Our courses information
Our courses offer the right balance of practical knowledge and academic excellence and a wide range of study options.
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- Location:
Mt Lawley - Study Mode:
Full-time
Part-time - Delivery Mode:
On-campus - Duration:
1 year full-time or equivalent part-time - Faculty:
Education and Arts - School:
Education - Code:
S19 - CRICOS:
060883G
Graduate Diploma of Education (Early Childhood Studies)
This course structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
The Graduate Diploma of Education (Early Childhood Studies) is a 120 credit point course. All Pre-service Teachers are required to demonstrate competency in literacy and numeracy. Pre-service Teachers' assignments and examinations must be of an appropriate academic standard.
Part-time mode is possible in the on-campus mode of delivery
All units are compulsory regardless of the mode of delivery. There are no electives. The sequence of units in the part-time mode of delivery has some degree of flexibility.
Year One
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | |||
| ECM4101 | Early Childhood Mathematics | 10 | |
| ECS4221 | Early Childhood Education Studies 1 | 10 | |
| LAN4014 | Literacy Teaching in the Junior Primary | 10 | |
| SSE4100 | Science, Society & Environment and the Young Learner | 10 | |
| WPL4140 | Workplace Learning 1 - Junior Primary Practice | 20 | |
| Semester 2 | |||
| ECS4212 | Early Childhood Education Studies 2 | 10 | |
| LAN4113 | Language Development & Emergent Literacy | 10 | |
| MHP4101 | Music, Health & Physical Education and the Young Learner | 10 | |
| VTE4100 | Visual Arts, Technology & Enterprise and the Young Learner | 10 | |
| WPL4430 | Workplace Learning 2 - Final Teaching Practice | 20 | |