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 offers a range of double degrees which are currently taught in conjunction with the faculties of Arts, Business and Economics, Information Technology, Law, and Science.
These double degrees qualify graduates to teach at one or more of the
primary, secondary, or adult levels and present students with a variety of
employment opportunities both within education and in areas such as journalism,
commerce, information management, law, music, science, and sport and outdoor
recreation. The double degrees enable students to diversify their experience of
tertiary education by undertaking a significant proportion of their studies
with students from other faculties.
These traditional initial teacher education pathways are supplemented by the
innovative Bachelor of Adult Learning and Development course. This course 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
degree includes studies appropriate for teaching, these students can undertake
a one-year full-time (or two-year part-time) course leading to the 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. The Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary)
can be undertaken on campus or by off-campus learning or mixed mode of
study.
Students wishing to enrol in a Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) need
to ensure that their initial degree contains at least two sets of methods and
practice of teaching units.
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 Bachelor of Education (Honours) program, graduate and postgraduate certificates and diplomas, and coursework masters and research-based degrees on each of the 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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