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Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education - primary

Course code: 1541 + Course abbreviation: BA/BEd + Total credit points required: 192 + 4 years full-time (part-time available) + Managing faculty: Education

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Gippsland; Peninsula)

Course description

This double-degree course provides students with an arts major and minor field of study as well as a sequence of studies in education leading to registration as a primary school teacher. The course offers the most common pathway to teaching by way of a double-degree program in arts and education.

When students take the Bachelor of Arts 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 these courses is their interdisciplinary approach to the teaching of some units.

Course structure

To receive the awards of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education, a student must successfully complete units totalling 192 points, consisting of:

(a) Studies in arts (96 points) including:

  • arts discipline major (48 points)
  • arts discipline minor (24 points)
  • an additional arts discipline first-year sequence (12 points)
  • a further 12 points in arts units.

For full details on the majors and minors offered, refer to the ‘Areas of study’ section on the Arts faculty website at www.arts.monash.edu.au/current/coursework/study_areas/.

(b) Studies in education (96 points) including a series of units relating to the theory and practice of education, teaching and curriculum. Fieldwork placements are also included.

Course requirements

Primary stream (Peninsula/Clayton)
First year

(All first-year units undertaken at Clayton campus)

  • EDF1301 Perspectives on learning
  • EDF1302 Perspectives on teaching
  • 36 points of arts studies
Second year

(All second-year education units undertaken at Peninsula campus)

  • EDF1203 Curriculum studies: primary English 1
  • EDF2105 Teaching studies A
  • 36 points of arts studies (all arts units undertaken at Clayton campus)
Third year

(All third-year education units undertaken at Peninsula campus)

  • EDF1204 Curriculum studies: primary mathematics 1
  • EDF2201 Child development 1
  • EDF3105 Teaching studies B
  • EDF3203 Curriculum studies: primary technology
  • 24 points of arts studies (all arts units undertaken at Clayton campus)
Fourth year

(All fourth-year education units undertaken at Peninsula campus)

  • EDF2203 Curriculum studies: primary studies of society and environment
  • EDF2204 Curriculum studies: primary science
  • EDF3201 Curriculum studies: primary art and music
  • EDF3202 Curriculum studies: primary health and PE
  • EDF4102 Curriculum studies: primary English 2
  • EDF4104 Curriculum studies: primary mathematics 2
  • EDF4105 Teaching studies C
  • EDF4106 Teaching studies D
Primary stream (Gippsland)

For the BA/BEd at Gippsland, all arts and education units are undertaken at Gippsland campus.

First year
  • EDF1301 Perspectives on learning
  • EDF1302 Perspectives on teaching
  • 36 points of arts studies
Second year
  • EDF1203 Curriculum studies: primary English 1
  • EDF1204 Curriculum studies: primary mathematics 1
  • EDF2105 Teaching studies A
  • EDF2201 Child development 1
  • 24 points of arts studies
Third year
  • EDF2203 Curriculum studies: primary studies of society and environment
  • EDF2204 Curriculum studies: primary science
  • EDF3105 Teaching studies B
  • 30 points of arts studies
Fourth year
  • EDF3201 Curriculum studies: primary art and music
  • EDF3202 Curriculum studies: primary health and PE
  • EDF3203 Curriculum studies: primary technology
  • EDF4102 Curriculum studies: primary English 2
  • EDF4104 Curriculum studies: primary mathematics 2
  • EDF4105 Teaching studies C
  • EDF4106 Teaching studies D
  • 6 points of arts studies

These course outlines are indicative of the program students will follow, but are subject to change.

Fieldwork

Students must complete teaching practice which consists of a minimum of 80 days of satisfactory 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.

Professional recognition

On completion of the double degrees, graduates will be eligible for registration and employment as primary school teachers in Victoria. For interstate and overseas positions, applicants are advised to check registration and employment requirements with local authorities.

Contact details

Inquiries (Gippsland): telephone +61 3 9902 6367 or email undergraduate.gippsland@education.monash.edu.au.

Inquiries (Peninsula): telephone +61 3 9904 4291 or email undergraduate.peninsula@education.monash.edu.au.

Course coordinators

Mr Michael Dyson (Gippsland), Dr Beverley Jane (Peninsula)

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