Bachelor of Education/Bachelor of Laws (BEd/LLB)

• Admission requirements
• Course structure
• Course outline
• Length of course/workload required
• Further information

Course code: 2880 * Clayton on-campus * Contact: Dr Deborah Corrigan (telephone (03) 9905 2819 for initial education inquiries) or Ms Barbara Jones (telephone (03) 9905 3371 for law inquiries).
This double degree will extend the range of skills of graduates seeking employment in legal practice and other fields of the law; and for graduates who may wish to seek employment as teachers the course will equip them to teach Legal Studies in secondary schools and a second teaching subject.

Admission requirements

Applicants must have satisfactorily completed the VCE or its equivalent, with a study score of at least 25 in English units 3 & 4, and attain an ENTER score at Year 12 which is sufficient for entry to the BEd/LLB degree.

Course structure

To receive the awards of Bachelor of Education/Bachelor of Laws (BEd/LLB), a candidate for the double degree must successfully complete the following:
* A major study (Law) and minor study in Arts or Science or Commerce which satisfy the requirements for the study of two teaching methods. These are the requirements for employment laid down by the Victorian Department of Education and non-government authorities.
* A series of subjects relating to the theory and practice of education, teaching and curriculum. Practicum subjects are also included.
* 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

* Overload - Students will take the two Law 6-point subjects over summer

Length of course/workload required

This course consists of five 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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