Course code: 2026 + Course abbreviation: BCom/BEd + Clayton campus + Contacts: Ms Jennifer Brown (telephone (03) 9905 2819 for initial education inquiries) or Ms Jo Atkinson (telephone (03) 9905 2327 for initial commerce inquiries)
When students take the Bachelor of Commerce degree and the Bachelor of Education degree in combination, they are able to complete both courses in four-and-a-half years of full-time study at a normal course load for each year. The course may be completed in four years with overload. Students may complete the course in four years of full-time study by special arrangement with both faculties. A feature of this course is its interdisciplinary approach to the teaching of some units.
On completion of the double degree, graduates will have a sound preparation for entry into the business and/or the education and training professions and have developed a broad cross-disciplinary approach to professional development and working in the community. Opportunities also exist for further study.
Applicants must have satisfactorily completed the VCE or its equivalent including: units 1 and 2 - any two units from General Mathematics and/or Mathematical Methods; units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 25 in English (any) and in one of Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics, and a study score of at least 20 in any other two VCE studies.
To receive the awards of Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of
Education, a candidate must successfully complete units totalling 204 points,
consisting of the following:
(a) Studies in commerce (108 points) chosen from units offered by the
Faculty of Business and Economics (Clayton), which must include:
(i) the following compulsory units:
(ii) a
major in a discipline or field of study of the Faculty of Business and
Economics. This requires students to complete 48 points of study in a single
discipline or field of study with at least 12 points at each of second and
third year levels. Disciplines are defined by department prefixes, and fields
of study are those sets of related units that may be defined in the catalogue
of courses and units;
(iii) a maximum of eight first-year-level units (48 credit points). In
order to meet this requirement, students are able to undertake the second-year
versions of the appropriate number of compulsory units.
(iv) in order to meet the prerequisites for methods and practice of teaching,
at least four economics units and four accounting units, or at least four
economics units and four management units must be undertaken.
(b) Studies in education (96 points) chosen from the Faculty of
Education.
Candidates intending to qualify as secondary teachers need to be aware that
their major and minor studies in commerce 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 Victorian Department of Education and Training and non-government
authorities. The only teaching methods approved in the Bachelor of Commerce are
accounting, economics and business management, and hence students must complete
two of these teaching methods (accounting with business management is not an
allowed combination).
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, and includes 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.
This is a conceptual outline only. It gives a general indication of how the course will progress. It is subject to change without notice. Students must have their program of study approved by the course coordinator prior to commencement of the relevant year.
Students must successfully complete teaching practice which consists of 80 days of supervised school experience. Students who are employed in schools must complete a minimum of 40 days of supervised practicum in a setting other than the school in which they are employed.
This course consists of four-and-a-half years of full-time study or equivalent part-time study taken on campus, with school or industry visits for practica. Students may be able to complete the course in four years by overloading or taking units in summer schools. The expected number of hours per week for a full-time student is 48.
Further information regarding this course may be obtained from the Faculty of Education, Clayton campus, telephone (03) 9905 2819, or visit http://www.education.monash.edu.au/ or email info@education.monash.edu.au.
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