Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Studies - Inservice) CQ57

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Studies-Inservice) has been designed for practising teachers who wish to complete a fourth year degree qualification with a specialisation in early childhood. The program has been recognised by the appropriate credentialling authorities and graduates could seek employment opportunities in a range of positions in early childhood services such as director and group leader in day care centres as well as pre-schools and schools.

Entry

Applicants to this course will normally hold a recognised three-year teaching qualification and be eligible for registration with the Queensland Board of Teacher Registration.

Students who do not meet these requirements may be permitted by the Dean to enrol in the course and may be required to undertake additional courses.

Program Structure

To satisfy the requirements of the award, students must complete 8 courses or 48 units of credit as outlined below.

Recommended Study Schedule

The following schedule is designed for full-time students who usually enrol in four courses per term or 24 units of credit. Part-time students should therefore modify this schedule to suit their own needs The normal study load for part-time students is two courses per term or 12 units of credit per term.

Code	Course
Year 1 - Autumn
EDED12346	Positive Classroom Behaviour
EDEC11020	Images of Childhood
EDEC11023	Principles & Dilemmas in Early Childhood Education
EDEC11025	Roles & Responsibilities of the Early Childhood Educator
Year 1 - Winter
EDED11284	Individual Project (Early Childhood)
EDEC11021	Play Based Learning
EDEC11022	From Philanthropy to Political Action
EDEC11024	Contemporary Early Childhood Education

Students who have not undertaken teaching experience in a range of early childhood settings will be required to undertake up to 20 days of assessed field work within the course Individual Project.

Students who have completed a three-year qualification which included an early childhood plan or specialisation (Dip T [ECE] or BTeach [ECE]) or the equivalent, may undertake the course EDEC14018   Contemporary Perspectives on Literacy in Early Childhood in place of EDEC11021   Play: Theory & Practice.