Bachelor of Education/Bachelor of Laws

• General information
• Admission requirements
• Course structure
• Course outline
  • Secondary stream
    • First year
    • Second year
    • Third year
    • Fourth year
    • Fifth year
• Length of course/workload required
• Further information

General information

Course code: 2880 Course abbreviation: BEd/LLB Clayton campus Contact: Dr Deborah Corrigan (telephone (03) 9905 2819 for initial education inquiries) or Ms Barbara Jones (telephone (03) 9905 3371 for initial law inquiries) Note that this course is managed by the Faculty of Law
When students take the Bachelor of Education degree and the Bachelor of Laws degree in combination, they are able to complete both courses in five years of full-time study.
This double degree will extend the range of skills of graduates seeking employment in legal practice and other fields of the law. For graduates who may wish to seek employment as teachers, the course will equip them to teach legal studies and a second teaching subject in secondary schools. Opportunities also exist for further study.

Admission requirements

Applicants must have satisfactorily completed the VCE or its equivalent and have achieved a study score of at least 30 in English units 3 and 4 and a study score of at least 20 in three other VCE studies, and an ENTER which is sufficient for entry to the BEd/LLB degree.

Course structure

To receive the awards of Bachelor of Education/Bachelor of Laws, students must successfully complete subjects totalling 264 points consisting of:
(a) Studies in law (204 points), consisting of a major study in law (three years of study) 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 Department of Education, Employment and Training and non-government authorities.
(b) Studies in education (96 points), consisting of a series of subjects relating to the theory and practice of education, teaching and curriculum. Practicum placements are also included.
Candidates intending to qualify as secondary teachers need to be aware that their major and minor studies in law must satisfy the requirements for the study of two teaching methods in their fifth year and the requirements for employment laid down by the Department of Education, Employment and Training and non-government authorities.
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

Course outline

Secondary stream

First year

• EDF1301 Perspectives on learning
• EDF1302 Perspectives on teaching
• plus 24 points of approved law studies
• plus 12 points of approved arts/science or commerce studies

Second year

• EDF2001 Beyond the classroom
• EDF2002 The teachers' world
• plus 24 points of approved law studies
• plus 12 points of approved arts/science or commerce studies

Third year

• EDF3002 Curriculum and pedagogy
• DF3004 Language and literacy
• plus 48 points of approved law studies

Fourth year

• EDF3001 Assessment of learning
• EDF3003 Adolescent development
• plus 48 points of approved law studies

Fifth year

• EDF52XX Methods and practice of teaching 1
• EDF52XX Methods and practice of teaching 2
• EDF4001 Learning technologies across the curriculum
• Education elective 1
• Education elective 2
• Education elective 3

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

Length of course/workload required

This course consists of five years of full-time study or equivalent part-time study taken on-campus, with school or industry visits for practica. To complete the course in five years, students will need to overload the law component of their course in years three and four. The expected number of hours per week for a full-time student is 48.

* OVERLOAD -- STUDENTS WILL TAKE THE TWO SIX-POINT LAW SUBJECTS OVER SUMMER.

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 the website at http://www.education.monash.edu.au/

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