Bachelor of Education (Honours)

This is a prestigious program of coursework and research in the discipline of education for high achieving students who have completed a relevant undergraduate degree. You will undertake research methodology training and carry out an independent research project on your selected topic, working closely with a supervisor who will provide you with individual guidance and academic counselling. This course offers a pathway to higher degree research in education.

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 8, the Bologna Cycle 1 and Monash Graduate AttributesAustralian Qualifications Framework level 8, the Bologna Cycle 1 and Monash Graduate Attributes (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/alignmentofoutcomes.html).

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

1. understand various research approaches in education and related fields of inquiry
2. display a high level of content mastery in a substantive issue or problem domain within education
3. demonstrate the capacity to design, frame, conduct and report a small-scale inquiry in education.

This course consists of a combination of coursework and research. In the coursework component you will develop advanced theoretical and/or technical knowledge of your field within Education and research methodologies appropriate to your field. In the research component you will plan and execute a research project under the individual guidance of an academic supervisor.

This course comprises 48 points: Part A: Coursework (24 points) and Part B: Research (24 points)

All units are 12 points unless otherwise indicated.

PART A. Coursework (24 points)

Students complete:

• EDF5613 Research approaches in education

and one of:

• EDF5635 Leading capable organisations
• EDF5636 Leading organisational decision making
• EDF5637 Inner leadership: Understanding self and others
• EDF5645 Educating the gifted
• EDF5646 Talent development and diversity
• EDF5647 Technology and education key issues and debates
• EDF5648 Instructional design: Harnessing digital technologies for learning
• EDF5649 Language and literacies across educational contexts
• EDF5650 Literacy leadership in schools, workplaces and communities
• EDF5651 Developing expertise in mathematics education
• EDF5653 Research perspectives in music education
• EDF5654 Teaching music: Theory and practice
• EDF5655 Expertise in teaching
• EDF5657 Indigenous perspectives in professional practice
• EDF5658 Young people: Culture, communities and education
• EDF5659 Building partnerships with families and communities
• EDF5661 Designing learning for adults
• EDF5662 Leading local, rural and regional learning and participation
• EDF5663 Education and globalisation in the Asian century
• EDF5664 Learning through participation
• EDF5665 Environmental education, design and learning for sustainability
• EDF5666 Education, development and ecological sustainability
• EDF5674 Engaging with practices of contemporary science
• EDF5810 VCAL and VET at school

PART B. Research (24 points)

Students complete:

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

Graduates of this course who achieve a weighted average mark of at least 65 per cent (high credit) and a mark of at least 65 per cent (high credit) in the thesis are eligible to apply for admission to a masters course by research.

Graduates of this course who achieve a weighted average mark of at least 70 per cent (distinction) and a mark of at least 70 per cent (distinction) in the thesis are eligible to apply for admission to a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) course.