Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Birth to Five Years) Australian Catholic University (ACU)

Pursue a career as an early childhood teacher. Develop an understanding of the importance of the early years and your role as a teacher through a balance of practice and theory.

Minimum Duration:

4 years full-time or equivalent part-time

Campus:

Brisbane, Melbourne, Online, Strathfield

The Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Birth to Five Years) is aimed at those students dedicated to a career teaching in a birth to five setting.

Developed in response to workforce needs in the early childhood sector, the course can be undertaken as a natural progression for graduates of the Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care or as a standalone course. Graduates of the course will have a strong grounding in early childhood curriculum and pedagogy.

We also recognise that an early childhood educator is likely to teach a diverse range of students across the course of their career. Our students will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to respond to this diversity.

Entry requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy that includes meeting a minimum ATAR requirement.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must meet any additional prerequisite requirements imposed by state jurisdictions.

International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed at year 12 level, or equivalent:

State Prerequisites

Australian Capital Territory

Prerequisites: Nil

Assumed Knowledge:

Major in English (T)

Major in Mathematics (T)

New South Wales

Prerequisites: Nil

Assumed knowledge:

Two units of English (Any)

Two units of Mathematics (Any)

Queensland

Prerequisites: English (Units 3 & 4, C)

Assumed Knowledge: General Mathematics

Victoria

Prerequisites: English: Units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English

Recommended Studies: Mathematics: Two units of Mathematics (any)

Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.

English language requirements

International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

Overall score of 6.5. An individual score of 6.5 in all tests

Pearson Test of English (PTE)

58 with a minimum of 58 in all four communicative skills

Test of English as a Foreign Language - Academic (TOEFL)

Internet based total of 79: minimum 24 in writing and a minimum of 19 in reading and 20 in listening and speaking

ACU English Language Test

B (65-74%)

Cambridge Advanced English (CAE)

Overall CAE score: 176. Minimum score of 176 in all tests