Monash University Handbook 2010 Undergraduate - Course

The course is designed for those who have completed their undergraduate degree and see their future in educational research. It also offers a direct pathway to doctoral studies.

Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that students will have:

• acquired an understanding of various research methods in education
• developed a high level of 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.

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 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Primary Education). Normally, students must achieve an average grade of distinction or higher in the final two years of their undegraduate studies.

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).

Coursework units (24 points)

Students select:

• an appropriate 12-point research unit from the faculty's research methodology units
• a substantive or advanced 12-point theory unit.

These are taken on advice from the supervisor and honours coordinator.

Thesis (24 points)

• EDF5151 Honours thesis part 1
• EDF5152 Honours thesis part 2

Honours degree of Bachelor of Education