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Bachelor of Information Management and Systems/Bachelor of Education

General information

Course code: 2820 + Course abbreviation: BIMS/BEd + Clayton and Peninsula (Education components) and Caulfield (IMS components), on-campus + Contact: Ms Jennifer Brown -- Clayton campus (telephone (03) 9905 2819) or Dr Julie Edwards -- Peninsula campus (telephone (03) 9904 4325 for initial education inquiries) or Ms Chris Gonsalvez (telephone (03) 9903 2554 for initial information management systems inquiries)
When students take the Bachelor of Information Management and Systems degree and the Bachelor of Education in combination, they are able to complete both courses in four years of full-time study with overload of six points in each of years two and three.
Graduates of this double-degree program will have completed qualifications that allow entry into the information technology profession and/or the education and training profession. Opportunities also exist for further study with overload.

Admission requirements

Applicants must have satisfactorily completed the VCE or its equivalent including two units of mathematics (any)*, and have achieved a study score of at least 30 in units 3 and 4 English (any), and a study score of at least 20 in three other VCE studies.
NOT REQUIRED FOR STUDENTS UNDERTAKING SECONDARY EDUCATION.

Course structure

To receive the awards of Bachelor of Information Management and Systems and Bachelor of Education, a candidate for the double degree must successfully complete units totalling 204 points, consisting of:
(a) Studies in information management and systems (108 points), including a major study (three years of study in a single discipline), a minor study (two years of study in a single discipline), and two additional first-year units. Students will be required to overload by six points in each of years two and three.
(b) Studies in education (96 points), a series of units 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 information technology must satisfy the requirements for the study of two methods and practice-of-teaching unit sets (A and B sequence = method set) in their fourth year and the requirements for employment laid down by the Department of Education, Employment and Training and non-government authorities.
Generally, to qualify for a secondary teaching method in fourth year, a candidate will require a minimum of two years of full academic study in that discipline.
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

For the education component of the double degree, students will choose either secondary or primary education units. Secondary education units will be offered at Clayton and primary units at Peninsula.
For the information management systems component of the double degree, units will be offered at the Caulfield campus.

Secondary stream

Primary stream

First year
EDF1301 Perspectives on learning
EDF1302 Perspectives on teaching
plus 36 points of approved information management and systems (IMS and BUS) studies

First year
EDF1301 Perspectives on learning
EDF1302 Perspectives on teaching
plus 36 points of approved information management and systems (IMS and BUS) studies

Second year
EDF2001 Beyond the classroom
EDF2002 The teachers' world
plus 42 points of approved information management and systems (IMS and BUS) studies

Second year
EDF1203 Curriculum studies: primary English 1
EDF2105 Teaching studies A
plus 42 points of approved information management and systems (IMS and BUS) studies

Third year
EDF3001 Assessment of learning
EDF3002 Curriculum and pedagogy
EDF3003 Adolescent development
EDF3004 Language and literacy
plus 30 points of approved information management and systems (IMS and BUS) studies

Third year
EDF1204 Curriculum studies: primary maths 1
EDF3105 Teaching studies B
EDF2201 Child development 1
EDF3203 Curriculum studies: primary technology
plus 30 points of approved information management and systems (IMS and BUS) studies

Fourth year
EDF5421 Professional issues 1 -- a focus on the classroom
EDF5424 Professional issues 2 -- a focus on the profession
EDF5456 Methods and practice of teaching information technology/ computing 1A
EDF5457 Methods and practice of teaching information technology/ computing 1B
EDF54XX Methods and practice of teaching 2A
EDF54XX Methods and practice of teaching 2B
Plus two education electives

Fourth year
EDF2203 Curriculum studies: primary SOSE
EDF2204 Curriculum studies: primary science
EDF3201 Curriculum studies: primary art and music
EDF3202 Curriculum studies: primary health and PE
EDF4102 Curriculum studies: primary English 2
EDF4104 Curriculum studies: primary maths 2
EDF4105 Teaching studies C
EDF4106 Teaching studies D

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 four years of full-time study with overload or equivalent part-time study taken on-campus, with school or industry visits for practica. To complete the course in four years, students will need to overload their information management and systems component in years two and three. 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 Peninsula campus, telephone (03) 9904 4288, or visit http://www.education.monash.edu.au/ or email info@education.monash.edu.au

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