Course codes: 1633 + Course abbreviation: BSc/BEd + Total credit points required: 192 + 4 years full-time, 8 years part-time + Managing faculty: Education
On-campus (Clayton; Gippsland)
When students take the Bachelor of Science degree and the Bachelor of Education degree in combination, they are able to complete both courses in four years of full-time study at a normal course load for each year. A feature of this course is its interdisciplinary approach to the teaching of some units.
To
receive the awards of Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Education, a student
must successfully complete units totalling 192 points consisting of:
(a) Studies in science (96 points). Students must complete a major sequence in
a science discipline (three years of study in a single discipline - normally 12
points at level one, 12 points at level two and 24 points at level three), a
minor sequence in a different science discipline (two years of study in a
single discipline - 12 points at level one and 12 points at level two), and two
additional first-year units. During their second year of study, students must
also complete the following units:
Within the science component of the
double degree, students cannot include more than 36 points of level-one science
units and no less than 24 points of level-three science units overall.
(b) Studies in education (96 points). Students must complete 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.
| Secondary stream (Clayton) | Secondary stream (Gippsland) |
First year EDF1301 Perspectives on learning |
First year EDF1301 Perspectives on learning |
Second year EDF2001 Beyond the classroom |
Second year EDF2003 Changing classrooms |
Third year EDF3001 Assessing learning |
Third year EDF3004 Language and literacy |
Fourth year EDF5421 Professional issues 1 - |
Fourth year EDF3001 Assessing learning |
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.
Upon completion of the double degree, graduates will have a sound preparation for entry into the science and/or 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, Clayton): telephone +61 3 9905 2819, or email
info@education.monash.edu.au.
Inquiries (Education, Gippsland): telephone +61 3 9902 6367, email
undergraduate.gippsland@education.monash.edu.au or visit
http://www.education.monash.edu.au/.
Inquiries (Science): telephone +61 3 9905 4567, email
enquiries@sci.monash.edu.au or visit
http://www.sci.monash.edu.au/babsc.
Ms Jennifer Brown (Clayton), Dr Monique Osborn (Gippsland)
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