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Bachelor of Early Childhood (BECH) - BECh

QTAC code (Australian and New Zealand applicants): Toowoomba campus: 908151; External: 908155; Springfield campus: 928151

CRICOS code (International applicants): 056707B

 On-campusExternal
Start:Semester 1 (February)
Semester 2 (July)
Semester 1 (February)
Semester 2 (July)
Campus:Springfield, Toowoomba -
Fees:Commonwealth supported place
Domestic full fee paying place
International full fee paying place
Commonwealth supported place
Domestic full fee paying place
International full fee paying place
Standard duration:3 years full-time, 7 years part-time 
Program articulation:

To: Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood)

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Contact us

Future Australian and New Zealand students  Future International students  Current students 

Freecall (within Australia): 1800 269 500
Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 5315
Email: study@usq.edu.au  

Phone: +61 7 4631 5543
Email: international@usq.edu.au 

Freecall (within Australia): 1800 007 252
Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 2285
Email usq.support@usq.edu.au 

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Professional accreditation

Graduates from the Bachelor of Early Childhood will have met the requirements of the and can apply for recognition of being an Early Childhood Teacher (ECT) in prior to school settings. Students outside of Australia should check with their relevant authority regarding accreditation requirements. Please note, students graduating from this program, in Queensland, are not eligible for teacher registration with the Queensland College of Teachers (QCT).

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Program objectives

Upon successful completion of the Bachelor of Early Childhood program, students will be able to:

  1. Apply understandings related to children's learning and their development as unique, capable and competent citizens with rights and responsibilities

  2. Explain and use broad theoretical and contemporary frameworks of curricula and learning frameworks

  3. Implement appropriate pedagogies, principles and practices across birth to eight years

  4. Explain and implement ethically and socially responsible practices and behaviours aligned with the rights of the child, and administrative, legislative and regulatory requirements

  5. Use active inquiry to investigate and respond to the capabilities, strengths, interests and needs of children and their families and communities from an ecological perspective and using professional judgement

  6. Research and advocate for key issues of focus around child and family guided by an autonomous commitment to improving professional knowledge and practice

  7. Apply effective communication strategies to establish, engage with, and nurture strong collaborative communities of practice so as to effectively and sensitively support and respond to families and children from diverse contexts and backgrounds .


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Australian Qualifications Framework

The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) is a single national, comprehensive system of qualifications offered by higher education institutions (including universities), vocational education and training institutions and secondary schools. Each AQF qualification has a set of descriptors which define the type and complexity of knowledge, skills and application of knowledge and skills that a graduate who has been awarded that qualification has attained, and the typical volume of learning associated with that qualification type.

This program is at AQF Qualification Level 07. Graduates at this level will have broad and coherent knowledge and skills for professional work and/or further learning.

The full set of levels criteria and qualification type descriptors can be found by visiting .

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Program Information Set

View USQ鈥檚 admission criteria, student profiles and a summary of all offers made under via the QTAC website.

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Admission requirements

To be eligible for admission, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:

  • Have achieved a minimum Overall Position (OP) 16, tertiary entrance rank 66 or equivalent qualification.^

  • English (4, SA) or equivalent

  • Mathematics A, B or C (4, SA) or equivalent

  • Science (4, SA) or equivalent.

  • requirements for Category 5. All students are required to satisfy the applicable .


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These are determined by the 精东传媒app for specific programs each Semester. The 2019 OP and tertiary entrance ranks are based on agreed QTAC schedules which assess formal study at Year 12 or , tertiary, preparatory, professional or vocational qualifications or work experience, as detailed in the QTAC Assessment of Qualifications Manual and QTAC Assessor Guidelines.

Special admissions may help you get into the program of your choice by increasing your Selection Rank. The additional points don't apply to all applicants or all programs. Please read the information about USQ's carefully to find out what you may be eligible for.

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Program fees

Commonwealth supported place

A Commonwealth supported place is where the Australian Government makes a contribution towards the cost of a students' higher education and students pay a , which varies depending on the courses undertaken. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .

Commonwealth Supported students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called .

Domestic full fee paying place

Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely through the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the

Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called provided they meet the residency and citizenship requirements.

Australian citizens, Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who will be resident outside Australia for the duration of their program pay full tuition fees and are not eligible for .

International full fee paying place

International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus, via distance education/online. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .

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Program structure

The Bachelor of Early Childhood program is comprised of 24 units at undergraduate level (AQF Level 7) as follows:

  • 23 ; and

  • one special interest course ().


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Program completion requirements

Within the 24 units required to complete this program, there also is a strict professional experience requirement as follows:

  • 80 days supervised placement.


Please refer to for further information.

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Required time limits

The standard duration for completion of this program is three years full-time or seven years part-time. Students have a maximum of seven years to complete this program.

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Core courses

Core Courses  Semester of offer External/Online  Semester of offer Toowoomba Campus  Semester of offer Springfield Campus 
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Electives/Approved courses

As detailed in the Program structure section of this Handbook, students are required to select one Special Interest course from the table below.

Special Interest Area/Course  Semester of offer External/Online  Semester of offer Toowoomba Campus  Semester of offer Springfield Campus 
English 
     
     
Mathematics 
 
     

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Professional experience

Within the 24 units required to complete this program, there also is a strict Professional Experience requirement as follows:

  • 80 days supervised placement.


Students can only undertake a maximum of one course with a professional experience component in the one semester.

Of the required supervised professional experience, all students, domestic and international, must complete a minimum of 50% of the supervised placement in Australia.

Students must also hold a valid within Queensland or hold a valid as well as having completed any further training/certificates relevant to the state where they are completing their Professional experience.

For further information regarding professional experience and education placements, please visit the USQ .

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IT requirements

For information technology requirements, please refer to the.

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Other program requirements

Students must maintain good standing in this program. Please refer to the .

Students must also hold a valid within Queensland or hold a valid as well as having completed any further training/certificates relevant to the state where they are completing their .

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Articulation

Students who complete this program may articulate to the Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood).

From 1 January 2018, all applicants for initial teacher education programs nationally, including USQ's Bachelor of Education, must meet both academic and non-academic entry criteria, detailed in the for the Bachelor of Education .

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Exit points

This program contains provision for two generic exit awards, as follows:

  • Associate Degree in Education Studies (DAES) - available at the completion of 16 approved courses, 8 of which must be education courses; and

  • Diploma of Education Studies (DPES) - available at the completion of 8 education courses.


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Credit

Candidates eligible for admission into this program may be eligible for up to 16 units of credit on the basis of successful completion of relevant, equivalent undergraduate level study completed at a recognised university or institution.

Credit approved in this program will not automatically apply to other USQ programs. Claims for credit should be submitted prior to or at the time of enrolment. Each claim will be assessed on individual merit in line with the .

Visit our website to read more about . .

Recommended enrolment pattern

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Early Childhood

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Before enrolling, BECH students who began their programs prior to 2018 should review their enrolment pattern by using the relevant program transition links in the .

Students are strongly encouraged to follow the recommended enrolment pattern for their program. This is particularly important in respect to Professional Experience. Delaying Professional Experience may delay program completion by up to three (3) years.


CourseYear of program and semester in which course is normally studiedEnrolment requirementsComments
On-campus
(ONC)
External
(EXT)
Online
(ONL)
YearSemYearSemYearSem
11, 211,2Students must be enrolled in one of the following: UCTE or UCTP or BEED or BPED or BECH or BEDU (Early Child or Primary or Primary+Special Educ or Special Educ or HPE Primary or SHPE Primary)
1111,3Enrolment is not permitted in if has been previously completed.
1111,3Enrolment is not permitted in if has been previously completed.
1111,2Enrolment is not permitted in if has been previously completed.
1212,3Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in: UCTE or UCTP or BEED or BPED or BSED or BGEN or BECH
11,211,2Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: UCTE or UCTP or UCTS or BEED or BSED or BEDU or BECH or BPED
1212Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BEED or BEDU (Early Childhood) or BECH. Enrolment is not permitted in if has been previously completed.
1211,2Pre-requisite: or ( and ( or or EDC1200)) Students must be enrolled in one of the following programs: BEDU (Early Childhood) or BECH or BEED Co-requisite: or or or 20 day supervised Professional Experience
1111,2Pre-requisite: and Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BEED or BEDU (Early Childhood) or BECH 15 day supervised Professional Experience
2121,2Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: UCTE or BEED or BEDU (Early Childhood) or BECH Enrolment is not permitted in if has been previously completed
2121,2Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BEED or BEDU (Early Childhood) or BECH
2121,3Successful completion of 8 courses is required before enrolment in EDC2400
2121,3Students must be enrolled in: BEDU (Early Child or Primary or Primary+Special Ed or Special Ed or HPE Primary or SHPE Primary) or BECH or BGEN or BEED or BPED. Enrolment is not permitted in if EDX1170 has been previously completed.
22Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BEDU (Early Childhood) or BEED or BECH Enrolment is not permitted in if EDO2104 has been previously completed
2221,2Enrolment is not permitted in if EDE4010 has been previously completed
2221,2Pre-requisite: and Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BEDU (Early Childhood) or BEED or BECH Enrolment is not permitted in if has been previously completed 15 day supervised Professional Experience
31,2Pre-requisite: or (EDE2101 and ) and Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BEDU (Early Childhood) or BEED or BECH 15 day supervised Professional Experience
31,2Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BEDU (Early Childhood) or BEED or BECH Co-requisite: Enrolment is not permitted in if EDE2101 has been previously completed
3231,2,3Students must be enrolled in: BEDU(EarlyChild or Prim or Prim+SpecEd or SpecEd or HPE Primary or SHPE Prim) or BEED or BPED or BECH Pre-req: BEDU(EarlyChild) Only - or Enrolment is not permitted if EDX1280 has been previously completed
3131,2Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: UCTP or BEDU (Early Childhood) or BEDU (Primary) or BEDU (Primary + Special Ed) or BEDU (Special Ed) or BEDU (HPE Primary) or BEDU (SHPE Primary) or BECH or BGEN or BEED or BPED
3131,2Students must be enrolled in: BEDU (EarlyChild) or BEDU (Primary) or BEDU (Primary+Special Ed) or BEDU (Special Ed) or BEDU (HPE Primary) or BEDU (SHPE Primary) or BECH or MOLT (Primary) or BEED or BPED Co-requisite: BEDU (Primary) or BPED Only -
Special Interest Area Course3232 See Electives/Approved Courses
3232,3Enrolment is not permitted in if EDE4012 has been previously completed
3231,2Pre-requisite: and Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BEDU (Early Childhood) or BECH or BEED Enrolment is not permitted in if has been previously completed 15 day supervised Professional Experience