Postgraduate Diploma of Early Childhood with a specialisation in Multiliteracies
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Overview
This diploma provides you with an opportunity to undertake advanced study in early childhood to enhance professional knowledge and extend their knowledge of related areas in early childhood.
This specialisation features a wide range of subjects, including; Language and Literacy in Early Childhood, Learning Through Mathematics, and Science and Technology in Early Childhood Settings. You will also complete subjects designed to improve your research skills by teaching you how to construct a literature review and how to communicate and conduct a research project. You will also examine children's literature from a range of angles, including Australian children's literature.
Key features
- Excellence in practice: You will have opportunities to get to now programs at the Mia Mia Child and Family Study Centre.
- Research pathways: This degree will provide you with analytical and research skills which will be valuable to you in all your professional activities. Outstanding candidates can apply to gain entry into Higher Degree Research studies.
- Expertise: IEC's staff are leading research projects at regional, national and international levels and are recognised world wide for their publications.
Location
North Ryde
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Entry requirements
English language requirements
If you have completed the NSW HSC or equivalent you satisfy the English proficiency requirements.
For full information view the English proficiency requirements table (436 Kb).
Work experience requirements
What you will study
| Degree requirements | Credit Points |
|---|---|
| Minimum number of credit points at 800 level or above | 24 |
| Minimum number of credit points at 800 level from units with an ECED prefix | 12 |
| Completion of other specific minimum requirements as set out below |
Diploma requirements
The following outlines the units (subjects) to be studied within this diploma.
| 800 level or above | Credit Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Required | EDCN800 | Introduction to Educational Research | 4 | ||
| Required | either | 20cp at 800 level or above | |||
| or | 20cp at 800 level or above including 1 specialisation | 20 | |||
Specialisation requirements
The following outlines the units (subjects) to be studied within this specialisation
| 800 level or above | Credit Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Required | ECED823 | Language and Literacy in Early Childhood | 4 | ||
| Required | ECED827 | Learning Through Mathematics, Science and Technology in Early Childhood Settings | 4 | ||
| Required | ECED886 | Multimodality and Early Childhood | 4 | ||
| Required | 8cp from | ANTH811 | Culture, Media and Ethnographic Practice | ||
| APPL910 | Exploring Discourse in Context and Action | ||||
| APPL941 | Literacies | ||||
| ECED800 - ECED899 | |||||
| EDCN802 | Designing Educational Research | ||||
| ICOM821 | Intercultural Communication | ||||
| LING900 | Grammar, Meaning and Discourse | ||||
| LING902 | Language and Cognition | ||||
| LIT846 | Retelling Stories: Sources of Children's Literature | ||||
| LIT847 | Romanticism to Postmodernism: Developments in Children's Literature | ||||
| LIT855 | Australian Children's Literature | ||||
| LIT856 | Picture Books | ||||
| LIT859 | Film and the Folktale Canon | ||||
| LIT860 | Comedy in Children's Texts | ||||
| LIT864 | Children's Literature: Concepts and Theories | ||||
| MUS853 | World Musics | 8 | |||
Notes
- The course information contained on this page is applicable for 2012 ONLY.
For more information please read the courses disclaimer.
