03 Teaching for Learning 1

ED2590:03 Early Childhood Education and Care 1

ED2990:03 Education for Cultural Diversity

Level 3

ED3090:03 Humanities and Social Science 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

ED3443:03 Teaching ESL to Indigenous Students

ED3488:03 Third Year Professional Experience [Australia] or ED3388:03 Third Year Professional Experience [Singapore]

ED3590:03 Early Childhood Education and Care 2

Level 4

ED4090:03 Teaching for Learning 3 (ECE)

ED4460:03 Service Learning for Sustainable Futures

ED4461:03 Indigenous Futures

ED4488:03 Fourth Year Professional Experience A [Australia] or ED4388:03 Fourth Year Professional Experience A [Singapore]

ED4489:03 Fourth Year Professional Experience B [Australia] or ED4389:03 Fourth Year Professional Experience B [Singapore]

ED4590:03 Early Childhood Language and Literacy 2

ED4591:03 Early Childhood Mathematics and Numeracy 2

ED4999:03 Teaching for Learning 4

OPTIONS

Select 3 credit points of specified level 1 subjects from List 1

List 1

CU1010:03 Effective Writing

EL2047:03 Children's Literature

HM1061:03 Foundations of Sport and Physical Activity

MU1030:03 Music-making for Children

NM2203:03 Digital Storytelling

SS1010:03 Australian People: An Introduction to the Social Sciences

SS1111:03 Introduction to Counselling

SY1001:03 Australian Society: An Introduction to Sociology

Course Structure [SINGAPORE]