A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 160 credit points as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.

Unit type	Credit Points	Specific requirements
Core units (15 units)	160	Core Units totalling 160 credit points selected from units detailed below: One Common Unit CUC100 Academic Literacies Three Professional Practice Units worth 40 credit points ECP110 Teaching and Learning 1/Early Childhood ECP120 Teaching and Learning 2/Early Childhood ECP210 Teaching and Learning 3/Early Childhood (20cp) Plus eleven (11) Early Childhood Teaching Units (110 credit points) EIP310 Teaching Indigenous Learners ETL212 Teaching Literacy ECE201 Play and Development in the Early Years ECE202 Leadership and Advocacy in Early Childhood Contexts ECE303 Curriculum and Programming in Early Childhood ECE304 Critical Reflection on Early Childhood ECL123 Mathematics in Early Years ECL217 The Arts in the Early Years ECL224 Science in the Early Years ECL228 SOSE in the Early Years ECL300 Approaches to Literacy in the Early Years
Electives	0	There are no elective Units for this course
	160	Total Credit Points

Of the total 160 credit points:
· Not more than 20 credit points shall be included with a grade of "PT" or "PC" or "PS

Study plans for 2011 are accurate as at 3 August 2010. The University reserves the right to make changes up until 1 October 2010.  2011 unit offering and fee information will be available from 1 October 2010.

The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 1 and enrolling in a standard full time load.  Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan. 

When designing an individual study plan:

♦    ensure Common Units are completed in the first year of study;

♦    maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and

.

Legend:

CU = Common Unit

CO = Core Unit

SE = Specialist Elective

E = Elective

FULL-TIME Study Plan

Semester 1		Semester 2
Year 1 for students who start in semester 1
CUC100 Academic Literacies	CU	EIP310 Teaching Indigenous Learners	CO
ECP110 Teaching and Learning 1/Early Years	CO	ECP120 Teaching and Learning 2/Early Years	CO
ECE201 Play and Development in the Early Years	CO	ECE303 Curriculum and Programming in Early Childhood	CO
ECE202 Leadership and Advocacy in Early Childhood Contexts	CO	ECE304 Critical Reflection on Early Childhood Theory and Practice*	CO
Year 2
ECP210 Teaching and Learning 3/Early Years (20 credit points)	CO	ECL123 Mathematics in the Early Years	CO
ECL217 The Arts in the Early Years	CO	ECL224 Science in the Early Years	CO
ETL212 Teaching Literacy	CO	ECL228 SOSE in the Early Years	CO
		ECL300 Approaches to Literacy in the Early Years	CO

Study plans for 2011 are accurate as at 3 August 2010. The University reserves the right to make changes up until 1 October 2010.  2011 unit offering and fee information will be available from 1 October 2010.

The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 2 and enrolling in a standard full time load.  Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan. 

When designing an individual study plan:

♦    ensure Common Units are completed in the first year of study;

♦    maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and

Legend:

CU = Common Unit

CO = Core Unit

SE = Specialist Elective

E = Elective

FULL-TIME Study Plan

Semester 1		Semester 2
Year 1 - for students who start in semester 2
		ECP120 Teaching and Learning 2/Early Years	CO
		EIP310 Teaching Indigenous Learners	CO
		ECE303 Curriculum and Programming in Early Childhood	CO
		ECE304 Critical Reflection on Early Childhood Theory and Practice*	CO
Year 2 - for students who start in semester 2
CUC100 Academic Literacies	CU	ECL123 Mathematics in the Early Years	CO
ECP110 Teaching and Learning 1/Early Years	CO	ECL224 Science in the Early Years	CO
ECE201 Play and Development in the Early Years	CO	ECL228 SOSE in the Early Years	CO
ECE202 Leadership and Advocacy in Early Childhood Contexts	CO	ECL300 Approaches to Literacy in the Early Years	CO
Year 3 - for students who start in semester 2
ECP210 Teaching and Learning 3/Early Years (20 credit points)	CO
ECL217 The Arts in the Early Years	CO
ETL212 Teaching Literacy	CO