Faculty of Education & Liberal Sciences

Diploma in Early Childhood Education

(R2/0112/4/0041) (MQA/FA 3571) 02/2029

Programme Description

Emphasizing the core values and skills required in the early childhood curriculum, this programme enables learners to design, implement and evaluate appropriate learning experiences for early childhood settings.

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Programme Highlights

  • Mode: Full & Part Time
  • Duration: 36 months
  • Credit Hours: 90
  • Scholarships Available
  • Intake: Jan/Feb, May/June, Sept/Oct
  • Petaling Jaya & Cyberjaya

Subject Offered*

YEAR 1

  • Professional Communication / Pengajian Malaysia 2
  • Basic Entrepreneurship / Bahasa Kebangsaan A*
  • Academic English
  • Principles of Management
  • Child Growth and Development
  • Introduction to Early Childhood Education
  • Bahasa Melayu Komunikasi 1 / Penghayatan Etika dan Peradaban / Falsafah dan Isu Semasa
  • Kembara Club (Co-Curriculum)
  • Creative and Critical Thinking
  • Curriculum and Development for ECE
  • Social Studies in ECE
  • Science for ECE
  • Teaching Bahasa To ECE

 

YEAR 2

  • Leadership
  • Teaching Approaches in ECE
  • Teaching Mathematics in ECE
  • Teaching English To ECE
  • Music & Drama for ECE
  • ICT in ECE
  • Childhood Literature – Malaysia and International Folktales
  • Behaviour Management for ECE
  • Special Needs in ECE
  • Nursery Practices in ECE
  • Families and Community Involvement in ECE
  • Moral and Spiritual Development in ECE

 

YEAR 3

  • Assessments for ECE
  • Art and Crafts in ECE
  • Health, Safety and Nutrition
  • Managing ECE Centres
  • Practicum 1
  • Practicum 2

 

Entry Requirements

i) A pass in SPM with a minimum of 3 credits in any subject or its equivalent; OR

ii) A pass in Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) with a minimum of Grade C (GP 2.0) in any subject or its equivalent; OR

iii) A pass in Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia(STAM)with a minimum grade of Maqbul; OR

iv) *Pass SKM (Level 3, MQF) in Early Child Care/Preschool (HEP is required to implement a screening and bridging program which correspond to the program field); OR

v) A Certificate in Early Childhood Education (ECE) or its equivalent; OR

vi) A Certificate in any field or its equivalent.

For International Students

A minimum score of 5.0 in IELTS OR its equivalent.

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