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Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Education - secondary

Course code: 1633 + Course abbreviation: BSc/BEd + Total credit points required: 192 + 4 years full-time, 8 years part-time + Managing faculty: Education

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Clayton; Gippsland)

Course description

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.

Course structure

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 science units. Students must also complete:

  • SCI2010 How science works
  • SCI1020 The design of science, or STA1010 Statistical methods for science, or MTH1030 Techniques for modelling
  • Within the science component of the double degree, students cannot include more than 42 points of level-one science units and no less than 24 points of level-three science units overall.

The science studies must be chosen from the approved science units and sequences listed in the Faculty of Science section of this handbook.

(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 specialist discipline teaching unit sets (A and B sequence = one specialist discipline teaching 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 discipline, 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.

Course requirements

Secondary stream (Clayton)
First year
  • EDF1301 Perspectives on learning
  • EDF1302 Perspectives on teaching
  • 36 points of science studies
Second year
  • EDF2001 Beyond the classroom
  • EDF2002 The teachers' world
  • 36 points of science studies
Third year
  • EDF3001 Assessing learning
  • EDF3002 Curriculum and pedagogy
  • EDF3003 Adolescent development
  • EDF3004 Language and literacy
  • 24 points of science studies
Fourth year
  • EDF5421 Professional issues 1 -- a focus on the classroom
  • EDF5424 Professional issues 2 -- a focus on the profession
  • EDF54XX (Discipline name) education 1A
  • EDF54XX (Discipline name) education 1B
  • EDF54XX (Discipline name) education 2A
  • EDF54XX (Discipline name) education 2B
  • Two education electives
Secondary stream (Gippsland)
First year
  • EDF1301 Perspectives on learning
  • EDF1302 Perspectives on teaching
  • 36 points of science studies
Second year
  • EDF2003 Changing classrooms
  • EDF3002 Curriculum and pedagogy
  • 36 points of science studies
Third year
  • EDF3004 Language and literacy
  • EDF3005 Diversity of learners
  • EDF54XX (Discipline name) education 1A
  • EDF54XX (Discipline name) education 2A
  • 24 points of science studies
Fourth year
  • EDF3001 Assessing learning
  • EDF4002 Educator as researcher
  • EDF4003 Perspectives on education
  • EDF5424 Professional issues 2 -- a focus on the profession
  • EDF54XX (Discipline name) education 1B
  • EDF54XX (Discipline name) education 2B
  • Two education electives

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

Fieldwork

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.

Professional recognition

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.

Contact details

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 www.education.monash.edu.au/.

Inquiries (Science): telephone +61 3 9905 4567, email enquiries@sci.monash.edu.au or visit www.sci.monash.edu.au/babsc.

Course coordinators

Ms Jennifer Brown (Clayton), Dr Monique Osborn (Gippsland)

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