Course codes: 1641 (Clayton), 1541 (Peninsula) and 1880 (Gippsland) formerly SBHEDG - Humanities and Social Science*, 1804 (Gippsland - Journalism) formerly SBJEDG, 1800 (Gippsland - Psychology and Humanities) formerly SBPEDG
Contacts: Associate Professor Glenn Rowley (Clayton), Ms Jane Southcott (Gippsland) or Dr Geoff Romeo (Peninsula)
* The title of this course has changed to BA/BEd. Students may continue their studies under the generalist BA/BEd title as there have been no amendments to the course structure. Students will be permitted to take out the award under the original title if they so wish.
Normally the Bachelor of Arts degree and the Bachelor of Education degree are each of three years duration. When the degrees are taken in combination, students are able to complete both courses in four-years full-time study at a normal course load for each year. A feature of these courses are their interdisciplinary approach to the teaching of some subjects.On completion of these degrees, graduates are eligible for employment as teachers. They may also consider employment in a wide range of occupations including journalism, professional writing, publicity, library services, research and administration. The BA(Psych&Hum)/BEd course may also lead to registration as psychologists. Opportunities also exist for further study.
The objectives of the Bachelor of Education course are to provide
students with:
* a knowledge of the theory and practice of education;
* a knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research techniques;
* an understanding of the place of education in society;
* an understanding of theories of learning and how students learn;
* the skills to teach effectively in the chosen field of education;
* the skills to communicate effectively in written, oral and electronic
form, with a range of audiences.
The objectives of the Bachelor of Arts course are set out in the Arts handbook.
Applicants must have satisfactorily completed the Victorian Certificate of Education or its equivalent with at least a C average in units 3 and 4 of English and a D average in any three other VCE studies.
Applicants must have satisfactorily completed the Victorian Certificate of Education or its equivalent with at least a C average in units 3 and 4 of English and any three other VCE studies.
Applicants must have satisfactorily completed the Victorian Certificate of Education or its equivalent. Within the Victorian Certificate of Education, applicants must have satisfactorily completed any two units in VCE mathematics and have obtained at least a C average in units 3 and 4 of English and a D average in any three other VCE studies.
Applicants contemplating admission to this course may seek formal credit or recognition of prior learning. Applicants should apply for credit prior to enrolment but currently enrolled students may also apply. The Faculty of Education considers each application on its merits within the context of the faculty guidelines on credit transfer which are contained in a booklet `Learning from experience' available from the Professional Development Institute, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Gippsland campus, Churchill 3842 ($7 postage and packing).
To receive the awards of Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education, a candidate for the double degree must successfully complete:
(a) studies in arts consisting of a major study (three years study in a single discipline), a minor study (two years study in a single discipline), and two additional first-year subjects;
(b) two sequences in education - one in education studies and one in teaching and curriculum studies (which includes a practicum).
Candidates intending to qualify as secondary teachers need to be aware that their major and minor studies in arts must satisfy the requirements for the study of two teaching methods in their fourth year and the requirements for employment laid down by the Victorian Department of Education and non-government authorities.
Generally to qualify for a teaching method in fourth year, a candidate will require a minimum of two years full academic study in that subject.
Progressively over the course students will be completing more of the education component, until the final year which will be entirely education, including an extended teaching practicum. This practicum is a program of field visits to different educational sites including structured teaching experience. Students will be required to complete projects related to their field visits. The visits are an integrated part of work in the Bachelor of Education.
* GED1011 Beyond the classroom (6 points)
* GED1020 How teachers teach (6 points)
* GED1021 The teachers' world (6 points)
* GEC1102 Teaching and curriculum studies 1B (6 points)
* GEC1401 Education studies (6 points)
* GEC1402 Curriculum development (6 points)
* EDP1102 Science and health and physical education (6 points)
* EDP1103 Images of education (6 points)
* EDP1104 Education and the individual 1 (6 points)
This course consists of four years full-time study or eight years part-time study. Most studies must be taken on-campus but a few may be available by distance mode. The expected number of hours per week for a full-time student is forty-eight.
Students are referred to the subject descriptions in the Arts and Education handbooks for details of all subjects, including reading lists. Not all subjects are offered each year and students should consult the timetable available from each faculty or one of the course advisers.
Further information regarding this course may be obtained from one of the Faculty of Education's offices: Clayton campus (telephone 9905 2899 or 9905 2784), Gippsland campus (telephone (03) 51 22 6969 or (03) 9902 6969), or the Peninsula campus (telephone 9904 4291).