Overview

A key feature of this Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Studies) course offered at Edith Cowan University is connecting theory with practice. Graduates will have the knowledge, skills and practices to be able to develop high quality early childhood education programmes for children from birth to 8 years of age.

Industry partnerships with over 1,000 schools and early learning centres enable Pre-Service Teachers to gain experience across diverse settings; including public, private, metropolitan, regional and remote contexts, as they work with children, families and communities.

Career Opportunities

This course creates quality graduates ready to take up employment across the early childhood education sector, including teaching children aged 0-3 years, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, pre-primary and years 1-3 in a primary school.

Possible future job titles

Kindergarten, Pre-Primary or Junior Primary Teacher, Child Care Professional, Pedagogical Leader, Centre Director

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Personal Literacy

Personal Numeracy

Drama Arts in Early Childhood Education

Becoming an Early Childhood Educator

Learning and Learners

Communication Skills for Teaching and Learning

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-27 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.
Starting 2027-02-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-23 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-02-09 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

IELTS

7.5

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Credits

480 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

Joondalup, Australia
Maylands, Australia
Bunbury, Australia

Disciplines

Early Childhood 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

IELTS

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Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS code: 074168G

The following course-specific admission requirements are mandatory and must be satisfied by all applicants. These requirements are in addition to or supersede the minimum requirements outlined within the Academic admission requirements band section below.

All applicants are required to satisfy non-academic criteria, in addition to satisfying academic entry criteria. Applicants' non-academic capabilities will be assessed based on completion of a Non-Academic Requirements for Teacher Entry (NARTE) online questionnaire.

All applicants must meet the academic admission requirements for this course.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

37700 AUD / year

≈ 37700 AUD / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

4750 AUD / year

≈ 4750 AUD / year

Additional Details

National - Commonwealth supported - estimated 1st year indicative fee

Living costs

Joondalup

Australia

1400 - 2500 AUD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Overview

Career Opportunities

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Programme Structure

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Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

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Domestic Applies to you

Additional Details

Living costs

Joondalup

Funding

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