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Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education)
Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
About this program
Curtin University's Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) degree. This course is designed for people seeking to attain an Initial Teacher Education qualification in order to register as a teacher in Australia and any other countries that recognise an Australian teaching qualification. Specifically, this course provides a qualification for those intending to teach at the early childhood level of education from birth to eight years. Students will develop advanced critical skills, knowledge and understanding concerning best practice in education and in meeting the needs of children. Students will have four opportunities to engage in professional experience in schools, culminating in a final professional placement of a block one full school term. Bachelor Degrees prepare students to develop broad and coherent knowledge and skills in a discipline for professional work and further learning corresponding to AQF level 7 qualifications.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
- Year 1: Child Development for Educators
- Communication Skills for Educators
- The Early Years
- Teaching and Learning in the Digital World
- Educators Inquiring About the World
- Exploring and Contesting Curriculum
- Performing Arts for Educators
- The Numerate Educator Year 2: Early Childhood Professional Experience: Learning Environments for Birth to 4-year-olds
- Birth to 4-Year-Olds
- Mathematics during the First Five Years of Life
- Early Learning Through the Humanities and Social Sciences
- Engaging Children in Science
- Health and Physical Education in Early Childhood
- Visual and Media Arts for Early Childhood Year 3: Early Childhood Professional Experience: Learning Environments for 3 to 5-year-olds
- Indigenous Australian Education
- Language
- Literacy and Literature for 3 to 5-Year-Olds
- Mathematics for the Early Years
- Early Childhood Professional Experience: Formal Learning Environments for 5 to 8-year-olds
- Teaching Reading and Writing
- Leadership in Early Childhood Education
- Pedagogical Contexts for Play Year 4: Curriculum Integration and Differentiation
- Social Justice and Diversity in Early Childhood
- Transition to the Profession
- Professional Experience 4: The Internship
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) TeacherANZSCO 241111
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting 189/190/491 and the employer-sponsored 482/186, via AITSL assessment and state registration.
Assessed by Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL)
List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.
Admissions
Applicants need to have an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR). Alternatively, the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) elements considered are Written English (WE) and Verbal and Quantitative (MC). The level of English language proficiency required for admission to this course is higher than the University’s standard. This is because students will be required to teach English to others during professional experience placements throughout the course. If applicable, admission requires an overall International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic) score of 7.5, with a score no less than 7 in Writing and Reading and a score no less than 8 in Speaking and Listening. Please refer to https://futurestudents.curtin.edu.au/english-proficiency/course-list/ for further information. Applicants for a Bachelor Degree are required to meet University academic and English language entry standards; and include flexible entry pathways.
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