Diploma in Early Childhood Education Online

The Diploma in Early Childhood Education program aims to provide professional development opportunities for prospective preschool teachers to possess a diploma qualification. Specifically, the program equips students with the knowledge, skills and competencies for them to work in industries that involve children such as preschools, Child Care & development centres, children Enrichment centres, children play centres, theme parks and so on.

At UNITAR, apart from physical learning in the lecture hall or online learning, students are also given the opportunity to do activities in the simulation room that provide a real experience of early childhood education. Through this course, students will be assessed on a value based project that will include fieldwork in groups or individually to give students real-life experience in the early childhood education industry and also through final examinations.

• Experienced academicians with relevant industry and pre-school operations experience
• A unique pathway to a specialised degree programme in early childhood education
• Strong Industry partners and project partnerships through various collaborations
• Through APEL, take advantage of your prior learning experiences to gain admission, with a further opportunity to reduce your study duration and costs 

Course Structure

Core Modules

• Introduction to Child Development-Program Core
• Family and Community in Early Childhood Education-Programme Core
• Curriculum for Early Childhood Education-Programme Core
• Guiding Child Behaviour-Programme Core
• Teaching and Learning Approaches in Early Childhood Programme-Program Core
• Health and Nutrition for Young Children-Programme Core
• Approaches in Teaching Arts and Creativity for Young Children-Programme Core
• Approaches in Teaching Science and Mathematics for Young Children-Programme Core
• Movement and Physical Intelligence for Young Children-Programme Core
• Safety and Environmental Management for Young Children-Programme Core
• Teaching English for Young Children-Programme Core
• Creative Learning Through Play-Programme Core
• Approaches in Teaching Affective Development for Young Children-Programme Core
• Pendekatan Pengajaran Bahasa Melayu untuk Kanak-Kanak-Programme Core
• Approaches in Teaching Music for Young Children-Programme Core
• Planning and administering in Early Childhood Programme-Programme Core
• Assessment in Early Childhood Education-Programme Core
• Entrepreneurship in Early Childhood Programme-Programme Core
• Micro Teaching-Programme Core
• Practicum-Programme Core
• Critical Thinking-Programme Core
• Community Service -Programme Core

University Core Modules

• English 1
• English 2
• English 3
• Critical Thinking
• Basic Mandarin / Arabic

MPU Modules

• Penghayatan Etika dan Peradaban / Bahasa Melayu Komunikasi 1(Int)
• Skills Enhancement
• Culture and Society
• Community Service

Areas of Study

• Early Childhood Education Management
• Children’s Development
• Children’s Activities