Postgraduate - Area of study Early years education

Students who commenced study in 2015 should refer to this area of study entry for direction on the requirements; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your area of study.

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Managing faculty	Faculty of Education
Campus(es)	Clayton

Notes

Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

This Master of Teaching specialisation qualifies graduates to teach children from birth to eight years of age in childcare, kindergartens and preschools, and to support children's transition to school. Students develop an understanding of learning at the heart of teaching and acquire a perspective of teaching as the power to change. Students actively engage with contemporary theories, concepts and practices of early years education. They learn about the range of local and international early years services and social/cultural contexts of early years provision for children aged birth to eight years, and develop skills to work with families and communities. Students learn how inclusive practices meet a diversity of children's needs and build a repertoire of strategies to manage children's learning. Professional understanding and skills are extended through 60 days of supervised professional experience, and students learn to generate and reflect on evidence to evaluate their practice and build professional judgement. This specialisation prepares students to become effective and proactive leaders and educators in early years education.

Requirements

Units are 6 credit points unless otherwise stated.

Students must complete:

EDF4120 Learning at the heart of teaching
EDF4121 Teaching: The power to change
EDF4122 Teaching partnerships: Working with families and communities
EDF4123 Literacy across the years
EDF5016 Inclusive teaching
EDF5018 Curriculum, assessment and reporting
EDF5019 Teacher as professional leader
EDF5020 Early years numeracy and critical thinking
EDF5021 Lenses on child development
EDF5022 Science, technology and sustainability in early years
EDF5023 Creative development for children
EDF5024 Play and pedagogy
EDF5025 Early childhood policy transformations
EDF5026 Early years wellbeing and workplace safety
EDF5925 Early years professional experience 1 (0 points)
EDF5926 Early years professional experience 2 (0 points)
EDF5927 Early years professional experience 3 (0 points)
EDF5935 Primary professional experience 5 (0 points)

plus one of the following extended professional learning options:

EDF5098 Professional learning project (12 points)
EDF5099 Education research project* (12 points)
a master's elective unit chosen from the units listed in the General education studiesGeneral education studies (http://staging-www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/aos/general-education-studies/) area of study (12 points)

* This unit is only available by invitation. It may provide a pathway to a research degree.

Refer to the course mapcourse map (http://monash.edu/education/current-students/courses/maps/2015/2015-map-d6001-mteach-ey.pdf) for course progression advice.