This degree at UniSA has been designed to develop skilled, committed and flexible early childhood educators.

The focus is on practical learning, particularly relating to the principles and concepts relevant to early childhood development and learning. 

You will focus on four major areas:

• child development
• curriculum studies
• professional experience
• education studies

You will also study mandatory courses in:

• English
• mathematics
• science

Courses studied will include on-campus lectures and workshops; some courses will also be offered fully online or with online support. 

Learning will be supplemented with online lectures, learning activities, readings and discussion boards.

During the degree, you will participate in four supervised placements in childcare, preschool/kindergarten and junior primary schools, totalling 80 days.

Gain practical experience with supervised field placements – starting in your first year.

• Academic transcripts/results
• Graduation/completion certificates
• Original language and official English language translations for all documents not in English
• IELTS or other English language test results (if applicable)
• Personal details and signature page of your passport and/or a visa grant letter (if applicable)
• Syllabus/detailed course outlines if you require a credit assessment
• Portfolio of work
• Curriculum Vitae
• A written statement of intent

Applicants must have completed:

• an AQF Bachelor's degree or equivalent from a recognised higher education institution with a competitive GPA, noting that entry is competitive and based on academic merit; and
• one year of full-time equivalent study, as part of their Bachelor's degree or equivalent, relevant to one or more learning areas of the primary school curriculum (Arts, English, Health and Physical Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, Languages, Mathematics, Science, Technologies), which includes a minimum half a year of equivalent study relevant to one of the learning areas of the primary school curriculum.

Critical information regarding Learning Areas entry requirements can be found here.

Additional entry requirements

In accordance with national teacher education program standards, applicants must also fulfil non-academic entry requirements. 

All applicants will be required to submit a 400-600 word Teaching Capabilities Statement with their SATAC application about their motivation to teach, addressing the topics: 

Explain what you think teaching involves. 

Outline the personal and academic qualities you possess that will enable you to become an effective teacher. 

Describe your attitude to learning and provide an example of something you have learned that was meaningful. 

Complete information on content, format and submission is available here.