* The degree was previously known as the Bachelor of Information Management and Systems/Bachelor of Education.
Course code: 2820 + Course abbreviation: BIS/BEd + Clayton and Peninsula (Education components) and Caulfield (IMS components), on-campus + Contact: Ms Jennifer Brown - Clayton campus (telephone (03) 9905 2819) or Dr Geoff Romeo - Peninsula campus (telephone (03) 9904 4216 or (03) 9904 4288) or Ms Chris Gonsalvez (telephone (03) 9903 2554 for initial information management systems inquiries)
When students take the Bachelor of Information 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.
Applicants must have satisfactorily completed the VCE or its equivalent including units 1 and 2 - two units of mathematics (any); units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 30 in English (any) and a study score of at least 20 in any other three VCE studies.
To receive the awards of Bachelor of Information 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 Victorian Department of Education 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.
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.
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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 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 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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