Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education)

at James Cook University

Course Structure

CORE SUBJECTS

Level 1
 

• Education Perspectives and Practice
• Science and Sustainability in Education
• Foundations of Language and Literacy in Education
• Early Childhood Education and Care 1
• Technologies for Early Childhood Education
• Early Childhood Arts Education
• Educational Psychology: Learners and Learning
• Teaching Mathematics and Numeracy in Primary and Early Childhood Settings

Level 2
 

• Health and Physical Education for Early Childhood
• Early Childhood Mathematics and Numeracy
• Early Childhood Language and Literacy
• Planning for Engaging Learning
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
• Humanities and Social Sciences for Early Childhood
• Science Education for Early Childhood
• Students with Reading Difficulties

Level 3
 

• Inclusive Education: Differentiated Learning for Students with Special needs and abilites
• English as an Additional Language/Dialect for Indigenous Learners
• Technologies Across the Curriculum
• Advanced English Education for Early Childhood
• Early Childhood Mathematics and Numeracy 2
• Reflective Teaching Cycles and Positive Learning Environments (ECE)
• Early Childhood Education and Care 2

Course pre-requisites
 

• English (Units 3/4,C), General Mathematics or Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3/4,C), and a General Science subject (Units 3/4,C); or equivalent.
• Applicants who have not previously achieved a grade of C in a science subject (or equivalent) can meet this requirement by taking ED0195:03 Bridging Science for Teachers at JCU prior to commencing study.
• Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of an overall score of 6.5 in Academic IELTS (or equivalent) with sub-scores no less than 7.0 in Speaking and Listening and no less than 6.0 in Reading and Writing.

Estimated annual tuition fee: $AUD31,080.00;$AUD31,080.00

Courses are charged per year of full-time study. International course fees are reviewed annually and subject to change.

JCU Education (Early Childhood Education) graduates have a nationally accredited degree that enables them to be employed across Australia.

Graduates can pursue careers in education in schools, preschools, kindergartens, and childcare centres.

This course is nationally accredited through the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) in association with the Queensland College of Teachers (QCT). Graduates are eligible for teacher registration in Australia.

The Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) is fully accredited with ACECQA, which is the Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority.