Monash University

About the faculty - Faculty of Education

Introduction

The Faculty of Education is committed to innovative research and teaching that takes seriously the global/local interface of all the activities of a public university. The focus of our work is learning and development - the learning and development of individuals of all ages, and of organisations and communities.

Our mission is to contribute to the public interest through high-quality and ethical teaching, research and community service. To this end, we will create and pursue opportunities that strengthen and sustain a vibrant intellectual community.

Our vision is of:

  • graduates who are capable, ethical citizens of the world, distinguished by their knowledge, intellectual engagement and professional skill, and their innovation and flexibility
  • research practice and scholarly output that is recognised locally and internationally for its originality, rigour and impartiality, and for providing advice and services that inform and lead professional practice, public debate and policy, and community action
  • an intellectual, social, physical and web environment that challenges, enthuses and supports all to learn and excel and which sustains productive working relations characterised by parity of respect, contribution and recognition.

The Faculty of Education is located on four Australian campuses - Clayton, Peninsula, Gippsland and Berwick - and also teaches in Singapore and Hong Kong attracting students from throughout Australia and from more than 50 countries.

Credit for prior studies and recognition of prior learning

Credit may be granted for studies already completed at Monash University or at another tertiary institution, including overseas universities, or on the basis of recognition of prior learning (RPL). An application for RPL must be accompanied by an RPL portfolio. Applicants should apply for credit prior to enrolment, but currently enrolled students can also apply.

International students must apply for credit and/or RPL prior to enrolment.

The Faculty of Education considers each application on its merit within the context of the faculty and university guidelines on credit transfer. For further information, contact the admissions and student services office, Faculty of Education, Monash University, on the relevant campus.

Special requirements

Fieldwork

Students in postgraduate teacher education programs must successfully complete teaching practice, which consists of supervised school/early childhood setting experience for the Master of Teaching programs.

Those students who are employed in schools or early childhood settings must complete a minimum of 50 per cent of supervised placement in a setting other than the school or early childhood setting in which they are employed. Students will only be permitted to complete a placement in their place of employment if they receive the required level of supervision. Students must be available to undertake placements on a full-time basis and attend their placement for full days at times determined by the faculty.

Working With Children Check

Some courses offered by the Faculty of Education require students to obtain a Working with Children Check. All education students undertaking fieldwork placements in government, Catholic and independent schools will be required to complete a Working with Children Check (WWCC). The Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development requires all student teachers to hold a current WWCC Card before being allowed to undertake placements in schools in Victoria. WWCC Cards (administered by the Victorian Department of Justice) are obtained by the student as part of the enrolment process. They are valid for five years. Students are required to apply for a volunteer WWCC through a participating Australia Post outlet* and provide proof to the faculty that the WWCC has been undertaken. Further details will be available at enrolment/re-enrolment. A copy of the WWCC will be held on each student's file, but it is the student's responsibility to ensure their check is valid at all times throughout their enrolment and to provide the card upon request at the placement school. All off-campus and interstate students are required to provide a WWCC (or equivalent) issued from and as required by the state/territory in which their professional experience is to be undertaken.

Student advisers

All students in the faculty are encouraged to see their tutors or lecturers about any academic problems they may have. Administrative staff may also be approached about issues impacting on their enrolment and progress through the course.

For routine inquiries, students should initially contact the student services office on their campus at http://www.education.monash.edu.au/contacts/courseenquiries.html.

Research programs

General enquiries

General advice regarding research degrees offered by the faculty is available on the research degrees office website at http://www.education.monash.edu.au/research/degrees/research-degrees-office.html.