All students must pass prior to graduation the ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) as required by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL). The cost of the testing will be met by the student. Refer to https://teacheredtest.acer.edu.au/
Please check the pre-requisite and assumed knowledge requirements prior to enrolment.
This course covers the following primary specialisations: Literacy/English, Numeracy/Mathematics, Science.
A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 320 credit points as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless otherwise indicated.
This course has a requirement of 75 to 100 days of Professional Experience.
Professional Experience units MUST be undertaken in the following sequence: EPE101 or EPE102, EPE110 or EPE111, EPE210 or EPE211, EPE310 or EPE314.
Unit type |
Credit Points
|
Specific requirements |
Common
(2 units) |
20 |
Common units totalling 20 credit points as detailed below:
CUC100 Academic Literacies through Exploring Sustainability (replaced by LAL100 from 2024)
CUC107 Cultural Intelligence and Capability (replaced by IAS201 from 2024)
|
Compulsory Core
(27 units) |
270
|
Compulsory Core Units totalling 270 credit points
ECL123 Mathematics in Early Years (new unit title 2020)
ECL155 Preparation for Teaching in Early Childhood and Education
ECU100 Arts for Education
ECU101 Health and Physical Education in Educational Settings (new title 2020)
ELA100 English Language and Literacy in Education 1
EMA100 Mathematics Education 1: Content Knowledge for Education
EPE101 Professional Experience: Preparation for Practicum (replaced by EPE102 from 2020)
EPE110 Professional Experience: Teaching for Learning (replaced by EPE111 from 2020)
ECL224 Science in The Early Years
ECL228 Humanities, Social and Environmental Education in Early Childhood (new title 2020)
ECU204 Technology and Design for Education (replaced by ECU206 from 2024)
ELA200 English, Language and Literacy in Education 2 (replaced by ELA301 Literacy Capability in Context from 2023)
ELA201 Teaching English as an Additional Language
EMA200 Mathematics Education 2: Curriculum and Pedagogy in Primary Mathematics
EPE210 Professional Experience: Learner Development (replaced by EPE211 from 2020)
ESC220 Science in Education
EST203 First Nations Contexts in Learning and Teaching Practice (title changed 2023)
EST221 Health, Environment and Wellbeing in Early Childhood Education (new title 2020)
ECE301 Play in Early Childhood Education
ECE302 Leadership and Advocacy in Early Childhood Contexts
ECE303 Curriculum and Programming in Early Childhood
ECE304 Critical Reflection on Early Childhood: Theory and Practice
ECL300 Approaches to Literacy in the Early Years
ECU301 Humanities and Social Science Pedagogy (new title 2018)
EPE310 Professional Experience: Learning for All (replaced by EPE314 from 2020)
EST303 Diverse Needs in the Classroom (title changed 2023) (recoded from EST301 2018)
EST302 Researching Classroom Practice
|
Specialist Electives
(0 units) |
0 |
There are no Specialist Elective Units for this course |
Electives
(up to 3 units) |
30
|
Units totalling 30 credit points selected from undergraduate units offered by the University.
Units offered externally by other Higher Education Providers may be included subject to the written approval of the Course Coordinator. For example the following units offered through BBI The Australian Institute of Theological Education:
REDU800 Foundations for Religious Education: Theory and Practice (BBI)
REDU801 Religious Education in the Contemporary Classroom (BBI)
|
|
320
|
Total Credit Points |
Course Rules (unless otherwise indicated in the above course structure) (320cp)
- A maximum of 120 credit points may be taken from 100 level units.
- A minimum of 80 credit points must be taken from 300 level units or above.
- See the Higher Education Course Rules (Award Requirements) in the Units and Courses Policy.
If course commenced prior to 2023:
No more than 20 credit points shall be counted with a grade of "PC" in a Bachelor AQF Level 7 course award and no more than 10 credit points at "PC" may be received at the highest level of the program of learning.
If course commenced prior to 2013:
A maximum of 120 credit points may be taken from 100 level units.
A minimum of 40 credit points must be taken from 300 level units.
A maximum of 30 credit points shall be included with a grade of "PT" or "PC" or "PS".
2023 Course Changes
EST303 title changed from Special Needs in the Classroom to Diverse Needs in the Classroom.
Course Changes - 2020
The BEDEC has been replaced by the WEDEC1 from 2020.
Course Changes - 2018
Unit Title Changes
Unit Code |
Previous Title |
New Title (2018) |
ECU301 |
Geography and History Pedagogy |
Humanities and Social Science Pedagogy |
EST301 |
Inclusive Education |
EST303 Special Needs in the Classroom |
Course Changes - 2016
Unit Title Changes
Unit Code |
Previous Title |
New Title (2016) |
CUC100 |
Academic Literacies |
Academic Literacies Through Exploring Sustainability |