Pre-service
education of teachers is available at undergraduate and graduate levels,
offering qualifications in early childhood, primary, secondary and adult
teaching. The faculty offers undergraduate programs leading to the award of a
three or four-year bachelors degree, or four-year programs leading to the award
of two bachelors degrees - one in education and the other from partner
faculties including Arts, Art and Design, Business and Economics, Information
Technology, and Science. There is also a program within the faculty leading to
the dual award of an education and a sport and outdoor recreation degree.
The faculty also offers one-year graduate diplomas of education* building upon
a three-year, non-education degree.
* Most Australian states and territories (including Victoria) recognise a one-year Graduate Diploma of Education, which builds upon a three-year, non-education degree as providing a four-year teacher education qualification. However, in some states and territories at least two years of preparation specifically in education studies may be required. Registration boards and employing authorities across the world may, similarly, have particular local requirements. Students wishing to teach at a specific location or setting outside Victoria are urged to check that a one-year graduate diploma together with an undergraduate degree is recognised.
Early
childhood education is offered on the Peninsula campus. These courses prepare
students to work in preschools, childcare centres, mobile kindergartens, family
day care centres, and hospitals as play specialists.
The four-year Bachelor of Early Childhood Education is an innovative degree
that prepares people to teach across the full primary years. Honours is
available in a fifth year.
The Bachelor of Early Childhood Studies offers a three-year degree program that
can be completed over two years full-time (or four years part-time), with
recognition of prior learning (RPL) taking the place of the first year. The
course is designed especially for those who already have a two-year recognised
relevant qualification.
The graduate diploma is designed as a fourth year of study for those who hold a
bachelors degree in a field other than education and provides a qualification*
to teach in the early childhood years.
Early Childhood teaching courses | Campus |
Bachelor of Early Childhood Education - four years full-time |
Peninsula |
Bachelor of Early Childhood Studies - three years full-time |
Peninsula, Singapore (offshore) |
Graduate Diploma of Education (Early Childhood) - one-year post-initial degree (refer to the postgraduate handbook) |
Peninsula |
Primary
school teacher education is a four year, full-time course offered on the
Peninsula and Gippsland campuses. These bachelor degrees focus on teaching and
children's learning in the key education areas of arts, English, mathematics,
health and physical education, science, studies of society and environment, and
technology. Students undertake a range of practical experiences in primary
schools and other appropriate settings, with the opportunity to include
discipline studies options during the course. Honours is available in a fifth
year.
Double degrees are also offered in collaboration with another faculty at the
home campus of Peninsula or Gippsland or across two campuses (ie Peninsula and
Clayton or Peninsula and Caulfield).
The graduate diploma is designed as a fourth year of study for those who hold a
bachelors degree in a field other than education and provides a qualification*
to teach in the primary years.
* Most Australian states (including Victoria) and territories recognise a one-year Graduate Diploma of Education, which builds upon a three-year non-education degree as providing a four-year teacher education qualification. However, in some states and territories, at least two years of preparation specifically in education studies may be required. Registration boards and employing authorities across the world may, similarly, have particular local requirements. Students wishing to teach at a specific location or setting outside Victoria are urged to check that a one-year graduate diploma together with an undergraduate degree is recognised.
Primary teaching courses | Campus |
Bachelor of Early Childhood Education - four years full-time (also prepares students to teach across the full primary years) |
Peninsula |
Bachelor of Primary Education - four years full-time |
Gippsland; Peninsula |
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education - four years full-time |
Gippsland; Peninsula |
Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)/Bachelor of Education - four years full-time (no intake in 2005) |
Gippsland |
Bachelor of Information Systems (Information Management)/Bachelor of Education - four years full-time (with overload) |
Peninsula (education studies)/Caulfield (information technology studies) |
Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Education - four years full-time (with overload) |
Peninsula (education studies)/Clayton (music studies) |
Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Education - four years full-time (with overload) |
Gippsland;
|
Bachelor of Sport and Outdoor Recreation/Bachelor of Education - four years full-time |
Gippsland |
Bachelor of Visual Arts/Bachelor of Education - four years full-time |
Peninsula
(education studies)/Caulfield (visual arts studies); |
Graduate Diploma of Education (Primary) - refer to the postgraduate handbook |
Peninsula |
Secondary
school teacher education is offered on the Clayton and Gippsland campuses and
by off-campus learning. Undergraduates can undertake a four-year double degree
combining a Bachelor of Education (Secondary) with another bachelors degree.
Honours is available in a fifth year.
Secondary teaching methods available include: accounting, biology, business
management, chemistry, drama, economics, English, English as a second language,
geography, health, history, information technology/computing, Jewish studies,
legal studies, library (school librarianship), LOTE, LOTE (double method),
mathematics, media studies, music, music (double method), outdoor education,
physical education, physics, psychology, science, studies of society and
environment (SOSE), visual arts, and visual arts (double method).
The graduate diploma is designed as a fourth year of study for those who hold a
bachelors degree in a field other than education, and provides a qualification*
to teach in the secondary years.
* Most Australian states and territories (including Victoria) recognise a one-year Graduate Diploma of Education, which builds upon a three-year non-education degree as providing a four-year teacher education qualification. However, in some states and territories at least two years of preparation specifically in education studies may be required. Registration boards and employing authorities across the world may, similarly, have particular local requirements. Students wishing to teach at a specific location or setting outside Victoria are urged to check that a one-year graduate diploma together with an undergraduate degree is recognised.
Secondary teaching courses | Campus |
Bachelor of Educational Studies (Special Education)* - intake on cohort basis only |
Clayton |
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education - four years full-time |
Clayton, Gippsland |
Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)/Bachelor of Education - four years full-time (no intake in 2005) |
Gippsland |
Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Education - four years full-time (with overload) |
Clayton |
Bachelor of Education/Bachelor of Laws - five years full-time (no intake in 2005) |
Clayton |
Bachelor of Information Systems (Information Management)/Bachelor of Education - four years full-time (with overload) |
Clayton (education studies)/Caulfield (information technology studies) |
Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Education - four years full-time (with overload) |
Clayton |
Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Education - four years full-time |
Clayton, Gippsland |
Bachelor of Sport and Outdoor Recreation/Bachelor of Education - four years full-time |
Gippsland |
Bachelor of Visual Arts/Bachelor of Education - four years full-time (with overload) |
Clayton (education studies)/Caulfield (visual arts studies); Gippsland (both education and visual arts studies) |
Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) - one year full-time post initial degree (refer to postgraduate handbook) |
Clayton |
Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) - two years part-time post-initial degree (refer to the postgraduate handbook) |
Gippsland |
The
Bachelor of Adult Learning and Development is offered at the Clayton campus. It
is a unique three-year degree program based on adult learning principles that
can be completed over two years, with recognition of prior learning (RPL)
taking the place of the first year.
The course is specifically tailored for people aiming to become tertiary
qualified practitioners who can enhance adult learning and facilitate the
development of individuals, organisations, industry and local and global
communities. Thus, it is designed for those already working with adult learners
in diverse workplace and community settings (such as in TAFE, industry, private
and ACE providers) who wish to upgrade their qualifications, gain recognition
for prior experience and enhance their professional and career development.
Course | Campus |
Bachelor
of Adult Learning and Development - three years |
Clayton |
The graduate certificate provides a teaching qualification for Monash staff
members who hold teaching positions within the university. It is offered
through the Higher Education Development Unit (HEDU).
Course | Campus |
Graduate Certificate in Higher Education (HEDU) - two years part-time (refer to the postgraduate handbook) - offered only to academic staff members at Monash |
Clayton, Gippsland, Peninsula |
The sport and outdoor recreation courses, offered on the Gippsland campus, prepare students to work in a variety of creation and outdoor settings, and when taken with an education or commerce degree provide opportunities in traditional education and business settings.
Sport and outdoor recreation (non teaching) courses | Campus |
Bachelor
of Sport and Outdoor Recreation - three years |
Gippsland, Singapore (offshore) |
Bachelor of Business and Commerce/Bachelor of Sport and Outdoor Recreation (primary, secondary physical education/outdoor and secondary multidisciplinary streams) - four years full-time |
Gippsland |
An honours degree in education is available as a fifth year of study and provides a foundation for students wishing to pursue higher degrees by research.
Course | Campus |
Honours degree of Bachelor of Education - one year full-time |
Clayton, Gippsland |
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