Teaching (Early Childhood)
Unit of study table
| This page was first published on 13 November 2025 and was last amended on 23 June 2026. View details of the changes below. |
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Master of Teaching (Early Childhood) |
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| Students must complete 96 credit points, including: | ||
| (a) 48 credit points of units of study in Year 1, including; | ||
| (i) 18 credit points of Core Education units of study; and | ||
| (ii) 30 credit points of Curriculum and Professional Studies units of study | ||
| (b) 48 credit points of units of study in Year 2, including; | ||
| (i) 30 credit points of Core Education units of study; and | ||
| (ii) 18 credit points of Curriculum and Professional Studies units of study. | ||
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Year 1 |
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Core Education |
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| EDMT5704 Play and Pedagogy in Early Childhood |
6 | C EDMT5705 |
| EDMT5705 Foundation Studies in ECE |
6 | |
| EDMT5707 EC Professional Experience 1 (0-2 Years) |
6 | P 24 credit points of EDMT coded units C EDMT5708 |
Curriculum and Professional Studies |
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| EDMT5686 Early Childhood Health and Wellness |
6 | P 12 credit points of EDMT coded units N EDMT5556 |
| EDMT5687 Language and Communication in EC |
6 | C EDMT5704 N EDMT5550 |
| EDMT5689 Science, Technology and Sustainability |
6 | P 12 credit points of EDMT-coded units N EDMT5558 |
| EDMT5690 Creative Arts in Early Childhood |
6 | N EDMT5555 or EDMT5551 |
| EDMT5708 Learning and development 0-2 years |
6 | P 24 credit points of EDMT coded units C EDMT5707 |
Year 2 |
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| EDMT6643 Ec Professional Experience 2 (3-5 Years) |
6 | P 48 credit points of EDMT-coded units If you are undertaking professional experience/field education placement as part of your enrolment in this unit of study, please assess your specific needs and requirements for the safe and successful completion of an external placement within a host organisation. You will be given the opportunity to disclose any health issues that have a work health and safety significance before arranging a placement so that your safety, and the safety of others, can be properly assessed. The Professional Experience Coordinator/Field Education Manager will work to ensure that the workplace assignment to you is appropriate for your needs and requirements. If you are experiencing disability, and require reasonable adjustments to be arranged, please contact Disability Services as early as possible prior to commencing the internship. Please note, in all cases, and for the purpose of organising reasonable adjustments, only the impact and not the nature, of your disability will be disclosed to the host organisation. |
| EDMT6632 Early Childhood Leadership |
6 | P 60 credit points |
| EDMT6633 Family, Community and Contexts |
6 | P 48 credit points C EDMT6643 |
| EDMT6009 EC Internship and Practitioner Inquiry |
12 | P 72 credit points C EDMT6631 and EDMT6632 |
Curriculum and Professional Studies |
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| EDMT5685 Development in the Early Years 3-5 years |
6 | P 48 credit points of EDMT-coded units C EDMT6643 |
| EDMT5691 Mathematics for the Early Years |
6 | P 42 credit points |
| EDMT6631 Inclusion and Early Intervention in EC |
6 | P 60 credit points N EDMT6502 |
Post-publication amendments
| Date | Original publication | Post-publication amendment |
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| 18/06/2026 | EDMT5685 was available for selection from: "Year 1 Curriculum and Professional Studies" |
EDMT5689 replaced EDMT5685 as a selectable unit from: "Year 1 Curriculum and Professional Studies" |
| 18/06/2026 | EDMT5696 was available for selection from: "Year 1 Curriculum and Professional Studies" |
EDMT5708 replaced EDMT5696 as a selectable unit from: "Year 1 Curriculum and Professional Studies" |
| 18/06/2026 | EDMT5689 was available for selection from: "Year 2 Curriculum and Professional Studies" |
EDMT5685 replaced EDMT5689 as a selectable unit from: "Year 2 Curriculum and Professional Studies" |
| 23/06/2026 | No Prerequisites (P) for EDMT5685 | Prerequisites (P) for EDMT5685 added: "P 48 credit points of EDMT-coded units" |
| 23/06/2026 | No Co-requisites (C) for EDMT5685 | Co-requisites (C) for EDMT5685 added: "C EDMT6643" |
| 23/06/2026 | No Prerequisites (P) for EDMT5689 | Prerequisites (P) for EDMT5689 added: "P 12 credit points of EDMT-coded units" |
| 23/06/2026 | No Prohibition (N) for EDMT5689 | Prohibition (N) for EDMT5689 added: "N EDMT5558" |
| 23/06/2026 | No Prerequisites (P) for EDMT5708 | Prerequisites (P) for EDMT5708 added: "P 24 credit points of EDMT coded units" |
| 23/06/2026 | No Co-requisites (C) for EDMT5708 | Co-requisites (C) for EDMT5708 added: "C EDMT5707" |