Associate Degree of Education
2025 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2026 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Associate Degree of Education |
| Course Credit Points | 16 |
| Deakin course code | E200 |
| Course version | 2 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts and Education |
| Course Information | For students who commenced from 2017 to 2025 |
| Campus | Offered at Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Warrnambool |
| Final Intake | Offered to continuing students only. The final intake to this course was in teaching period 1, 2025. Students should contact Student Central for course, course map and enrolment information. |
| Duration | 2 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
| Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 6 |
Course sub-headings
Participation requirements
The Associate Degree of Education involves compulsory school placements of 5-days in year 2.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities | Apply theoretical knowledge and skills in education to an emerging understanding of curriculum and pedagogy appropriate to the discipline-specific teaching and learning needs of students |
| Communication | Use oral, written and electronic communication skills to coherently present knowledge and ideas in a range of educational contexts |
| Digital literacy | Navigate a range of digital technologies in order to locate, analyse, synthesise and communicate complex information |
| Critical thinking | Critically analyse and evaluate educational and scholarly materials in order to articulate rationales and philosophies for approaches to teaching and learning: curriculum, pedagogy and assessment |
| Problem solving | Use knowledge and skills in education to generate creative, innovative and authentic solutions to a range of real-world problems encountered in learning environment and communities |
| Self-management | Act with autonomy, responsibility and accountability in learning and working independently and reflectively to deepen professional skills and knowledge of contemporary educational contexts |
| Teamwork | Apply the theories of teamwork in order to work and learn collaboratively with others and as a member of a team in professional and scholarly contexts |
| Global citizenship | Apply emerging knowledge and skills in education to design innovative learning experiences that address social justice, equity, diversity and ethical issues |
Approved at Faculty Board 2019
Course rules
To complete the Associate Degree of Education you must pass 16 credit points. This includes:
- DAI001 Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0-credit-point compulsory unit) in your first study period
- 13 credit points of core units
- 1 credit point open elective
- 2 credit points of primary specialisation units
Most units are equal to one credit point. As a full-time student you will study four credit points per trimester and usually undertake two trimesters per year.
Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements.
Course structure
Year 1
Foundation units
| EAD110 | Communication Skills for Study and Work |
| EAD111 | Digital Literacy: Finding, Evaluating and Interpreting Information |
| EAD113 | Teamwork: Working Constructively with Others |
Core units
| ECA215 | Teaching Primary Creative and Performing Arts 1 (replaces ECA100) |
| ECL101 | Science of Reading |
| EEO101 | Teaching Primary Humanities 1 |
| EES102 | Scientific Knowledge for Primary Teachers |
| ESM102 | Mathematical Knowledge for Primary Teachers (replaces SIT106) |
ECA100 Engaging and Exploring Arts Education [No longer available for enrolment, replacement unit ECA215]
SIT106 Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics [No longer available for enrolment, replacement unit ESM102]
Year 2
Foundation Units:
| EAD112 | Critical Thinking and Problem Solving: Using Analysis to Develop Solutions |
Core Units:
| EEH116 | Teaching Primary Health and Physical Education |
| ETP103 | Foundations of Teaching: Becoming a Professional (replaces ETP101) |
| ETP104 | Foundations of Teaching: Planning for Teaching and Learning (replaces ETP102) |
| IND202 | Decolonising Teaching and Learning: Recognition, Relationships and Reconciliation on Unceded Lands |
ETP101 Foundation of Teaching [No longer available for enrolment, replacement unit ETP103]
ETP102 Social Contexts of Education [No longer available for enrolment, replacement unit ETP104]
Elective Units:
Elective
Primary Specialisation Units:
2 credit points of primary specialisation units
Specialisations
| Primary Specialisation | Specialisation Unit 1 | Specialisation Unit 2 | Specialisation Unit 3 | Specialisation Unit 4 |
| Health and Physical Education SP-E359007 | EEH203Sport and Exercise Practice OR EEH315Teaching Sexuality and Relationship Education OR HBS109Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology | HBS110Health Psychology (Behaviour Change) | ETP405Primary Specialisation Pathway: Pedagogical Content Knowledge (replaces EEH302) | ECP400Building Leadership Capacity in the School and Wider Community |
| Languages SP-E359008 | Diploma of Languages units^ | Diploma of Languages units^ | ETP405Primary Specialisation Pathway: Pedagogical Content Knowledge (replaces ETL710) | ECP400Building Leadership Capacity in the School and Wider Community |
| Language and Literacy SP-E359002 | ALL153Literature for Children and Young Adults | ALL230Adapting Children's Texts Across Media OR ALL260Australian Literature | ETP405Primary Specialisation Pathway: Pedagogical Content Knowledge (replaces ECL351) | ECP400Building Leadership Capacity in the School and Wider Community |
| Mathematics and Numeracy SP-E359001 | SIT176Mathematical Reasoning and Investigation OR SIT103Database Fundamentals | ESM215 Problem Solving, Modelling and Mathematical Applications [no longer available for enrolment] OR MAF101Fundamentals of Finance | <ETP405Primary Specialisation Pathway: Pedagogical Content Knowledge (replaces ESM303) | ECP400Building Leadership Capacity in the School and Wider Community |
| Science SP-E359003 | SLE111Cells and Genes OR SLE133Chemistry in Our World OR SLE103Ecology and the Environment | SLE123Physics for the Life Sciences | ETP405Primary Specialisation Pathway: Pedagogical Content Knowledge (replaces EES300) | ECP400Building Leadership Capacity in the School and Wider Community |
EEH302 Health and Physical Education in the Curriculum [no longer available for enrolment, replacement unit ETP405]
ETL710 Theory and Practice of Languages Teaching [no longer available for enrolment, replacement unit ETP405]
ECL351 Diversity, Language and Literacy [no longer available for enrolment, replacement unit ETP405]
ESM215 Problem Solving, Modelling and Mathematical Applications [no longer available for enrolment]
ESM303 Primary Mathematics Lesson [no longer available for enrolment, replacement unit ETP405]
EES300 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education [no longer available for enrolment, replacement unit ETP405]
^ Deakin has four options for languages study: Arabic, Chinese, Indonesian, Spanish:
Concurrent enrolments in A221 Diploma of Arabic or A222 Diploma of Chinese, or A223 Diploma of Indonesian, or A224 Diploma of Spanish or equivalent with up to 4 credit points of RPL are given upon the completion. Completion of 3 units from any of A221 or A222 or A223 or A224 and enrolment in one further unit of A221, A222, A223 or A224 or equivalent are prerequisite for ETP405. The Diploma can be undertaken concurrently with another course and is of 3 years part-time duration with eight credit points.
There are two options for each Diploma:
i) for students with no background in the language; or
ii) an advanced study for those with Year 12 level (or equivalent) in the language.
Fees and charges
Tuition fees will vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study, your study load and/or unit discipline.
Your tuition fees will increase annually at the start of each calendar year. All fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD) and do not include additional costs such as textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment, mandatory checks, travel, consumables and other costs.
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