Bachelor of Education - The Early Years

Foster children’s health, development and wellbeing when you study early years education at UOW. You will help children maximise their potential and develop a foundation for lifelong learning as you develop skills to support the education of children from birth to five years.

How does early intervention support lifelong success? What impact do physical and social learning environments make on educational outcomes? On completion, you will be able to answer these questions and more as you build specialised skills in the early years field of education.

You will benefit from a nationally recognised, specialised program with a reputation for innovation in early years education. You will learn with the latest education technology, including access to UOW's new Early Start facility, which connects our Wollongong and regional campuses with early childhood education and care services across NSW, and with partners in national and international institutions. You will enjoy an authentic landscape for learning through collaboration between the students, academics, community members, children and parents.

Throughout the degree, you will spend up to 16 weeks teaching in Early Childhood Education and Care Centres and two weeks in the Community and Family sector, complementary to the mentoring experience within the Professional Partners in Practice program. In addition, you will have opportunities for rural and international professional experiences, and to join international cultural immersion programs. You can study on-campus at Wollongong with weekly classes, or in flexible mode.