Course code: 1540
Contact: Dr Geoff Romeo
Normally the Bachelor of Computing 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 should also be aware that the computing industry needs people who have expertise in building computer applications and are able to relate to business people and understand their needs and problems. Graduates may find employment in a wide variety of occupations apart from teaching including computer consultancy, computer programming, systems analysis and programming, systems analysis and systems designing.
The objectives of the Bachelor of Education course are to provide students with:
Applicants must have satisfactorily completed the Victorian Certificate of Education or its equivalent. Within the Victorian Certificate of Education, applicants must have obtained at least a D average in units 3 and 4 of English and have satisfactorily completed any two units of VCE mathematics.
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 Computing/Bachelor of Education, a candidate for the double degree must successfully complete:
(a) major and minor sequences within the disciplines offered by the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology;
(b) at least one major sequence in education studies and a major sequence in teaching and curriculum studies including a teaching practicum.
Candidates need to be aware that their major and minor studies in computing 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 and 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.
* 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 Education handbook and the Computing and Information Technology handbook for details of the subjects offered.
Further information regarding this course may be obtained from the administrative officer, Faculty of Education, Peninsula campus (telephone 9904 4291).