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MQA/PA 16795
List of Programs in Faculty of Education
| Level of Study | Bachelor Degree |
| Mode of Study | Full Time & Part Time |
| Duration | 3 Years 6 Months (Fulltime) & 4 Years 8 Months (Part Time) |
| Graduating Credit | 120 |
| Course Location | i-CATS University College, Jalan Stampin Timur, 93350 Kuching, Sarawak |
| Intakes | January, March, and August |
| Fees Programme | Local : RM 25, 000 (Yayasan Sarawak loan will be arrange for qualified candidates) International : RM 100,000 |
The Bachelor of Early Childhood Education with Honours programme is to equip students with knowledge, skills and competencies for them to be professional and be employed in ECCE settings. i-CATS is committed to develop students’ care, teaching and administrative skills to a level that will allow them to succeed in the academic programmes of i-CATS UC and be competent caregivers, teachers or entrepreneurs in the industry. The programme is oriented according to the current needs of the industry to groom competitive graduates for employment. Through innovative, research-based educational practices, the programme aims to enhance students’ intellectual curiosity that will facilitate them in achieving academic excellence and nurturing their readiness for future advances in the global industry. Students will acquire knowledge and experience by engaging critical thinking and integrating independent and collaborative learning with the appropriate use of information technology in their study skills.
The objective of our Bachelor of Early Childhood Education is to provide students with broad knowledge and technically competent with good digital and numeracy skills in providing early childhood care and education services; caring personality, capable of inspiring positive attitude and entrepreneurial mind set in providing early childhood care and educational services; educators who can lead engagements with families and communities through good communication and interpersonal skills in ensuring the wellbeing of children and educators who uphold professional, ethical and sustainable practices in carrying out their duties in providing early childhood care and education at all settings.
The programme is intended for Early Childhood principals, administrators, teachers, care takers, and anyone who works with young children, in order to create a better education for young learners and potential young generations.
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| PLO1 | Knowledge and Understanding | Demonstrate mastery of knowledge of the core knowledge areas in early childhood care and education. |
| PLO2 | Practical skills | Apply the knowledge and understanding to create and implement developmentally appropriate learning experiences for children’s development. |
| PLO3 | Interpersonal skills | Design, create, provide and maintain a safe, healthy and nurturing environment where children learn and develop. |
| PLO4 | Ethics and Professionalism | Practise professional values, attitudes and ethics; |
| PLO5 | Communication skills | Communicate effectively using interpersonal skills with children, colleagues, families and the community. Doing self-reflection by using intrapersonal skills for betterment of oneself. |
| PLO6 | Cognitive Skills | Apply self-reflection, problem solving, scientific skills and creative thinking in the care and education of young children. |
| PLO7 | Digital and Numeracy Skills | Resource, select, analyse and apply information using digital and numerical data to enhance early learning and self-development |
| PLO8 | Personal and Entrepreneurial Skills | Exhibit managerial and entrepreneurial skills as well as display responsiveness to the changing nature of early childhood education. |
| PLO9 | Leadership skills | Demonstrate effective leadership skills; engage families and communities in enhancing quality early childhood education; |
