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Bachelor of Children's Services (BCSER)	2011

SATAC Course Code	114145
Course Code	BCSER
Faculty	FACULTY, EDUCATION, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
Sector	HE
Standard full-time completion	1 year/s
Standard part-time completion	2 year/s
Total Credit Points Required	80



	About the Course
	Admission Requirements
	Credit Transfer and Pathways
	Course Structure
	Recommended Study Plan
	. . Students Commencing in Semester 1
	. . Students Commencing in Semester 2
	. . Students Commencing in Summer Semester
	Course Fees

Availability

Open to School Leavers	No
Open to International Students	No
Available for Admission in	Semester 1 , Semester 2 , Summer Semester

Deferrable This course may only be deferred in Semester 1.

Location and Mode Offered

Year	Delivery Location	SATAC Code	Mode	Admin Location
2011	Casuarina Campus	114145	I	Casuarina Campus
2011	External Studies	114145	E	Casuarina Campus

About the Course
This course builds on the Diploma of Children's Services qualification and aims to provide students with knowledge and skills for reflective professional practice and organisational leadership. Students are prepared for current, new and changing professional roles and extend leadership skills, knowledge and expertise. They build a capacity to make informed choices about early childhood theory, curriculum, pedagogy, policy and practice; to articulate, incorporate and advocate for equity values and social justice principles in professional practice; and to identify ways that gender, culture, ability and context impact on children's services practice with children, families and community. Students are normally already working in children's services.

Typically, students study this course on an external part-time, rather than a full-time basis because of their employment commitments. This course shares a suite of units with the Bachelor of Teaching and Learning and all units are offered in both internal and external mode. Some units are available in Summer Semester. This flexibility may assist students to plan a schedule of study which suits their individual needs, and essentially provides a fast track route to completion even with a part-time load. Course work and assignments are generally linked to students' professional practice in their workplaces.

This course caters for students based around the country and overseas. It requires a high level of on-line work especially for external students.

Employment opportunities exist for graduates in managerial and leadership roles within a children's services area.

Graduates are not eligible for teacher registration in the Northern Territory. Graduates may however seek admission into the Graduate Diploma of Teaching and Learning which is a recognised teaching qualification in the Northern Territory.

Admission Requirements

Admission to Charles Darwin University higher education coursework programs are received and processed by the South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC). Detailed entry and special entry criteria for this course is published in the SATAC University Guide. Check out the following information about how to apply for undergraduate courses or how to apply for postgraduate courses.

Completion of a Diploma of Children's Services, Diploma of Out of School Hours Care or equivalent. All applicants must have a minimum of one year's experience in managing or coordinating a children's service or two years experience in planning and implementing programs for children after completion of the relevant qualification.

Credit Transfer and Pathways

Pathways for Higher Education to Higher Education
For information about credit transfer available to students with complete or incomplete study at this or other Institutions refer to Pathways for Higher Education to Higher Education

Course Structure

This course includes units which are part of the early childhood specialisation in the Bachelor of Teaching and Learning (BTL). Other units are relevant to contemporary early childhood issues from the Bachelor of Teaching and Learning. One common unit is required plus two electives chosen from a range of selected units within the BTL and from the School of Health within the Faculty of Education, Health and Science. The electives may be chosen from a cross-faculty selection only in consultation with the University.

Core units include Play and Development in the Early Years, Leadership and Advocacy in Early Childhood Contexts, Curriculum and Programming in Early Childhood, Critical Reflection on Early Childhood Theory and Practice and Teaching Indigenous Learners.

Advanced standing will be given for students who hold a current Advanced Diploma of Children's Services and for a current Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training at the time of enrolment.

A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 80 credit points as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.

Unit type
Credit Points
Specific requirements
Common
(1 unit)
10
Unit totalling 10 credit points selected from Common Units available at the time: (i.e.units coded with a prefix of "CUC").

CUC100 Academic Literacies
Core units
(5 units)
50
Core Units totalling 50 credit points selected from units detailed below:

ECE301 Play in Early Childhood Education (previously ECE201)
ECE302 Leadership and Advocacy in Early Childhood Contexts (previously ECE202)
ECE303 Curriculum and Programming in Early Childhood
ECE304 Critical Reflection on Early Childhood Theory and Practice
EIP310 Teaching Indigenous Learners
Specialist Electives
(2 units)
20
Specialist Elective units totalling 20 credit points selected from the units detailed below:

EIP220 English as an Additional Language
ETL111 Educators as Effective Communicators (last offered 2010)
ETL112 Knowledge about the English Language for Teachers (last offered 2010)
ETL115 Health and PE
ETL121 Productive learning in Diverse Classrooms (last offered 2010)
ETL216 Technology and Design
ETP329 Entrepreneurial Professional (last offered 2010)

Other units from the Bachelor of Teaching and Learning Early Childhood or other relevant undergraduate units from across the University may be acceptable. This must be negotiated in consultation with Course Coordinator.
80
Total Credit Points

COURSE CHANGES - 2011

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Children’s Services prior to 2011 will note that the Course Structure above indicates some change to the course requirements. Continuing Students who have completed the following units may count these as Specialist Electives.

ETL111 Educators as Effective Communicators
ETL112 Knowledge about Language for Teachers
ETL121 Productive Learning in Diverse Classrooms
ETL329 Entrepreneurial Professional
ETL212 Teaching Literacy
ETL203 Numeracy
EAL300 Approaches to Literacy
NUR325 Maternal Health and Paediatric Care

COURSE CHANGES - 2010

Prior to 2010 the following units were recommended as specialist electives for this course. These will be acceptable in place of those listed above for students who have already completed them.

NUR325 Maternal Health and Paediatric Care
ETL212 Teaching Literacy
EIP220 English as an Additional Language
ETL203 Numeracy
ETL329 Entrepreneurial Professional
EAL300 Approaches to Literacy

COURSE CHANGES and TRANSITION arrangements - 2008
Students who completed EBS312 Working with Children, Families and Community in this course can count this unit towards this award.

Further Assistance
For further assistance please contact the Information Centre on (08) 8946 7766 or 1800 061 963. Information Centre staff will assist you with applying for or enrolling in a course and provide assistance with timetables, fees, HECS, external materials, enrolment changes and many other issues.
If you are a continuing student and have any queries about your course progression that you would like clarified, please contact enrolmenthelp@cdu.edu.au, or the relevant Faculty Academic Liaison Unit or Institute of Advanced Studies School office:

Education, Health &; Science: (08) 8946 7357
Law, Business and Arts: (08) 8946 7305
Graduate School for Health Practice: (08) 8946 7179
Menzies School of Health Research: (08) 8922 7873

Unit Repository - provides general information about each unit including a brief description and the semester and mode offered.
Timetables - provide detail on the individual class times for units offered internally. Timetables for the following academic year are available from the middle of December each year.
Bookshop - if text books have been prescribed, recommended or ordered for units in this course, details are available by unit code through the Casuarina Campus Bookshop.

Recommended Study Plan

Students Commencing in Semester 1

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 or part 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

♦ check the assumed knowledge for each unit as some 200 and 300 level units assume you have completed foundation unit/s in the subject area at a lower level. 200 level units have the unit code which includes a number starting with 200 i.e. ETL212.

Legend: CU = Common Unit CO = Core Unit SE = Specialist Elective E = Elective

FULL-TIME Study Plan
Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 1
CUC100 Academic Literacies
CU
ECE303 Curriculum and Programming in Early Childhood
CO
ECE301 Play in Early Childhood Education
CO
ECE304 Critical Reflection on Early Childhood Theory and Practice
CO
ECE302 Leadership and Advocacy in Early Childhood Contexts
CO
EIP310 Teaching Indigenous Learners
CO
Elective 1
SE
Elective 2
SE

PART-TIME Study Plan
A recommended study plan for a part-time load is included as this is the typical study schedule for students in this course.
Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 1
CUC100 Academic Literacies
CU
ECE303 Curriculum and Programming in Early Childhood
CO
ECE301 Play in Early Childhood Education
CO
Elective 1
SE
Year 2
ECE302 Leadership and Advocacy in Early Childhood Contexts
CO
ECE304 Critical Reflection on Early Childhood Theory and Practice
CO
EIP310 Teaching Indigenous Learners
CO
Elective 2
SE

ALTERNATE STUDY PLAN selecting 1 unit per semester
The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in Semester 1 and enrolling in a part time load of 1 unit per semester.
Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Semester
Calendar Year 1
CUC100 Academic Literacies
CU
ECE303 Curriculum and Programming in Early Childhood
CO
ECE301 Play and Development in the Early Years
CO
Calendar Year 2
Elective 1
SE
EIP310 Teaching Indigenous Learners
CO
ECE302 Leadership and Advocacy in Early Childhood Contexts
CO
Calendar Year 3
Elective 2
SE
ECE304 Critical Reflection on Early Childhood Theory and Practice
CO

Students Commencing in Semester 2

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

♦ check the assumed knowledge for each unit as some 200 and 300 level units assume you have completed foundation unit/s in the subject area at a lower level. 200 level units have the unit code which includes a number starting with 200 i.e. ETL212.

Legend: CU = Common Unit CO = Core Unit SE = Specialist Elective E = Elective

FULL-TIME Study Plan
Semester 1
Semester 2
Calendar Year 1
CUC100 Academic Literacies
CU
ECE303 Curriculum and Programming in Early Childhood
CO
ECE304 Critical Reflection on Early Childhood Theory and Practice
CO
Elective 1
SE
Calendar Year 2
ECE301 Play in Early Childhood Education
CO
ECE302 Leadership and Advocacy in Early Childhood Contexts
CO
EIP310 Teaching Indigenous Learners
CO
Elective 2
SE

PART-TIME Study Plan
A recommended study plan for a part-time load is included as this is the typical study schedule for students in this course.
Semester 1
Semester 2
Calendar Year 1
CUC100 Academic Literacies
CU
ECE303 Curriculum and Programming in Early Childhood
CO
Calendar Year 2
ECE301 Play in Early Childhood Education
CO
ECE304 Critical Reflection on Early Childhood Theory and Practice
CO
ECE302 Leadership and Advocacy in Early Childhood Contexts
CO
Elective 1
SE
Calendar Year 3
Elective 2
SE
EIP310 Teaching Indigenous Learners
CO

ALTERNATE STUDY PLAN selecting 1 unit per semester
The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in Semester 2 and enrolling in a part time load of 1 unit per semester.
Legend: CU = Common Unit CO = Core Unit SE = Specialist Elective E = Elective
Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Semester
Calendar Year 1
CUC100 Academic Literacies
CU
ECE301 Play in Early Childhood Education
CO
Calendar Year 2
EIP310 Teaching Indigenous Learners
CO
ECE303 Curriculum and Programming in Early Childhood
CO
ECE302 Leadership and Advocacy in Early Childhood Contexts
CO
Calendar Year 3
Elective 1
SE
ECE304 Critical Reflection on Early Childhood Theory and Practice
CO
Elective 2
SE

Students Commencing in Summer Semester

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

♦ check the assumed knowledge for each unit as some 200 and 300 level units assume you have completed foundation unit/s in the subject area at a lower level. 200 level units have the unit code which includes a number starting with 200 i.e. ETL212.

Legend: CU = Common Unit CO = Core Unit SE = Specialist Elective E = Elective

FULL-TIME Study Plan
Summer Semester
Calendar Year 1
CUC100 Academic Literacies
CU
ECE303 Curriculum and Programming in Early Childhood
CO
ECE304 Critical Reflection on Early Childhood Theory and Practice
CO
EIP310 Teaching Indigenous Learners
CO
Semester 1
Semester 2
Calendar Year 2
ECE301 Play in Early Childhood Education
CO
ECE302 Leadership and Advocacy in Early Childhood Contexts
CO
EIP310 Teaching Indigenous Learners
CO
Elective 2
SE

PART-TIME Study Plan
A recommended study plan for a part-time load is included as this is the typical study schedule for students in this course.
Semester 1
Summer Semester
Calendar Year 1
CUC100 Academic Literacies
CU
ECE303 Curriculum and Programming in Early Childhood
CO
Semester 1
Semester 2
Calendar Year 2
ECE301 Play in Early Childhood Education
CO
ECE304 Critical Reflection on Early Childhood Theory and Practice
CO
ECE302 Leadership and Advocacy in Early Childhood Contexts
CO
EIP310 Teaching Indigenous Learners
CO
Calendar Year 3
Elective 1
SE
Elective 2
CO

ALTERNATE STUDY PLAN selecting 1 unit per semester
The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in Summer Semester and enrolling in a part time load of 1 unit per semester.
Legend: CU = Common Unit CO = Core Unit SE = Specialist Elective E = Elective
Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Semester
Calendar Year 1
CUC100 Academic Literacies
CU
Calendar Year 2
ECE301 Play in Early Childhood Education
CO
ECE303 Curriculum and Programming in Early Childhood
CO
ECE302 Leadership and Advocacy in Early Childhhood Contexts
CO
Calendar Year 3
Elective 1
SE
EIP310 Teaching Indigenous Learners
CO
ECE304 Critical Reflection on Early Childhood Theory and Practice
CO
Calendar Year 4
Elective 2
SE


Course Fees
Commonwealth Supported Places	Commonwealth Supported places are available in this course to students who meet one of the following residency requirements: (a) Australian Citizenship; (b) a New Zealand citizen or a permanent resident visa holder who will be resident within Australia for the duration of the unit. Unit fees for 2011 will be published on 1 October 2011. Further information about 2009 and 2010 unit fees can be found at http://www.cdu.edu.au/hesa/fees.html or http://www.goingtouni.gov.au

Contact Details
For further information about the course, enrolment procedures, closing dates and other administrative issues please contact Student Services on:


Email:	courses@cdu.edu.au
Phone:	(08) 8946 7766 or freecall 1800 061 963