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Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Birth to Five)

  • Bachelor

Embrace the power of learning through play and exploration If you're interested in building a career in the early childhood sector and have a passion for...

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor
Study Mode
Online, In person
Intake Months
Feb, Jul

About this course

Embrace the power of learning through play and exploration
If you're interested in building a career in the early childhood sector and have a passion for helping young minds grow, then the Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Birth to Five) is for you. Whether you are already working in the sector or starting your journey into a fulfilling career you'll be empowered to make a lasting impact during the pivotal years of a child's development from birth to five.
With 80 days of placements across a variety of early childhood education settings, you'll combine theoretical knowledge with hands-on experience, while exploring the latest research, teaching strategies and methods.
UC's future-focused approach to education will help you acquire a diverse range of lifelong transferrable skills, that you can apply throughout your rewarding career in the classroom and beyond. Validate your abilities and embrace creativity with an industry-recognised qualification in just three years.*
Seize the opportunity to choose your direction with the first year of this course sharing its structure with the Bachelor of Early Childhood and Primary Education, giving you the opportunity to change depending on the subjects you connect most with.
Study a Bachelor of Early Childhood Education at UC and you will:
  • Gain extensive practical experience in a variety of early childhood education settings.
  • Acquire the skills to succeed across the breadth of early childhood education.
  • Create engaging and interactive learning experiences, incorporating play and exploration into the curriculum.
  • Discover how to provide an enriching, solid educational base to set the stage for lifelong learning and academic achievement.
  • Develop your voice as an advocate for young people, ensuring their best interests are heard in the development of early childhood policies.
  • Learn to lead with diversity and inclusion, and connect indigenous ways of knowing, doing and being into teaching.
  • Experience future-focused study, created in connection with the education industry to ensure its relevancy and longevity.
  • Graduate with a qualification to help you stand out from the crowd for elevated career progression.

Work-integrated learning
During this course, you'll undertake a minimum of 80 days of practical placement across a range of early childhood education settings, allowing you the opportunity to put theory into practice to graduate job-ready, confident and industry-connected.
Career opportunities
  • Director in an early childhood setting
  • Early childhood education leader
  • Early childhood teacher
  • Policy advisor
  • Curriculum development.

Course specific information
*If you already hold a Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care or higher, you'll receive a year of credit upon application, meaning you can complete your degree in just two years.
This course will be approved by the Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) and TEQSA accredited.
Students must obtain a Working with Vulnerable People Check before their first placement.
Professional accreditation

This course is professionally accredited with the Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA).

Entry requirements

Admission to this course is based on an entrance rank. A rank can be achieved by the following means:
- Year 12 ATAR of 60 or above
- other Australian Qualification
- work experience
- overseas qualification

We also offer several entry initiatives that give students the opportunity to gain entry to the University via alternate pathway programs and admissions schemes. More information is available on our Alternative Entry page: http://www.canberra.edu.au/future-students/applications/apply-now/alternative-entry

Additional admission requirements

In addition, there is a pathway into this course for applicants who have completed an ACECQA-approved Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care. Credit for 8 units (24 credit points) of this course will be granted to applicants who have completed an ACECQA-accredited Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care. The 24 credit points will be based upon credit being granted for:

- 11990 Child Development | 3 credit points - Level 1
- 11991 Relationships in Early Childhood Education | 3 credit points - Level 1
- 11992 The Arts: Visual Arts and Media in the Early Years | 3 credit points - Level 1
- 11993 The National Quality Framework | 3 credit points - Level 1
- 11994 Health and Wellbeing in the Early Years | 3 credit points - Level 1
- 11995 Infant and toddler Learning and Care | 3 credit points - Level 1
- 11996 Planning and the Early Years Learning Framework | 3 credit points - Level 1
- 11997 Partnerships in Early Childhood Education | 3 credit points - Level 1

Students who are credited the 8 units for the Diploma will enter directly into the second year of the program. Where a student does not have a completed Diploma (ACECQA approved), NO credit will be granted.

Students will be required to complete a written statement in response to questions designed to assess their suitability for the teaching profession. Responses to these questions must be deemed satisfactory for them to be admitted to this course.

Students must obtain Working with Vulnerable People Registration (ACT) and/or a Working With Children Check (NSW), depending on the area(s) in which they will be undertaking professional experience placements.

Assumed knowledge

None.

Periods course is open for new admissions
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Domestic International
2024 UC Sydney Hills, Castle Hill, NSW Semester 1 05 February 2024
2024 Bruce, Canberra Semester 1 05 February 2024
2024 UC Sydney Hills, Castle Hill, NSW Semester 2 29 July 2024
2024 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 29 July 2024
2025 Bruce, Canberra Semester 1 03 February 2025
2025 UC Sydney Hills, Castle Hill, NSW Semester 1 03 February 2025
2025 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 28 July 2025
2025 UC Sydney Hills, Castle Hill, NSW Semester 2 28 July 2025
2026 Bruce, Canberra Semester 1 02 February 2026
2026 UC Sydney Hills, Castle Hill, NSW Semester 1 02 February 2026
2026 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 27 July 2026
2026 UC Sydney Hills, Castle Hill, NSW Semester 2 27 July 2026
Credit arrangements

A credit transfer arrangement is available for this course for the following institutions:

Other Australian Tafe

Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care (CHC50121) (30984)

Study locations

Sydney

Canberra

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