Course code: 2025 + Course abbreviation: BMus/BEd + Total credit points required: 204 + 4 years full-time with overload, or equivalent part-time study + Managing faculty: Education
On-campus (Clayton)
When students take the Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Education in combination, they are able to complete both courses in four years of full-time study. A feature of this course is its interdisciplinary approach to the teaching of some units.
To
receive the awards of Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Education, a student
must successfully complete units totalling 204 points consisting of the
following:
(a) Studies in music (108 points). There are two major study sequences in
music, one of which is performance and the other is either musicology,
composition or ethnomusicology (or an approved combination of more than one of
these areas).
For
information on the requirements of all music studies offered, refer to the
`Areas of study' section on the Arts faculty website at
http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/current/coursework/study_areas/.
(b) Studies in education (96 points), a series of units relating to the theory
and practice of education, teaching and curriculum. Fieldwork placements are
also included.
Candidates
intending to qualify as secondary school teachers need to be aware that their
major and minor studies in 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 (or third and fourth years for Gippsland students) and the
requirements for employment laid down by the Victorian Institute of
Teaching.
Generally, to qualify for a secondary teaching method, a candidate will require
a minimum of two years of full academic study in that discipline. There are
additional requirements for some disciplines.
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 fieldwork. This fieldwork is a program of field
visits to different educational sites and includes structured teaching
experience. The fieldwork placement is an integrated part of work in the
Bachelor of Education program.
For
the education component of the double degree, education units will be offered
at Clayton campus.
For the music component of the double degree, units will also be offered at the
Clayton campus.
plus 36 points of approved music studies at first-year level:
plus two of the following units:
plus 36 points of approved music studies at second-year level:
plus 36 points of approved music studies at third-year level:
This is a conceptual outline only. It gives a general indication of how the course will progress. It is subject to change without notice.
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 fieldwork in a setting other than the school in which they are employed.
On completion of the double degrees, graduates will have a sound preparation for entry into the music education and training professions. Graduates will be eligible for employment as teachers in Victoria. For interstate and overseas positions, applicants are advised to check with local authorities.
Inquiries
(Education): telephone +61 3 9905 2819, email
info@education.monash.edu.au or visit
http://www.education.monash.edu.au/.
Inquiries (Music): telephone +61 3 9905 3231 or email
craig.dewilde@arts.monash.edu.au.
Ms Jennifer Brown (Education, Clayton), Dr Craig De Wilde (School of Music - Conservatorium, Clayton)
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