The Bachelor of Education (Honours) prepares you for a rewarding teaching career. You can choose to specialise in early childhood, primary or secondary education - or a combination of these.
Your qualification will be a Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Early Childhood and Primary Education With this specialisation, 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.What you’ll be qualified forYou’ll be able to teach infants and children from birth to 12 years of age in childcare, kindergartens, preschools and primary schools. What you’ll be learningAt the early childhood level you’ll learn how to develop children’s creative, physical, personal, intellectual and social capabilities – engaging them through a range of innovative strategies.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.With at least 90 days of professional teaching practice in early childhood centres, kindergartens, preschools and primary schools, you’ll have a chance to put theory into practice and start your journey as an inspiring and future forward educator.Your career optionsDemand 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.
A local representative of Monash University in Singapore is available online to assist you with enquiries about this course.