Bachelor of Education Early Childhood and Primary

The Bachelor of Education Early Childhood and Primary is a course that prepares you to become an early childhood teacher andor a primary school teacher. This gives you flexible and versatile employment options.During the course, you explore issues, concepts and practices which are common and specific to both early childhood education (including before school settings) and primary school education.You will learn about:play and learning scienceslanguage and literacypreparation for teachinghealth and physical educationscience in educationtechnology and design for educationcurriculum and programmingmathematicsleadership and advocacy in early childhood contextshumanities, social science and the environment.This teacher education course offers two career options for graduates. It is an initial-teacher education qualification that encompasses working with children from birth to age 12 in both early childhood settings and primary schools.

Applicants must meet one of the following criteria for admission: successful completion of the Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (or an equivalent qualification) along with an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of at least 60; attainment of a national qualification at Certificate III level or higher; completion of at least 0.5 year of full-time study (or equivalent) in a higher education degree or diploma; possession of overseas secondary or tertiary qualifications deemed equivalent to Australian standards; achievement of a STAT Multiple Choice score of 140; successful completion of the Tertiary Enabling Program, the Preparation for Tertiary Success courses, or other recognised tertiary preparation courses; or submission of an acceptable personal competencies statement and/or proof of relevant employment experience.International applicants who have completed the CDU Foundation Studies Program; and achieved a minimum mark of 65% in Foundation English A and Australian Histories, Institutions and Cultures; and achieved a minimum mark of 75% in Foundation English B; are eligible to apply subject to satisfactory completion of the teaching capabilities statement and working with children check.