Honours degree of Bachelor of Education

Course code: 2674 + Course abbreviation: HonsBEd + Total credit points required: 48 + 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Clayton; Gippsland; Peninsula)

Multimode (Clayton; Gippsland; Peninsula)

Course description

The Honours degree of Bachelor of Education (HonsBEd) requires an additional year of study following the completion of the requirements of an initial undergraduate degree.

Course objectives

Following completion of the HonsBEd degree, students will have:

acquired an understanding of various research methods in education
demonstrated content mastery in a substantive issue or problem domain within education
demonstrated the capacity to design, frame, conduct and report a small-scale inquiry in education.

Entry requirements

Students will be eligible for admission to the Honours degree of Bachelor of Education within five years of the year of completion of a relevant undergraduate degree (eg BA/BEd, BPrimEd). Normally, students must achieve an average grade of credit or higher.

Course structure

To receive the award of the Honours degree of Bachelor of Education, a candidate must successfully complete approved studies equivalent to 48 points, consisting of coursework studies (24 points) and an honours thesis of 12,000 to 20,000 words (24 points).

Course requirements

Coursework units

An appropriate 12-point research unit will be selected from the faculty's research methodology units (taken on advice from the supervisor and honours coordinator), and
A substantive or advanced theory unit (12 points)

Thesis

EDF5151 Honours thesis part 1, and
EDF5152 Honours thesis part 2 (totalling 24 points)

Contact details

Administrative Officer, Research Degrees

Telephone +61 3 9905 2821, email info@education.monash.edu.au or visit www.education.monash.edu.au/

Course coordinator

Dr Amanda Berry, Dr Jane Mitchell

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