Professional education for teachers and education professionals falls conveniently into two categories - initial and post-initial education. 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 those who are already teachers or working in the broader education sector, the faculty offers a variety of programs suited to their further professional development.
The
Faculty of Education offers a variety of pathways into teaching at all levels.
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 Art and Design, Arts, Business and Economics, Information
Technology, Law and Science. These double degrees qualify graduates to teach at
the primary, secondary, or adult levels and present students with a variety of
employment opportunities both within education and in areas such as journalism,
psychology, commerce, music, law, information management, 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.
These traditional initial teacher education pathways are supplemented by the
innovative Bachelor of Adult Learning and Development, which is designed to
provide training in education for people working in vocational education and
training, industry and community settings.
A third pathway into teaching caters for graduates in other faculties who wish
to enter early childhood, primary or secondary teaching. Provided that their
degrees include studies appropriate for teaching, these students can undertake
a one-year full-time (or two-year part-time) course leading to a graduate
diploma of education. The Graduate Diploma of Education (Early Childhood) and
the Graduate Diploma of Education (Primary) are offered at the Peninsula
campus. The Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) is available at both the
Clayton and Gippsland campuses and can be undertaken on-campus or by distance
education.
Students wishing to enrol in a Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) need
to ensure that their initial degree contains at least two practice of teaching
subjects.
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 a BEd (Honours) program, graduate and postgraduate certificates and diplomas, coursework masters and research-based degrees on each of its three campuses. 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.
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