EARCHILD01 Early childhood education
Faculty of Education
Early childhood education (EARCHILD01) is a specialisation worth 96 credit points, listing 16 units, taught at Singapore and Clayton. It is offered in 1 course: Master of Education.
- Credit points
- 96
- Units
- 16
- Campus
- Singapore, Clayton
- Offered in
- 1 course
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2026 entry.
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Overview
This specialisation will develop your early childhood practices whether you are an early childhood educator, leader, policy maker or are simply interested in advancing your understanding of young children's learning. It addresses the emerging demand in global economies to build professional capacity for the early childhood sector. It will equip you to respond to complex issues relating to children, their families and communities. It will enhance your ability to understand and implement inclusive teaching and learning practices among young children and to lead educational work, innovative curriculum, teaching and policy, and professional learning in early childhood contexts.
Structure
Part A. Orientation to education (24 points)24 credit points
Part B. Key constructs in education (12 or 24 points)24 credit points
Part C. Enhanced professional learning units (24 or 36 credit points)36 credit points
- EDF5905Early years literacy and numeracyNo reviews yet12 cp
- EDF5632Understanding inclusion in learning communitiesNo reviews yet12 cp
- EDF5659Building partnerships with families and communitiesNo reviews yet12 cp
- EDF5683Philosophical foundations of behaviour analysisNo reviews yet6 cp
- EDF5684Concepts and principles of learningNo reviews yet6 cp
Part D. Professional inquiry (12 or 24 points)24 credit points
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Notes
Pathway to graduate research
A pathway to graduate research (e.g. master's by research, PhD) is available if you** achieve a weighted average mark of at least 75% in the units of this course. On-campus attendance is required for this pathway. This pathway is not available at the point of entry, however if you are commencing at entry level 1 or 2 and interested in this possibility you must make space to pursue the two required units in Part D by restricting the number of units across Part B and Part C accordingly.
If you are commencing at entry level 3 (48 credit points) and interested in the pathway to graduate research, you must achieve a 75% average in your first two units to be eligible. If you are initially enrolled in a specialisation, you will be required to transfer to the general award, Master of Education, in order to complete the pathway to graduate research.
If you are invited into this pathway, you must take the following two units:
- EDF5613 Research approaches in education
- EDF5614 Research project in education
** Due to professional accreditation requirements, the research pathway is not available if you are undertaking the inclusive and special education specialisation.