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Bachelor of Education Birth to Five Years

ProviderCharles Darwin University
Course code: SATAC103401UniversityStudy area: EducationCourse data availableData JSON

Course overview

The Bachelor of Education Birth to Five Years is a course that prepares you to become an early childhood teacher.

During the course, you explore issues, concepts and practices which are common and specific to early childhood education.

You'll learn about:

  • play and learning sciences

  • language and literacy

  • preparation for teaching

  • health and physical education

  • science in education

  • curriculum and programming

  • mathematics

  • leadership and advocacy in early childhood contexts

  • humanities, social science and the environment

The course is designed to:

  • develop professional knowledge and skills for teaching young children.

  • prepare you for new and changing educational roles in early childhood.

  • develop your skills as a reflective teacher.

  • explore the connection between theory and practice in early childhood education.

  • ensure continuing awareness of the environmental and cultural influences on teaching and learning in early childhood.

  • better understand the needs of learners and communities with diverse linguistic and cultural orientations, including Indigenous learners.

The course provides opportunities to complete practicum in a range of early childhood settings. A minimum of 80 days of professional experience is required for placement across all stages.

This course has been accredited through the Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA). On graduating, you will be recognised as an Early Childhood Teacher by ACECQA.

To find out if your state or territory requires you to be a registered teacher to work as an Early Childhood Teacher, visit ACECQA - Early childhood teacher registration and accreditation.

Entry requirements

Review the available standard entry requirements, English requirements and additional notes for this course.

Standard entry

Recent secondary

  • Qualify for the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE), Northern Territory Certificate of Education (NTCE) or equivalent recent year 12 qualification (including the International Baccalaureate Diploma), and achieve a competitive selection rank.

Higher Ed

  • Completed or partially completed a recognised higher education program at a recognised higher education institution,
  • Completed a University Foundation Studies, Bridging or Enabling program

Work-Life Other

  • Completed a non-recent SACE/NTCE or equivalent secondary education qualification with a competitive selection rank, including the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB),
  • STAT multiple choice test (optional),
  • Personal competencies and/or employment experience (optional)
  • If you have been employed in the Australian Defence Force you may be eligible to apply for an undergraduate course on the basis of your service.

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VET

  • Completed an award from a registered training organisation at Certificate III level or above
English requirement
Cambridge C1 Advanced 169, no component below 169Cambridge C2 Proficiency 169, no component below 169IELTS Academic 6, no band below 6PTE Academic 50, no component below 50TOEFL iBT 60, no component below 18

If your current English result is below direct entry, consider the university-recognised English language pathway or ELICOS package; successful completion at the required level can usually satisfy English entry without another English test.

Past Offers

Current-course cases first, supplemented by same-institution scored cases.

Scored cases
Source countriesBangladesh · India
Common pathwayBachelor background
Target levelMaster degree
Offer fieldsBusiness Enterprises · Information Systems
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BangladeshBachelor background
Master of Teaching (Secondary)Master degree · Business Enterprises · In Australia
GPA / 4.0GPA 3.5/4.03.50 · strong band · approx. top 10-15%
2
BangladeshBachelor background
Master of Business Administration Sustainable LeadershipMaster degree · Sustainable Leadership · In Australia
GPA / 4.0GPA 3.5/4.03.50 · strong band · approx. top 10-15%
3
IndiaBachelor background
Master of NursingMaster degree · Nursing · In Australia
ib guessIB 8.08/45.0lower band · approx. top 80-85%
4
BangladeshBachelor background
Master of Information TechnologyMaster degree · Information Systems · In Australia
gpa 4GPA 3.5/4.0strong band · approx. top 10-15%

Course curriculum

Course structure, credit points and subject sequence

Course curriculum not yet available

Refer to the institution course handbook.

References

Official course, fees, admissions, English, curriculum and related sources.

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Official course pagecricos.education.gov.auApplication centresatac.edu.auAustralian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA).acecqa.gov.auACECQA - Early childhood teacher registration and accreditation.acecqa.gov.auheresatac.edu.auhttps://www.cdu.edu.au/inherent-requirements/teacher-educationcdu.edu.auCDU Bachelor of Nursing Scholarship 2025search.studyaustralia.gov.auCDU Global Merit Scholarship 2024 and 2025search.studyaustralia.gov.auCDU International College Merit Scholarship 2025search.studyaustralia.gov.auDili International School Scholarship 2025search.studyaustralia.gov.auAchieva course data JSONAchieva course information