Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Education – primary

Course code: 3711 + 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 (Peninsula/Clayton; Gippsland)

Course description

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

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.

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 (48 credit points – 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 (24 credit points – 12 points at level one and 12 points at level two), and two additional science units. Students must also complete:

SCI2010 The practice and application of science

plus one of:*

SCI1020 Introduction to statistical reasoning, or
STA1010 Statistical methods for science, or
MTH1030 Techniques for modelling (Clayton) or MAT1085 Mathematics 1B (Gippsland)

* The unit(s) taken will depend on the student’s mathematics background and interests. The statistics units SCI1020 and STA1010 are normally recommended for students planning to study areas where experimental design and data analysis skills are particularly important, such as the life sciences. SCI1020 is for students without a strong mathematics background, while STA1010 requires Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) Mathematical Methods 3 and 4 (or equivalent). The mathematical methods units MTH1030 (Clayton) and MAT1085 (Gippsland) are recommended for students with an interest in mathematics and/or physics. MTH1030 requires VCE Specialist Mathematics (or equivalent) or MTH1020, while MAT1085 requires MAT1055 (Mathematics 1A).

Within the science component of the double degree, students cannot include more than 36 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 for the relevant campus of study listed in the ‘Science areas of study and sequences’ 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.

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. Students will be required to complete projects related to their field visits. The visits are an integrated part of work in the Bachelor of Education program.

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 science studies

Second year

(All second-year education units undertaken at Peninsula campus; all science units undertaken at Clayton campus)

EDF1203 Curriculum studies: primary English 1
EDF2105 Teaching studies A
36 points of science studies

Third year

(All third-year education units undertaken at Peninsula campus; all science units undertaken at Clayton campus)

EDF1204 Curriculum studies: primary mathematics 1
EDF2201 Child development 1
EDF3105 Teaching studies B
EDF3203 Curriculum studies: primary technology
24 points of science studies

Fourth year

(All fourth-year 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

First year

EDF1301 Perspectives on learning
EDF1302 Perspectives on teaching
36 points of science 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 science studies

Third year

EDF2203 Curriculum studies: primary studies of society and environment
EDF2204 Curriculum studies: primary science
EDF3105 Teaching studies B
30 points of science 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 science studies

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 Science and Bachelor of Education - primary program of studies, 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

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

Education (Peninsula): telephone +61 3 9904 4291, email undergraduate.peninsula@education.monash.edu.au or visit www.education.monash.edu.au/.

Science: telephone +61 3 9905 4567, email enquiries@sci.monash.edu.au

Course coordinators

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

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