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Early ChildhoodEducationBachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education)Bachelor of Early Childhood Education
The Singapore campusof James Cook UniversityEstablished in 2003The Singapore campus of James CookUniversity is fully owned by James CookUniversity Australia, which is ranked in the top300 universities in the world 1, 2. James CookUniversity Australia established its Singaporecampus in 2003 as part of its expressed intentof internationalising its activities and offersa suite of university level programs at theSingapore campus covering the areas of Business,Information Technology, Psychology, Education,Science, Commerce, Accounting, Aquaculture,Environmental Science, Games Design, Tourismand Hospitality.James Cook University offers Higher Degree byResearch programs such as Doctor of Philosophy,Master of Philosophy and pathways to a higherdegree.Additionally, the campus offers courses at the pre-universitylevel, specifically designed to provide pathways for studentswho are unable to immediately meet university entrancestandards.The Singapore campus of James Cook University is located atSims Drive. The campus provides students with access to a fullrange of facilities and services to support their learning. Theseinclude lecture and seminar rooms, library and associated studyfacilities, computer laboratories, aquaculture research andteaching facility, financial lab and access to a variety of sportingfacilities.James Cook University Inter-campus Mobility ProgramJames Cook University provides the opportunity for students to studyin Singapore and in Australia because the university operates acrossboth countries. The program is designed to ensure students get the bestpossible outcomes from their years of study with the university.EduTrust StarJames Cook University has the highest level of quality assurancein Singapore for Private Education Institutions. This is knownas EduTrust Star and is a symbol of recognition for outstandingachievement. EduTrust Star is awarded to those institutions forattaining a commendable level of performance in managingtheir institutions and providing an outstanding quality ofeducation and welfare for their students.James Cook University is the first organisation with EduTrust Star.By obtaining this award for the second time in 2019, James CookUniversity has displayed its commitment and focus as a studentcentric educational institution.SQC STARJames Cook University has also been awarded the SingaporeQuality Class STAR (SQC STAR). The SQC STAR recognises SQCorganisations that have made further improvement in theirbusiness excellence journey.Tropical Futures InstituteGiven that research is a core component of the university, JamesCook University established the Tropical Futures Institute toleverage off the university’s research capability and strength andthat creates substantive value-add to the research ecosystems ofSingapore and the ASEAN region. The Tropical Futures Institute isthe first research institute established by an Australian university inSingapore.James Cook AcademyEstablished in 2021, James Cook Academy is a wholly-ownedsubsidiary of James Cook University in Singapore, and marks theUniversity’s entry into Continuing Professional Development (CPD).This includes short courses and training programs in Industry4.0 and areas that fit the needs of the Singapore workforce andcommunity.In support of this mission, James Cook Academy has acquiredEagle Infotech — which offers a wide range of short courses ininformation technology, digital marketing, communication, andmore — to help working adults upgrade their skills and remainrelevant and employable in today’s ever-changing world.James Cook Academy will support Eagle Infotech to further diversifyits course offerings and delivery modes to deliver flexible andpersonalised programs, and will collaborate with industry partnersand leverage EdTech to grow the CPD business in Singapore and theregion.122022 Times Higher Education (THE) World University RankingsThe 2021 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)
James Cook University’s Education degrees offer a world ofopportunities, whether you plan a teaching career in an urbanarea, a rural or remote setting, or taking your skills overseasand travelling the world.A degree in Education from James Cook University has global recognition and value.Note: International students in Singapore on a Student Pass are not permitted to work. For more information please visit www.ica.gov.sgJames Cook University is EduTrust Certified. The EduTrust certification scheme is administered by the Committee for Private Education (CPE), a part of SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG). EduTrust requiresall students to be covered under a Fee Protection Scheme. In James Cook University, this is provided through Fee Protection Scheme Group Insurance. All students from James Cook University arecovered hospitalization, surgery and treatment costs in accordance to insurance policy term and conditions under the Group Hospitalisation and Surgical insurance scheme.James Cook University will advise in the Standard Student Contract the total amount of insurance payable.For more details please visit the Committee for Private Education (CPE), a part of SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) website: www.ssg.gov.sg/cpe/pei.html
Bachelor of Education1(Early Childhood Education)The early years of life are a time of rapid braindevelopment as the foundations of learning anddevelopment are laid. High quality early childhoodeducation makes a difference to the lives of youngchildren during their prior-to-school years and the earlyyears of schooling. As an Early Childhood Educationstudent you will focus on the education and care ofchildren aged from birth to eight years, learning abouteducational psychology and sociology, early childhoodcurricula, and pedagogy.Duration: 3 years full time6 years part timeCourse Structure: 3 trimesters per year(full-time: normally 4 subjects per trimesterpart-time: normally 2 subjects per trimester)Intakes: March, July, NovemberTotal Tuition Fees: S 64,884 (International)S 62,744 (Domestic)*Overall you will experience 120 days of workplacelearning in a range of early childhood (prior to school)and school locations. We draw on our strong partnershipsin a variety of educational settings to organise suitableplacement for you in a variety of venues.Note: All course fees include prevailing 7% Goods and Services Tax (GST)Students will pay the tuition fees in equal instalments. The details of the breakdownwill be provided in your Student Contract. Please contact us for further details.This course is nationally accredited through the AustralianInstitute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) inassociation with the Queensland College of Teachers (QCT).Graduates of this course will be eligible to apply for Teacherregistration in Australia.The Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) isalso fully accredited with ACECQA, the Australian Children’sEducation and Care Quality Authority.Note: The programme is not a Singapore Early Childhood Development Agency(ECDA)-accredited programme. Graduates who wish to work in the local earlychildhood sector will need to submit an application to ECDA for Teacher Registrationvia a preschool. Approval by ECDA will be subjected to the applicant meeting therequirements for Teacher Registration.4 www.jcu.edu.sg*Fees apply to all Singapore residents (Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residentsand all pass holders excluding those holding a Student Pass).Career Prospects:Early Childhood Education is a specialized fieldof education that leads to leadership positions inkindergartens and preschools or teaching positionsin international schools in Singapore, and teachingpositions in schools, preschools, kindergartens and childcare centres in Australia. The degree also qualifies youto teach in the UK, and New Zealand. Recognition of thequalification in other nations needs to be individuallypursued.1 The students will be eligible for the Bachelor of Education (Early ChildhoodEducation) award title if they have completed a minimum of 41 days of placement inprescribed education placements in Australia.The students who have not completed 41 days of placement in Australia will graduatewith a Bachelor of Early Childhood Education degree.
Course StructureStudents need to complete the following subjects:LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2Education Perspectives and PracticeScience and Sustainability in EducationFoundations of Language and Literacy in EducationEarly Childhood Education and Care 1Technologies for Early Childhood EducationEarly Childhood Arts EducationEducational Psychology: Learners and LearningTeaching Mathematics and Numeracy in Primaryand Early Childhood SettingsLEVEL 3 Inclusive Education: Differentiated Learning forStudents with Special Needs and Abilities English as an Additional Language/Dialect forIndigenous Learners Technologies Across the Curriculum Advanced English Education for Early Childhood Early Childhood Mathematics and Numeracy 2 Reflective Teaching Cycles and Positive LearningEnvironments (ECE) Early Childhood Education and Care 2 Health and Physical Education for Early ChildhoodEarly Childhood Mathematics and NumeracyEarly Childhood Language and LiteracyPlanning for Engaging LearningAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander EducationHumanities and Social Sciences for Early ChildhoodScience Education for Early ChildhoodStudents with Reading DifficultiesLEVEL 4 Service Learning for Sustainable FuturesIndigenous FuturesFourth Year Professional Experience AFourth Year Professional Experience BLeading Wellbeing and Sustainability in LearningCommunities Teachers as Ethical and Collaborative Change Agents Education across Culturally Diverse ContextsIn addition, students complete 120 days of professional placement across the degree in a range of settings for children 0-8 years ofage in Singapore and other approved international sites as required.Additional Information1. Students who complete the degree and undertake as part of the degree a minimum of 41 days of placement in prescribed educationplacements in Australia will receive a Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) and will be eligible to apply for registrationas a teacher in Australia through recognition of completing an accredited course. Those who complete this fully accredited Australianprogram must undertake professional experience in Australia and are required to take the Literacy and Numeracy Test for InitialTeacher Education (LANTITE) and meet the standards as a condition of graduation.*Travel and living expenses in Australia will be at students’ own cost.2. Students who complete the degree and who do not undertake 41 days of Professional Experience in Australia will receive a Bachelorof Early Childhood Education degree and will have to check on eligibility to apply for registration as a teacher in Australia on anindividual basis.3. Prior to graduation students must demonstrate an overall IELTS (or equivalent) score of 7.5 (with no score below 7 in any of thefour skills areas, and a score of no less than 8 in speaking and listening) as required by the Queensland College of Teachers in orderto be eligible to be a teacher in Queensland, Australia. The cost of testing will be met by applicant.4. All students are required to attend a compulsory 5-day on-campus intensive Professional Orientation Program in their final year ofstudy. This intensive program prepares you for your transition to teaching.5. International students on a Student Pass will have to complete the teaching focussed professional experience subjects in countriesother than Singapore.5
6Entry RequirementsBachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education)Entry RequirementsAdditional Requirement The entry requirement for the course is satisfactory completionof 12 years of schooling or equivalent including English, Mathsand Science at year 12 level Applicant needs to submit a QTAC Online Questionnaire /Personal Statement for assessmentEnglish Requirements Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet theEnglish language proficiency requirements of an overall scoreof 6.5 in Academic IELTS (or equivalent) with sub-scores noless than 7.0 in Speaking and Listening and no less than 6.0 inReading and Writing; or TOEFL iBT overall score of 86 with sub scores no less than 24 inSpeaking and Listening, no less than 21 in Reading and Writingor Pearson (PTE Academic) overall score of 58 with sub scoresno less than 65 in Speaking and Listening, no less than 54 inReading and Writing; or Satisfactory completion of James Cook University SingaporeEnglish Language Preparatory Program (ELPP)6 www.jcu.edu.sg
Ling YiBachelor of Education(Early Childhood Education)“I have a Diploma in Child Psychology and EarlyEducation. Thus it is logical for me to further my studiesin the same field. The whole program enhances andadvances what I have learnt in my Diploma. The diverseexposure and content of James Cook University’sBachelor of Education offers me a fuller insight intoEducation. It helped me to sharpen my skills, equippedme with more knowledge, and taught me how tocommunicate with people from different cultures in thiscosmopolitan society.”7
Isaac ChngBachelor of Education(Early Childhood Education)“I really like the idea that I can positively impact themwith good values. The Bachelor of Education (EarlyChildhood Education) is a highly specialised degree that8 www.jcu.edu.sgis also fully accredited with the Australian Children’sEducation and Care Quality Authority”
Bachelor ofEarly Childhood EducationThe early years of life are a time of rapid braindevelopment as the foundations of learning anddevelopment are laid. High quality early childhoodeducation makes a difference to the lives of youngchildren during their prior-to-school years and the earlyyears of schooling. As an Early Childhood Educationstudent you will focus on the education and care ofchildren aged from birth to eight years, learning abouteducational psychology and sociology, early childhoodcurricula, and pedagogy.Duration: 3 years full time6 years part timeCourse Structure: 3 trimesters per year(full-time: normally 4 subjects per trimesterpart-time: normally 2 subjects per trimester)Intakes: March, July, NovemberTotal Tuition Fees: S 64,884 (International)S 62,744 (Domestic)*Overall you will experience 120 days of workplacelearning in early childhood prior to school or schoolsettings.Note: All course fees include prevailing 7% Goods and Services Tax (GST)Students will pay the tuition fees in equal instalments. The details of the breakdownwill be provided in your Student Contract. Please contact us for further details.*Fees apply to all Singapore residents (Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residentsand all pass holders excluding those holding a Student Pass).Career Prospects:Note: The programme is not a Singapore Early Childhood Development Agency(ECDA)-accredited programme. Graduates who wish to work in the local earlychildhood sector will need to submit an application to ECDA for Teacher Registrationvia a preschool. Approval by ECDA will be subjected to the applicant meeting therequirements for Teacher Registration.Early Childhood Education is a specialized fieldof education that leads to leadership positions inkindergartens and preschools or teaching positions ininternational schools in Singapore, teaching positionsin kindergartens, preschools and schools. Recognitionof the qualification in other nations needs to beindividually pursued.9
Course StructureStudents need to complete the following subjects:LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2Education Perspectives and PracticeScience and Sustainability in EducationFoundations of Language and Literacy in EducationEarly Childhood Education and Care 1Technologies for Early Childhood EducationEarly Childhood Arts EducationEducational Psychology: Learners and LearningTeaching Mathematics and Numeracy in Primaryand Early Childhood SettingsLEVEL 3 Inclusive Education: Differentiated Learning forStudents with Special Needs and Abilities English as an Additional Language/Dialect forIndigenous Learners Technologies Across the Curriculum Advanced English Education for Early Childhood Early Childhood Mathematics and Numeracy 2 Reflective Teaching Cycles and Positive LearningEnvironments (ECE) Early Childhood Education and Care 2 Health and Physical Education for Early ChildhoodEarly Childhood Mathematics and NumeracyEarly Childhood Education Language and LiteracyPlanning for Engaging LearningAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander EducationHumanities and Social Sciences for Early ChildhoodScience Education for Early ChildhoodStudents with Reading DifficultiesLEVEL 4 Service Learning for Sustainable FuturesIndigenous FuturesFourth Year Professional Experience A (Australia)Fourth Year Professional Experience B (Australia)Leading Wellbeing and Sustainability in LearningCommunities Teachers as Ethical and Collaborative Change Agents Education across Culturally Diverse Contexts Fourth Year Professional Experience A (Singapore) Fourth Year Professional Experience B (Singapore)In addition, students complete 120 days of professional placement across the degree in a range of settings for children 0-8 years ofage in Singapore and other approved international sites as required.Additional Information1. As a default, Bachelor of Early Childhood Education students will be enrolled into the Singapore versions of this subject: Fourth YearProfessional Experience A (Singapore)2. As a default, Bachelor of Early Childhood Education students will be enrolled into the Singapore versions of this subject: Fourth YearProfessional Experience B (Singapore)3. All students are required to attend a compulsory 5-day on-campus intensive Professional Orientation Program in their final year ofstudy. This intensive program prepares students transition to teaching.4. International students on a Student Pass will require a Training Work Permit to complete the teaching focussed professional experiencein Singapore. Subject to the necessary approval, students may also be able to organise their own teaching focussed professionalexperience in their home country or countries other than Singapore.10 www.jcu.edu.sg
Entry RequirementsBachelor of Early Childhood EducationEntry RequirementsEnglish Requirements The entry requirement for the course is satisfactorycompletion of 12 years of schooling or equivalentincluding English, Maths and Science at year 12 levelApplicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of IELTS 6.5(no component lower than 6.0) / TOEFL (Internet Based) 86(no component less than 21) / Pearson PTE Academic 58 (nocomponent less than 54); or Satisfactory completion of James Cook University SingaporeEnglish Language Preparatory Program (ELPP); or Successful completion of other qualifications completed inEnglish Language deemed comparable to Australian standardswithin the last two years on a case-by-case basis.11
Your Local Representative:James Cook University149 Sims Drive Singapore 387380T 65 6709 3888 F 65 6709 3889 E admissions-singapore@jcu.edu.au W www.jcu.edu.sgCPE Registration No. 200100786K Period of registration: 13 July 2018 to 12 July 2022jcu.singapore.fanpagejcusingaporevideo@jcu singapore@jcusingapore@James Cook University Singapore@jcusingaporeJames Cook University Australia offers pathway, undergraduate and postgraduate at the Singapore campus of James Cook University.This publication is intended as a general guide. The information is correct at the time of printing. James Cook University reserves the right to alter any course contents or admission requirements without prior notice. Version SIN03/22James Cook University, Australia CRICOS Provider Code 00117J
The Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) is also fully accredited with ACECQA, the Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority. Note: The programme is not a Singapore Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA)-accredited programme. Graduates who wish to work in the local early
