Early years education

Requirements

Units are 6 credit points unless otherwise stated.

Part A. Education studies (84 points)

Students complete:

• EDF1033 Education for environment and sustainability
• EDF1039 Inclusivity and partnerships in early childhood education
• EDF1303 Learning and educational inquiry 1
• EDF1304 Learning and educational inquiry 2
• EDF2030 Contemporary child development theories and practices
• EDF2031 Indigenous perspectives on teaching and learning
• EDF2033 Learning with children, their families and communities
• EDF2039 Children and childhood across time: Policies and practices
• EDF3030 Diversity in child development
• EDF3031 Local and global perspectives in education policy
• EDF3033 Change and transition in children's education
• EDF4028 Understanding place, space and education
• EDF4029 Play in lifelong learning
• EDF4031 Sociology of early childhood

Parts B. and C. Integrated curriculum and discipline studies (78 points)

Students complete:

• EDF1030 English and literacy learning
• EDF1031 Creative learning in childhood through music and the arts
• EDF1032 Thinking mathematically from an early age
• EDF2032 Learning through play pedagogies
• EDF2034 Learning about patterns, shapes and numbers through play
• EDF2035 Health and physical wellbeing in the young child
• EDF3032 Children's literature, storytelling and the arts
• EDF3034 Children's literacy development
• EDF3035 Investigating our world: Science, technology and the environment
• EDF3181 Art, environment and community
• EDF4033 Innovation in curriculum and pedagogy in schools
• EDF4034 Educating the young mathematician
• EDF4035 Early childhood learning though new media and technologies

Part D. Professional studies (42 points)

Students complete 80 days of supervised professional experience in early childhood settings.

Students complete:

• EDF1038 Introduction to the early childhood education field
• EDF1051 Early years professional experience 1A (0 points)
• EDF1052 Early years professional experience 1B (0 points)
• EDF2038 Curriculum, assessment and documentation in education
• EDF2052 Early years professional experience 2B (0 points)
• EDF2053 Primary professional experience 2A (0 points)
• EDF3036 Professional studies
• EDF3038 Professionalism, ethics and interdisciplinary work in education
• EDF3039 Leadership and management in education contexts
• EDF3050 Early years professional experience 3A (0 points)
• EDF3054 Primary professional experience 3B (0 points)
• EDF4051 Early years professional experience 4A (0 points)
• EDF4052 Early years professional experience 4B (0 points)
• EDF4100 Researching teaching and learning
• EDF4101 Research project in education

Fieldwork

80 days of professional experienceprofessional experience (http://monash.edu/education/current-students/professional-experience/placements/) completed in early childhood settings.

Professional recognition

This specialisation is accredited by professional bodies. Refer to Professional registration and accreditationProfessional registration and accreditation (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/edu-04.html) for information.