General Information

Overview

The Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) equips you with the skills to negotiate the changing context of teaching and learning in the 21st century.

You’ll learn innovative and creative teaching methods that make expert use of emerging technologies, and

study the contexts of education, cultural-historical perspectives, and child development.

This course offers specialisations in Mathematics and English as well as units that focus on specific subject disciplines.

Study structure

To qualify for the Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary), students are required to complete 400 credit points comprising 32 units of study (12.5 credit points each). The 400 credit points must comprise:

  • 32 core units (400 credit points) including at least one specialisation (Mathematics or English)*

*Students who wish to complete English Specialisation need to complete EDU30067 (instead of EDU30063)

*Students who wish to complete Mathematics Specialisation need to complete EDU30066 (instead of EDU30009)

  • Full-time study: 100 credit points/eight standard units of study per year

  • Part-time study: 50 credit points/four standard units of study per year

  • One credit point is equivalent to one hour of study per week per semester (including contact hours and private study)

  • See the course planner for an example degree structure.

  • Full-time study: 100 credit points/eight standard units of study per year

  • One credit point is equivalent to one hour of study per week per semester (including contact hours and private study)

  • See the course planner for an example degree structure.

Units of study Unit code
Core units
Learning and Communicating Online
Core unit , 12.5 credit points 		COM10003
Introduction to Curriculum Planning and Assessment: Practicum 1
Core unit , 12.5 credit points 		EDU10001
Understanding Language and Literacy
Core unit , 12.5 credit points 		EDU10002
The World of Maths
Core unit , 12.5 credit points 		EDU10003
Theories of Teaching and Learning
Core unit , 12.5 credit points 		EDU10004
Indigenous Education and Perspectives
Core unit , 12.5 credit points 		EDU10005
Developing Literacy
Core unit , 12.5 credit points 		EDU20001
Mathematics in Practice
Core unit , 12.5 credit points 		EDU20002
Contemporary Perspectives of Learning and Development
Core unit , 12.5 credit points 		EDU20003
Sustainable Education and Perspectives
Core unit , 12.5 credit points 		EDU20005
Curriculum, Planning and Assessment for Primary: Practicum 2
Core unit , 12.5 credit points 		EDU20006
Social and Emotional Learning
Core unit , 12.5 credit points 		EDU20014
Science and Technology
Core unit , 12.5 credit points 		EDU30002
Curriculum, Planning and Assessment for Infants: Practicum 3E
Core unit , 12.5 credit points 		EDU30003
Understanding and Supporting Inclusion
Core unit , 12.5 credit points 		EDU30005
Families, Community and Citizenship
Core unit , 12.5 credit points 		EDU30006
Imagining the World Through the Arts
Core unit , 12.5 credit points 		EDU30007
Mathematics in the Primary Classroom
Core unit , 12.5 credit points 		EDU30009
Discovering Science
Core unit , 12.5 credit points 		EDU30011
Health and Physical Education
Core unit , 12.5 credit points 		EDU30014
Teaching Technologies
Core unit , 12.5 credit points 		EDU30059
Educational Leadership, Management and Program Assessment
Core unit , 12.5 credit points 		EDU30062
Teaching English
Core unit , 12.5 credit points 		EDU30063
Teaching Early Reading
Core unit , 12.5 credit points 		EDU30068
The Healthy and Active Child
Core unit , 12.5 credit points 		EDU40001
Play and Environment
Core unit , 12.5 credit points 		EDU40002
Identity: The Early Childhood Profession(al)
Core unit , 12.5 credit points 		EDU40003
Advocacy and Social Justice
Core unit , 12.5 credit points 		EDU40004
Ready to Teach Primary: Practicum 4E
Core unit , 12.5 credit points 		EDU40005
Ready to Teach Early Childhood: Practicum 5E
Core unit , 12.5 credit points 		EDU40006
Arts Education
Core unit , 12.5 credit points 		EDU40008
Teaching the Humanities
Core unit , 12.5 credit points 		EDU40011

Choose from a combination of the following course components to complete 25 credit points of other study. Students may also select elective units (12.5 credit points each).

Recommended elective units can deepen your understanding of your chosen major or an area of interest. A full list of available elective units can be found upon enrolment.

Find more detail about elective units

Career opportunities

Graduates will have the skills, knowledge and dispositions to be pedagogical leaders, effective advocates for social justice and equity, capable teachers of children from birth to twelve years in a variety of settings, and professionals whose practice is informed by critical reflection and ongoing learning.

Maximum Academic Credit

The maximum level of credit that can be granted for the Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) is 150 credit points (normally 12 units).

Admission criteria

Information about Swinburne's general admission criteria can be found at Admissions at Swinburne - Higher Education webpage.

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