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Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Education – secondary

Course code: 2025 + Course abbreviation: BMus/BEd + Total credit points required: 204 + 4 years full-time with overload, 8.5 years part-time + Managing faculty: Education

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Clayton)

Course description

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

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 with overload.

Course structure

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 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 music must satisfy the requirements for the study of two specialist discipline* teaching unit sets (A and B sequence equals one specialist discipline teaching set) in their fourth year 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.

* See the ‘Specialist discipline units’ entry earlier in this section of the handbook for lists of approved units.

Course requirements

First year
  • Education componentEDF1303 Learning and educational inquiry 1
  • EDF1304 Learning and educational inquiry 2
Music component

Students undertake 36 points of approved music studies at first-year level:

plus two of the following units:

  • MUS1120 Ensemble studies I and MUS1130 Ensemble studies II, or
  • MUS1040 American music and popular culture, and MUS1060 Gamelan performing arts
Second year
Education component
  • EDF2004 Issues in classroom environments
  • EDF2005 Professional responsibilities, practice and relationships
Music component

Students undertake 36 points of approved music studies at second-year level:

  • MUS2020 Professional practice 1
  • MUS2030 Professional practice 2
  • MUS2110 Analytical and compositional techniques I
  • MUS2120 Analytical and compositional techniques II
  • MUS2980 Chief practical study III
  • MUS2990 Chief practical study IV
Third year
Education component
Music component

Students undertake 36 points of approved music studies at third-year level:

  • MUS3390 Music aesthetics, criticism, sociology and psychology
  • MUS3980 Chief practical study V
  • MUS3990 Chief practical study VI
  • 18 points of third-year-level music electives in approved combinations of music performance, composition, musicology and ethnomusicology
Fourth year
Education component
  • EDF5421 Professional issues 1 – a focus on the classroom
  • EDF5424 Professional issues 2 – a focus on the profession
  • EDF5450 Music education 1A
  • EDF5451 Music education 1B
  • EDF5452 Music education 2A
  • EDF5453 Music education 2B
  • two education electives

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

On completion of the Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Education - secondary program of studies, 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.

Contact details

Education: telephone +61 3 9905 2819, email info@education.monash.edu.au or visit www.education.monash.edu.au/.

Music: telephone +61 3 9905 3231 or email craig.dewilde@arts.monash.edu.au.

Course coordinators

Ms Jennifer Brown (Education), Dr Craig De Wilde (School of Music – Conservatorium)

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