Undergraduate · Education
Bachelor of Early Childhood Education
Box Hill Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
About this program
Box Hill's Bachelor of Early Childhood Education is built for people already working while they study, the program runs as blended delivery with classes on evenings and occasional Saturdays, and each core subject pairs 30 hours of face-to-face lecture, tutorial, and workshop time with around 5 hours of online activity rather than a standard daytime timetable.
The degree comprises 28 core subjects and 4 practicum subjects, totalling 80 days of supervised placement across a range of early childhood settings, deliberately including services other than the student's own workplace, so students already working in childcare still have to demonstrate their skills somewhere unfamiliar rather than only in a setting where staff already know them.
The program is recognised by the Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority and meets Victorian Institute of Teaching standards for Early Childhood Teacher registration, meaning graduates come out eligible to register as qualified early childhood teachers, not just educators, in Victoria.
Cost & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
4 terms of coursework
Year 1
- Child Development
- Foundations of Early Childhood Pedagogy
- Health, Safety and Wellbeing in Early Childhood Settings
- Practicum 1
Year 2
- Curriculum Design for Early Learning
- Language and Literacy Development
- Working with Families and Communities
- Practicum 2
Year 3
- Leadership in Early Childhood Settings
- Inclusive Practice and Additional Needs
- Professional Practice and Ethics
- Practicum 3
Year 4
- Research and Reflective Practice in Early Childhood Education
- Transition to Teaching
- Practicum 4 (final placement block)
Admissions
Year 12 completion or equivalent
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