Monash University: University Handbooks: Undergraduate handbook 2004: Units indexed by faculty
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Course code: 3712 + Course abbreviation: BVA/BEd + Clayton and Peninsula (education components) and Caulfield (visual arts components), on-campus + Contact: Ms Jennifer Brown - Clayton (telephone (03) 9905 2819), or Dr Geoff Romeo - Peninsula (telephone (03) 9904 4291 for initial education inquiries), or Mr Karen Bensley (telephone (03) 9903 1924 for initial visual arts inquiries)
Teaching is a recognised and well-regarded career path for visual art graduates. In addition to art education, graduates of visual arts/education may practise professionally in one or more art media, or may become involved in art gallery activities, cultural programs, or a range of art and design industry activities.
When students take the Bachelor of Visual Arts degree and the Bachelor of Education in combination, they are able to complete both courses in four years of full-time study.
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.
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) and a study score of at least 30 in one of art or studio arts, and a study score of at least 20 in any other two VCE studies.
To receive the awards of Bachelor of Visual Arts and Bachelor of Education, a candidate for the double degree must successfully complete units totalling 192 points, consisting of:
Studies in visual arts (96 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.
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 visual arts 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 campus and primary units at Peninsula.
For the visual arts component of the double degree, units will be offered at the Caulfield campus.
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 BVArts/BEd - primary stream, all visual arts 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 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 visual arts 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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