* The degree was previously known as the Bachelor of Information Systems/Bachelor of Education.
Course code: 3714 + Course abbreviation: BIS(IM)/BEd + Clayton and Peninsula (education components) and Caulfield (information systems components), on-campus + Contact: Ms Jennifer Brown at Clayton (telephone (03) 9905 2819), or Dr Geoff Romeo at Peninsula (telephone (03) 9904 4291 for initial education inquiries), or Ms Chris Gonsalvez (telephone (03) 9903 2554 for initial information systems inquiries)
When students take the Bachelor of Information Systems (Information Management) 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. Graduates will be eligible for employment as teachers in Victoria. For interstate and overseas positions, applicants are advised to check with local authorities. 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 25 in English (any).
To receive the awards of Bachelor of Information Systems
(Information Management) 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 Institute of Teaching.
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 (except for EDF1301
and EDF1302, which will be undertaken at Clayton campus in year one).
For the information systems component of the double degree, units will be
offered at the Caulfield campus.
|
Secondary stream (Clayton/Caulfield) |
Primary
stream (Peninsula/Caulfield) |
First year EDF1301 Perspectives on learning |
First year EDF1301 Perspectives on learning Plus following information systems units (totalling 36 points): |
Second year EDF2001 Beyond the classroom
Plus following information systems units (totalling 42 points): |
Second year EDF1203 Curriculum
studies: primary English 1 Plus following information systems units (totalling 42 points): |
Third year EDF3001 Assessing learning Plus following information systems units (totalling 30 points): |
Third year EDF1204 Curriculum
studies: primary maths 1 Plus following information systems units (totalling 30 points): |
Fourth year EDF5421 Professional
issues 1 - |
Fourth year EDF2203 Curriculum studies:
primary SOSE |
This is a conceptual outline only. It gives a general indication of how the course will progress. It is subject to change without notice. |
* Note that for the BIS(IM)/BEd - (primary stream), all information systems
units are to be undertaken at the Caulfield campus and all education units are
to be undertaken at the Peninsula campus, except for EDF1301 and EDF1302, which
will be undertaken at Clayton campus.
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.
For further information regarding this course, contact the Faculty of Education, Clayton campus, telephone (03) 9905 2819, or Peninsula campus, telephone (03) 9904 4291, visit http://www.education.monash.edu.au or email info@education.monash.edu.au.
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