Course Catalogue

Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood Teaching (Birth-12 Years) (WEDEC1)

2024

Course Structure

The Bachelor of Education Early Childhood Teaching (Birth - 12 Years) is made up of common units, core theory and professional experience units as well as some general elective units. The Bachelor of Education Early Childhood Teaching combines theory-based units and practical placements. During the course, you will complete four professional experience blocks that require full-time commitment.

At CDU, you can study a Bachelor of Education Early Childhood Teaching online, on campus or a mix of both. You can also choose to study part-time or full-time. This makes it easier to fit study in with your life and work commitments. All students have access to and are encouraged to make use of online learning materials and interaction.

Should you choose to study your teaching degree online, you'll complete placements close to home.

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.

A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 320 credit points as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless otherwise indicated.
Experience units MUST be undertaken in the following sequence: EPE102, EPE111, EPE211, EPE312.

Unit type	Credit Points	Specific requirements
Common Units (2 units)	20	Common units totalling 20 credit points as detailed below: LAL100 Language, Literacy and Sustainability (replaces CUC100 from 2024) IAS201 Cultural Capabilities (replaces CUC107 from 2024) Select Common Units to find out more about individual units and advanced standing options.
Core Units (28 units)	290	Compulsory Core units totalling 290 credit points as detailed below: ECL123 Mathematics in Early Years (new title 2020) ECL155 Preparation for Teaching in Early Childhood Education (new title 2020) ECU100 Arts for Education ECU101 Health and Physical Education in Schools (new title 2020) ELA100 English Language for Literacy (new title 2023) EMA100 Mathematics Education 1: Content Knowledge for Teaching EPE102 Professional Experience: Planning for Early Childhood Learning (previously coded EPE101) EPE111 Professional Experience: Planning for Learner Development (previously coded EPE110) ECL224 Science in the Early Years ECL228 Humanities, Social and Environmental Education in Early Childhood (new title 2020) ECL246 Music and Movement in Early Childhood ECU206 Design and Technologies (replaces ECU204 from 2024) ELA201 Teaching English as an Additional Language EMA200 Mathematics Education 2: Curriculum and Pedagogy in Primary Mathematics EPE211 Professional Experience: Planning for Learning and Assessment (previously coded EPE210) 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 ELA301 Literacy Capability in Context (new title 2020) EPE312 Professional Experience: Engaging in Evidence-Based Practice (20cp) (previously EPE310) EST302 Researching Classroom Practice EST303 Diverse Needs in the Classroom (new title 2023) LAN020 Literacy and Numeracy (LANTITE) (0cp)
Elective (1 unit)	10	Units totalling 10 credit points selected from 100 or 200 level 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.

2023 Course Changes
ELA100 title has changed from English Language and Literacy in Education 1 to English Language for Literacy.
EST303 title has changed from Special Needs in the Classroom to Diverse Needs in the Classroom.

Further Assistance

For further assistance please contact Student Central on 1800 061 963 (freecall) or student.central@cdu.edu.au. Student Central staff will assist you with applying for or enrolling in a course and provide assistance with timetables, fees, HELP (Higher Education Loan Program), external materials, enrolment changes and many other issues.

Unit Catalogue - provides general information about each unit including a brief description, the semester and mode offered as well as the fees for Commonwealth Supported places.
Timetables - provides information about individual class times for units offered internally. Timetables for the following academic year are published early in 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.