Postgraduate handbook 2005 - Education

Postgraduate Certificate of Education (Music Education)

Course code: 3217 + Total credit points required: 24 + 1 year part time only + Off-campus (Clayton)
Contact: Dr Jane Southcott (telephone +61 3 9905 2819 for initial inquiries)

Course description

This course is designed to provide teachers with an understanding of a range of issues and of research relating to music education.

Entry requirements

To be eligible for admission to the course, applicants must hold either:

• an approved three-year bachelors degree in a relevant field with a credit average in the final year, or
• an approved three-year bachelors degree (or equivalent) and a fourth year of study, or
• an approved four-year bachelors degree, or
• qualifications or experience considered by the faculty board to be equivalent to, or a satisfactory substitute for, the above awards.

Course outline

The course consists of 24 credit points of study. Students will complete two 12-point units chosen from the following list:

• EDF6322 Teaching music: policy and practice, and/or
• EDF6323 Learning music: current research issues, and/or
• EDF6324 European perspectives on music education

This is a conceptual outline only. It gives a general indication of how the course will progress and is subject to change without notice. Students should consult their course coordinator to assist in planning their program. Check the current timetable for unit availability via the website at http://www.education.monash.edu.au/students/current/timetables after 30 September.
Candidates who successfully complete the Postgraduate Certificate of Education (Music Education) may complete a postgraduate diploma or a masters degree by undertaking a further two or four units respectively.

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