Bachelor of Teaching and Learning Early Childhood

Charles Darwin University

About

This course prepares students to be teachers in early childhood settings, working with children aged up to eight years.

It meets both national and local needs for early childhood teachers of exemplary practice, who are committed to enhancing educational outcomes for all children.

It emphasises improving the teaching-learning relationship in the centre or classroom, raising awareness of issues surrounding Indigenous education and developing an informed evidence-based approach to learning and teaching in early childhood.

The course will have a range of flexible multi modal delivery options that will include workshops, Learnline, face-to-face delivery and external.

Structure

Common(2 units) - 20

Units totalling 20 credit points as detailed below:

CUC107

(compulsory)

Plus either:

CUC100

or

CUC106

Select Common Units to find out more about individual units and advanced standing options.

Core units(25 units) - 300

Core Units totalling 300 credit points selected from units detailed below:

Six Professional Practice Units worth 110 credit points

ECP110

ECP120

ECP210

ETP220

ETP310

(replaced by EPR301 from S2 2019)

Plus nineteen (19) Early Childhood Teaching Units (190 credit points)

ECL123

(no longer available from 2019)

ELA100

(previously ETL112)

ECU101

(new title 2020)

(previously ETL115)

(recoded to EST304 2018

recoded to EST05 2020

) (previously ETL121)

(no longer available)

(replaced by

ECU100

)

ECL224

ECL228

(new title 2020)

ELA201

(previously EIP220)

ELA200

(previously ETL212)

ECU204

(previously ETL216)

EST203

(previously EIP310)

ECE301

(previously ECE201)

ECE302

(recoded in 2011)

ECE303

ECE304

ECL300

ETL311

ETL329

Electives - 0

There are no elective Units for this course

- 320

Total Credit Points

Entry requirements

Admission requirements are met by one of the following: Successful completion of the Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (or equivalent) and the awarding of an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of at least 60*. Successful completion of a national qualification at Certificate IV level or higher. Successful completion of at least 0.5 year of full-time study (or equivalent) of a higher education degree/diploma. Overseas secondary or tertiary qualifications considered equivalent to the above Australian qualifications. Attainment of a STAT Multiple Choice score of 135 (or a score of 145 if prior to May 2010). Successful completion of the Tertiary Enabling Program, the Preparation for Tertiary Success courses, or other recognised tertiary preparation course. Submission of an acceptable personal competencies statement and/or employment experience. * After any applicable adjustment factors have been applied.

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