Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Studies)

About this Course

This nationally accredited course is designed to graduate early childhood professionals who are ready to teach in schools and early learning centres and advocate for childhood.

A key feature of this course is connecting theory with practice. Graduates will have the knowledge, skills and practices to be able to develop high quality early childhood education programs for children from birth to 8 years of age.

Industry partnerships with over 1,000 schools and early learning centres enable Pre-Service Teachers to gain experience across diverse settings; including public, private, metropolitan, regional and remote contexts, as they work with children, families and communities.

A distinguishing feature of this course is that fourth year Pre-Service Teachers have the opportunity to choose specialised units to broaden their knowledge and skills in an area of interest. For example, they may select units that provide for the accreditation requirements to teach in Catholic schools.

In addition, final year Pre-Service Teachers can apply for a place in the internship program in either a school or early learning setting.

Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) level

This course has been accredited by ECU as an AQF Level 7 Bachelor Degree Award.

Course Entry

Admission requirements you'll need to meet for this course.

• Academic Admission requirements (Band 3)

  All applicants must meet the academic admission requirements for this course. The indicative or guaranteed ATAR is as published (where applicable) or academic admission requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

  • AQF Cert IV;
  • Successfully completed 0.25 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent);
  • Undergraduate Certificate;
  • Skills for Tertiary Admissions Test;*
  • University Preparation Course;*
  • Indigenous University Orientation Course; or*
  • Experience Based Entry Scheme.*

  * Further information can be found on the Study course entry page.

  For international students, requirements include your secondary school results.

Career Opportunities

This course creates quality graduates ready to take up employment across the early childhood education sector, including teaching children from birth to 3 years, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, pre-primary and years 1-3 across both the Early Learning Sector and schools.

Possible future job titles

Early Childhood Teacher, Junior Primary Teacher, Childhood Education Advisor, Early Childhood Education Leader, Director in Early Childhood, Policy Advisor, Curriculum Development Advisor, Practice and Pedagogy Partner

Courses you can consider if you are interested in progressing further in this area.

• Graduate Certificate of Education (Early Childhood Studies)
• Master of Education (Accelerated Online)
• Graduate Certificate of Education (Accelerated Online)
• Graduate Certificate of Education
• Master of Education (Advanced)
• Master of Education