Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Studies)

Edith Cowan University

This nationally accredited course is designed to graduate early childhood educators who are competent teachers ready to work in schools and a range of early learning centresA key feature of this course is connecting theory with practice Graduates will have the knowledge and be able to develop early childhood educational programs for children from birth to 8 years of age Partnerships with over 1000 schools and early learning centres allow PreService Teachers to gain experience in diverse settings including public private metropolitan regional and remote contexts working with children families and communitiesIn addition a distinguishing feature of this course is that PreService Teachers have the opportunity in the fourth year of their course to specialise and broaden their knowledge and skills in an area of interest Units are also available in the degree that enables PreService Teachers to complete accreditation requirements to teach in Catholic schoolsFinal year PreService Teachers can apply for a place in the internship program in either a school or early learning settingCourse learning outcomesApply broad discipline knowledge to a range of theoretical and practical early childhood situationsCommunicate early childhood knowledge and values in professional and public contextsDemonstrate a global outlook with respect for cultural diversity including Indigenous cultural competenceDemonstrate autonomy accountability and judgement for own learning and professional practiceThink creatively to anticipate challenges and generate discipline specific solutionsresponsesThink critically to analyse interpret and conceptualise complex early childhood problemsUse digital technologies and literacies to access evaluate and synthesise relevant information from multiple sourcesWork collaboratively and demonstrate initiative to implement social sustainable and ethical values

School of Education

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