Undergraduate - CourseBachelor of Education (Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce

Students who commenced study in 2015 should refer to this course entry for direction on the requirements; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course.

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This course entry applies to students commencing this course in 2015 and should be read in conjunction with information provided in the 'Faculty information' section of this Handbook by the Faculty of Education.

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Course code	D3003
Managing faculty	Education
Partner faculty	Business and Economics
Abbreviated title	BEd(Hons)/BCom
CRICOS code	082365C
Total credit points required	204
Standard duration of study (years)	4 years FT Full-time study only. Course equivalent to 4.25 years of full-time study. To complete in 4 years students overload by 12 points in second and/or third year. This course of study must be completed in a minimum of 4 years and a maximum of 10 years, and enrolment must be continuous.
Study mode and location	On-campus (Clayton) This course requires students to undertake off-campus professional experience.
Admission, fee and application details	http://www.monash.edu/study/coursefinder/course/D3003
Contact details	Monash Connect: 1800 MONASH (1800 666 274) Faculty of EducationFaculty of Education (http://monash.edu/education/current-students/contact/)
Course coordinator	Student advisersStudent advisers (http://www.monash.edu.au/education/current-students/contact/)

Notes

Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Requirements

Students must complete 108 points from the Faculty of Education and 96 points from the Faculty of Business and Economics as outlined in the following single degrees:

D3001 Bachelor of Education (Honours)
0179 Bachelor of Commerce.

Refer to the:

(a.) single degree entries in this Handbook for all information and requirements for this double-degree course:

for the requirements of the education component of this degree refer to the D3001 Bachelor of Education (Honours) course entry and the Secondary education specialisationSecondary education specialisation (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/aos/secondary-education/hons-edu-secondary-education.html).

(b.) course mapcourse map (http://monash.edu/education/current-students/courses/maps/2015/2015-map-d3003-sec-bcom.pdf) for guidance on how to plan your unit enrolment for each semester of study.

Notes

Only the following commerce majors can be completed in the Bachelor of Education (Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce double degree:

Accounting
Economics
Management studies.

In the commerce component of this double degree students cannot take units from:

faculties other than Business and Economics
campuses other than Clayton.

Progression to further studies

Students may apply for admission to an honours program in the Faculty of Business and Economics following the completion of this double degree or an approved combination of at least 144 points of units including all of the commerce requirements for the single degree.

Relevant honours

0181 Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)

Alternative exit(s)

Students may exit this course early and apply to graduate with either of the following, provided they have satisfied the requirements for that award:

Bachelor of Education Studies* after successful completion of 144 credit points of study (a minimum of 48 credit points must be at level 3 or higher)
Bachelor of Commerce.

* Note: This exit award does not qualify graduates to be registered or employed as teachers.

Award(s)

Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Primary Education
Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Secondary Education

The education award conferred depends on the specialisation completed.