Bachelor of Computer Science/Bachelor of Education - secondary

NOTE: This course has been updated - please refer to the undergraduate handbook change register for details.

Course code: 3726 ~ Course abbreviation: BCS/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 Computer Science and Bachelor of Education - secondary degrees.

Course Objectives

In the process of studying this double-degree course, students will engage in a range of teaching and learning approaches, in university and fieldwork settings. This provides students with a computer science major and minor field of study as well as a sequence of studies in education leading to registration in Victoria as a secondary school teacher.

Course structure

To receive the awards of Bachelor of Computer Science and Bachelor of Education, a student must successfully complete units totalling 204 points consisting of:

a) Studies in computer science (108* points of specified core units). Students will be required to overload in years two and three if they wish to complete the program in 4 years.

b) Studies in education (96 points). Students will undertake a series of units relating to the theory and practice of education, teaching and curriculum. Fieldwork placements are also included.

* For Secondary IT and Maths studies, the 108 points comprises: 84 points of Computer Science units, 24 points of Maths units.

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

First year

Bachelor of Education component (12 points)

• EDF1303 Learning and educational inquiry 1
• EDF1304 Learning and educational inquiry 2

Bachelor of Computer Science component (36 points)

• FIT1001 Computer systems
• FIT1002 Computer programming
• FIT1004 Database
• FIT1008 Computer science
• MTH1020 Analysis of change, or MTH1030 Techniques for modelling, or STA1010 Statistical methods for science
• MAT1830 Mathematics for computer science II

Second year

Bachelor of Education component (12 points)

• EDF2004 Issues in classroom environments
• EDF2005 Professional responsibilities, practice and relationships

Bachelor of Computer Science component (42 points)

• FIT2001 Systems analysis and design
• FIT2004 Algorithms and data structures
• FIT2008 Networks and data communications
• FIT2014 Theory of computation
• FIT2022 Computer systems II
• two mathematics electives

Third year

Bachelor of Education component (24 points)

• EDF3006 Adolescent development and learning
• EDF3007 Mediating the world of learning
• EDF3008 Researching educational practices
• EDF3009 Schooling: local - global

Bachelor of Computer Science component (30 points)

• FIT3014 Analysis and design of algorithms
• FIT3036 Computer science project, or FIT3038 Software engineering project
• FIT3077 Software engineering: architecture and design
• FIT3086 IT project management
• plus one computer science elective chosen from a schedule published by the Faculty of Information Technology.

Fourth year

Bachelor of Education component (48 points)

• EDF4004 Assessing learning (core education unit)
• EDF4006 Professional engagement
• EDF4115 Information, communication technologies and new media
• EDF4116 Mathematics and numeracy education
• EDF4410 Information technology/computing education
• EDF4415 Mathematics education
• EDFxxxx General Elective 1
• EDFxxxx General Elective 2

Fieldwork

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 Computer Science/Bachelor of Education - secondary program of studies, graduates will have a sound preparation for entry into the range of professional IT fields including training and development, and employment as school teachers in Victoria. For interstate and overseas positions, applicants are advised to check with local authorities. Graduates of the course are eligible for professional-level membership of the Australian Computer Society.

Contact details

Education (Clayton): telephone +61 3 9905 2819, email undergraduate.clayton@education.monash.edu.au or visit http://www.education.monash.edu.au.

Information Technology: telephone +61 3 9905 5200; email enquiries@csse.monash.edu.au

Course advisers

Ms Jennifer Brown (Education), Dr David Taniar (Information Technology)