Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood)

This award provides an early childhood teaching qualification completed as a double degree with Bachelor of Arts. The course combines an academic major in discipline studies or in Education with the equivalent of two years full time professional study. In these professional requirements students are engaged in an exploration of evidence-based practice in educational theory, curriculum and pedagogy. The integrated professional experience program allows students to apply, in primary classroom contexts, the pedagogical knowledge and skills they develop in their academic and curriculum-based methodology units.

This degree qualifies graduates to teach children aged birth to five years in a broad range of prior to school settings. The course focuses on developing specialist knowledge of young children's learning and development and to plan, implement and evaluate curriculum and learning experiences in prior to school settings. Teacher Education Students explore a range of philosophical, theoretical and practical aspects of learning and teaching which equips them with the professional capacity to respond to the complexity and diversity of children, families and communities in Australian society. A key component of this program is focused on the development of leadership and advocacy skills with an emphasis on working collaboratively with families and communities to achieve the best learning outcomes for young children.