Early Childhood Curriculum

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  On successful completion you will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate research informed understandings of global perspectives of early childhood curriculum which contribute to children's learning and development.
  2. Demonstrate an understanding of reflective planning cycles and the role of critical reflection in program evaluation to inform curriculum and pedagogy.
  3. Design curriculum for an early childhood setting which reflects current perspectives on curriculum design, incorporating the EYLF.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About La Trobe University

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• LAT-ECE-DEG-2024 - Bachelor of Early Childhood Education

Others

Prerequisites: Students must be admitted in the following course: EBECEO.
Past La Trobe University students who have previously completed EDU2PCP (Pedagogy, Curriculum and Practice) are ineligible to enrol in this subject.

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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