Extended Mode // Structure

The Extended Mode of the Master of Teaching (Early Childhood) is completed over 3 years.

Subject sequencing for the Extended Mode is detailed below. Overall course rules can be found on the Course Structure page for the Master of Teaching (Early Childhood):

https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/courses/mc-teachec/course-structure

Subject Options

FIRST YEAR SUBJECTS (EXTENDED MODE)

Subjects undertaken in the first semester of the program

Total credit point load this semester: 37.5

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
EDUC91048	Engaging and Assessing Learners (EC) 1	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC91047	First Nations in Education	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC91050	Children, Childhood and Families	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Subjects undertaken in the second semester of the program

Total credit point load this semester: 37.5

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
EDUC91052	Becoming Numerate in the Early Years	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC91053	Diversity and Inclusion	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC91054	The Arts, Play and Young Children	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

SECOND YEAR SUBJECTS (EXTENDED MODE)

All First Year subjects must be passed before proceeding to the Second Year subjects. Refer to the ‘Progression in The Master of Teaching Standing Rules’ for details on the Course Structure page:

https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/courses/mc-teachec/course-structure

Subjects undertaken in the third semester of the program

Total credit point load this semester: 25

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
EDUC91049	Language, Literacy & Play-based Learning	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC91056	Social and Emotional Wellbeing	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Subjects undertaken in the fourth semester of the program

Total credit point load this semester: 37.5

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
EDUC91051	Engaging and Assessing Learners (EC) 2	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC91060	Inquiry and Project Learning	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC91061	STEM Learning in the Early Years	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

THIRD YEAR SUBJECTS (EXTENDED MODE)

All Second Year subjects must be passed before proceeding to the Third Year subjects. Refer to the ‘Progression in The Master of Teaching Standing Rules’ for details on the Course Structure page:

https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/courses/mc-teachec/course-structure

Subjects undertaken in the fifth semester of the program

Total credit point load this semester: 37.5

• Note ‘Professional Learning Capstone (EC)’ is a Year Long subject, taken over the fifth and sixth semesters. The credit point load for the subject is calculated as 12.5 points each semester.

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
EDUC91055	Engaging and Assessing Learners (EC) 3	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC91057	Early Childhood Multimodal Literacies	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC91058	Professional Learning Capstone (EC)	Year Long (Online)	25

Subjects undertaken in sixth semester of the program

Total credit point load this semester: 25

• Continue the EDUC91058 Year Long ‘Professional Learning Capstone (EC)’, and take:

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
EDUC91059	Leadership, Ethics and Advocacy (EC)	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5