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Undergraduate handbook 2005 - Education

Bachelor of Educational Studies (Special Education)*

Course code: 2896 + Course abbreviation: BEdSt(SpecEd) + Total credit points required: 192 (including either 96 points or 144 points of advanced standing) + 1 or 2 years full-time (with advanced standing), or equivalent part-time study

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Clayton)

* Intake on cohort basis only.

Course description

This course is designed to meet a need for a bachelors-level special education degree.

Course structure

To be eligible for the award of the four-year Bachelor of Educational Studies (Special Education) degree, a candidate must complete units totalling 192 credit points. Students will normally be admitted to the course with either 96 points or 144 points of advanced standing. To be eligible for the degree, they will then be required to complete a program of study with either a further 96 credit points or 48 credit points.

Course requirements
For students with two years of approved teaching training

Students entering the course with two years of approved teacher training will receive 96 credit points. To be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Educational Studies (Special Education), students must complete 16 six-point units at third and fourth-year levels as follows:

Third-year level - core units
Third-year level - elective unit
Fourth-year level - core units
Fourth-year level - elective units
For students with three years of approved teacher training

Students entering the course with three years of approved teacher training will receive 144 credit points. To be eligible for the award of the Bachelor of Educational Studies (Special Education), students must complete eight six-point units at fourth-year level as follows:

Core units
Elective units

Contact details

Inquiries (Clayton): telephone +61 3 9905 2819, email info@education.monash.edu.au or visit http://www.education.monash.edu.au/.

Course coordinator

Dr Joanne Deppeler

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