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Bachelor of Sport and Outdoor Recreation/Bachelor of Education – secondary

Course code: 3718 + Course abbreviation: BS&OR/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 - years 1 and 2; Gippsland - years 3 and 4)

Course description

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

The course provides attractive sequences of studies for students in a number of disciplinary areas including education, business/management, tourism, environmental science and sports science.

Course objectives

This is a unique, interdisciplinary program which focuses specifically on the employment and training needs of those seeking to work in the expanding sport and outdoor recreation industries, and in sport and outdoor education, or as secondary school teachers in Vicoria).

Course structure

To receive the awards of Bachelor of Sport and Outdoor Recreation and Bachelor of Education, a student must successfully complete units totalling 192 points consisting of:

(a) studies in sport and outdoor recreation (96 points), including studies in academic disciplines appropriate for either the sport and recreation industry and/or teaching at the secondary level and the adult and vocational education sector.

(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 sport and outdoor recreation must satisfy the requirements for the study of two specialist discipline* teaching unit sets (A and B sequence equals specialist discipline teaching set) in their fourth year and the requirements for employment laid down by the Victorian Institute of Teaching. Particular care must be taken in unit choice by those wishing to qualify as health and physical or outdoor education teachers.

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

Course requirements

Physical/outdoor education option

First year

• EDF1301 Perspectives on learning
• EDF1302 Perspectives on teaching
• EDF1602 Biophysical foundations of human movement A
• EDF1603 Biophysical foundations of human movement B
• EDF1604 Outdoor recreation education
• EDF1605 Lifespan physical activity and wellness
• EDF1606 Introduction to sport and outdoor studies
• EDF2232 Australian ecology and nature studies

Second year

• EDF2004 Issues in classroom environments
• EDF2005 Professional responsibilities, practice and relationships
• EDF2607 Community physical activity and wellness
• EDF2601 Adventure education
• EDF2602 Coaching and instruction
• EDF2603 Swimming and water safety*
• EDF2604 Leadership and programming
• EDF2606 Socio-cultural elements of sport and the individual

Third year

• EDF3001 Assessing learning
• EDF3002 Curriculum and pedagogy
• EDF3003 Adolescent development
• EDF3004 Language and literacy
• EDF3603 Wilderness expedition, or
• EDF3604 Camp planning and practices
• EDF3605 Risk management and emergency response
• EDF3608 Sport and movement education
• EDF3609 Experiencing the Australian landscape

Fourth year

• EDF3610 Research/Project in sport and outdoor recreation, or an approved BSOR elective**
• EDF5421 Professional issues 1: a focus on the classroom, or an approved education elective***
• EDF5424 Professional issues 2 – a focus on the profession
• EDF5482 Outdoor education A
• EDF5483 Outdoor education B
• EDF5484 Physical education A
• EDF5485 Physical education B
• an approved BSOR elective**

The option to overload in physical education units in year four is available.

Multidisciplinary option^#

First year

• EDF1301 Perspectives on learning
• EDF1302 Perspectives on teaching
• EDF1602 Biophysical foundations of human movement A
• EDF1603 Biophysical foundations of human movement B
• EDF1604 Outdoor recreation education
• EDF1605 Lifespan physical activity and wellness
• EDF1606 Introduction to sport and outdoor studies
• EDF2232 Australian ecology and nature studies

Second year

• EDF2004 Issues in classroom environments
• EDF2005 Professional responsibilities, practice and relationships
• EDF2601 Adventure education
• EDF2603 Swimming and water safety*
• EDF2604 Leadership and programming
• EDF3604 Camp planning and practice

Third year

• EDF3001 Assessing learning
• EDF3002 Curriculum and pedagogy
• EDF3003 Adolescent development
• EDF3004 Language and literacy
• EDF3603 Wilderness expedition, or an approved BSOR elective**
• EDF3605 Risk management and emergency response
• an approved discipline elective#
• another approved discipline elective^#, or EDF2602 Coaching and instruction

Fourth year

• EDF2606 Socio-cultural elements of sport and the individual
• EDF5421 Professional issues 1: a focus on the classroom, or an approved education elective***
• EDF5424 Professional issues 2 – a focus on the profession
• EDF5482 Outdoor education A
• EDF5483 Outdoor education B
• EDF54XX (Discipline name) education 2A
• EDF54XX (Discipline name) education 2B
• an approved BSOR elective**

* Students wishing to major in physical education are required to complete the AUSTSWIM certificate, included in unit EDF2603 (Swimming and water safety).

** BSOR electives can be chosen from: EDF3603 (Wilderness expedition), EDF3604 (Camp planning and practices), EDF3607 (Social issues in sport and outdoor recreation), EDF3608 (Sport and movement education), EDF3609 (Experiencing the Australian landscape), EDF3610 (Research/project in sport and outdoor recreation) EDF3611 (Advanced outdoor recreation practice), EDF4161 (Sports injury prevention).

*** Education electives can be chosen from: EDF3604 (Camp planning and practice), EDF4205 (Initiatives in health education).

^# Discipline electives – (a) Environmental studies (four discipline study units): EDF2232 (Australian ecology and nature studies), EDF3609 (Experiencing the Australian landscape) and another two approved environmental studies discipline units; (b) Health education (four discipline study units): EDF1605 (Lifespan, physical activity and wellness), EDF4205 (Initiatives in health education) and another two approved health education units; (c) Other multidisciplinary studies selected may require four or six units. If six units are required, overload will be necessary in years 2–4.

Students should consult their course coordinator to assist in planning their program.

Fieldwork

Students must successfully complete teaching practice, consisting 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 Bachelor of Sport and Outdoor Recreation/Bachelor of Education - secondary program of studies, graduates will be qualified for employment as secondary school teachers in Victoria (including health and physical education)* if the approved unit sequence is followed) or in the sport and outdoor recreation field. For interstate and overseas positions, applicants are advised to check with local authorities.

* In order to be able to teach physical education outside of Victoria, students should check requirements with their local authority.

Contact details

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

Course coordinator

Dr Trent Brown (Peninsula)

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