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Contemporary Early Childhood Educational Contexts
Students explore and critically engage with the multifaceted landscape of contemporary early childhood educational contexts, including ethical considerations, inclusion, social justice, and practitioner inquiry in early childhood education practices.
Playful Pedagogies in Early Childhood Education
Students explore the dynamic and transformative role of play and creativity in early childhood education, examining worldviews, theories, philosophies, and perspectives on play and playful pedagogies.
Thinking, Creativity and Curriculum in Early Childhood Education
Students gain a comprehensive understanding of the critical role that thinking skills, creativity, and curriculum provision play in the early years context, including neuroscience, cognitive development, and playful inquiry-based curricula.
Diverse Learning and Inclusive Education in Early Childhood Contexts
Students gain insight into inclusive education and its vital role in enriching the experiences of all children in early childhood settings, examining theories, perspectives, practices, and frameworks that inform inclusive education.
Wellbeing, Trauma and Responsive Practices in Early Childhood Educational Contexts
Students develop in-depth knowledge and advanced skills to comprehend and address the intricate relationship between wellbeing and trauma in the lives of young children, and create nurturing, safe, and supportive environments.
Common Questions
No. The Graduate Diploma of Education (Early Childhood) is not designed to be a graduate pre-service teacher education course and therefore is not professionally accredited by the Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) as an approved early childhood qualification for Early Childhood Teachers, nor does the course meet the national standards required for graduates to be registered as teachers in Victoria. If you want to become a qualified Early Childhood Teacher, Ikon recommends considering the Bachelor of Early Childhood Education.
The Graduate Diploma of Education (Early Childhood) comprises 8 equally weighted subjects of 6 credit points each (total of 48 credit points) delivered over three trimesters. A typical full-time load is 8 subjects per year across three trimesters. The minimum number of subjects per trimester is 1, and each trimester consists of twelve weeks of teaching.
Yes, this qualification is FEE-HELP approved for eligible applicants. The indicative course fee for the Graduate Diploma of Education (Early Childhood) is $24,608 for domestic students studying full-time over 1 year.
Ikon Institute offers three yearly intakes for this course: February, May, and September.
Course delivery is a self-paced combination of lectures, tutorials, discussions, assessment activities, and independent study. Students should allow a notional 10-12 hours per week for each subject studied.
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