Bachelor of Early Childhood Education
Bachelor of Early Childhood Education
Develop the knowledge and skills you need to be an effective early childhood teacher and leader with our early childhood education course. In our course, you’ll learn how to demonstrate an exemplary standard of teaching, and how to be adaptable and highly proficient in critical and future thinking with a…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Develop the knowledge and skills you need to be an effective early childhood teacher and leader with our early childhood education course. In our course, you’ll learn how to demonstrate an exemplary standard of teaching, and how to be adaptable and highly proficient in critical and future thinking with a sound grasp of early childhood teaching and pedagogy.
Our early childhood education course is ideal for teachers who aspire to meet the needs of contemporary early childhood services. You’ll study philosophies, principles and practices of early childhood teaching, and how teaching and learning in discipline areas of language and literacy, mathematics, arts, science, and health and well-being are integrated across early childhood education play-based programs.
Taking our early childhood education course will assist you in further developing your leadership and management skills to lead programs across a range of early childhood service types and allow you to gain an in-depth knowledge of exemplary practice in early childhood service provision in areas such as:
- child development
- early childhood pedagogy and play
- child and family-centred practice
- legal and regulatory compliance requirements
- provision of inclusive environments
- early childhood leadership
You’ll gain skills in research methods, professional practice, project management, and professional communication. You will also be required to register with the Victorian Institute of Teaching as an early childhood teacher after graduation, which will enable you to teach across a range of early childhood settings.
This course has national accreditation with the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) and is recognised by the Victorian Institute of Teaching for Early Childhood Teacher registration on graduation.
Pathways & Accreditation
Applicants who have already completed an approved Diploma in Children’s Services or similar will be able to pathway into the course, provided they meet all entry requirements, and will receive six subjects credit.
After successful completion, you may be eligible to apply for entry into a Master’s in Education at a university of your choice.
This course is accredited by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) and the qualification is aligned with the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) level 7 and Box Hill Institute Graduate Attributes.
Career & Learning Outcomes
Early Childhood Teacher in:
preschools
kindergartens
early learning centres
long day care settings
At the completion of the degree, it is expected that you’ll be able to demonstrate:
teaching skills and the knowledge required of early childhood graduate teachers (refer to the Australian Professional Standards for Graduate Teachers)
the ability to form partnerships with families and other service providers
strong pedagogical leadership skills
practical critical reflection skills that inform and improve your teaching practice
the ability to work productively in dynamic early childhood work environments and effectively respond to the diversity of the early childhood and broader community
leadership and management skills required to facilitate organisational change
confidence in using ICT appropriate to teaching and learning, and for administration and management
advocacy for children, early childhood education and the wider education sector.
REQUIREMENTS
International students must have completed an Australian Year 12 ( including Mathematics) or international equivalent with a pass.
All applicants must:
supply evidence of English language proficiency
have successfully attained at least a pass in a final year of secondary school mathematics unit OR successfully complete a tertiary entrance mathematics equivalency course (TEMEC)
successfully complete an individual face-to-face selection interview of approximately 30 minutes duration. The selection interview takes the place of the CASPer test, which is not required for entry into this course. The selection interview will be a verbal assessment of your aptitude for early childhood teaching through a series of questions which includes analysing a given scenario
hold or be able to hold a current National Police Records Check and a Working with Children Check
competent computer skills for accessing subject resources; completing online tutorial tasks; and submitting word processed assignments through StudentWeb
PLEASE NOTE: Box Hill Institute only accept enrolments from international students who are 18 years of age or above at the time of course commencement.
You are required to provide evidence you meet the following requirements:
IELTS Academic 7.0 (Academic) with no band score less than 7.0
TOEFL Print based 600, or TOEFL Computer based 250, or TOEFL Internet based 100 or
Pearson Test of Academic English 69 (with no communicative skill score less than 65) or
Cambridge English Advanced CAE (Results prior to 2015: 67, results from 2015 new scores:185-190), or approved equivalent
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Box Hill Institute is an educational provider with three campuses in Australia- of which one is based in Melbourne- and was the ‘2016 Australian Large Training Provider of the Year’. The Institute offers courses that are pathways into a higher qualification either at Box Hill Institute or with its university partners. Students will also benefit from its modern facilities and its industry partnerships- which will help them work with industry, gain valuable hands-on experience, and broaden horizons through overseas projects. Box Hill Institute is home to approximately 40,000 students from diverse backgrounds. 85% of the Institute’s students are employed within 6 months of completing their study, and are found to earn a higher salary after graduating than university graduates.
