This specialisation focuses on ways to lead and develop communities of learners and their learning in workplaces, communities and in local, regional, global and virtual spaces. It offers ideas and approaches to enable participation and learning through formal and non-formal means, and to expand and extend practice and skill development in communities. You will deepen your knowledge of how to lead and develop individuals and communities through workplace and vocational learning, regional education, global and intercultural education, partnerships, community building and policy making.
Areas of study by faculty: Education - 2019
Adult learning
Postgraduate
Commencement year
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Managing faculty
Location
Units
Requirements
In order to graduate from D6002 Master of Education with a specialisation in adult learning students must complete two or three enhanced professional learning units as follows (24 or 36 points).
Students complete one or two of the following:
and one or two of the following:
- EDF5632 Understanding inclusion in learning communities
- EDF5657 Indigenous perspectives in professional practice
- EDF5658 Young people: Culture, communities and education
- EDF5659 Building partnerships with families and communities
- EDF5662Not offered in 2019 Leading local, rural and regional learning and participation
- EDF5663 Education and globalisation in the Asian century
- EDF5666Not offered in 2019 Education, development and ecological sustainability
Refer to the course entry for full course requirements.
Related areas of study
Relevant courses
Successful completion of this postgraduate specialisation can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following degree:
- D6002 Master of Education
Students in other degrees are not eligible to complete this specialisation.
Applied behaviour analysis
Postgraduate
Commencement year
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Managing faculty
Location
This specialisation is for those interested in the science and practice of applied behaviour analysis in clinic, home, school and work settings, as well as those aiming to become Board Certified Behaviour Analysts (BCBAs). You will be provided with the knowledge and tools to help people with diverse needs learn new skills, become more independent, and overcome socially important problems, using empirically-supported assessment, teaching, and intervention strategies. You will be orientated to the field of behaviour analysis and the major theoretical and professional debates in science and practice. You will gain knowledge and expertise in the following areas:
- philosophy and science of learning
- concepts and principles of behaviour analysis and their application with diverse populations
- identification and assessment of behaviours
- function-based behavioural treatment
- evidence-based teaching practices for behaviour analysts
- experimental design for research in behaviour analysis
- data collection, analysis, and data-based decision-making
- performance management and supervision
- professional ethics for behaviour analysts
The units in this specialisation have theoretical and practical relevance to professionals in a range of contexts, including early intervention, general education, inclusive and special education, and specialised behaviour support. You will be challenged to make connections between research and practice and will be equipped to pursue education-related careers and/or further study in education.
To be eligible to sit the board certification examination, students must complete three requirements:
- Students must possess a master's degree in education, psychology, or applied behaviour analysis. Completion of Monash University's MEd in ABA specialisation fulfils this requirement.
- Students must complete a course sequence in behaviour analysis that has been verified by the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI). A Verified Course Sequence (VCS) is a sequence of courses that has been verified by the ABAI as meeting specific faculty and coursework standards. Completion of Monash University's MEd in ABA specialisation fulfils this requirement.
- Students must complete a period of supervised independent fieldwork. Monash University does not provide supervised independent fieldwork placements to students, and completion of supervised independent fieldwork is not a requirement for graduation from the MEd in ABA specialisation. To learn more about the BACBs supervised independent fieldwork requirement, please visit bacb.combacb.com (https://www.bacb.com/)
The credential of Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) is a graduate-level certification in behaviour analysis. Professionals who are certified at the BCBA level are independent practitioners who design, supervise, and provide behaviour analytic services. BCBAs can also supervise the work of Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analysts, Registered Behavior Technicians, and others who implement behaviour analytic interventions.
Units
Requirements
In order to graduate from D6002 Master of Education with a specialisation in applied behaviour analysis students must complete:
Part B: Key Constructs in Education units
- EDF5680 Behaviour analysis: Concepts and foundations
Part C: Enhanced Professional Learning units (24 or 36 points)
- EDF5681 Behaviour analysis: Implementation and experimental methods
- EDF5682 Applications of behaviour analysis in diverse contexts
- EDF5632 Understanding inclusion in learning communities*
*optional
Related areas of study
Relevant courses
Successful completion of this postgraduate specialisation can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following degree:
- D6002 Master of Education
Students in other degrees are not eligible to complete this specialisation.
Counselling
Postgraduate
Commencement year
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Managing faculty
Students studying counselling at Monash enrol in a skills-based course that investigates evidence-based theories and frameworks related to counselling and psychotherapy. Students learn to relate various counselling approaches and strategies across developmental stages (childhood, adolescence, adulthood, old age) while developing a deeper understanding of themselves, their personal values and preferred styles of counselling. The ethical practice of counselling and skills to write case notes and make appropriate referrals are covered. Counselling prepares professionals to work in a wide variety of fields including careers counselling, child and family services, child protection services, child and adolescent counselling, counselling, education, family counselling, health policy, health services management and rehabilitation counselling. Students are taught by academics with extensive experience working as professional counsellors and/or psychologists. In addition to their academic study, Master of Counselling students undertake a minimum of 250 hours of professional experience and Master of Professional Counselling students undertake a minimum of 806 hours of clinical placements.
Professional counselling studies provides knowledge and skills for professionals working in a range of education, community, industrial and service-related settings. The Professional counselling specialisation covers major approaches to counselling, provides training in counselling practice and research, and introduces the study of ethical and professional issues in undertaking counselling as a profession.
Requirements
For the sequence of units and other requirements refer to the Handbook entry for the relevant course.
Units
For the schedule of units required to complete a given course in this area of study, refer to the Handbook entry for the relevant course.
Relevant courses
Curriculum and pedagogy
Postgraduate
Commencement year
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Managing faculty
Location
Curriculum leadership lies at the heart of education transformation. Leading school communities to rethink and reform how and what is taught and learnt is the focus of this specialisation which is available in four streams: digital learning, literacy, mathematics and science. It is designed for current and future education leaders who are faced with complex decisions in relation to curriculum innovation. You will develop your own knowledge base, acquiring a sound evidence basis for decisions. You will also develop processes and skills for leading the professional learning of others and to support their teaching.
Units
You must complete two units from either one of the following four streams or from across the four streams:
Digital learning:
- EDF5647 Technology and education key issues and debates
- EDF5672Not offered in 2019 Leadership in educational technology practices
Literacy:
- EDF5649 Language and literacies across educational contexts
- EDF5650 Literacy leadership in schools, workplaces and communities
Mathematics:
- EDF5651 Developing expertise in mathematics education
- EDF5673Not offered in 2019 Leading mathematics and numeracy education
Science:
Relevant courses
Successful completion of this specialisation can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following course:
- D6004 Master of Leadership
Students in other courses are not eligible to complete this specialisation.
Digital learning
Postgraduate
Commencement year
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Managing faculty
Location
This specialisation engages with the key issues and debates relating to digital technology in education and the application of effective educational technology practices for learning. You will learn how to adapt digital technologies effectively in teaching and learning across school, tertiary, workplace and community settings. There is a special focus on online teaching and learning but instructional issues relating to emerging technologies and practices, such as social media, digital games, mobile devices, virtual worlds and augmented reality, will also be explored.
Units
In order to graduate from D6002 Master of Education with a specialisation in digital learning students must complete two or three enhanced professional learning units as follows (24 or 36 points).
Students complete one or two of the following:
- EDF5647 Technology and education key issues and debates
- EDF5648 Instructional design: Harnessing digital technologies for learning
and one or two of the following:
- EDF5632 Understanding inclusion in learning communities
- EDF5657 Indigenous perspectives in professional practice
- EDF5658 Young people: Culture, communities and education
- EDF5661 Designing learning for adults
- EDF5662Not offered in 2019 Leading local, rural and regional learning and participation
- EDF5663 Education and globalisation in the Asian century
- EDF5664 Learning through participation
- EDF5810Not offered in 2019 VCAL and VET at school
Refer to the course entry for full course requirements.
Related areas of study
Relevant courses
Successful completion of this postgraduate specialisation can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following degree:
- D6002 Master of Education
Students in other degrees are not eligible to complete this specialisation.
Early childhood education
Postgraduate
Commencement year
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Managing faculty
This specialisation will develop your early childhood practices whether you are an early childhood educator, leader, policy maker or are simply interested in advancing your understanding of young children's learning. It addresses the emerging demand in global economies to build professional capacity for the early childhood sector. It will equip you to respond to complex issues relating to children, their families and communities. It will enhance your ability to understand and implement inclusive teaching and learning practices among young children and to lead educational work, innovative curriculum, teaching and policy, and professional learning in early childhood contexts.
Units
In order to graduate from D6002 Master of Education with a specialisation in early childhood education students must complete two or three enhanced professional learning units (24 or 36 points) from the following:
- EDF5905 Early years, literacy and numeracy
- EDF5632 Understanding inclusion in learning communities
- EDF5659 Building partnerships with families and communities
Refer to the course entry for full course requirements.
Related areas of study
Relevant courses
Successful completion of this postgraduate specialisation can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following degree:
- D6002 Master of Education
Students in other degrees are not eligible to complete this specialisation.
Early years and primary education
Undergraduate
Commencement year
This area of study entry applies to students commencing this course in 2019 and should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook.
Any units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the component of any bachelors double degrees.
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Managing faculty
Location
This specialisation will prepare you to teach infants and children from birth to 12 years of age in childcare, kindergartens, preschools and primary schools. You will learn how to engage young children in meaningful learning through innovative pedagogical practice and you will learn how to help them develop their creative, physical, personal, intellectual and social capabilities. You will learn how to support children's transition to school and their progress through the primary years. You will actively engage with contemporary theories, concepts and practices of early years and primary education, developing inclusive practices to meet children's diverse needs and building a repertoire of strategies to manage children's learning in classroom settings. You will also develop an understanding of how primary school aged children learn and how they can be taught effectively and creatively across all primary curriculum areas such as: English and literacies, mathematics, arts education, humanities and social education, science, health and physical education, and studies of the environment and sustainability. You will develop a deep understanding of the social and cultural contexts of early years provision for children, develop skills to work with families and communities and learn to identify the range of local and international early years services available to practitioners.
Credit for prior studies
Students are awarded one full year (48 credit points) of credit towards the first year of the Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Early Years and Primary Education on the successful completion of the Diploma of Children's Services or equivalent as determined by the faculty. Where the faculty has an articulation agreement with an institution, credit for prior studies as outlined in the agreement will be honoured.
Units
Requirements
Units are 6 credit points unless otherwise stated.
Part A. Education studies (72 points)
Students complete:
- EDF1033 Education for environment and sustainability
- EDF1039 Inclusivity and partnerships in early childhood education
- EDF1303 Understanding learning and learners
- EDF1304 Understanding teaching for learning
- EDF2030 Contemporary child development theories and practices
- EDF2031 Indigenous perspectives on teaching and learning
- EDF2033 Learning with children, their families and communities
- EDF2039 Children and childhood across time: Policies and practices
- EDF3030 Diversity in child development
- EDF3031 Local and global perspectives in education policy
- EDF3033 Change and transition in children's education
- EDF3037 Contemporary theories of learning development
Parts B. and C. Integrated curriculum and discipline studies (90 points)
Students complete:
- EDF1030 English and literacy learning
- EDF1031 Creative learning in childhood through music and the arts
- EDF1032 Thinking mathematically from an early age
- EDF2032 Learning through play pedagogies
- EDF2034 Learning about patterns, shapes and numbers through play
- EDF2035 Health and physical wellbeing in the young child
- EDF3032 Children's literature, storytelling and the arts
- EDF3034 Children's literacy development
- EDF3035 Investigating our world: Science, technology and the environment
- EDF3181 Art, community and environment
- EDF4022 Humanities and social education in the primary years
- EDF4023 Science and technology education in the primary years
- EDF4024 Health and physical education for wellbeing in the primary curriculum
- EDF4033 Innovation in curriculum and pedagogy in schools
- EDF4037 Thinking mathematically in primary education
Part D. Professional studies (42 points)
Students complete 95 days of supervised professional experience in early childhood settings and primary schools.
Students complete:
- EDF1038 Introduction to the early childhood education field
- EDF1051 Early years professional experience 1A (0 points)
- EDF1052 Early years professional experience 1B (0 points)
- EDF2038 Curriculum, assessment and documentation in education
- EDF2050 Early years professional experience 2C (0 points)
- EDF2051 Early years professional experience 2A (0 points)
- EDF3038 Professionalism, ethics and interdisciplinary work in education
- EDF3039 Leadership and management in education contexts
- EDF3054 Primary professional experience 3B (0 points)
- EDF3058 Early years professional experience 3C (0 points)
- EDF4006 Transition and professional engagement
- EDF4059 Primary professional experience 4C (0 points)
- EDF4060 Primary professional experience 4D (0 points)
- EDF4100 Researching teaching and learning
- EDF4101 Research project in education
Fieldwork
95 days of professional experienceprofessional experience (http://monash.edu/education/current-students/professional-experience/placements/) in early childhood settings and primary schools.
Professional recognition
This specialisation is accredited by professional bodies. Refer to Professional recognitionProfessional recognition (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2017handbooks/undergrad/edu-04.html) for information.
Related areas of study
Relevant courses
Bachelors
Single degrees
Successful completion of this undergraduate specialisation can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following single degree:
- D3001 Bachelor of Education (Honours)
Students in other single bachelor's degrees or Bachelor or Education (Honours) double degrees are not eligible to complete this specialisation.
Early years and primary education
Postgraduate
Commencement year
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Managing faculty
Location
This specialisation will prepare you to teach infants and children from birth to 12 years of age in childcare, kindergartens, preschools and primary schools. You will learn how to engage young children in meaningful learning through innovative pedagogical practice and how to help them develop their creative, physical, personal, intellectual and social capabilities. You will learn how to support children's transition to school and their progress through the primary years. You will actively engage with contemporary theories, concepts and practices of early years and primary education, developing inclusive practices to meet children's diverse needs and building a repertoire of strategies to manage children's learning in classroom settings. Added to this will be the study of the key elements of the primary curriculum including English and literacies, mathematics, arts, humanities, science, technology, and health and physical education. You will develop a deep understanding of the social and cultural contexts of early years provision for children, develop skills to work with families and communities and learn to identify the range of local and international early years services available to practitioners.
Units
Units are 6 points unless otherwise indicated.
Part A. Orientation studies (24 points)
Students complete:
- EDF4120 Learning at the heart of teaching
- EDF4121 Teaching: The power to change
- EDF4122 Teaching partnerships: Working with families and communities
- EDF4123 Literacy across the years
Part B. Specialist education studies and Part C. Professional practice (72 points)
The professional experience units below require 85 days of professional experience, in five blocks of 15 days and an additional block of 10 days, completed in early childhood and primary school settings.
For specialist studies (66 points) students complete:
- EDF5016 Inclusive teaching
- EDF5017 Numeracy for learners and teachers
- EDF5018 Curriculum, assessment and reporting
- EDF5021 Lenses on child development
- EDF5023 Creative development for children
- EDF5024 Play and pedagogy
- EDF5025 Early childhood policy transformations
- EDF5030 Science education in the primary years
- EDF5031 Literacy and English education in the primary years
- EDF5032 Numeracy and mathematics education in the primary years
- EDF5035 Health and physical education in the primary years
For professional studies (6 points) students complete:
- EDF5019 Teacher as professional leader
- EDF5925 Early years professional experience 1 (0 points)
- EDF5927 Early years professional experience 3 (0 points)
- EDF5928 Early years professional experience 4 (0 points)
- EDF5931 Primary professional experience 1 (0 points)
- EDF5935 Primary professional experience 5 (0 points)
- EDF5936 Primary professional experience 6 (0 points)
Fieldwork
85 days of professional experienceprofessional experience (http://monash.edu/education/current-students/professional-experience/placements/) completed in early childhood and primary school settings.
Professional recognition
This specialisation is accredited by professional bodies. Refer to Professional recognitionProfessional recognition (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2019handbooks/postgrad/edu-06.html) for information.
Related areas of study
Relevant courses
D6001 Master of Teaching
Early years education
Undergraduate
Commencement year
This area of study entry applies to students commencing this course in 2019 and should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook.
Any units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the component of any bachelors double degrees.
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Managing faculty
Location
Note: This specialisation is not offered in 2019.
This specialisation will prepare you to teach infants and children from birth to five years of age in childcare, kindergartens and preschools. The curriculum spans birth to eight years of age and you will learn how to engage young children in meaningful learning through innovative pedagogical practice and how to effectively support children's transition to school. You will also learn how to help young children develop their creative, physical, personal, intellectual and social capabilities.
Credit for prior studies
Students are awarded one full year (48 credit points) of credit towards the first year of the Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Early Years Education on the successful completion of the Diploma of Children's Services or equivalent as determined by the faculty. Where the faculty has an articulation agreement with an institution, credit for prior studies as outlined in the agreement will be honoured.
Units
Requirements
Units are 6 credit points unless otherwise stated.
Part A. Education studies (84 points)
Students complete:
- EDF1033 Education for environment and sustainability
- EDF1039 Inclusivity and partnerships in early childhood education
- EDF1303 Understanding learning and learners
- EDF1304 Understanding teaching for learning
- EDF2030 Contemporary child development theories and practices
- EDF2031 Indigenous perspectives on teaching and learning
- EDF2033 Learning with children, their families and communities
- EDF2039 Children and childhood across time: Policies and practices
- EDF3029Not offered in 2019 Play in lifelong learning
- EDF3030 Diversity in child development
- EDF3031 Local and global perspectives in education policy
- EDF3033 Change and transition in children's education
- EDF4028 Understanding place, space and education
- EDF4031 Sociology of early childhood
Parts B. and C. Integrated curriculum and discipline studies (78 points)
Students complete:
- EDF1030 English and literacy learning
- EDF1031 Creative learning in childhood through music and the arts
- EDF1032 Thinking mathematically from an early age
- EDF2032 Learning through play pedagogies
- EDF2034 Learning about patterns, shapes and numbers through play
- EDF2035 Health and physical wellbeing in the young child
- EDF3032 Children's literature, storytelling and the arts
- EDF3034 Children's literacy development
- EDF3035 Investigating our world: Science, technology and the environment
- EDF3181 Art, community and environment
- EDF4033 Innovation in curriculum and pedagogy in schools
- EDF4034 Educating the young mathematician
- EDF4035 Early childhood learning though new media and technologies
Part D. Professional studies (42 points)
Students complete 80 days of supervised professional experience in early childhood settings.
Students complete:
- EDF1038 Introduction to the early childhood education field
- EDF1051 Early years professional experience 1A (0 points)
- EDF1052 Early years professional experience 1B (0 points)
- EDF2038 Curriculum, assessment and documentation in education
- EDF2052Not offered in 2019 Early years professional experience 2B (0 points)
- EDF2053 Primary professional experience 2A (0 points)
- EDF3038 Professionalism, ethics and interdisciplinary work in education
- EDF3039 Leadership and management in education contexts
- EDF3050Not offered in 2019 Early years professional experience 3A (0 points)
- EDF3054 Primary professional experience 3B (0 points)
- EDF4006 Transition and professional engagement
- EDF4051 Early years professional experience 4A (0 points)
- EDF4052 Early years professional experience 4B (0 points)
- EDF4100 Researching teaching and learning
- EDF4101 Research project in education
Fieldwork
80 days of professional experienceprofessional experience (http://monash.edu/education/current-students/professional-experience/placements/) completed in early childhood settings.
Professional recognition
This specialisation is accredited by professional bodies. Refer to Professional recognitionProfessional recognition (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2017handbooks/undergrad/edu-04.html) for information.
Related areas of study
Relevant courses
Bachelors
Single degrees
Successful completion of this undergraduate specialisation can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following single degree:
- D3001 Bachelor of Education (Honours)
Students in other single bachelor's degrees or Bachelor or Education (Honours) double degrees are not eligible to complete this specialisation.
Early years education
Postgraduate
Commencement year
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Managing faculty
Location
This specialisation will prepare you to teach infants and children from birth to five years of age in childcare, kindergartens and preschools. The curriculum spans birth to eight years of age and you will actively engage with contemporary theories, concepts and practices of early years education, developing inclusive practices to meet children's diverse needs and building a repertoire of strategies to manage children's learning and to support children's transition to school. You will develop a deep understanding of the social and cultural contexts of early years provision for children, develop skills to work with families and communities, and learn to identify the range of local and international early years services available to practitioners.
Units
Units are 6 credit points unless otherwise stated.
Part A. Orientation studies (24 points)
Students complete:
- EDF4120 Learning at the heart of teaching
- EDF4121 Teaching: The power to change
- EDF4122 Teaching partnerships: Working with families and communities
- EDF4123 Literacy across the years
Part B. Specialist education studies and Part C. Professional practice (72 points)
The professional experience units below require 60 days of professional experience, in four blocks of 15 days, completed in early childhood settings.
For specialist studies (54 points) students complete:
- EDF5016 Inclusive teaching
- EDF5018 Curriculum, assessment and reporting
- EDF5020 Early years mathematics and numeracy
- EDF5021 Lenses on child development
- EDF5022 Science, technology and sustainability in early years
- EDF5023 Creative development for children
- EDF5024 Play and pedagogy
- EDF5025 Early childhood policy transformations
- EDF5026 Early years wellbeing and workplace safety
For professional studies (18 points) students complete:
- EDF5019 Teacher as professional leader
- EDF5925 Early years professional experience 1 (0 points)
- EDF5926 Early years professional experience 2 (0 points)
- EDF5927 Early years professional experience 3 (0 points)
- EDF5935 Primary professional experience 5 (0 points)
- one master's unit chosen from the elective list below (12 points)
Elective list
Note: This elective list will change from time to time and not all units are available on every campus, every semester or every year. Some units are offered in flexible mode.
Elective units are 12 points unless otherwise stated.
- EDF5632 Understanding inclusion in learning communities
- EDF5640 Language, culture and curriculum
- EDF5641 Pedagogy and assessment in TESOL
- EDF5642 Bilingualism and content-based programs
- 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
- EDF5651 Developing expertise in mathematics education
- EDF5654 Teaching music: Theory and practice
- EDF5655 Expertise in teaching
- EDF5656 Practising inclusion
- 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
- EDF5662Not offered in 2019 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
- EDF5666Not offered in 2019 Education, development and ecological sustainability
- EDF5667 Positive behaviour support
- EDF5674 Engaging with practices of contemporary science
- EDF5691 Professional project
- EDF5692 Professional practice in special and inclusive education
- EDF5693 Using and evaluating research evidence
- EDF5694 Taking a stand in education debates
- EDF5695 Self-study as professional inquiry
- EDF5810Not offered in 2019 VCAL and VET at school
- EDF5814Not offered in 2019 Creative research approaches
Fieldwork
60 days of professional experienceprofessional experience (http://monash.edu/education/current-students/professional-experience/placements/) completed in early childhood settings.
Professional recognition
This specialisation is accredited by professional bodies. Refer to Professional recognitionProfessional recognition (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2019handbooks/postgrad/edu-06.html) for information.
Related areas of study
Relevant courses
D6001 Master of Teaching
Education PhD program
Research
Commencement year
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Managing faculty
Coordinator(s)
This program provides doctoral (PhD) students with the opportunity to develop expertise in their chosen discipline through the completion of a supervised research project.
Each student is also supported through a development program aimed at building the knowledge, skills and abilities that will help them to become more effective researchers, and develop the general professional skills of value to prospective employers in academia, industry, government and the broader community.
This program is also applicable to students studying externally.
Program requirements
All research students will be required to undertake compulsory training in the following areas:
- Monash Graduate Research Induction (online)
- Research Integrity (online)
- faculty induction, including occupational health and safety (where required).
Professional development component
Students must, in consultation with their supervisor(s), satisfactorily complete a minimum of 120 hours of graduate research professional development activities offered or recognised by the University:
- 60 hours (minimum) of professional development activities offered or recognised from the 'Excellence in research and teaching' category
- 60 hours (minimum) of professional development activities offered or recognised from the 'Professionalism, innovation and career' category.
Students will discuss with their supervisors which optional activities best suit their interests and area of study and complete any mandated activities. Students are required to update their supervisors on their progress toward achieving the required hours of professional development activities.
Students may be required to complete specific activities offered through the Monash Doctoral ProgramMonash Doctoral Program (http://www.monash.edu/graduate-research/future-students/phd).
Attendance will be monitored to ensure hours are accurately recorded.
Students may also be directed or encouraged to attend and make presentations at various forums throughout their enrolment.
For detailed information about the options available in this PhD program, visit the Monash Doctoral ProgramMonash Doctoral Program (http://www.monash.edu/graduate-research/future-students/phd) webpage.
Relevant courses
Education studies
Postgraduate
Commencement year
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Managing faculty
Units
For the schedule of units required to complete a given course in this area of study, refer to the Handbook entry for the relevant course.
Relevant courses
Successful completion of this postgraduate specialisation can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following course:
- D4001 Graduate Certificate of Education Studies
Students in other courses are not eligible to complete this specialisation.
Educational and developmental psychology
Postgraduate
Commencement year
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Managing faculty
Location
Units
For the schedule of units required to complete a given course in this area of study, refer to the Handbook entry for the relevant course.
Relevant courses
Successful completion of this postgraduate specialisation can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following degree:
- D6007 Master of Educational and Developmental Psychology
- 3736 Master of Educational and Developmental Psychology and Doctor of Philosophy
Students in other degrees are not eligible to complete this specialisation.
Educational leadership and policy
Postgraduate
Commencement year
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Managing faculty
This specialisation is for those interested in leading educational initiatives and institutions. It focuses on leadership practices and policy development within educational contexts. You will explore the concept and characteristics of a capable organisation, develop effective strategies to lead, manage and administer a capable organisation and learn how to build organisational resilience when confronted with change. Using empirical research you will evaluate the decision-making process that occurs within organisations and the aspects that influence it, and design strategies to improve problem-solving and decision-making processes and outcomes and enhance organisational capabilities.
Units
In order to graduate from D6002 Master of Education with a specialisation in educational leadership and policy students must complete two or three enhanced professional learning units as follows (24 or 36 points).
Students complete one or two of the following:
and one or two of the following:
- EDF5632 Understanding inclusion in learning communities
- EDF5637 Inner leadership: Understanding self and others
- EDF5657 Indigenous perspectives in professional practice
- EDF5661 Designing learning for adults
- EDF5662Not offered in 2019 Leading local, rural and regional learning and participation
- EDF5663 Education and globalisation in the Asian century
Refer to the course entry for full course requirements.
Related areas of study
Relevant courses
Successful completion of this postgraduate specialisation can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following degree:
- D6002 Master of Education
Students in other degrees are not eligible to complete this specialisation.
Educational research
Postgraduate
Commencement year
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Managing faculty
Location
Units
For the schedule of units required to complete a given course in this area of study, refer to the Handbook entry for the relevant course.
Relevant courses
Successful completion of this postgraduate specialisation can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following degree:
- D4004 Graduate Certificate of Educational Research
Students in other degrees are not eligible to complete this specialisation.
Expert teaching practice
Postgraduate
Commencement year
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Managing faculty
Location
This specialisation is designed for those wanting to extend their interest and deepen their knowledge and expertise of teaching and learning. You will address the complexity and artistry of teaching and learning and you will advance your understanding of curriculum areas such as literacy, mathematics and science. You will consider these aspects across contexts such as schools, tertiary education, workplaces and communities.
Units
In order to graduate from D6002 Master of Education with a specialisation in expert teaching practice students must complete two or three enhanced professional learning units from the following (24 or 36 points):
- EDF5632 Understanding inclusion in learning communities
- 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
- EDF5653Not offered in 2019 Research perspectives in music education
- EDF5654 Teaching music: Theory and practice
- EDF5655 Expertise in teaching
- EDF5657 Indigenous perspectives in professional practice
- EDF5665 Environmental education, design and learning for sustainability
- EDF5666Not offered in 2019 Education, development and ecological sustainability
- EDF5674 Engaging with practices of contemporary science
- EDF5810Not offered in 2019 VCAL and VET at school
Refer to the course entry for full course requirements.
Related areas of study
Relevant courses
Successful completion of this postgraduate specialisation can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following degree:
- D6002 Master of Education
Students in other degrees are not eligible to complete this specialisation.
Inclusive and special education
Postgraduate
Commencement year
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Managing faculty
This specialisation focuses on building inclusive learning environments. It builds the knowledge and skills of participants that are required to differentiate learning and address diversity in learning settings. You will address the needs of learners with sensory, cognitive and behavioural issues and the attitudes of those who interact with them. It has a strong practice focus, preparing you to apply principles and research knowledge into specific approaches to embrace diversity in learning settings and systems.
Units
In order to graduate from D6002 Master of Education with a specialisation in inclusive and special education students must complete the following enhanced professional learning units (24 points).
Students complete the following:
Refer to the course entry for full course requirements.
Related areas of study
Relevant courses
Successful completion of this postgraduate specialisation can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following degree:
- D6002 Master of Education
Students in other degrees are not eligible to complete this specialisation.
Leadership
Postgraduate
Commencement year
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Managing faculty
Location
Units
For the schedule of units required to complete a given course in this area of study, refer to the Handbook entry for the relevant course.
Relevant courses
Successful completion of this postgraduate specialisation can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following degree:
- D6004 Master of Leadership
Students in other degrees are not eligible to complete this specialisation.
Organisational learning
Postgraduate
Commencement year
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Managing faculty
This specialisation will develop your capacity to support organisational learning and creativity. You will reflect on how to foster and nurture capability and to meet organisational purposes in intelligent and sustainable ways. You will examine how psychological, social, and contextual factors influence and shape decision-making processes and outcomes in organisations and what is required to effectively lead, manage and administer a capable organisation. You will also be introduced to the complexities of problem solving and decision making in organisational contexts. As a result, you will be equipped to create conditions and foster capabilities for developing organisational knowledge and intelligence.
Units
Students complete two of:
Relevant courses
Successful completion of this specialisation can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following course:
- D6004 Master of Leadership
Students in other courses are not eligible to complete this specialisation.
Primary and secondary education
Undergraduate
Commencement year
This area of study entry applies to students commencing this course in 2019 and should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook.
Any units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the component of any bachelors double degrees.
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Managing faculty
Location
This specialisation will prepare you to teach children and adolescents from five to 18 years of age in primary and secondary schools from Foundation to Year 12. You will develop a knowledge and understanding of learning as a developmental continuum and will learn to employ a diverse pedagogical toolbox to meet the differentiated learning needs of students. At the primary level, from Foundation to Year 6, you will develop an understanding of how primary school aged children learn and how they can be taught effectively and creatively across all primary curriculum areas. In doing so, you will develop your personal knowledge of the curriculum areas you will teach, such as: English and literacies, mathematics, geography, history, civics and citizenship, science, health and physical education, and the creative arts. At the secondary level, Year 7 to Year 12, your unit choices within your discipline studies sequence will determine in which area you become a specialist secondary teacher. You will focus on adolescent learning and the nature of secondary education including areas such as: classroom teaching and practice in schools, curriculum planning, implementation and evaluation, and education and its relationship to society.
Units
Requirements
Units are 6 credit points unless otherwise stated.
Part A. Education studies (48 points)
Students complete:
- EDF1303 Understanding learning and learners
- EDF1304 Understanding teaching for learning
- EDF2210 Fostering positive child and adolescent behaviour and development
- EDF2031 Indigenous perspectives on teaching and learning
- EDF2211 Classroom practice
- EDF3210 Education policy and practice
- EDF3211 Inclusive education: Teaching diverse learners
- EDF3218 Curriculum, assessment and evaluation
Part B. Curriculum studies (78 points)
Students complete:
- EDF1205 English education 1
- EDF1206 Mathematics education 1
- EDF2214 Science education
- EDF2215 Mathematics education 2
- EDF3217 Digital technologies: Teaching, learning and the curriculum
- EDF3219 English education 2
- EDF4251 Creative arts education
- EDF4252 Integrated approaches to science learning and teaching
- EDF4253 Humanities and social sciences in the primary and secondary years
- EDF4254 Developing literacy and numeracy across the curriculum
- EDF4268 Health and physical education
- Method unit 1A*
- Method unit 1B*
* Corresponding to the discipline study 1 taken in Part C below. Refer to the secondary specialist/discipline areassecondary specialist/discipline areas (http://www.monash.edu/education/current-students/courses/units/secondary-specialisms), prerequisites and units.
Part C. Discipline studies (60 points)
Refer to the faculty's discipline studiesdiscipline studies (http://www.monash.edu/education/current-students/courses/units/secondary-specialisms) list.
Discipline study 1:
- chosen from the discipline studies listdiscipline studies list (http://www.monash.edu/education/current-students/courses/units/secondary-specialisms), which comprises either six units in the same area with at least 12 points at each of levels 2 and 3 or four units in one area with at least 12 points at level 2 plus two units in a related area
Discipline study 2:
- a four-unit* discipline study chosen from the discipline studies listdiscipline studies list (http://www.monash.edu/education/current-students/courses/units/secondary-specialisms)
* Students who have entered the course via the Diploma of Higher Education complete only two units in the second discipline area.
Part D. Professional studies (18 points)
Students complete 85 days of supervised professional experience in primary and secondary schools and an additional 30 to 40 hours of fieldwork.
Students complete:
- EDF1101 Fieldwork experience 1A (0 points)
- EDF1102 Fieldwork experience 1B (0 points)
- EDF2101 Professional experience 2A (0 points)
- EDF2102 Professional experience 2B (0 points)
- EDF3101 Professional experience 3A (0 points)
- EDF3102 Professional experience 3B (0 points)
- EDF4041 Professional experience 4A (0 points)
- EDF4042 Professional experience 4B (0 points)
- EDF4006 Transition and professional engagement
- EDF4100 Researching teaching and learning
- EDF4101 Research project in education
Fieldwork
85 days of professional experienceprofessional experience (http://monash.edu/education/current-students/professional-experience/placements/) completed in primary and secondary schools and 30 to 40 hours of fieldwork.
Professional recognition
This specialisation is accredited by professional bodies. Refer to Professional recognitionProfessional recognition (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2017handbooks/undergrad/edu-04.html) for information.
Related areas of study
Relevant courses
Bachelors
Single degrees
Successful completion of this undergraduate specialisation can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following single degree:
- D3001 Bachelor of Education (Honours)
Students in other single bachelor's degrees or Bachelor or Education (Honours) double degrees are not eligible to complete this specialisation.
Primary and secondary education
Postgraduate
Commencement year
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Managing faculty
Location
This specialisation will prepare you to teach children and adolescents from five to 18 years of age in primary and secondary schools from Foundation to Year 12.
You will develop a knowledge and understanding of learning as a developmental continuum and will learn to employ a diverse pedagogical toolbox to meet the differentiated learning needs of students across the learning spectrum. You will actively engage with contemporary theories, concepts and practices of primary and secondary education, developing inclusive teaching and learning practices to meet a diversity of cognitive, social and emotional needs and building a repertoire of strategies to manage children's and adolescents' learning in classroom settings.
All the key elements of the primary curriculum including English and literacies, mathematics, geography, history, civics and citizenship, science, health and physical education, and the creative arts will be included. In addition, you will develop specialist expertise in curriculum and pedagogy up to VCE-equivalent level in one secondary subject area such as English, mathematics, the sciences, geography, history, social education, languages, the arts, business, or health and physical education.
Units
Units are 6 credit points unless otherwise stated.
Part A. Orientation studies (24 points)
Students complete:
- EDF4120 Learning at the heart of teaching
- EDF4121 Teaching: The power to change
- EDF4122 Teaching partnerships: Working with families and communities
- EDF4123 Literacy across the years
Part B. Specialist education studies and Part C. Professional practice (72 points)
The professional experience units below require 60 days of professional experience, in four blocks of 15 days, completed in primary and secondary school settings.
For specialist studies (66 points) students complete:
- EDF5016 Inclusive teaching
- EDF5017 Numeracy for learners and teachers
- EDF5018 Curriculum, assessment and reporting
- EDF5030 Science education in the primary years
- EDF5031 Literacy and English education in the primary years
- EDF5032 Numeracy and mathematics education in the primary years
- EDF5033 Humanities and social sciences education in the primary years
- EDF5036 Arts, design and health education in the primary years
- EDF5040 Lifelong and workplace learning
- Secondary method 1A*
- Secondary method 1B*
* Completed in the teaching specialism for which the student has been approved. Refer to the full list of available secondary method units.
For professional studies (6 points) students complete:
- EDF5019 Teacher as professional leader
- EDF5933 Primary professional experience 3 (0 points) or EDF5943 Secondary professional experience 3 (0 points)**
- EDF5934 Primary professional experience 4 (0 points)
- EDF5941 Secondary professional experience 1 (0 points)
- EDF5942 Secondary professional experience 2 (0 points)
** Students who need to meet AITSL skilled migration requirements for secondary teachers must complete EDF5943 (secondary). All other students must complete EDF5933 (primary).
Secondary method units
Students select secondary teaching method units in the specialist teaching area for which they have been approved. Refer to the full list of available secondary method unitssecondary method units (http://www.education.monash.edu.au/units/secondary-specialisms.html).
Fieldwork
60 days of professional experienceprofessional experience (http://monash.edu/education/current-students/professional-experience/placements/) completed in primary and secondary school settings.
Professional recognition
This specialisation is accredited by professional bodies. Refer to Professional recognitionProfessional recognition (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2019handbooks/postgrad/edu-06.html) for information.
Related areas of study
Relevant courses
D6001 Master of Teaching
Primary and secondary health and physical education
Undergraduate
Commencement year
This area of study entry applies to students commencing this course in 2019 and should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook.
Any units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the component of any bachelors double degrees.
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Managing faculty
Location
This specialisation will prepare you to teach children and adolescents from five to 18 years of age in primary and secondary schools from Foundation to Year 12 and enable you to work more broadly in community, recreational and sporting settings. You will qualify as a generalist primary school teacher, specialist health and physical education primary school teacher and a secondary school teacher with health and physical education as your specialist teaching areas. At the primary level, from Foundation to Year 6, you will develop an understanding of how primary school aged children learn and how they can be taught effectively and creatively across all primary curriculum areas such as: English and literacies, mathematics, humanities and social education, science, health and physical education, and the creative arts. At the secondary level you will focus on adolescent learning and the nature of secondary education including areas such as: classroom teaching and practice in schools, curriculum planning, implementation and evaluation, and education and its relationship to society.
Units
Requirements
Units are 6 credit points unless otherwise stated.
Part A. Education studies (30 points)
Students complete:
- EDF1303 Understanding learning and learners
- EDF1304 Understanding teaching for learning
- EDF2210 Fostering positive child and adolescent behaviour and development
- EDF3211 Inclusive education: Teaching diverse learners
- EDF3218 Curriculum, assessment and evaluation
Part B. Curriculum studies (102 points)
Students complete:
- EDF1071 Introduction to health and physical education
- EDF1072 Contemporary issues in health and physical education
- EDF1205 English education 1
- EDF1206 Mathematics education 1
- EDF2006 Education priorities
- EDF2071 Interdisciplinary studies in health and physical education
- EDF2072 Social and environmental influences on health and physical education
- EDF2214 Science education
- EDF2215 Mathematics education 2
- EDF3071 Community development and partnerships
- EDF3217 Digital technologies: Teaching, learning and the curriculum
- EDF3219 English education 2
- EDF4251 Creative arts education
- EDF4253 Humanities and social sciences in the primary and secondary years
- EDF4254 Developing literacy and numeracy across the curriculum
- EDF4803 Senior secondary physical education
- EDF4804 Senior secondary health education
Part C. Discipline studies (60 points)
Students complete:
- EDF1171 Sociocultural foundations of health and physical education
- EDF1172 Biophysical and behavioural foundations of health and physical education
- EDF2171 Motor control and skill acquisition
- EDF2172 Applied movement contexts in health and physical education 1
- EDF2173 Perspectives on health
- EDF3072 Leadership, policy and pedagogies in health and physical education
- EDF3073 Health, sustainability and wellbeing
- EDF3171 Applied movement contexts in health and physical education 2
- EDF3172 Inclusion and diversity in movement contexts
- EDF4101 Research project in education
Part D. Professional studies (12 points)
Students complete 85 days of supervised professional experience in primary and secondary schools.
Students complete:
- EDF1055 Secondary professional experience 1A (0 points)
- EDF1056 Secondary professional experience 1B (0 points)
- EDF2053 Primary professional experience 2A (0 points)
- EDF2054 Primary professional experience 2B (0 points)
- EDF3054 Primary professional experience 3B (0 points)
- EDF3057 Secondary professional experience 3C (0 points)
- EDF4006 Transition and professional engagement
- EDF4053 Primary professional experience 4A (0 points)
- EDF4056 Secondary professional experience 4B (0 points)
- EDF4100 Researching teaching and learning
Fieldwork
85 days of professional experienceprofessional experience (http://monash.edu/education/current-students/professional-experience/placements/) completed in primary and secondary schools.
Special course requirements
Students must complete as part of their course requirements:
- AUSTSWIM certificate or Swim Teacher's Certificate (ASCTA)
- a First Aid certificate (minimum Level II).
Both certificates must be current at the time of course completion.
Professional recognition
This specialisation is accredited by professional bodies. Refer to Professional recognitionProfessional recognition (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2017handbooks/undergrad/edu-04.html) for information.
Related areas of study
Relevant courses
Bachelors
Single degrees
Successful completion of this undergraduate specialisation can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following single degree:
- D3001 Bachelor of Education (Honours)
Students in other single bachelor's degrees or Bachelor or Education (Honours) double degrees are not eligible to complete this specialisation.
Primary and secondary inclusive education
Undergraduate
Commencement year
This area of study entry applies to students commencing this course in 2019 and should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook.
Any units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the component of any bachelors double degrees.
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Managing faculty
Location
This specialisation will prepare you to teach children and adolescents from five to 18 years of age in primary and secondary schools from Foundation to Year 12 and will equip you with specialist knowledge and skills for working in inclusive and special education settings. You will develop a knowledge and understanding of learning as a developmental continuum and will learn to employ a diverse pedagogical toolbox to meet the differentiated learning needs of students across the learning spectrum. At the primary level, from Foundation to Year 6, you will develop an understanding of how primary school aged children learn, including those with special needs, and how they can be taught effectively and creatively across all primary curriculum areas such as: English and literacies, mathematics, geography, history, civics and citizenship, science, health and physical education, and the creative arts. At the secondary level, Year 7 to Year 12, your unit choices within your discipline studies sequence will determine in which area you become a specialist secondary teacher. You will focus on adolescent learning and the nature of secondary education, especially for students with special needs, including areas such as: classroom teaching and practice in schools, curriculum planning, implementation and evaluation, education and its relationship to society.
Units
Requirements
Units are 6 credit points unless otherwise stated.
Part A. Education studies (42 points)
Students complete:
- EDF1303 Understanding learning and learners
- EDF1304 Understanding teaching for learning
- EDF2031 Indigenous perspectives on teaching and learning
- EDF2210 Fostering positive child and adolescent behaviour and development
- EDF2211 Classroom practice
- EDF3210 Education policy and practice
- EDF3218 Curriculum, assessment and evaluation
Part B. Curriculum studies (72 points)
Students complete:
- EDF1205 English education 1
- EDF1206 Mathematics education 1
- EDF2214 Science education
- EDF2215 Mathematics education 2
- EDF3219 English education 2
- EDF4251 Creative arts education
- EDF4252 Integrated approaches to science learning and teaching
- EDF4253 Humanities and social sciences in the primary and secondary years
- EDF4254 Developing literacy and numeracy across the curriculum
- EDF4268 Health and physical education
- Method unit 1A*
- Method unit 1B*
* Corresponding to the additional discipline study taken in Part C below. Refer to the secondary specialist/discipline areas, prerequisites and unitssecondary specialist/discipline areas, prerequisites and units (http://www.monash.edu/education/current-students/courses/units/secondary-specialisms).
Part C. Discipline studies (84 points)
Students complete:
Inclusive education
- EDF1551 Foundation to inclusive education
- EDF1552 Using assessment to respond to diversity across the school years
- EDF2551 Understanding behaviour in classrooms and schools
- EDF2552 Learning and teaching for students with diverse needs in various education settings
- EDF3551 Curriculum in inclusive education
- EDF3552 Teaching and learning of students needing increased support
- EDF4100 Researching teaching and learning
- EDF4101 Research project in education
Additional discipline
- six-unit discipline study chosen from the discipline studies listdiscipline studies list (http://www.monash.edu/education/current-students/courses/units/secondary-specialisms), which comprises either six units in the same area with at least 12 points at each of levels 2 and 3 or four units in one area with at least 12 points at level 2 plus two units in a related area
Part D. Professional studies (6 points)
Students complete 85 days of supervised professional experience in primary schools, secondary schools and special education settings and an additional 30 to 40 hours of fieldwork.
Students complete:
- EDF1101 Fieldwork experience 1A (0 points)
- EDF1102 Fieldwork experience 1B (0 points)
- EDF2101 Professional experience 2A (0 points)
- EDF2102 Professional experience 2B (0 points)
- EDF3101 Professional experience 3A (0 points)
- EDF3102 Professional experience 3B (0 points)
- EDF4006 Transition and professional engagement
- EDF4041 Professional experience 4A (0 points)
- EDF4042 Professional experience 4B (0 points)
Fieldwork
85 days of professional experienceprofessional experience (http://monash.edu/education/current-students/professional-experience/placements/) completed in primary and secondary schools, including special education settings, and 30 to 40 hours of fieldwork.
Professional recognition
This specialisation is accredited by professional bodies. Refer to Professional recognitionProfessional recognition (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2017handbooks/undergrad/edu-04.html) for information.
Related areas of study
Relevant courses
Bachelors
Single degrees
Successful completion of this undergraduate specialisation can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following single degree:
- D3001 Bachelor of Education (Honours)
Students in other single bachelor's degrees or Bachelor or Education (Honours) double degrees are not eligible to complete this specialisation.
Primary education
Undergraduate
Commencement year
This area of study entry applies to students commencing this course in 2019 and should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook.
Any units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the component of any bachelors double degrees.
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Managing faculty
Availability: Single degree Peninsula; Double degree Clayton
This specialisation will prepare you to teach children from five to 12 years of age in primary schools from Foundation to Year 6. You will develop an understanding of how primary school aged children learn and how they can be taught effectively and creatively across all primary curriculum areas. In doing so, you will develop your personal knowledge of the curriculum areas you will teach, such as: English and literacies, mathematics, arts education, humanities and social education, science, health and physical education, and studies of the environment and sustainability. In the single degree course, you will complete additional discipline studies in English and literacy, or mathematics and numeracy, or languages.
Units
Requirements
Units are 6 credit points unless otherwise stated.
Part A. Education studies (42 points for the single degree course; 36 points for the double degree course)
Students complete:
- EDF1303 Understanding learning and learners
- EDF1304 Understanding teaching for learning
- EDF2210 Fostering positive child and adolescent behaviour and development
- EDF2031 Indigenous perspectives on teaching and learning
- EDF3211 Inclusive education: Teaching diverse learners
- EDF3218 Curriculum, assessment and evaluation
Students in the single degree course also complete:
- EDF3210 Education policy and practice
Part B. Curriculum studies (96 points for the single degree course; 54 points for the double degree course)
Students complete:
- EDF2020 English and literacies 1
- EDF2021 Mathematics and numeracy 1
- EDF3021 Mathematics and numeracy 2
- EDF3025 Studies of science, environment and sustainability
- EDF4020 English and literacies 2
- EDF4022 Humanities and social education in the primary years
- EDF4023 Science and technology education in the primary years
- EDF4024 Health and physical education for wellbeing in the primary curriculum
- EDF4026 Arts education in the primary years
Students in the single degree course also complete:
- EDF1028 Information and communication technologies across the curriculum
- EDF1029 Learners with special needs in the primary classroom
- EDF2006 Education priorities
- EDF2028 Health, wellbeing and social learning in primary contexts
- EDF2029 Active citizenship and community connections: Local and global
- two undergraduate education electives*
* Electives can be chosen from the discipline studies units below and where unsure, students should seek guidance from a course adviser.
Part C. Discipline studies (48 points for the single degree course; 96 points for the double degree course)
Students in the double degree course complete 96 points towards the partner degree.
Students in the single degree course complete:
And one of the discipline sequences below:
Leadership in English and literacy
- EDF1151 Fundamentals of the English language
- EDF1152 Reading and writing the world
- EDF2151 New literacies
- EDF2152 Diverse literacies
- EDF3151 Literacy theory, policy and practice
- EDF3152 Leading English and literacy
Leadership in mathematics and numeracy
- EDF1161 Doing and learning mathematics
- EDF1162 Subject knowledge for teaching: Number and algebra
- EDF2161 Numeracy and mathematics for learning and life
- EDF2162 Subject knowledge for teaching: Measurement and geometry
- EDF3161 Subject knowledge for teaching: Statistics and probability
- EDF3162 Leading mathematics and numeracy
LOTE (Languages other than English)
Students complete a sequence of six language units following the entry point guidelines and order prescribed under A2000 Bachelor of Arts. The following languages are available:
- ChineseChinese (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2017handbooks/aos/chinese-studies/ug-arts-chinese-studies.html)
- FrenchFrench (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2017handbooks/aos/french-studies/ug-arts-french-studies.html)
- GermanGerman (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2017handbooks/aos/german-studies/ug-arts-german-studies.html)
- IndonesianIndonesian (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2017handbooks/aos/indonesian-studies/ug-arts-indonesian-studies.html)
- ItalianItalian (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2017handbooks/aos/italian-studies/ug-arts-italian-studies.html)
- JapaneseJapanese (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2017handbooks/aos/japanese-studies/ug-arts-japanese-studies.html)
- SpanishSpanish (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2017handbooks/aos/spanish-and-latin-american-studies/ug-arts-spanish-and-latin-american-studies.html)
Part D. Professional studies (18 points)
Students complete 80 days of supervised professional experience in primary schools.
Students complete:
- EDF1053 Primary professional experience 1A (0 points)
- EDF1054 Primary professional experience 1B (0 points)
- EDF2053 Primary professional experience 2A (0 points)
- EDF2054 Primary professional experience 2B (0 points)
- EDF3053 Primary professional experience 3A (0 points)
- EDF3054 Primary professional experience 3B (0 points)
- EDF4006 Transition and professional engagement
- EDF4053 Primary professional experience 4A (0 points)
- EDF4054 Primary professional experience 4B (0 points)
- EDF4100 Researching teaching and learning
- EDF4101 Research project in education
Fieldwork
80 days of professional experienceprofessional experience (http://monash.edu/education/current-students/professional-experience/placements/) completed in primary schools.
Professional recognition
This specialisation is accredited by professional bodies. Refer to Professional recognitionProfessional recognition (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2017handbooks/undergrad/edu-04.html) for information.
Related areas of study
Relevant courses
Bachelors
Single degrees
Successful completion of this undergraduate specialisation can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following single degree:
- D3001 Bachelor of Education (Honours)
Students in other single bachelor's degrees are not eligible to complete this specialisation.
Double degrees
Successful completion of this undergraduate specialisation can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the Bachelor of Education (Honours) component in the following double degrees:
- D3002 Bachelor of Education (Honours) and Bachelor of Arts
- D3007 Bachelor of Education (Honours) and Bachelor of Business
- D3006 Bachelor of Education (Honours) and Bachelor of Fine Art*
- D3004 Bachelor of Education (Honours) and Bachelor of Music
- D3005 Bachelor of Education (Honours) and Bachelor of Science
* Visual arts specialisation only.
Primary education
Postgraduate
Commencement year
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Managing faculty
Location
This specialisation is also available for online study.
This specialisation will prepare you to teach children from five to 12 years of age in primary schools from Foundation to Year 6. You will actively engage with contemporary theories, concepts and practices of primary education, developing inclusive practices to meet children's diverse needs and building a repertoire of strategies to manage children's learning in classroom settings. All the key elements of the primary curriculum including English and literacies, mathematics, arts, humanities and social education, science, and health and physical education will be included. You will acquire effective strategies for assessing children's development within particular learning areas and for designing learning experiences to ensure their ongoing progress.
Units
All units are 6 credit points unless otherwise stated.
Part A. Orientation studies (24 points)
Students complete:
- EDF4120 Learning at the heart of teaching
- EDF4121 Teaching: The power to change
- EDF4122 Teaching partnerships: Working with families and communities
- EDF4123 Literacy across the years
Part B. Specialist education studies and Part C. Professional practice (72 points)
The professional experience units below require 60 days of professional experience, in four blocks of 15 days, completed in primary school settings.
For specialist studies (54 points) students complete:
- EDF5016 Inclusive teaching
- EDF5017 Numeracy for learners and teachers
- EDF5018 Curriculum, assessment and reporting
- EDF5030 Science education in the primary years
- EDF5031 Literacy and English education in the primary years
- EDF5032 Numeracy and mathematics education in the primary years
- EDF5033 Humanities and social sciences education in the primary years
- EDF5034 Arts and design education in the primary years
- EDF5035 Health and physical education in the primary years
For professional studies (18 points) students complete:
- EDF5019 Teacher as professional leader
- EDF5931 Primary professional experience 1 (0 points)
- EDF5932 Primary professional experience 2 (0 points)
- EDF5933 Primary professional experience 3 (0 points)
- EDF5934 Primary professional experience 4 (0 points)
- a master's unit chosen from the elective list below
Elective list
Note: This elective list will change from time to time and not all units are available on every campus, every semester or every year. Some units are offered in flexible mode.
Elective units are 12 credit points unless otherwise stated.
- EDF5632 Understanding inclusion in learning communities
- EDF5640 Language, culture and curriculum
- EDF5641 Pedagogy and assessment in TESOL
- EDF5642 Bilingualism and content-based programs
- 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
- EDF5651 Developing expertise in mathematics education
- EDF5654 Teaching music: Theory and practice
- EDF5655 Expertise in teaching
- EDF5656 Practising inclusion
- 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
- EDF5662Not offered in 2019 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
- EDF5666Not offered in 2019 Education, development and ecological sustainability
- EDF5667 Positive behaviour support
- EDF5674 Engaging with practices of contemporary science
- EDF5691 Professional project
- EDF5692 Professional practice in special and inclusive education
- EDF5693 Using and evaluating research evidence
- EDF5694 Taking a stand in education debates
- EDF5695 Self-study as professional inquiry
- EDF5810Not offered in 2019 VCAL and VET at school
- EDF5814Not offered in 2019 Creative research approaches
Fieldwork
60 days of professional experienceprofessional experience (http://monash.edu/education/current-students/professional-experience/placements/) completed in primary school settings.
Professional recognition
This specialisation is accredited by professional bodies. Refer to Professional recognitionProfessional recognition (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2019handbooks/postgrad/edu-06.html) for information.
Related areas of study
Relevant courses
D6001 Master of Teaching
Principal preparation
Postgraduate
Commencement year
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Managing faculty
Location
This area of study equips aspiring school principals with the professional knowledge, skills and confidence necessary to become effective school leaders. You will develop and demonstrate excellence in leading teaching and learning, and building positive climates for, and community engagement in, learning. The area of study focuses on leaders' development of self, creating a student-centred learning environment, and optimising engagement with research and enquiry to lead school improvement through innovation and change.
Units
For the schedule of units required to complete a given course in this area of study, refer to the Handbook entry for the relevant course.
Relevant courses
Successful completion of this specialisation can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following course:
- D4007 Graduate Certificate of Principal Preparation (Victoria)
Students in other courses are not eligible to complete this specialisation.
Psychology
Postgraduate
Commencement year
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Managing faculty
Location
Psychology is the study of mind and behaviour. It is a broad scientific discipline that includes investigations of the brain, learning, memory, reasoning, decision making, language, developmental and social processes, personality, and mental health and wellbeing.
Units
For the schedule of units required to complete a given course in this area of study, refer to the Handbook entry for the relevant course.
Relevant courses
Successful completion of this postgraduate specialisation can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following degrees:
- D5002 Graduate Diploma of Professional Psychology
- D6007 Master of Educational and Developmental Psychology
- 3736 Master of Educational and Developmental Psychology and Doctor of Philosophy
- D6008 Master of Professional Psychology
Students in other degrees are not eligible to complete this specialisation.
STEM education
Postgraduate
Commencement year
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Managing faculty
Location
STEM education focuses on teaching the specific knowledge and skills required in the disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics to children in the early years through to Year 12. It covers the interrelationship of these areas, and the delivery of learning in an integrated, cross-disciplinary way. This area of study covers concepts and contemporary issues in STEM education, contexts and systems, locally and globally, and the major theoretical and professional debates in STEM education as located within contemporary research. This includes policy development issues, content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge, as well as the leadership and research skills that inform and enhance the learning of STEM at school. STEM education is a priority in the education sector to build capabilities in the students of today to meet the workforce demands of tomorrow.
Units
For the schedule of units required to complete a given course in this area of study, refer to the Handbook entry for the relevant course.
Relevant courses
Successful completion of this specialisation can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following course:
- D4005 Graduate Certificate of STEM Education
Students in other courses are not eligible to complete this specialisation.
Secondary education
Undergraduate
Commencement year
This area of study entry applies to students commencing this course in 2019 and should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook.
Any units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the component of any bachelors double degrees.
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Managing faculty
Location
This specialisation will prepare you to teach adolescents from 12 to 18 years of age in secondary schools from Year 7 to Year 12 as a specialist teacher in two specialist teaching areas. Your unit choices within the partner degree course will determine your specialist teaching areas. You will develop an understanding of adolescent learning and the nature of secondary education including areas such as: classroom teaching and practice in schools, curriculum planning, implementation and evaluation, and education and its relationship to society.
Units
Requirements
Units are 6 credit points unless otherwise stated.
Part A. Education studies (36 points)
Students complete:
- EDF1303 Understanding learning and learners
- EDF1304 Understanding teaching for learning
- EDF2005 Professional responsibilities, practice and relationships
- EDF2007 Adolescent development and learning
- EDF3007 Developing multiple literacies in education
- EDF3009 Schooling, education and equity: Local and global perspectives
Part B. Curriculum studies (54 points)
Students complete:
- EDF2006 Education priorities
- EDF2008 Becoming a specialist teacher
- EDF3010 Curriculum development and innovative practice
- EDF4004 Curriculum, assessment and education policy
- Method unit 1A*
- Method unit 1B*
- Method unit 2A*
- Method unit 2B*
- an undergraduate education elective
* Corresponding to the discipline studies taken in Section C below. Refer to the secondary specialist/discipline areassecondary specialist/discipline areas (http://www.monash.edu/education/current-students/courses/units/secondary-specialisms), prerequisites and units.
Part C. Discipline studies (96 points)
Students undertake their discipline studies as part of the partner degree. Students should consult the Faculty of Education course adviser regarding their choice of majors and minors within the partner degree course to ensure they are fulfilling the requirements of the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT). Refer to the secondary specialist/discipline areas, prerequisites and unitssecondary specialist/discipline areas, prerequisites and units (http://www.monash.edu/education/current-students/courses/units/secondary-specialisms).
Part D. Professional studies (18 points)
Students complete 80 days of supervised professional experience in primary and secondary schools.
Students complete:
- EDF1055 Secondary professional experience 1A (0 points)
- EDF1056 Secondary professional experience 1B (0 points)
- EDF2055 Secondary professional experience 2A (0 points)
- EDF2056 Secondary professional experience 2B (0 points)
- EDF3055 Secondary professional experience 3A (0 points)
- EDF3056 Secondary professional experience 3B (0 points)
- EDF4006 Transition and professional engagement
- EDF4055 Secondary professional experience 4A (0 points)
- EDF4056 Secondary professional experience 4B (0 points)
- EDF4100 Researching teaching and learning
- EDF4101 Research project in education
Fieldwork
80 days of professional experienceprofessional experience (http://monash.edu/education/current-students/professional-experience/placements/) completed in secondary schools.
Professional recognition
This specialisation is accredited by professional bodies. Refer to Professional recognitionProfessional recognition (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2017handbooks/undergrad/edu-04.html) for information.
Related areas of study
Relevant courses
Bachelors
Double degrees
Successful completion of this undergraduate specialisation can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the Bachelor of Education (Honours) component in the following double degrees:
- D3002 Bachelor of Education (Honours) and Bachelor of Arts
- D3007 Bachelor of Education (Honours) and Bachelor of Business
- D3006 Bachelor of Education (Honours) and Bachelor of Fine Art*
- D3004 Bachelor of Education (Honours) and Bachelor of Music
- D3005 Bachelor of Education (Honours) and Bachelor of Science
* Visual arts specialisation only.
Secondary education
Postgraduate
Commencement year
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Managing faculty
Location
This specialisation will prepare you to teach adolescents from 12 to 18 years of age in secondary schools from Year 7 to Year 12 in two teaching areas. You will actively engage with contemporary theories, concepts and practices of secondary education, developing inclusive teaching and learning practices to meet a diversity of adolescents' cognitive, social and emotional needs and building a repertoire of strategies to manage their learning in classroom settings. You will develop the capacity to develop and evaluate various teaching approaches to engage adolescents and learn to effectively assess and report on their learning. You will develop specialist expertise in curriculum and pedagogy up to VCE-equivalent level in two secondary subject areas such as English, mathematics, the sciences, history, social education, languages, the arts, business, or health and physical education.
Units
Units are 6 credit points unless otherwise stated.
Part A. Orientation studies (24 points)
Students complete:
- EDF4120 Learning at the heart of teaching
- EDF4121 Teaching: The power to change
- EDF4122 Teaching partnerships: Working with families and communities
- EDF4123 Literacy across the years
Part B. Specialist education studies and Part C. Professional practice (72 points)
The professional experience units below require 60 days of professional experience, in four blocks of 15 days, completed in secondary school settings.
For specialist studies (54 points) students complete:
- EDF5016 Inclusive teaching
- EDF5017 Numeracy for learners and teachers
- EDF5018 Curriculum, assessment and reporting
- EDF5040 Lifelong and workplace learning
- EDF5041 Engaging adolescent learners
- Secondary method 1A*
- Secondary method 1B*
- Secondary method 2A*
- Secondary method 2B*
* Completed in the teaching specialisms for which the student has been approved. Refer to the full list of available secondary method units.
For professional studies (18 points) students complete:
- EDF5019 Teacher as professional leader
- EDF5941 Secondary professional experience 1 (0 points)
- EDF5942 Secondary professional experience 2 (0 points)
- EDF5943 Secondary professional experience 3 (0 points)
- EDF5944 Secondary professional experience 4 (0 points)
- a master's unit chosen from the elective list below
Elective list
Note: This elective list will change from time to time and not all units are available on every campus, every semester or every year. Some units are offered in flexible mode.
Elective units are 12 points unless otherwise stated.
- EDF5632 Understanding inclusion in learning communities
- EDF5640 Language, culture and curriculum
- EDF5641 Pedagogy and assessment in TESOL
- EDF5642 Bilingualism and content-based programs
- 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
- EDF5651 Developing expertise in mathematics education
- EDF5654 Teaching music: Theory and practice
- EDF5655 Expertise in teaching
- EDF5656 Practising inclusion
- 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
- EDF5662Not offered in 2019 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
- EDF5666Not offered in 2019 Education, development and ecological sustainability
- EDF5667 Positive behaviour support
- EDF5674 Engaging with practices of contemporary science
- EDF5691 Professional project
- EDF5692 Professional practice in special and inclusive education
- EDF5693 Using and evaluating research evidence
- EDF5694 Taking a stand in education debates
- EDF5695 Self-study as professional inquiry
- EDF5810Not offered in 2019 VCAL and VET at school
- EDF5814Not offered in 2019 Creative research approaches
Secondary method units
Students select secondary teaching method units in the teaching specialisms for which they have been approved. Refer to the full list of available secondary method unitssecondary method units (http://www.education.monash.edu.au/units/secondary-specialisms.html).
Fieldwork
60 days of professional experienceprofessional experience (http://monash.edu/education/current-students/professional-experience/placements/) completed in secondary school settings.
Professional recognition
This specialisation is accredited by professional bodies. Refer to Professional recognitionProfessional recognition (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2019handbooks/postgrad/edu-06.html) for information.
Related areas of study
Relevant courses
D6001 Master of Teaching
Secondary health and physical education
Undergraduate
Commencement year
This area of study entry applies to students commencing this course in 2019 and should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook.
Any units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the component of any bachelors double degrees.
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Managing faculty
Location
This specialisation will prepare you to teach adolescents from 12 to 18 years of age in secondary schools from Year 7 to Year 12 as a specialist teacher of health and physical education, health and human development and a third subject area of your choice, such as outdoor education and environmental studies. It will also prepare you to work more broadly in community, recreational and sporting settings. You will develop an understanding of adolescent learning and the nature of secondary education including areas such as: classroom teaching and practice in schools, curriculum planning, implementation and evaluation, and education and its relationship to society.
Units
Requirements
Units are 6 credit points unless otherwise stated.
Part A. Education studies (36 points)
Students complete:
- EDF1303 Understanding learning and learners
- EDF1304 Understanding teaching for learning
- EDF2005 Professional responsibilities, practice and relationships
- EDF2007 Adolescent development and learning
- EDF3007 Developing multiple literacies in education
- EDF3009 Schooling, education and equity: Local and global perspectives
Part B. Curriculum studies (54 points)
Students complete:
- EDF1071 Introduction to health and physical education
- EDF1072 Contemporary issues in health and physical education
- EDF2071 Interdisciplinary approaches to health and physical education
- EDF2072 Social and environmental influences on health and physical education
- EDF3071 Community development and partnerships
- EDF4803 Senior secondary physical education
- EDF4804 Senior secondary health education
- Method unit A* or EDF5169 Outdoor education in the secondary years A**
- Method unit B* or EDF5170 Outdoor education in the secondary years B**
* Corresponding to the discipline studies taken in section C below. Refer to the secondary specialist/discipline areas, prerequisites and unitssecondary specialist/discipline areas, prerequisites and units (http://monash.edu/education/current-students/courses/units/secondary-specialisms/).
**For students completing the outdoor education and environmental studies discipline only.
Part C. Discipline studies (102 points)
Students complete:
Discipline study 1: Health and physical education (66 points)
- EDF1171 Sociocultural foundations of health and physical education
- EDF1172 Biophysical and behavioural foundations of health and physical education
- EDF2171 Motor control and skill acquisition
- EDF2172 Applied movement contexts in health and physical education 1
- EDF2173 Perspectives on health
- EDF3072 Leadership, policy and pedagogies in health and physical education
- EDF3073 Health, sustainability and wellbeing
- EDF3171 Applied movement contexts in health and physical education 2
- EDF3172 Inclusion and diversity in movement contexts
- EDF4101 Research project in education
- EDF4171 Advanced sport and exercise science
Discipline study 2 (36 points)
One of the following secondary specialist/discipline areassecondary specialist/discipline areas (http://www.monash.edu/education/current-students/courses/units/secondary-specialisms) options:
- Outdoor education and environmental studies - a six-unit discipline study
- Social education - a six-unit discipline study
- Biology - a four-unit discipline study plus two undergraduate education electives
- Business - a four-unit discipline study plus two undergraduate education electives
- Geography - a four-unit discipline study plus two undergraduate education electives
- Mathematics - a four-unit discipline study plus two undergraduate education electives
Part D. Professional studies (12 points)
Students complete 80 days of supervised professional experience in secondary schools.
Students complete:
- EDF1055 Secondary professional experience 1A (0 points)
- EDF1056 Secondary professional experience 1B (0 points)
- EDF2055 Secondary professional experience 2A (0 points)
- EDF2056 Secondary professional experience 2B (0 points)
- EDF3055 Secondary professional experience 3A (0 points)
- EDF3056 Secondary professional experience 3B (0 points)
- EDF4006 Transition and professional engagement
- EDF4055 Secondary professional experience 4A (0 points)
- EDF4056 Secondary professional experience 4B (0 points)
- EDF4100 Researching teaching and learning
Fieldwork
80 days of professional experienceprofessional experience (http://monash.edu/education/current-students/professional-experience/placements/) completed in secondary schools.
Special course requirements
Students must complete as part of their course requirements:
- AUSTSWIM certificate or Swim Teacher's Certificate (ASCTA)
- a First Aid certificate (minimum Level II).
Both certificates must be current at the time of course completion.
Professional recognition
This specialisation is accredited by professional bodies. Refer to Professional recognitionProfessional recognition (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2017handbooks/undergrad/edu-04.html) for information.
Related areas of study
Relevant courses
Bachelors
Single degrees
Successful completion of this undergraduate specialisation can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following single degree:
- D3001 Bachelor of Education (Honours)
Students in other single bachelor's degrees or Bachelor or Education (Honours) double degrees are not eligible to complete this specialisation.
TESOL
Postgraduate
Commencement year
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Managing faculty
Location
This specialisation is suitable for a wide range of professionals, educators or prospective educators working in English language teaching in international or local contexts and leads to a postgraduate qualification in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). It prepares you as a language teacher, for a wide range of professional contexts in Australia and internationally who is able to operate with confidence in a changing and increasingly 'internationalised' world.
Units
For the schedule of units required to complete a given course in this area of study, refer to the Handbook entry for the relevant course.
Relevant courses
Successful completion of this postgraduate specialisation can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following degree:
- D6005 Master of TESOL
Students in other degrees are not eligible to complete this specialisation.