2009 Course Handbook
TEDN04 - Early Childhood Teaching (Undergraduate Study Pattern)
| Major: | Teacher Education |
| Area of Study: | Teacher Education |
| Degree: | BEd (ECE) - Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) (UAC Preference 300407 CSP) |
| Offered By: |
The Faculty of Human Sciences The Institute of Early Childhood |
General Requirements
| Minimum number of credit points | 96 |
| Maximum number of credit points at 100 level | 30 |
| Minimum number of credit points in units offered by the Institute of Early Childhood | 81 |
| Minimum number of credit points in units offered by the Institute of Early Childhood at 300 level or above | 46 |
| Minimum number of credit points in units not offered by the Institute of Early Childhood | 12 |
| Minimum number of credit points in units offered anywhere in the University other than units with the prefixes ECH or ECHP | 15 |
| and completion of other specific requirements as set out below |
Specific Requirements
| 100 level | ||||
| Required | ECH113 | Play and Inquiry in Early Childhood (3) | 3 | |
| Required | ECH126 | Early Childhood in Australia: The Social Context (3) | 3 | |
| Required | ECH130 | Health in Early Childhood (3) | 3 | |
| Required | ECH131 | The Arts in Early Childhood Contexts (3) | 3 | |
| Required | ECHP122 | Early Childhood Reflective Practice 1 (3) | 3 | |
| Required | MATH106 | A View of Mathematics (3) | 3 | |
| Required | either | ENGL120 | Approaches to English Literature (3) | |
| or | LING120 | Exploring English (3) | 3 | |
| Required | 6 cp from | ABST100 | Introduction to Australian Indigenous Studies (3) | |
| ABST200 | Contested Issues in Indigenous Studies (3) | |||
| ANTH150 | Identity and Difference: Introduction to Anthropology (3) | |||
| ANTH151 | Human Evolution and Diversity (3) | |||
| ARTS100 | Contemporary Australian Arts (3) | |||
| AUST100 | Australian Perspectives I: Maps, Dreams, History (3) | |||
| AUST200 | Australian Perspectives: Representing Place, Nation and Identity (4) | |||
| BIOL108 | Human Biology (3) | |||
| BIOL115 | The Thread of Life (3) | |||
| CBMS101 | Introductory Chemistry A (3) | |||
| CBMS123 | History and Philosophy of the Molecular Sciences (3) | |||
| CUL100 | Living Culture: Entertainment, Identity, Power (3) | |||
| CUL203 | Performance Studies I (4) | |||
| DANC100 | Dance History and Aesthetics (3) | |||
| DANC200 | Music Theatre (3) | |||
| DANC220 | Contemporary Dance 1 (3) | |||
| ECHL111 | Elements of Drama (3) | |||
| ECHL311 | Drama in Performance (3) | |||
| EDUC258 | Mathematics in Schools (3) | |||
| EDUC260 | Language, Literacy and Learning (3) | |||
| ENGL286 | Children's Literature (4) | |||
| ENV200 | Environment and Sustainability (3) | |||
| GEOS111 | Geographies of Global Change (3) | |||
| GEOS112 | The Planet Earth (3) | |||
| GEOS262 | Australians and their Environment (3) | |||
| HIST109 | The Making of Australia (3) | |||
| HLTH200 | Contemporary Health Issues (3) | |||
| INTS201 | Citizenship: Past, Present, Global (4) | |||
| ISYS123 | Introduction to Information Systems and Technologies (3) | |||
| LING109 | Language, Culture and Communication (3) | |||
| LING110 | Language: Its Structure and Use (3) | |||
| LING253 | Writing in English (4) | |||
| MUS100 | Reading Contemporary Music (3) | |||
| MUS202 | Introduction to Music Technique (3) | |||
| MUS205 | Introduction to Vocal Studies (3) | |||
| MUS207 | Guitar Principles (3) | |||
| MUS230 | African Drumming (3) | |||
| MUS325 | Advanced Musicianship (3) | |||
| PHYS270 | Astronomy (3) | |||
| POL165 | Australian Politics in Global Context (3) | |||
| POL168 | Introduction to Global Politics (3) | |||
| POL250 | Contemporary Issues in Australian Politics: Race, Nation, Class (4) | |||
| SOC175 | Australia and Global Societies: An Introduction to Sociology (3) | |||
| SOC180 | Sociology of Everyday Life (3) | |||
| STAT170 | Introductory Statistics (3) | |||
| MATH units | 6 | |||
| 200 level | ||||
| Required | ECH226 | Infancy and Early Development (4) | 4 | |
| Required | ECH228 | Child Development 3-8 Years: Approaches to Theory and Practice (4) | 4 | |
| Required | ECH230 | Understanding Diverse Learners (3) | 3 | |
| Required | ECH231 | Young Children's Language, Literature and Literacy (3) | 3 | |
| Required | ECH232 | Young Children's Mathematics, Science and Technology 1 (3) | 3 | |
| Required | ECHP222 | Early Childhood Reflective Practice 2 (3) | 3 | |
| Required | EDUC289 | Human Society and its Environment (3) | 3 | |
| 300 level | ||||
| Required | ECH315 | Early Childhood Management 1 (3) | 3 | |
| Required | ECH319 | Young Children and the Arts 2 (3) | 3 | |
| Required | ECH326 | Family and Communities in a Culturally Diverse Society (3) | 3 | |
| Required | ECH332 | PDHPE: Wellness and Wellbeing (3) | 3 | |
| Required | ECH333 | Developmental Difference and Disability (3) | 3 | |
| Required | ECH335 | Young Children's Mathematics, Science and Technology 2 (3) | 3 | |
| Required | ECHP323 | Early Childhood Reflective Practice 3 (3) | 3 | |
| Required | ECHP324 | Early Childhood Reflective Practice 4 (3) | 3 | |
| 400 level | ||||
| Required | ECH430 | Teaching and Learning Science and Technology (3) | 3 | |
| Required | ECH431 | Teaching and Learning Mathematics (3) | 3 | |
| Required | ECH433 | Issues in Early Childhood Developmental Literacy (3) | 3 | |
| Required | ECH435 | Early Childhood Management 2 (3) | 3 | |
| Required | ECHP421 | Early Childhood Reflective Practice 5 (3) | 3 | |
| Required | one of | ECHP444 | Early Childhood Internship (8) | |
| both ECH416 - Child Development: Research and Practice (4) and ECHP424 - Early Childhood Reflective Practice 6 (3) |
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| both ECH417 - Leadership in Early Childhood: Social Policies and Social Systems (4) and ECHP424 - Early Childhood Reflective Practice 6 (3) |
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| both ECH426 - Creativity and the Arts (4) and ECHP424 - Early Childhood Reflective Practice 6 (3) |
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| both ECH441 - Early Education for Young Children with Disabilities (4) and ECHP424 - Early Childhood Reflective Practice 6 (3) |
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| Electives | ||||
| Balance of credit points required | 0 | |||
| TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM | 96 | |||