Bachelor of Design(Industrial Design)/Bachelor of Education [BDes(IndDes)/BEd]


General information

Course code: 2614 · Clayton/Caulfield campuses · Contact: Mr Arthurde Bono, Caulfield (telephone (03) 9903 2342) or Dr Deborah Corrigan, Clayton (telephone (03) 9905 2819 for initial education inquiries)
Normally, the Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design) degree and the Bachelor of Education degree are each of three years duration. When the degrees are taken in combination, students are able to complete both courses in four years full-time study. The course is aimed at the post-primary/adult education levels.
Graduates of this double-degree program will have completed qualifications that allows entry into the industrial design/technology profession and/or the education and training profession.

Admission requirements

Applicants must have satisfactorily completed the VCE or its equivalent including a study score of at least 25 in English units 3 and 4 and a study score of at least 20 in one of Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics. Entry will be based on portfolio, interview, and the student's ENTER.

Course structure

To receive the awards of Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design)/Bachelor of Education, a candidate for the double degree must successfully complete the following:
(a) Studios at each year stage. Subjects commence at a basic level of understanding and progress to the achievement of a high level of competence in undertaking industrial design projects. The knowledge and capabilities acquired in the other subjects of the course are progressively incorporated into the work of the studio subjects and integrated into the design solutions.
(b) A series of subjects relating to the theory and practice of education, teaching and curriculum. Practicum subjects are also included.
Candidates intending to qualify as secondary teachers need to be aware that their major and minor studies in design must satisfy the requirements for the study of two teaching methods in their fourth year and the requirements for employment laid down by the Victorian Department of Education and non-government authorities.
Generally, to qualify for a secondary teaching method in fourth year, a candidate will require a minimum of two years full academic study in that subject.
Progressively over the course students will be completing more of the education component, until the final year which will be entirely education, including an extended teaching practicum. This practicum is a program of field visits to different educational sites including structured teaching experience. Students will be required to complete projects related to their field visits. The visits are an integrated part of work in the Bachelor of Education program. Opportunities also exist for further study.

Course outline

The following is a conceptual outline only. It gives a general indication of how the course will progress. It is subject to change without notice.

Secondary stream (Clayton/Caulfield)

First year

EDF1301 Perspectives on learning
EDF1302 Perspectives on teaching
plus 36 points of approved industrial design studies

Second year

EDF2001 Beyond the classroom
EDF2002 The teachers' world
plus 42 points of approved industrial design studies

Third year

EDF3001 Assessment of learning
EDF3002 Adolescent development
EDF3003 Curriculum and pedagogy
EDF3004 Language and literacy
plus 30 points of approved industrial design studies

Fourth year

Methods and practice of teaching 1
Methods and practice of teaching 2
EDF4001 Learning technologies across the curriculum
Education elective 1
Education elective 2
Education elective 3

Length of course/workload required

This course consists of four years full-time study or equivalent part-time study taken on-campus, with school or industry visits for practica. The expected number of hours per week for a full-time student is 48.

Further information

Further information regarding this course may be obtained from the Faculty of Education, Clayton campus, telephone (03) 9905 2819 or (03) 9905 2784, or visit our web site at http://www.education.monash.edu.au/


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