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Bachelor of Visual Arts/Bachelor of Education - primary

Course code: 3712 ~ Course abbreviation: BVA/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/Caulfield; Gippsland)

Course description

This double degree course allows students to qualify with both the Bachelor of Visual Arts and Bachelor of Education - primary degrees. Teaching is a recognised and well-regarded career path for visual art graduates. When students take the Bachelor of Visual Arts degree and the Bachelor of Education in combination, they are able to complete both courses in four years of full-time study.

Course objectives

Graduates of this course may, in addition to art education, practise professionally in one or more art media, or may become involved in art gallery activities, cultural programs, or a range of art and design industry activities.

Course structure

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

(a) studies in visual arts (96 points), including a major study (three years of study in a single discipline), a minor study (two years of study in a single discipline), and two additional first-year units.

(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.

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

This course is offered at the Peninsula and Gippsland campuses, however those students enrolled at Peninsula will be required to undertake some studies at Clayton and Caulfield campuses:

  • first year education units (EDF1303 and EDF1304) are taught at Clayton
  • all visual arts units in all years are taught at Caulfield.

For Gippsland students, all visual arts and education components of the double degree will be undertaken at the Gippsland campus.

Peninsula

First year
  • DWG1201 Drawing 1B
  • DWG1202 Drawing 2B
  • EDF1303 Learning and educational inquiry 1
  • EDF1304 Learning and educational inquiry 2
  • OHS1000 Introduction to art and design health and safety
  • TAD1101 Introduction of visual language
  • TAD1102 Modernismand the avantgardes
  • VIS1111 Visual arts studio 1
  • VIS1112 Visual Arts Studio 2
Second year
  • EDF1203 Curriculum studies: primary English 1
  • EDF2105 Teaching studies A
  • 36 points of approved visual arts studies
Third year
  • EDF1204 Curriculum studies: primary maths 1
  • EDF2201 Child development 1
  • EDF3105 Teaching studies B
  • EDF3203 Curriculum studies: primary technology
  • 24 points of approved visual arts studies
Fourth year
  • EDF2203 Curriculum studies: primary SOSE
  • 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 maths 2
  • EDF4105 Teaching studies C
  • EDF4106 Teaching studies D

Gippsland

First year
  • EDF 1303 Learning and educational inquiry 1
  • EDF 1304 Learning and educational inquiry 2
  • 36 points of approved visual 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 approved visual 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 approved visual 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 approved visual 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. Students must be available to undertake fieldwork placements full time.

Professional recognition

On completion of the Bachelor of Visual Arts and Bachelor of Education - primary 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

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

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

Visual Arts (Caulfield): telephone +61 3 9903 1517, email enquiries@artdes.monash.edu.au or visit http://www.artdes.monash.edu.au.

Course advisers

Dr Beverley Jane (Education, Peninsula), Dr Michael Dyson (Education, Gippsland), Dr Dan Wollmering (Visual Arts, Caulfield)