Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education – primary

Course code: 1541 + Course abbreviation: BA/BEd + Total credit points required: 192 + 4 years full-time; 8 years part-time + Managing faculty: Education

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Gippsland; Peninsula/Clayton)

Course description

This double degree course allows students to qualify with both the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education - primary degrees.

When students take the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education double degree, they are able to complete both courses in four years of full-time study at a normal course load for each year.

Course objectives

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 in Victoria as a primary school teacher.

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

Peninsula/Clayton

First year

(All first-year units undertaken at Clayton campus)

EDF1303 Learning and educational inquiry 1
EDF1304 Learning and educational inquiry 2
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

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

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 Bachelor or Arts/Bachelor of Education program of studies, 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

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

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

Course coordinators

Dr Margaret Plunkett (Gippsland), Dr Beverley Jane (Peninsula)

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