Overview

The Early Childhood and Primary Education (Honours) specialisation at Monash University you’ll be helping children achieve the best possible start in life – setting them up with the lifelong skills and experiences they need to flourish.

Key facts

By studying contemporary child development, psychology, and the social and cultural context of education, you’ll have a solid foundation for understanding holistic and play-based learning.

While at the primary level, you'll develop your knowledge of cross curriculum priorities and the curriculum areas you will teach such as: English and literacies, mathematics and numeracy, arts education, humanities, science, digital technologies, and health and physical education.

Careers and opportunities

Demand is always strong for highly qualified and skilled graduates. And with this dual-sector qualification, you’ll have a number of options across a range of early childhood, primary school and community settings.

Accreditation

Specialisations in early childhood education are accredited by the Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA).

Programme Structure

Course structure:

Approaches to teaching and learning

Contemporary approaches to learning for young children: Theories and practices

Play-based learning theories and pedagogy

Childhoods in a changing world

Planning for teaching and learning

Assessing teaching and learning

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-05 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-03-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-28 00:00:00

More details

International: Non-year 12 applicants International students can apply for a place anytime throughout the year. Current year 12 or IB students By late Septem

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

204 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Caulfield North, Australia

Disciplines

Early Childhood Education Primary Education View 46 other Bachelors in Early Childhood Education in Australia

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS: D30018: 082360G

All Monash undergraduate courses require you to have successfully completed a minimum of an Australian Year 12 qualification (or equivalent) and achieve the required academic entry score. Most Monash faculties generally use your most recent studies for admission however other guidelines may apply where your prior qualification may be considered.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

45700 AUD / year

≈ 45700 AUD / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

4738 AUD / year

≈ 4738 AUD / year

Additional Details

Domestic students: Commonwealth supported place (CSP)

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Scholarships Information

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Overview

Key facts

Careers and opportunities

Accreditation

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

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Tuition Fees

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Additional Details

Funding

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