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2674 - Honours degree of Bachelor of Education

This course entry should be read in conjunction with information provided in the Faculty information section of this Handbook by the managing faculty for this course

Abbreviated titleBEd (Hons)
CRICOS Code 067731M
Managing facultyEducation
Study location and modeOn-campus (Gippsland, Peninsula, Clayton)
Total credit points required48
Duration (years)1 year FT, 2 years PT
Contact detailsAdministrative Officer, Research Degrees: Telephone +61 3 9905 2821, email info@education.monash.edu.au or visit http://www.education.monash.edu.au
Course coordinatorDr Amanda Berry

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 distinction or average or higher in the final two years of their undegraduate studies.

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.

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 16,000 words (24 points).

Requirements

Coursework units (24 points)

Students select:

  • an appropriate 12-point research unit from the faculty's research methodology units (taken on advice from the supervisor and honours coordinator). a substantive or advanced 12-point theory unit.

Thesis (24 points)

Award(s) received on completion *

Honours degree of Bachelor of Education

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

 

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