Undergraduate - Course4208 - Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education (Primary)

This course combines specific studies in the arts and social sciences with the theory and practice of primary teaching. The education degree provides a comprehensive knowledge of the theoretical foundations of education, curriculum studies and practical experiences in schools and other appropriate settings, with the opportunity to gain overseas or remote practical experiences. Students must complete both courses in four years of full-time study at a normal course load for each year.

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 7, the Bologna Cycle 1 and Monash Graduate Attributes. For more information refer to http://opvclt.monash.edu.au/curriculum-by-design/aligning-course-outcomes-with-aqf-bologna.html.

Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that graduates will be able to:

• effectively plan and deliver primary school educational programs
• understand and engage in curriculum development and comprehend the key areas of learning taught in primary schools
• articulate how child development underlies professional practice and the philosophical underpinnings of primary teacher education
• understand and appreciate the cultural contexts of schooling and the diversity of the student population
• respond to the needs of children, their families and communities in a flexible and innovative way.

For the outcomes of the Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences component of this double degree visit http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2013handbooks/courses/4073.html.

Students must complete teaching practice which consists of a minimum of 80 days of satisfactory supervised school experience. Students will only be given permission to complete a placement in their place of employment in exceptional circumstances and if they will receive the required level of supervision. Where permission is granted, students will not be permitted to undertake more than 50 per cent of the placement in their place of employment. 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.

Graduates are eligible for registration and employment as primary school teachers in the government, Catholic and independent school systems in Victoria. For interstate and overseas positions, applicants are advised to check with local authorities.

This course consists of studies in arts and social sciences (96 points) and studies in education (96 points), incorporating compulsory and elective units, and teaching placements.

Arts and social sciences

• Australian Indigenous studies
• Australian studies
• communications
• community studies
• community welfare and counselling
• criminal justice
• English
• history-politics
• philosophy
• psychology
• psychological studies
• public relations
• sociology
• writing

Education

• Education - Primary

Arts and social sciences component

Students must complete:

(a.) an arts and social sciences major (48 points)

(b.) an arts and social sciences minor in a different area of study (24 points)

(c.) a first-year arts and social sciences sequence in a third area of study (12 points)

(d.) another 12 points of arts and social sciences at first, second or third-year levels.

For the requirements of the available arts and social sciences disciplines, refer to the list under the 'Areas of study'.

Education component

Students must complete:

• a series of units relating to the theory and practice of education, teaching and curriculum
• fieldwork placements.

For the requirements of the education component, refer to the link under 'Areas of study'.

Students who wish to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences prior to the completion of the double degree course must have completed at least 144 points of studies, including all of the arts and social sciences requirements for the double degree course.

Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
Bachelor of Education (Primary)