The Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood), Bachelor of Arts may be taken as a double degree program in four years full-time (or the equivalent part-time). Students who study part-time would normally be expected to complete the double degree program within eight years.
The course is offered by the College of Education, Psychology and Social Work.
The double degree program of Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood), Bachelor of Arts requires completion of a total of 144 units.
A Lutheran pathway is available for students wishing to teach in that system (see BEd(ECh)BA Handbook for details). Specialist language education topics are available for those students who wish to teach a language(s).
Students who commence, but subsequently do not wish to complete, either the full double degree program or the professional experience component of the double degree program may be eligible to:
The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.
Applicants must complete a non-academic capabilities assessment task that is based on the Australian Institute for Teaching and school Leadership Initial Teacher Education standards.
Limited credit may be granted for relevant topics taken at the University or other institutions.
The course aims to produce graduates who:
It is anticipated that on completion of the double degree program graduate students will:
Limited credit may be granted for recognition of prior studies undertaken at the University or other approved tertiary institutions. Further information is available on this page.
To qualify for the Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood), Bachelor of Arts, a student must:
A student whose Grade Point Average (GPA) falls below 5.00 after attempting the first 72 units of study (excluding topics for which a Withdraw, Not Fail (WN) has been recorded) will normally be required to enter into a counselling process with the College to demonstrate their capacity to achieve the range of attributes and motivations that have been determined by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) as being common to effective teachers. As part of this process students who are unable to satisfactorily demonstrate their capacity to achieve the range of attributes and motivations before graduation will be supported through a range of options appropriate to their circumstances.
The Bachelor of Education component must include:
The Bachelor of Arts component must include:
Except with the permission of the Dean (Education):
Students should note that professional experience topics require full-time commitment for their duration.
LIST OF TOPICS
The BA major, minor and electives may be chosen from topics and topic sequences listed in the BA handbook.
36 units comprising
EDUC1120 Teaching and Educational Contexts (4.5 units)
EDUC1221 Play, Learning and Development (4.5 units)
EDUC1225 Professional Experience: Year 1 (Early Childhood) (0 units)
plus 9 units of BA major topics
plus 9 units of BA minor topics
plus 9 units of BA Elective topics
36 units comprising
EDUC2321 The Expressive Arts in Early Childhood (4.5 units)
EDUC2420 Teaching Indigenous Australian Students (4.5 units)
EDUC2421 Literacy and Numeracy: Birth-4 (4.5 units)
EDUC2324 Professional Experience: Year 2A (Early Childhood) (0 units)
EDUC2424 Professional Experience: Year 2B (Early Childhood) (0 units)
plus 18 units of BA major topics
plus 4.5 units of BA minor topics
36 units comprising
EDUC3521 Language, Literature and Literacies 4-8 (4.5 units)
EDUC3522 Pedagogies of Belonging (4.5 units)
EDUC3528 Professional Experience: Year 3A (Early Childhood) (0 units)
EDUC3618 Numeracy and Multiliteracies in Design and Technology (4.5 units)
EDUC3622 Thinking and Working Mathematically (4.5 units)
EDUC3623 Health and Physical Education in Early Childhood (4.5 units)
EDUC3640 Professional Experience: Year 3B (Early Childhood) (4.5 units)
plus 4.5 units of BA major topics
plus 4.5 units of BA minor topics
36 units comprising
EDUC4722 Critical Pedagogies for a Changing World (4.5 units)
EDUC4723 Investigating Early Years Curriculum and Pedagogy (4.5 units)
EDUC4724 Thinking and Working Scientifically in the Early Years (4.5 units)
EDUC4740 Professional Experience: Final Assessment (Early Childhood) (4.5 units)
EDUC4820 The Professional Educator (4.5 units)
plus 4.5 units of BA major topics
plus 4.5 units of BA minor topics
plus 4.5 units of Education Elective topics
The following majors or minors can be studied within the Bachelor of Arts component of the double degree:
# Chinese, German and Japanese are available cross-institutionally at the University of Adelaide. Please visit the University of Adelaide webpage for topic information.
**Students may only study a BA major or a BA minor cross-institutionally at the University of Adelaide, but not both.
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