BEd (Hons) Early Childhood Education and Care

 

The BEd (Hons) Early Childhood Education and Care programme aims to provide learners with insights into the teaching and learning process, particularly in the Early Childhood setting based on your academic knowledge and/or experience with theory, practice and research. You will be provided with the opportunities to develop knowledge, skills, and attitudes that will enable you to cope with the challenging but dynamic world of the early years of the child, including the behavioral and learning problems associated with the holistic development as well as the challenges of school management and leadership and the promotion of safe and healthy learning environment in the Early Childhood setting.

With this Honours degree programme, you may aspire to become a teacher, a school coordinator, or a school supervisor in the Early Childhood setting. This sector is a dynamic one, but lacks qualified teachers.

Tuition fees

 No Tuition fees for first time undergraduates Mauritian Learners

Entry Requirements

General Entry Requirements

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Programme specific:

(i). Cambridge School Certificate with at least three credits or equivalent 

and 

Two passes at Principal Level (A-Level) (in appropriate subjects as indicated in the specific programme requirements) 

OR

Cambridge School Certificate with at least three credits or equivalent

and

A Teacher’s Certificate of Proficiency in Early Childhood or equivalent will be admitted to year 1.

 

(ii). Candidates with the Teacher’s Certificate in Early Childhood or equivalent will be admitted to year 2.

 

(iii). Candidates with the Teacher’s Diploma in Early Childhood (Level 6) or any other equivalent Diploma in Education from any recognised institution will be admitted to year 3.

Intake 2025
  • February
  • August

Scholarships
  • Scholarship for Open university of Mauritius Toppers after graduation

Duration

 Minimum: 4 years Maximum: 7 years
Year 1

Year 1 Semester 1

  • The Teacher as a Lifelong Learner
  • Language Proficiency in English
  • Communication Skills in Teaching
  • Academic Literacies

 

Year 1 Semester 2

  • Peer Micro-Teaching (Lesson Planning for Effective Teaching)
  • Education, Teachers and Teaching
  • Socio-education
  • Teaching Science and Social Sciences

Year 2

Year 2 Semester 1

  • Child Development
  • Children Literature
  • Music and Movement Activities
  • Language Proficiency in French

Year 2 Semester 2

  • The Arts in Early childhood
  • Play and Pedagogy
  • Curriculum and Pedagogy in Early Childhood
  • Teaching Practice 1

Year 3

Year 3 Semester 1

  • Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age
  • Assessment Practices in Early Childhood
  • Life Crisis in Early childhood
  • Safety and Health in Early Childhood

 

Year 3 Semester 2

  • Special Needs Education
  • Language and Cognitive Development
  • Learner Discipline Management
  • Research Methodology in Education

Year 4

Year 4 Semester 1

  • Psycho-pedagogy
  • Teaching Mathematics for Understanding
  • Dissertation

 

Year 4 Semester 2

  • Life Skills for Educators
  • Teaching Practice 2
  • Leading and Managing in Early Childhood Setting
Payment Facilities
Instalments Facilities upon request
Number of Modules
30 Modules (7.5 /10)
Dissertation (15 Credits)
Fee Structure

Mauritian
Total: Rs 175,450

SADC
Total: US$ 4,387

International (Non-SADC)
Total: US$ 6,570
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