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Professional education for teachers falls conveniently into two categories - initial (preservice) and post-initial. In the initial category, the university provides for students aspiring to become early childhood, primary, secondary or adult and vocational education and training teachers, while, for persons who are already teachers, the university offers a variety of modes suited to their further professional development.
The
Faculty of Education offers a variety of pathways into teaching at all levels
from early childhood to secondary education. In addition to its established
four-year courses leading to degrees in early childhood, primary and secondary
education, the faculty now offers an expanding range of double degrees which
are currently taught in conjunction with the faculties of Arts, Science, and
Business and Economics. These double degrees qualify graduates to teach at
either the primary or secondary levels and present students with a variety of
employment opportunities both within education and in areas such as journalism,
psychology, commerce, music, science and sport and outdoor recreation. The
double degrees also enable students to diversify their experience of tertiary
education by undertaking a significant proportion of their studies in
conjunction with students from other faculties.
A third pathway caters for graduates in other faculties who wish to enter
primary or secondary teaching. Provided that their degrees include studies
appropriate for teaching, these students can undertake a one-year full-time (or
two-years part-time) course leading to the Graduate Diploma in Education. These
courses are available at both the Clayton and Gippsland campuses for secondary
teaching, whilst a Graduate Diploma of Education (Primary) is offered at the
Peninsula campus. The Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) can also be
undertaken by distance education.
To assist students currently undertaking other degrees, who may wish to enrol
for the Graduate Diploma in Education, the prerequisites for the various
methods and practice of teaching subjects are set out in the GradDipEd sections
of this handbook. These specifications are designed to satisfy the requirements
of employing bodies, including the Department of Education. In cases of doubt,
inquiries should be made to the appropriate campus of the faculty or the
relevant employing authority.
In addition to ascertaining these prerequisites, undergraduates should seek
advice from their own faculties regarding other subjects which may be seen as
especially relevant to preparation for teaching.
The
faculty also provides many opportunities for the further professional education
of teachers who have completed their preservice education, whether at Monash or
at another university or tertiary institution. The faculty offers postgraduate
diplomas, coursework masters and research-based degrees on each of its three
campuses. Information regarding these can be found in this handbook. In
addition, the faculty has a long history of involvement with the professional
education of teachers through the provision of short courses and other
non-award courses, seminars and programs which are constantly revised to
maintain relevance and currency for practising professionals. Increasingly the
faculty is also shaping programs for professionals in related fields of
expertise.
In addition, the Faculty of Arts offers a masters degree in music education
which includes subjects undertaken in the Faculty of Education.
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