Course code: 0072 (Clayton, Gippsland and Peninsula) (formerly EBESDG, Gippsland)
Contact: Dr Martin Sullivan (Clayton), Mr John Pearson (Gippsland) or Ms Anne Kennedy (Peninsula)
Intake for this course ceased on the Clayton campus in 1997. Students currently enrolled may continue their studies under the previous course structure.
The Bachelor of Educational Studies degree provides the opportunity for qualified teachers and other professionals to undertake advanced studies in the theory and practice of education. In particular, the BEdSt offers teachers with a three-year qualification the opportunity to undertake a further year of study. In this context, it should be noted that the one-year BEd, previously offered at the Peninsula campus as a professional upgrade, is no longer available.
The course also provides a transition to Master of Education studies. Provision exists for students with a suitable record in their BEdSt to transfer to MEd prior to completing the BEdSt.
The objectives of the BEdSt course are to provide students with:
A graduate who has successfully completed a course of teacher education approved by the faculty, may apply for admission to candidature for the degree of Bachelor of Educational Studies. (There is provision for limited entry of non-graduates; see regulation 2.2 in the `Regulations' section at the end of this handbook.)
Applicants for admission to the Bachelor of Educational Studies course should obtain the appropriate application form from either the Clayton, Gippsland or Peninsula campus. All applicants will be notified of the results of applications as soon as possible after the closing date.
There is provision for admission of new students in the second half-year, but the availability of such places will depend on the faculty's total enrolment at the time. Candidates interested in admission in mid-year should inquire prior to the first Friday in June.
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).
The course for the degree of BEdSt consists of six subjects; except where prerequisites are defined in relation to any particular subject these may be taken in any order.
Most subjects are complete in themselves and are taught and examined in either the first or second semesters. However, in some cases, pairs of subjects must be taken together, and it is not possible to study one subject of the pair without the other. A statement to this effect will appear in the outline of the subjects where appropriate.
By resolution of the faculty board, each subject for the degree is offered conditionally upon there being a sufficient demand for it from enrolling students in any given year and conditionally on appropriate staff being available. In addition, a quota may be imposed in some courses.
In order to widen subject choices, students who have completed three BEdSt subjects at credit level or above may choose up to two subjects from designated masters level subjects.
BEdSt students may also choose appropriate subjects from the BSpecEd listing.
BEdSt regulation 3.3 permits the study of appropriate subjects from other faculties for the degree. For students interested in upgrading in the physics discipline, attention is here drawn to the subject PHS3360.08 (Physics project). This allows flexible creation of a program to suit each individual student. Details of this subject are in the Science handbook, available from the Clayton campus.
In view of the fact that there is no new intake into this course on the Clayton campus, the list of subjects available has been reduced. Decisions as to the subjects now offered were made in consultation with students currently enrolled and compiled from the list below. The final list is available from the inquiry office.
Students are advised to complete subjects GEC4511 and GEC4512 and to undertake the remaining four subjects from the wider selection available.
The following distance education subjects have been approved as at the time of printing. Students should contact the Gippsland campus for information on additional subjects.
It is possible to complete the six subjects for the degree in one academic year of full-time study, but the majority of students undertake the course by part-time study and normally attempt two subjects in each of three years of study. Up to six years are allowed to complete the six subjects for the degree, but the faculty encourages part-time students to complete the course in three or four years. The course can be undertaken either on campus or by distance education. At this level a normal enrolment pattern by distance education is one subject per semester in year one. The expected number of hours per week for a full-time student is forty-eight.
Details of all subjects, including reading lists, follow the course information in this handbook. Not all subjects are offered each year and students should consult the timetable available from each campus or 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 (student matters officer, telephone (03) 51 22 6969 or (03) 9902 6969), or the Peninsula campus (telephone 9904 4291).