Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood and Primary) (Honours) (pre 2018)
The University of Newcastle
About
The early years of any child's life are crucial to their later education and life experience.
To be entrusted with teaching and caring for young children is an enormous responsibility but also a great privilege.
Early childhood teaching is a truly rewarding professional career where you can really make a difference.The Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood and Primary)(Honours) program at the University of Newcastle aims to develop the knowledge, skills and dispositions necessary for a highly successful career in teaching.
Graduates of this program will be able to seek employment as Preschool and Early Childhood teachers, and K-6 (Primary) teachers in and beyond the New South Wales Government, Catholic, and Independent school sectors.
The program aims to develop graduates who are inspirational teachers with the capability to act professionally, knowledgably and effectively in their educational destinations;
insightful scholars with the capability to engage in rational enquiry into curriculum, policy and practice;
and innovative leaders with the capability to play a constructive role in public discourse on and beyond education.
Structure
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC1048 | Becoming a Teacher: Primary and Early Childhood Context | Summer 2 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 1 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 1 - 2020 (Central Coast) | 10 units |
| EDUC1055 | Foundations of Child Development | Semester 2 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 2 - 2020 (Central Coast) | 10 units |
| EDUC1070 | Foundation of Creative Arts for Early Childhood and Primary Teachers | Summer 2 - 2020 (Callaghan) Summer 2 - 2020 (Central Coast) Semester 2 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 2 - 2020 (Central Coast) | 10 units |
| HIST1051 | The Australian Experience | Semester 1 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 1 - 2020 (Central Coast) Semester 1 - 2020 (ONLINE) | 10 units |
| LING1000 | Foundations of Language - Primary and Early Childhood contexts | Semester 2 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 2 - 2020 (Central Coast) Semester 2 - 2020 (ONLINE) | 10 units |
| MATH1900 | Elementary Mathematics | Semester 2 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 2 - 2020 (Central Coast) | 10 units |
| PUBH1020 | Foundations of Early Childhood Health and Well-Being | Semester 1 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 1 - 2020 (Central Coast) | 10 units |
| SCIM1040 | Foundations of Science and Technology | Semester 1 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 1 - 2020 (Central Coast) | 10 units |
| EDUC2066 | Teaching, Learning and Play in Early Childhood | Semester 1 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 1 - 2020 (Central Coast) | 10 units |
| EDUC2102 | Educational Psychology: Learners and the Learning Process | Semester 1 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 1 - 2020 (Central Coast) Semester 1 - 2020 (ONLINE) Semester 1 - 2020 (Port Macquarie) Semester 2 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 2 - 2020 (Central Coast) Semester 2 - 2020 (ONLINE) | 10 units |
| EDUC2186 | Quality Teaching and Student Learning K-6 | Semester 1 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 1 - 2020 (Central Coast) Semester 1 - 2020 (Port Macquarie) | 10 units |
| EDUC2744 | K-6 Science and Technology | Semester 2 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 2 - 2020 (Central Coast) Semester 2 - 2020 (Port Macquarie) | 10 units |
| EDUC2746 | K-6 Society and Environment | Semester 1 - 2020 (Port Macquarie) Semester 2 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 2 - 2020 (Central Coast) | 10 units |
| EDUC2747 | K-6 PDHPE | Semester 2 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 2 - 2020 (Central Coast) Semester 2 - 2020 (Port Macquarie) | 10 units |
| EDUC2748 | K-6 Literacy 1 | Semester 1 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 1 - 2020 (Central Coast) Semester 1 - 2020 (Port Macquarie) | 10 units |
| EDUC2749 | K-6 Numeracy | Semester 1 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 1 - 2020 (Central Coast) Semester 1 - 2020 (Port Macquarie) | 10 units |
| ABOR3500 | Aboriginal Education, Policies and Issues | Semester 1 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 1 - 2020 (Central Coast) Semester 1 - 2020 (Port Macquarie) Semester 2 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 2 - 2020 (Central Coast) | 10 units |
| EDUC3055 | Pedagogies of Numeracy from Birth to 12 Years | Semester 2 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 2 - 2020 (Central Coast) | 10 units |
| EDUC3065 | Diversity and Inclusion in Early Childhood and Primary School Settings | Winter - 2020 (Central Coast) Semester 2 - 2020 (Callaghan) | 10 units |
| EDUC3066 | Early Childhood Education and Care: Children's places | Semester 1 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 1 - 2020 (Central Coast) | 10 units |
| EDUC3075 | Multiliteracies, Communication and the Young Child | Semester 1 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 1 - 2020 (Central Coast) | 10 units |
| EDUC3103 | Inclusive Education in Early Childhood and Primary Settings | Semester 1 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 1 - 2020 (Central Coast) Semester 2 - 2020 (ONLINE) | 10 units |
| EDUC3745 | K-6 Creative Arts | Semester 2 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 2 - 2020 (Central Coast) Semester 2 - 2020 (Port Macquarie) | 10 units |
| EDUC4025 | Leadership, Advocacy and Administration in EC Settings | Semester 1 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 1 - 2020 (Central Coast) | 10 units |
| EDUC4146 | Early Childhood/Primary Professional Experience | Semester 1 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 2 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 2 - 2020 (Central Coast) | 20 units |
| EDUC4175 | Pedagogies of Reading and Writing: Birth to 12 Years | Semester 1 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 1 - 2020 (Central Coast) | 10 units |
| EDUC4940 | Research Design and Critique | Semester 1 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 1 - 2020 (Central Coast) Semester 2 - 2020 (Callaghan) | 10 units |
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the program students will have:
- Inspirational teachers who act professionally, knowledgably and effectively
- Insightful scholars who engage in rational enquiry into the theory and practice of education
- Innovative leaders who play a constructive role in public discourse on education
Institution
