Pre-2022 Students
Master of Teaching (Early Childhood)StreamYear: 2025
Overview
This Pre-2022 Students section is to guide enrolment for continuing Master of Teaching (Early Childhood) Teacher Candidates that commenced in 2021 (or earlier). Refer to a listing of your subjects on the Structure page.
Teacher Candidates commencing their course in 2022 onwards must instead refer to the relevant Mode under the Majors, minors & specialisations section (on the main Master of Teaching Early Childhood page).
Last updated: 27 February 2025
Structure
200 credit points
Teacher Candidates that commenced in 2021 (or earlier) can use the Full Time Plan or Part Time Plan subject listings below to guide their enrolment (depending on their study plan and progress in the course).
Refer to the 2021 Handbook (or look up the Handbook archive for your year of commencement) for the overall course rules that apply for your Master of Teaching (Early Childhood) enrolment.
FULL TIME PLAN - 2021 STRUCTURE
FIRST YEAR SUBJECTS (Full Time)
Subjects undertaken in the first semester of program
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC90895 | Educational Foundations (EC) | No longer available | |
| EDUC90898 | Introduction to Clinical Practice (EC) | No longer available | |
| EDUC90897 | Infant & Toddler Learning & Development | No longer available | |
| EDUC90705 | Language & Literacy Learning in Children | No longer available | |
| EDUC90892 | Clinical Teaching Practice (EC) 1 | No longer available |
Subjects undertaken in second semester of program
Teacher Candidates who have not yet successfully completed EDUC90899 Numeracy in Early Childhood will instead take EDUC91052 Becoming Numerate in the Early Years.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC90891 | Becoming a Clinical Practitioner (EC) | No longer available | |
| EDUC90890 | 3-8 Year-Olds Learning and Development | No longer available | |
| EDUC91052 | Becoming Numerate in the Early Years | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| EDUC90893 | Clinical Teaching Practice (EC) 2 | No longer available |
SECOND YEAR SUBJECTS (Full Time)
Subjects undertaken in third semester of program
Coursework Option
Teacher Candidates who have not yet successfully completed EDUC90563 Engaging Children in the Arts will instead take EDUC91054 The Arts, Play and Young Children.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC91005 | Professional Learning Capstone (EC) |
February (Online)
February (Online)
|
25 |
| EDUC90896 | Educational Leadership (EC & Prim) | No longer available | |
| EDUC91054 | The Arts, Play and Young Children | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| EDUC90889 | Scientific and Environmental Learning | No longer available | |
| EDUC90894 | Clinical Teaching Practice (EC) 3 | No longer available |
Research Pathway Option
(Selection of the Research Pathway Option is dependent on meeting eligibility criteria. See the Course Structure section for details)
Teacher Candidates who have not yet successfully completed EDUC90563 Engaging Children in the Arts will instead take EDUC91054 The Arts, Play and Young Children.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC90419 | Education Research Methodology |
February (Online)
February (On Campus - Parkville)
July (Online)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| EDUC90896 | Educational Leadership (EC & Prim) | No longer available | |
| EDUC91054 | The Arts, Play and Young Children | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| EDUC90889 | Scientific and Environmental Learning | No longer available | |
| EDUC90894 | Clinical Teaching Practice (EC) 3 | No longer available |
Subjects undertaken in fourth semester of program
Continue the Coursework or Research Pathway Option by taking the subjects listed for that option.
Coursework Option
- 3 electives; and
- Continue EDUC91005 Professional Learning Capstone (EC)
Research Pathway Option
- 1 elective; and
- The subject below. Teacher Candidates who have not yet successfully completed EDUC90558 Education Research Design will instead take EDUC91197 Research Project in Education.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC91197 | Research Project in Education |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Online)
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Year Long (On Campus - Parkville)
Year Long (Online)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Online)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
37.5 |
Electives
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC90006 | Environmental Education |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| EDUC90126 | School Effectiveness and Improvement | No longer available | |
| EDUC90137 | Developing Educational Leadership Skills |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (Online)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
September (Online)
|
12.5 |
| EDUC90139 | Leading a Learning Community | No longer available | |
| EDUC90140 | Curriculum Leadership and Management | No longer available | |
| EDUC90258 | Student Wellbeing: Current Approaches | No longer available | |
| EDUC90578 | Linking School and Community | No longer available | |
| EDUC90579 | Interpersonal and Group Processes | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| EDUC90606 | Engagement and the Arts | No longer available | |
| EDUC90607 | Arts Practice and Evaluation | No longer available | |
| EDUC90608 | Identity, Culture and the Arts | No longer available | |
| EDUC90612 | Teaching for Student Engagement | No longer available | |
| EDUC90615 | Mathematics: Teaching with Technology | No longer available | |
| EDUC90619 | Leading Educational Ideas | No longer available | |
| EDUC90628 | Relationship Skills for Educators 1 | No longer available | |
| EDUC90629 | Leading Change for Wellbeing |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| EDUC90638 | Education, Knowledge and Power | No longer available | |
| EDUC90640 | Diversity, Inclusion and Transitions | No longer available | |
| EDUC90641 | Identity, Equity and Change | No longer available | |
| EDUC90642 | Critical Thinking and Curriculum | No longer available | |
| EDUC90680 | Creating Texts in the Digital Age | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| EDUC90683 | Approaches to Reading | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| EDUC90684 | 21st Century Literacies: Policy & Praxis | No longer available | |
| EDUC90686 | Literacy Leadership for Transformation | No longer available | |
| EDUC90711 | Physical Education Pedagogy | No longer available | |
| EDUC90728 | Innovative Spaces and Pedagogy | No longer available | |
| EDUC90850 | Foundations of Evaluation |
Term 2 (Online)
Term 4 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| EDUC90872 | Fundamentals of the Science of Learning | Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Online) |
12.5 |
| EDUC90936 | Communities of Arts Practices | No longer available | |
| EDUC90937 | International Issues in Arts Education | No longer available | |
| EDUC90938 | Quality Assessment Design |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| EDUC90939 | Using Data to Improve Learning |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| EDUC90940 | Education Policy and Reform | No longer available | |
| EDUC90941 | Leading the Educational Organisation | No longer available | |
| EDUC90942 | Managing the Educational Organisation | No longer available | |
| EDUC90943 | Marketing and Innovation in Education | No longer available | |
| EDUC90944 | Leading for Teacher Quality | No longer available | |
| EDUC90946 | Mathematics Across the Curriculum | No longer available | |
| EDUC90947 | Mathematics: Building Teacher Capacity | No longer available | |
| EDUC90948 | Mathematics: Improving Learning | No longer available | |
| EDUC90950 | Global Education Policy | No longer available | |
| EDUC90951 | Understanding Education Policy | No longer available | |
| EDUC90952 | Informal Science Communication | No longer available | |
| EDUC90953 | Interdisciplinary Science Education | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| EDUC90954 | Science Communication and Technology | No longer available | |
| EDUC90974 | Teaching Critical and Creative Thinking | No longer available | |
| EDUC91017 | Education Randomised Controlled Trials | No longer available | |
| EDUC91031 | Language in Diverse Contexts | No longer available |
PART TIME PLAN - 2021 STRUCTURE
FIRST YEAR SUBJECTS (Part Time)
Subjects undertaken in first semester of part time program
Total credit points this semester: 31.25
- Enrol in the Year Long part time offering of Clinical Teaching Practice (EC) 1
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC90892 | Clinical Teaching Practice (EC) 1 | No longer available | |
| EDUC90895 | Educational Foundations (EC) | No longer available | |
| EDUC90898 | Introduction to Clinical Practice (EC) | No longer available | |
| EDUC90897 | Infant & Toddler Learning & Development | No longer available |
Subjects undertaken in second semester of part time program
Total credit points this semester: 31.25
- Continue the Year Long part time offering of EDUC90892 Clinical Teaching Practice (EC) 1; and
- Take the two subjects below
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC90891 | Becoming a Clinical Practitioner (EC) | No longer available | |
| EDUC90890 | 3-8 Year-Olds Learning and Development | No longer available |
SECOND YEAR SUBJECTS (Part Time)
Subjects undertaken in third semester of part time program
Total credit points this semester: 31.25
- Enrol in the Year Long offering of Clinical Teaching Practice (EC) 2
- Teacher Candidates who have not yet successfully completed EDUC90563 Engaging Children in the Arts will instead take EDUC91054 The Arts, Play and Young Children.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC90893 | Clinical Teaching Practice (EC) 2 | No longer available |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC90705 | Language & Literacy Learning in Children | No longer available | |
| EDUC91054 | The Arts, Play and Young Children | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Subjects undertaken in fourth semester of part time program
Total credit points this semester: 31.25
- 1 elective (may be taken in winter or in Semester 2); and
- Continue the Year Long part time offering of Clinical Teaching Practice (EC) 2; and
- Take the subject below
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC90899 | Numeracy in Early Childhood | No longer available |
THIRD YEAR SUBJECTS (Part Time)
Subjects undertaken in fifth semester of part time program
Coursework Option
Total credit points this semester: 37.5
- Professional Learning Capstone is a Year Long subject, taken over Fifth and Sixth semester of the program
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC91005 | Professional Learning Capstone (EC) |
February (Online)
February (Online)
|
25 |
| EDUC90896 | Educational Leadership (EC & Prim) | No longer available | |
| EDUC90889 | Scientific and Environmental Learning | No longer available | |
| EDUC90894 | Clinical Teaching Practice (EC) 3 | No longer available |
Research Pathway Option
Total credit points this semester: 37.5
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC90419 | Education Research Methodology |
February (Online)
February (On Campus - Parkville)
July (Online)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| EDUC90896 | Educational Leadership (EC & Prim) | No longer available | |
| EDUC90889 | Scientific and Environmental Learning | No longer available | |
| EDUC90894 | Clinical Teaching Practice (EC) 3 | No longer available |
Subjects undertaken in sixth semester of part time program
Coursework Option
Total credit points this semester: 37.5
- 2 electives (may include one Place Based Elective); and
- Continue EDUC91005 Professional Learning Capstone (EC)
Research Pathway Option
(Selection of the Research Pathway Option is dependent on meeting eligibility criteria. See the Course Structure section for details)
Total credit points this semester: 18.75
- Teacher Candidates who have not yet successfully completed the continuing subject combination of EDUC90931 Education Research Study Part 1/EDUC90932 Education Research Study Part 2 will instead take the combination of EDUC91198 Research Project in Education Part 1/EDUC91199 Research Project in Education Part 2 (unless they are approved to take EDUC91197 Research Project in Education, 37.5 points).
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC91198 | Research Project in Education Part 1 |
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Online)
|
18.75 |
FOURTH YEAR (Part Time) - Research pathway option only
Subjects undertaken in seventh semester of part time program
Research Pathway Option
Total credit points this semester: 18.75
- Teacher Candidates who have not yet successfully completed the continuing subject combination of EDUC90931 Education Research Study Part 1/EDUC90932 Education Research Study Part 2 will instead take the combination of EDUC91198 Research Project in Education Part 1/EDUC91199 Research Project in Education Part 2 (unless they are approved to take EDUC91197 Research Project in Education, 37.5 points).
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC91199 | Research Project in Education Part 2 |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
Electives
Refer to the Electives list under the Full Time Plan.
Last updated: 27 February 2025