E4R Bachelor of Education with Professional Honours (Specialisation)

Overview 2023

Entry Requirements: See entry requirements

Duration: Minimum 1 Year, up to a maximum of 3 Years

Duration

Duration refers to the minimum and maximum amounts of time in which this course can be completed. It will be affected by whether you choose to study full or part time, noting that some programs are only available part time.

Location

This course may not be available to international students. Please see the list of distance courses (i.e. online and taken outside Australia) that are offered to international students

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This course is no longer available. Please refer to the equivalent 1 year postgraduate award:
E6J Graduate Diploma of Education

The Bachelor of Education with Professional Honours is designed to meet the needs of experienced educators seeking professional learning, personal enquiry and intellectual engagement within a specialist area chosen from:

Applied Learning
Early Childhood
Inclusive Education.
Leadership
Teaching Technologies
TESOL

Learning Outcomes

1 Knowledge - Graduates will know and understand: The theoretical foundations and practice of education (including various specialisations) and how these have informed and can facilitate developments in educational practice from a global perspective; The inter-relationship of educational research, professional standards, and reflective practice in defining, validating and enhancing learning and teaching in local and global contexts; Research principles and methods applicable to extending and generating new knowledge in the area of education.

2 Professional Learning - Graduates will: Utilise contemporary literature and professional standards to lead and improve practice and promote constructive and collegial learning in educational contexts; Employ appropriate technologies to share practice and research findings with peers and stakeholders; Be responsible and accountable for their own learning.

3 Skills - Graduates will: Critically reflect on and evaluate research findings and professional practice to creatively design, implement, assess and/or theorise responses to changing educational contexts and learner needs; Integrate education theory with specific content and/or pedagogical knowledge to advance learner outcomes and/or systemic developments in education contexts; Synthesise and analyse scholarly literature to deepen understanding and evaluation of local and international developments in practice.

4 Communication, Collaboration and Leadership - Graduates will: Communicate professionally and effectively across diverse settings to specialist and non-specialist audiences; Facilitate the development of advanced knowledge and skills in collaborative practice and leadership roles.

5 Application of Knowledge and Skills - Graduates will: Integrate educational theory, professional knowledge and research skills to plan, implement and evaluate a research project, theoretical investigation, or professional enquiry initiative; Independently utilise professional standards and contemporary scholarly literature to reflect on practice and facilitate positive educational change.

6 Ethical Professional Practice - Graduates will: Conduct their practice and engage with stakeholders in an ethical, collaborative, professional and accountable manner; Understand that, globally, educational professionalism requires ethical standards as well as evidence-based and exploratory approaches of practice, research and evaluation.

Course structure

Choice of Specialisation

Early Childhood (BEdProfHons)

Specialisation Core

Complete all of these units

ESM781

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Semester 1
Online	Semester 1
Online	Summer school

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Online	Semester 1
Online	Semester 2

Bachelor of Education with Professional Honours (Specialisation) (E4R)

Overview 2023

Entry Requirements

Duration

Duration

Location

This course is no longer available. Please refer to the equivalent 1 year postgraduate award: E6J Graduate Diploma of Education

Course structure

Literacy, Mathematics and Science in Early Childhood

Professional Experience Birth - 2 years

Epochs and Empires: Western Literature for Children and Young Adults

Leading and Managing People

Resilience in Educational Contexts

Introduction to Teaching Lower Secondary Science

Issues in Global Education

Re-engaging disengaged students

Inclusive Educational Technology

Building Leadership Culture

Building Strategy

Leading Teaching and Learning

Literacy, Mathematics and Science in Early Childhood

Professional Experience Birth - 2 years

Embedding Ethical Behaviour, ICT and Sustainability in the Globally Connected Classroom

Literacy and the Australian Curriculum

Emerging Pedagogies for the 21st Century

Interculturalism and the 'Asian Century'

Inclusive Practices in Education Settings

Re-engaging disengaged students

Inclusive Educational Technology

Leadership in Health and Human Services

Management in Health and Human Services

Risk Management and Governance

Leading and Managing Change in Health and Human Services

Leading and Managing People

Language, Culture and Diversity

Literature, Literacies and Language Learning

Entry requirements

Fees & scholarships

Domestic students

International students

Scholarships

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This course is no longer available. Please refer to the equivalent 1 year postgraduate award:
E6J Graduate Diploma of Education