Deakin University lands in the top 5 universities in Australia for education-related courses.
It’s a highly-recommended choice as it offers one of the best well-rounded placement experiences. You’ll undertake 80-days of supervised professional experience placement in a wide range of education and care settings (which the university will arrange for you).
You’ll explore kindergarten, primary school, and infant and toddler care settings during your placements. And this allows you to try out various roles and discover your interests earlier on.
You’ll cover a wide range of topics on child nutrition, well-being, and development as well as teaching in discipline areas of literacy, mathematics, science, and the arts. Once you graduate, you’ll be qualified to take up the following roles:
You may also find opportunities in the consultancy, NGO, policy-making, and research industries.
This course can be completed online and runs for three years (full-time). You may opt for part-time or full-time study.
Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period for each credit point undertaking required teaching, learning and assessment activities.
Professional Experience Placements are a compulsory component of the course and a requirement for registration as a graduate teacher. Placement can occur at any time, including during the standard holiday breaks listed here: https://www.deakin.edu.au/courses/key-dates.
Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. Click here for more information.
Students are required to check the placement calendars published on the Professional Experience Office website each year. Placement takes priority over employment and placement periods are generally block placements of 5 full time days per week over 2-5 weeks.
Course delivery is blended and students are required to dedicate time to weekly engagement with located or online teaching and learning activities and resources. This is recommended at combined total 8-10 hours per week per unit including active learning/engagement either face to face or online, and independent study.
Some units will require students to attend early childhood settings or institutions for site-based learning and teaching experiences. Some units will require students enrolled in online learning to attend on campus activities.
Successful Applicants are required to hold a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) prior to undertaking professional experience placements in education settings, as part of this course. For more information see: https://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/
Students will satisfactorily complete 80-days of supervised professional experience placement in a wide range of education and care settings and a 5-day observational experience in infant and toddler education and care settings across their degree, as outlined below:
Year 1: 5-days in infant and toddler education and care settings (observational)
Year 2: 1 x 20 & 1 x 25 (45-days) in kindergarten settings
Year 3: 20-days in infant and toddler education and care settings, 15-days in kindergarten or foundation (primary school) settings