Bachelor of Early Childhood Education
Course summary for international students
B = Melbourne Burwood Campus
G = Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus
S = Geelong Waterfront Campus
W =Warrnambool Campus
X = Off campus
| Award granted | Bachelor of Early Childhood Education |
|---|---|
| Campus | (i) Offered at Melbourne Burwood Campus (ii) Offered at Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus (iii) Offered at Warrnambool Campus
Or
(iv) Offered in conjunction with Deakin's TAFE partners:
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| Length | 4 years full-time, 3 years using 3 Trimesters, or part-time equivalent |
| Next available intake | March (Trimester 1), November (Trimester 3) |
| Indicative annual fee 2014 | $20,280* AUD |
| Level | Undergraduate |
| CRICOS course code | 078148B |
| IELTS Requirement | IELTS band score of 7 with no band less than 6.5 |
| Deakin course code | E330 |
| VTAC Codes | 1400310023 - Waurn Ponds (Geelong), International full-fee paying place 1400510023 - Burwood (Melbourne), International full-fee paying place 1400710023 - Warrnambool, International full-fee paying place |
| Faculty contacts | Deakin International |
New course commenced 2013. | |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Off campus studies
- Professional recognition
- Fees and charges
- Career opportunities
- Course rules
- Course structure
- Entry requirements - specific
- Credit for prior learning - general
- Credit for prior learning - specific
- How to apply
- Further study
Course overview
Melbourne Burwood Campus in a fully on-campus, on-line e-learning mode of learning. Full-time Burwood campus students attend two or three days on campus, face to face classes per week. Some units may be arranged in intensive sessions at least three times each trimester. Students undertake one to two professional experiences per year.
Geelong Waurn Ponds and Warrnambool Campuses offerings are in a community-based, on-line e-learning and face-to-face mode of learning. Full-time Waurn Ponds and Warrnambool students attend two-days on campus face-to-face intensive sessions held at least three times each trimester. Students undertake one to two professional experiences per year.
Enrolment in Deakin’s Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (E330) is available for the first time to Year 12 applicants and via the http://www.deakin.edu.au/future-students/doorstep/index.php delivery mode. The course has been adapted to meet new national and international standards in early childhood education, and includes a primary teaching component, allowing you to teach children up to age 8 years. The course meets the requirements of the relevant accrediting authorities for working in early childhood and primary school settings (Subject to VIT and ACECQA approvals).
The course teaches students to apply an understanding of child development, curriculum theories and pedagogies in designing and implementing child-centred, play-based and developmentally appropriate programs in childcare, preschool and school contexts. Students also learn to identify and respond positively to contemporary issues and the changing work context within early childhood and primary education.
This course is offered in flexible study modes over 4 years,or can be fast-tracked by studying under Deakin’s 3-trimester system, enabling completion in 9 trimesters.
Off campus studies
Deakin offers many courses which can be studied by distance education overseas.
However, international students living in Australia must, in each compulsory trimester (that is, Trimesters 1 and 2), enrol in at least one unit that is offered as an on-campus unit and can, in addition enrol in online or off-campus units. Best practice is to enrol in mostly on-campus units in each compulsory trimester.
In a non-compulsory trimester (Trimester 3), international students may study online and off-campus units only. Note that online and off-campus units can make up no more than 25% of a total study load.
Professional recognition
Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT)
Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA)
Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL)
International students or permanent residents should note that to apply for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) they will be required to demonstrate an IELTS of an average band score of 7.5 across all four skill areas where there is no score below 7 in any of the four skills areas and a score of no less than 8 in speaking and listening. You are advised to read the VIT’s Qualification for Teachers Registration policy carefully which is available at: Further information
Fees and charges
Fee paying place - International (IFP)
A Fee paying place is one for which the University does not receive any government funding. As such, students enrolled in these places are required to contribute the full cost of their course.
Fees for international students apply to persons living in Australia with Temporary Resident status, provided that there is no limitation on study and persons living abroad who are not Australian citizens and do not have Permanent Resident status in Australia.
Equivalent Full Time Student Load (EFTSL)
EFTSL is the standard annual full time load. Eight credit points is the standard full time load for one year of study.
* The 'indicative annual course fee' cited has been provided as a guide only. It has been calculated on the basis of a typical enrolment of a student undertaking the course in 2012, and reflects the cost involved in undertaking a full-time quota of units within the specified discipline.
The actual fees charged by Deakin University will depend upon the discipline from which each individual unit is chosen, and may vary from the indicative course fee cited, particularly if units are chosen from a number of disciplines. The cost of each unit offered in 2012 can be viewed from the Unit Search.
Please note that the fees per unit/credit point may increase annually due to rises in the cost of course delivery and service.
Deakin assumes no responsibility for persons relying on 'indicative course fees' to calculate the total future cost of their course.
Career opportunities
There is an increasing demand for qualified and accredited early childhood educators and teachers. Graduates of this course will have career opportunities in childcare facilities, kindergartens, early learning centres and as teachers in early primary school settings. Work in early childhood settings provides future career scope for positions such as centre director, coordinator, pre-school field officer, adviser or senior adviser within early childhood facilities. Opportunities also exist for employment in government agencies, primary schools, community services or not-for-profit organisations.
Course rules
The course comprises 32 credit points of core units over the equivalent of four years of full-time study, inclusive of the minimum 110 days of supervised professional experience.
Course structure
4 academic years pathway (32 credit points over 8 trimesters)
Level 1, Year 12 entry
Trimester 1
| ECE110 | Child Development 1 |
| ECE111 | Curriculum 1: Curriculum, Theory, Development and Evaluation |
| ECE113 | Young Children's Mathematical Development |
| ECE115 | Foundations of Early Childhood Education: Past and Present |
Trimester 2
| ECE114 | Contexts for Learning in Early Childhood Education |
| ECE116 | Health, Safety, Wellbeing and Nutrition |
| ECE112 | Curriculum 2: Planning and Assessment for Teaching and Learning |
| ECP127 | Professional Experience 1 (0-2 Years) |
Level 2, Student entering with approved TAFE qualification
Trimester 1
| ECE212 | Curriculum 3: Planning and Assessment for Teaching and Learning |
| ECP227 | Professional Experience 2 (3-5 Years) |
| ECE216 | Children's Health, Wellbeing and Physical Education |
| ECE220 | Science 1: Science and Environmental Awareness for Young Children |
Trimester 2
| ECE230 | Language and Literacy Development in Early Childhood |
| ECP228 | Professional Experience 3 (3-5 Years) |
| ECE240 | Creative Arts 1: Visual Art and Media Arts |
| ECE210 | Child Development 2 |
Level 3 - commencing 2014
Trimester 1
| ECE320 | Science 2: Science and Design Technology |
| ECP327 | Professional Experience 4 (Primary School 1) |
| ECE370 | Advanced Management of Children's Behaviour |
| ECE330 | Multiliterate Learners in Early Years and School Environments |
Trimester 2
| ECE455 | Effective Primary Mathematics Learning |
| ECP427 | Professional Experience 5 (Primary School 2) |
| ECE465 | Ecological Perspectives for Learning and Teaching in Early Childhood |
| ECE475 | Effective Partnerships for Learning |
Level 4 - commencing 2015
Trimester 1
| ECP226 | Professional Teaching Practice and Child Study (0-3 Years) (2 credit points) |
| ECE360 | Critical Issues in Safety and Child Protection |
| ECE440 | Creative Arts 2: Music, Dance and Drama |
Trimester 2
| ECE350 | Transition Case Study (2 credit points) |
| ECE390 | Management and Leadership |
| ESE499 | Independent Project (Wholly online unit) |
The Faculty also offers a fast track option using Trimester Three. This option takes nine trimesters (or three years).
Level 1, Year 12 entry only
Trimester 1
| ECE110 | Child Development 1 |
| ECE111 | Curriculum 1: Curriculum, Theory, Development and Evaluation |
| ECE113 | Young Children's Mathematical Development |
| ECE115 | Foundations of Early Childhood Education: Past and Present |
Trimester 2
| ECE114 | Contexts for Learning in Early Childhood Education |
| ECE116 | Health, Safety, Wellbeing and Nutrition |
| ECE112 | Curriculum 2: Planning and Assessment for Teaching and Learning |
| ECP127 | Professional Experience 1 (0-2 Years) |
Trimester 3
| ECP226 | Professional Teaching Practice and Child Study (0-3 Years) (2 credit points) |
Level 2, Student entering with approved TAFE qualification
Trimester 1
| ECE212 | Curriculum 3: Planning and Assessment for Teaching and Learning |
| ECP227 | Professional Experience 2 (3-5 Years) |
| ECE216 | Children's Health, Wellbeing and Physical Education |
| ECE220 | Science 1: Science and Environmental Awareness for Young Children |
Trimester 2
| ECE230 | Language and Literacy Development in Early Childhood |
| ECP228 | Professional Experience 3 (3-5 Years) |
| ECE240 | Creative Arts 1: Visual Art and Media Arts |
| ECE210 | Child Development 2 |
Trimester 3
| ECE350 | Transition Case Study (2 credit points) |
| ECE360 | Critical Issues in Safety and Child Protection |
Levels 3 and 4 - commencing 2014
Trimester 1
| ECE320 | Science 2: Science and Design Technology |
| ECP327 | Professional Experience 4 (Primary School 1) |
| ECE370 | Advanced Management of Children's Behaviour |
| ECE330 | Multiliterate Learners in Early Years and School Environments |
| ECE390 | Management and Leadership |
Trimester 2
| ECE455 | Effective Primary Mathematics Learning |
| ECP427 | Professional Experience 5 (Primary School 2) |
| ECE465 | Ecological Perspectives for Learning and Teaching in Early Childhood |
| ECE475 | Effective Partnerships for Learning |
| ESE499 | Independent Project (Wholly online unit) |
Trimester 3
| ECE440 | Creative Arts 2: Music, Dance and Drama |
Notes:
(i) ECP226 VET/TAFE credit transfer and recognition entry students complete ECP226 in Tri 1 or 3 in Years 2 or 3.
(i) From 2015, units ECP226, ECE360, and ECE440 also offered in trimester 1.
(ii) From 2015, units ECE350, ECE390, and ESE499 also offered in trimester 2.
Entry requirements - specific
The BECE is an undergraduate course for entry by applicants from secondary school or TAFE; applicants with a prior degree may apply for the Master of Teaching, which offers the option of a postgraduate qualification in Early Childhood Education.
VET/TAFE Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care holders:
Applicants entering into the second year of the program from a VET-based pathway must have successfully completed:
- a graded Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care (formerly known as Diploma of Children's Services) or equivalent early childhood qualification from a VET/TAFE institution or other approved registered training organisation; and
- a current Level 2 First Aid Certificate;
The selection of Diploma-based applicants undertaking a TAFE pathway into the BECE will utilise the graded scores of the applicants’ Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care or other equivalent early childhood education qualification.
Levels of English and Mathematics which are achieved in any previous courses are considered in the selection process. Applicants need to provide evidence of their prior study of Mathematics and English achievements and/ or work related experience that demonstrates their English and mathematics proficiency. The selection team carefully scrutinises the applications for evidence of English and Mathematics proficiency.
Non year 12 (or equivalent applicants)
For non-VCE (or equivalent) applicants, selection is based on evidence that indicates suitability for teaching, including levels of English and Mathematics achieved in any previous study and work related experience that demonstrates literacy and numeracy. The Faculty may require some applicants to complete a STAT test.
Early Childhood teaching qualification upgrade (Available from 2014)
Applicants holding a three-year early childhood or teaching qualification, as listed on the ACECQA approved list of early childhood teaching qualifications, may apply to undertake one year of the course (8 credit points) to upgrade to a four-year early childhood qualification.
Applicants are ranked according to their most recent qualification, relevant professional experience or professional development related to early childhood education. Interested applicants should contact the course director: Dr Bonnie Yim, +61 3 522 72659, b.yim@deakin.edu.au
Credit for prior learning - general
If you have completed previous studies which you believe may reduce the number of units you have to complete at Deakin, indicate in the appropriate section on your application that you wish to be considered for credit transfer. You will need to provide your previous course details so your credit can be determined. If you are eligible, your offer letter will then contain information about your credit transfer.
Your credit transfer is formally approved prior to your enrolment at Deakin during the Enrolment and Orientation Program. You must bring original documents relating to your previous study so that this approval can occur.
You can also refer to the Credit for Prior Learning (Credit Transfer) Search which outlines the credit that may be granted towards a Deakin University degree.
Credit for prior learning - specific
The Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (BECE) provides an approved pathway from the Diploma of Children’s Services offered through TAFE. Applicants who have completed the Diploma of Children’s Services will receive credit for the first year of the BECE (8 credit points) and be admitted to year 2 of the course. Other applicants are advised to contact the Faculty for information regarding credit transfer.
How to apply
- Applicant Portal: Use our online application system to submit and track your application now OR
- Apply through a Deakin International office: Fill out an application form and submit it to a Deakin International office OR
- Apply through a Deakin representative: Take your application form to your preferred agent for assistance.
Tracking your application
If you have already applied and wish to enquire about your application please refer to the relevant area through which you originally applied.
- If you applied through a Deakin representative please contact your representative.
- If you applied through a Deakin International office please contact deakin-int-admissions@deakin.edu.au
Further study
Graduates of the BECE course (or equivalent) can apply for admission to the Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Honours). Applicants to Honours are normally required to have a distinction average or equivalent over the entire undergraduate degree. An individual interview will be held with any Honours applicants to clarify their research interest area and to verify that supervision is feasible and the study area is relevant to early childhood education. This interview will also provide an opportunity to review applicants’ previous research competence achieved at the degree level.
Working With Children Check
The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (Victoria) requires all student teachers to hold a current Working With Children Check (WWCC) before being allowed to undertake professional experience placements in education settings in Victoria. Students who are given a negative assessment notice will be advised of alternative options for tertiary study due to their inability to satisfy the professional experience requirements of the course.
It is the responsibility of students undertaking placements outside Victoria to enquire about and, where necessary, to meet any similar legislative or other requirements concerning working with children.
