Bachelor of Early Childhood Education
2019 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2019 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Bachelor of Early Childhood Education |
| Duration | 4 years full-time, 3 year fast-track or part-time equivalent |
| CRICOS course code | 078148B Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Warrnambool |
| Deakin course code | E330 |
Note: Pipelining students will be able to complete their studies in a DLC site dependant on enrolments. | |
| Note: Offered to continuing students only. Continuing students should contact their course advisor for further information. Further course structure information can be found in the handbook archive. | |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Professional recognition
- Fees and charges
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Course structure
Course overview
The course teaches students to apply an understanding of child development, curriculum theories and pedagogies in designing and implementing child-centred, play-based and developmentally appropriate programs in childcare, preschool and school contexts. Students also learn to identify and respond positively to contemporary issues and the changing work context within early childhood and primary education.
The course meets new national and international standards in early childhood education, and includes a primary teaching component, allowing students to teach children from early childhood across the whole range of primary schooling.
Professional recognition
This program has been approved by the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) as an early childhood teaching qualification in Australia.
This program is accredited by the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) as an initial teacher education program against the Australian professional standards for teachers. Graduates of this course who are intending to apply for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) may be required to provide further information. You are advised to check the VIT registration requirements carefully.
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on your course, your fee category and the year you started. To find out about the fees and charges that apply to you, visit the Current students fees website.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes |
| Discipline specific knowledge and capabilities | Acquire broad and coherent body of knowledge of education principles and practice and in depth theoretical, technical and applied knowledge of early childhood education. Use knowledge and understanding of child development in Australian society to work effectively with children aged from birth to eight years, in a range of early childhood and primary school educational settings. Apply curriculum theories, pedagogies in the design and implementation of child-centred, play-based and developmentally appropriate programs, in a range of early childhood and school educational contexts. |
| Communication | Have well-developed cognitive, technical and communication skills, and be able to select and apply these skills and technologies to transmit knowledge, skills and ideas to others in early childhood education and the care of children. Communicate effectively with a diverse range of families and communities acknowledging the need to support and respect differences in child rearing and family cultural expectations. |
| Digital literacy | Employ a range of technologies to collect, analyse, synthesise and evaluate and disseminate information for the purposes of teaching and learning in a rapidly-changing global environment. |
| Critical thinking | Identify contemporary issues in early childhood education and the changing work context and be able respond positively to these issues. Use cognitive and technical skills to critically review, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge as demonstrated in a range of class activities, including responding to set questions. |
| Problem solving | Use critical and analytical skills to determine solutions to unpredictable and sometimes complex problems in teaching and learning and to adapt these solutions to diverse contexts and learners. Analyse and evaluate information in relation to content knowledge, and applied practice and generate and transmit solutions to unpredictable and sometimes complex problems. |
| Self-management | Apply knowledge and skills in early childhood education and school contexts with autonomy, well-developed judgement and responsibility requiring self-directed work and learning. Justify and understand leadership and advocacy for collaborative work-based practices in early childhood contexts and schools. Acquire understanding of the importance of reflective practice to plan and deliver coherent teaching and learning experiences for young children. Demonstrate abilities and dispositions underpinning lifelong learning and personal attributes that enable a positive contribution to society including critical thinking, creative and problem solving skills. |
| Teamwork | Take responsibility for personal learning and accountability in professional practice in collaboration with others. Selected group assignments will foster collaboration and team work. Justify and understand leadership and advocacy for collaborative work-based practices in early childhood contexts and schools. |
| Global citizenship | Demonstrate understandings of the diversity of Australian society and the influences on development of culture, family contexts, gender and disability and the influences of these on the education and care of children. Adapt knowledge and skills to culturally and socially diverse contexts and communities. |
| Approved by Faculty Board June 2014 | |
Course rules
To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Early Childhood Education, students must complete 32 credit points of core units as detailed below.
This course includes 110 days of supervised professional experience.
Course structure
Level 1
| ECE110 | Child Development 1 |
| ECE111 | Curriculum 1: Pedagogies and Play |
| ECE112 | Curriculum 2: Planning and Assessment for Teaching and Learning |
ECE113 Young Children's Mathematical Development [No longer available for enrolment]
ECE114 Contexts for Learning in Early Childhood Education [No longer available for enrolment]
ECE115 Foundations of Early Childhood Education: Past and Present [No longer available for enrolment]
| ECE116 | Promoting Health, Wellbeing and Nutrition |
ECP127 Professional Experience 1 (0-2 Years) [No longer available for enrolment]
Course structure
Level 2
ECE210 Child Development 2 (Final year of offer 2017, students to enrol in ECE312)
| ECE212 | Curriculum 3: Planning and Assessment for Teaching and Learning |
| ECE216 | Children's Health, Wellbeing and Physical Education |
| ECE220 | Science 1: Science and Environmental Awareness for Young Children |
| ECE230 | Language and Literacy Development in Early Childhood |
ECE240 Creative Arts 1: Visual Art and Media Arts (Final year of offer 2018, students to enrol in ECE140)
ECP226 Professional Teaching Practice and Child Study (0-3 Years) (2 credit points) (No longer offered from Trimester 3 2018 - students to enrol in ECP410 and IND201)');
| ECP227 | Professional Practice 1 (3-5 Years) |
ECP228 N
| ECP228 | Professional Practice 2 (3-5 Years) |
Course structure
Level 3
| ECE320 | Science 2: Science and Design Technology |
| ECE330 | Multiliterate Learners in Early Years and School Environments |
ECE350 Transition Case Study (2 credit points) (Final year of offer 2017, students to enrol in ECE420 & ECE404)
| ECE360 | Protective Education and Child Well-Being |
| ECE370 | Guiding Engaged, Resilient Learners |
ECE390 Management and Leadership (Final year of offer 2017, students to enrol in ECE491. The 35-hour professional placement linked to ECE390 to be undertaken in ECE430)
| ECP327 | Professional Engagement 1 (Primary School 1) |
Course structure
Level 4
ECE440 Creative Arts 2: Music, Dance and Drama (Final year of offer 2018, students to enrol in ECE241)
| ECE455 | Effective Primary Mathematics Learning |
ECE465 Ecological Perspectives for Learning and Teaching in Early Childhood (Final year of offer 2018, students to enrol in EEO320)
ECE475 Effective Partnerships for Learning (Final year of offer 2017, students to enrol in ECE130)
| ECP427 | Professional Engagement 2 (Primary School 2) |
ESE499 Independent Project (Final year of offer 2017, students to enrol in ECE430 - Cloud (online) only unit)
Professional Experience Placement
Students are required to apply for a Working with Children Check. Apply online as a volunteer at https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/wwccu/onlineapplication.doj
For further information contact the School of Education, Professional Experience office.
Course duration - additional information
Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as accessing or completing work placements.