Education (Early Childhood), Bachelor

We will ensure you can step into your career with confidence and continue to adapt to ongoing workforce changes and future opportunities. Some key inclusions in the course are:

• a deep understanding of early childhood learning and development
• curriculum and pedagogy knowledge and practices
• creating positive learning environments for young learners
• inclusion and diversity
• building positive relationships with parents, carers, communities and education stakeholders
• digital technologies
• entrepreneurial thinking and leadership
• innovation and creativity
• evaluation, research and assessment
• developing your professional identity
• global perspectives
• resilience.

Visit the student and graduate blog to find out more about what it’s like to study education and where a QUT degree can take you.

We will ensure you can step into your career with confidence and continue to adapt to ongoing workforce changes and future opportunities. Some key inclusions in the course are:

• a deep understanding of early childhood learning and development
• curriculum and pedagogy knowledge and practices
• creating positive learning environments for young learners
• inclusion and diversity
• building positive relationships with parents, carers, communities and education stakeholders
• digital technologies
• entrepreneurial thinking and leadership
• innovation and creativity
• evaluation, research and assessment
• developing your professional identity
• global perspectives
• resilience.

Visit the student and graduate blog to find out more about what it’s like to study education and where a QUT degree can take you.

Professional experience

We organise professional experience placements, supervised by practising teachers, to give you experience in a diverse range of environments including school classrooms, kindergartens and early learning centres.

Specialisation for primary teaching 

As this course qualifies you to teach to Year 3, you will undertake a primary specialisation as required by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership in literacy. This will enhance your skills in a national area of priority for a primary school setting.  Along with careers in early childhood centres and kindergartens, this keeps career paths open to teach from Prep to Year 3 in primary schools. 

Flexible delivery

At QUT, we understand life can get busy. That’s why our courses are flexible and responsive to your needs. If you have suitable early childhood qualifications and work experience, you may be eligible for generous credit.  The timing of the course can even vary, depending on how fast you’d like to complete it. If you include 2 summer semesters, you can choose to finish your course in 3.5 years, rather than 4 years.   You can also study on campus or online. Some lectures and tutorials may have evening sessions. If you enter the course with advanced standing, you should seek advice on your course progression and the availability of online units.  If you choose online study, you’ll be part of an online learning community and in regular contact with our expert teaching staff. QUT provides a variety of online learning environments where you will participate fully, receive expert knowledge and guidance, and have easy access to course content.  You can undertake Professional Experience placements in your home region and the schedule will be released well in advance so you can plan ahead. If you need to borrow resources from the QUT Library, these can be posted to your home address.   

Credit for diploma studies and work experience 

If you have completed a relevant diploma you can build on your qualification and receive credit for completed study. Additional credit is offered for relevant work experience.  Check the details tab for more information.     

Real-world facilities

Experience our state-of-the-art Education Precinct at the heart of Kelvin Grove campus. With five levels dedicated to world-class teaching, you’ll have access to imaginatively designed face-to-face and online interactive learning spaces. A centrepiece of the Precinct is the Sphere, a digital LED globe suspended over two floors with a changing menu of innovative visual content. To prepare you to be an inspiring, innovative and confident teacher for the future, you’ll be able to experiment and innovate in preparation for professional experiences in schools and early childhood centres. The spaces facilitate just the right balance of collaborative learning, interaction and quiet individual research. Our expert teaching staff will inspire you to push boundaries, be curious and innovate. Qualities you will in turn foster in the students you teach.  

Specialisation for primary teaching 

As this course qualifies you to teach to Year 3, you will undertake a primary specialisation as required by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership in literacy. This will enhance your skills in a national area of priority for a primary school setting.  Along with careers in early childhood centres and kindergartens, this keeps career paths open to teach from Prep to Year 3 in primary schools. 

Real-world facilities

Experience our state-of-the-art Education Precinct at the heart of Kelvin Grove campus. With five levels dedicated to world-class teaching, you’ll have access to imaginatively designed face-to-face and online interactive learning spaces. A centrepiece of the Precinct is the Sphere, a digital LED globe suspended over two floors with a changing menu of innovative visual content. To prepare you to be an inspiring, innovative and confident teacher for the future, you’ll be able to experiment and innovate in preparation for professional experiences in schools and early childhood centres. The spaces facilitate just the right balance of collaborative learning, interaction and quiet individual research. Our expert teaching staff will inspire you to push boundaries, be curious and innovate. Qualities you will in turn foster in the students you teach.