Bachelor of Education (School Librarianship)

Important information
The course
Course structure
- First year
- Second year

Important information

Intake for this course ceased in 1996

Gippsland campus

Course code: EBSLDG

Contact: Mr Hua Min Yee (course adviser)

The Bachelor of Education (School Librarianship) caters for two major categories of students: qualified teachers wishing to become librarians, and those wishing to upgrade or to obtain a further qualification. A Diploma of Teaching, Bachelor of Teaching/Bachelor of Education or equivalent is required for entry. The course has been accredited by the Australian Library and Information Association.

Course structure

Students are required to complete the following subjects:

First year

First semester

GEC4421 Literature in education
GEC7220 Foundations of school librarianship

Second semester

GEC7230 Administration and organisation of the resource centre
GEC7240 Curriculum planning and resources

Full year

GEC7280 School librarianship professional development[*]

Second year

First semester

GEC7250 Information needs and users
GEC7260 Organisation of information

Second semester

GEC4438 Language and learning
GEC7270 Computer-supported information services

Full year

GEC7290 School librarianship practicum*

Subjects GEC7280 and GEC7290 are compulsory for all students and no student will be able to complete the qualification without having met the requirements. Students will be required to undertake ten different professional activities for subject GEC7280 and twenty days of supervised practical experience for subject GEC7290 in a library staffed by a trained, experienced librarian approved by the campus's librarianship staff.

[*] Those students requiring other professional or general studies subjects to complete their courses should take these subjects concurrently with school librarianship subjects.

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