D3001 Bachelor of Education (Honours)

The course develops through the four themes of Part A. Education studies, Part B. Curriculum studies, Part C. Discipline studies and Part D. Professional experience. The nature and proportion of units required among these themes will differ depending upon your specialisation.

Part A. Education studies

These studies are the nexus for the Bachelor of Education (Honours) course and focus on the core discipline of education including an examination of the learning and teaching relationship, fostering of positive behaviour, and classroom practice.  You will build your professional skills, knowledge and understanding of teaching through a process of personal inquiry into effective teaching practice. practices. These units will challenge you to consider global and local influences on education to ensure the relevance of your teaching. You will build a deep understanding of learners, families, schools and communities. Societal trends are explored as well as how to effectively engage local communities, parents and carers.  In the final year of the course you will consider your personal role as a change agent in the profession. You will consider how you may contribute to continuous improvement through processes of professional learning and individual and collaborative leadership efforts, as you transition from a pre-service to beginning teacher.

Part B. Curriculum studies

With a focus on the Victorian curriculum, these units will provide you with the discipline specific pedagogies, covering Years 7-10 curriculum, as well as specific pedagogy appropriate for teaching to Year 12 in a particular discipline/s. Through these studies, you will develop the knowledge and skills you will need to become a skilled and effective educator who is able to draw on an ever-growing and flexible repertoire of strategies to suit particular children, educational contexts and learning outcomes. You will learn how to design, plan and implement engaging learning experiences in order to meet diverse learners' needs. You will develop your own knowledge and skills in key learning areas relevant to the educational level of your specialisation, deepening your understanding of teaching and learning strategies, theories and practices related to the subjects you will be teaching.

If you are enrolled in the Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Secondary Health and Physical Education, you will be prepared to teach in three secondary teaching areas: Health, Physical Education and one other area of your choice.

If you are enrolled in the Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Secondary Education course, you will be prepared to teach in two secondary teaching areas. You will also be required to successfully complete a unit that develops skills in teaching literacy and numeracy across the curriculum, ensuring you have the skills and abilities to share in the responsibility of educating literate and numerate learners.

Part C. Discipline studies

The discipline studies units are designed to develop your content knowledge in the key learning areas that you will be teaching in schools or other education settings. Offered as integrated curriculum/discipline studies in the Early Childhood-Primary and Primary specialisations, and as a standalone discipline studies sequence in all other specialisations, these units will provide you with a focused sequence of study, that will deepen and advance your knowledge in your teaching specialist areas.  The number of units completed in this sequence is unique to each specialisation and accordingly aligns and reflects the different needs of the Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary school sectors.

Part D. Professional experience 

Integral to the course, the professional experience opportunities have been designed as a developmental learning sequence that you will engage with at every stage of your course.  The professional experience component is an opportunity for you to build connections between the education, curriculum and discipline theme unit content and apply these in a professional context. You will operate within a particular social and legislative environment unique to your placement setting, and you will interact with sector professionals as you work collaboratively with them whilst on placement.  An opportunity to further explore these professional elements is facilitated through your Research project in education and the Teaching Performance Assessment.

Course progression map

The following course progression maps provide guidance on unit enrolment for each semester of study:

• D30018 Early Childhood and Primary Education
• D30013 Primary Education
• D30014 Primary and Secondary Education
• D30015 Primary and Secondary Inclusive Education
• D30016 Primary and Secondary Health and Physical Education
• D30017 Secondary Health and Physical Education

The course requires the completion of 204 credit points comprising at least 108 points in the education studies, curriculum studies and professional experience themes, and up to 96 points relating to discipline studies, and the additional 'Mandatory requirements' detailed below. If you are enrolled in a double degree course, 96 points of discipline studies are completed through the partner degree course.

The course develops through the four themes of: Part A. Education studies, Part B. Curriculum studies, Part C. Discipline studies and Part D. Professional experience. The nature and proportion of units among these themes will differ depending upon your chosen specialisation. For the units required for each specialisation, refer to the links under ‘Specialisations’ below.

Units are 6 credit points unless otherwise stated.

Specialisations

You must complete one of the following specialisations:

Early childhood and primary education

Primary education

Primary and secondary education

Primary and secondary inclusive education

Primary and secondary health and physical education

Secondary health and physical education

Secondary education

Specialisations

Early childhood and primary education

Part A. Education studies (108 points)

You must complete the following:

• EDF1061 Working in education: An introduction to the profession
• EDF1062 Approaches to teaching and learning
• EDF1067 Introduction to early childhood
• EDF1068 Contemporary approaches to learning for young children: Theories and practices
• EDF2058 Play-based learning theories and pedagogy
• EDF2059 Childhoods in a changing world
• EDF2063 Planning for teaching and learning
• EDF2064 Assessing teaching and learning
• EDF3065 Including Indigenous perspectives and learners
• EDF3066 Inclusive education: Teaching learners with diverse abilities
• EDF3074 Contemporary approaches to learning for infants and toddlers: Theories and practices
• EDF3076 Working in partnerships
• EDF4067 Evidence into action
• EDF4068 Teaching performance assessment (TPA)
• EDF4069 Transition to the profession
• EDF4088 Leading for learning
• EDF4089 Continuity of learning: Transitions and change
• EDF4090 Policy and politics in early childhood

Parts B. and C. Integrated curriculum and discipline studies (96 points)

You must complete the following:

• EDF1063 Creative connections 1: Visual arts
• EDF1064 Creative connections 2: Music and performing arts
• EDF1065 Foundational numeracy for learning
• EDF1066 Foundational literacy for learning
• EDF2065 English 1
• EDF2066 Mathematics 1
• EDF2067 Health and physical education
• EDF2068 Foundation science
• EDF2069 Primary creative arts
• EDF2070 Humanities and social sciences
• EDF3067 Mathematics 2
• EDF3068 English 2
• EDF3069 Planning and teaching science
• EDF3070 Developing technological knowledge
• EDF4009 English and literacies 4

And one of the Primary specialist sequences below:

English and literacy

• EDF4047 Leading literacy learning

Mathematics and numeracy

• EDF4078 Leading mathematics learning

Science

• EDF4079 Leading science learning

Part D. Professional experience (0 points)

You must complete 90 days of supervised professional experience in early childhood settings and primary schools.

You must complete the following:

• EDF1081 Early childhood professional experience 1A (0 points)
• EDF2080 Primary professional experience 2A (0 points)
• EDF3080 Primary professional experience 3A (0 points)
• EDF3085 Early childhood professional experience 3A (0 points)
• EDF3086 Primary professional experience 3C (0 points)
• EDF4080 Primary professional experience 4A (0 points)
• EDF4084 Early childhood professional experience 4A (0 points)

Fieldwork

90 days of professional experience in early childhood settings and primary schools.

Primary education – single degree

Part A. Education studies (102 points)

You must complete the following:

• EDF1061 Working in education: An introduction to the profession
• EDF1062 Approaches to teaching and learning
• EDF1069 Global and cross-cultural understandings of education
• EDF1070 Understanding students as learners
• EDF1078 Beyond the classroom: Local and global learning
• EDF2060 Teacher and student wellbeing
• EDF2063 Planning for teaching and learning
• EDF2064 Assessing teaching and learning
• EDF3065 Indigenous perspectives and learning
• EDF3066 Inclusive education: Teaching learners with diverse abilities
• EDF3075 Developing transdisciplinary pedagogies
• EDF3076 Working in partnerships
• EDF4019 Leading positive learning environments
• EDF4067 Evidence into action
• EDF4068 Teaching performance assessment (TPA)
• EDF4069 Transition to the profession
• EDF4088 Leading for learning

Parts B. and C. Integrated curriculum and discipline studies (102 points)

• EDF1065 Foundational numeracy for learning
• EDF1066 Foundational literacy for learning
• EDF1079 Digital technologies
• EDF2061 Creative arts across the curriculum
• EDF2065 English 1
• EDF2066 Mathematics 1
• EDF2067 Health and physical education
• EDF2068 Foundation science
• EDF2069 Primary creative arts
• EDF2070 Humanities and social sciences
• EDF3067 Mathematics 2
• EDF3068 English 2
• EDF3069 Planning and teaching science
• EDF3070 Developing technological knowledge
• EDF4009 English and literacies 4 

And two of the Primary specialist sequences below:

English and literacy

• EDF4047 Leading literacy learning

Mathematics and numeracy

• EDF4078 Leading mathematics learning

Science

• EDF4079 Leading science learning

Part D. Professional experience (0 points)

You must complete 80 days of supervised professional experience in primary schools.

You must complete the following:

• EDF1082 Primary professional experience 1A (0 points)
• EDF2081 Primary professional experience 2B (0 points)
• EDF3081 Primary professional experience 3B (0 points)
• EDF3087 Primary professional experience 3D (0 points)
• EDF4081 Primary professional experience 4B (0 points)
• EDF4085 Primary professional experience 4C (0 points)

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 Primary education – double degree

Part A. Education studies (42 points)

You must complete the following:

• EDF1061 Working in education: An introduction to the profession
• EDF1062 Approaches to teaching and learning
• EDF2063 Planning for teaching and learning
• EDF2064 Assessing teaching and learning
• EDF3065 Indigenous perspectives and learning
• EDF3066 Inclusive education: Teaching learners with diverse abilities
• EDF4068 Teaching performance assessment (TPA)

Part B. Curriculum studies (66 points)

• EDF2065 English 1
• EDF2066 Mathematics 1
• EDF3067 Mathematics 2
• EDF3068 English 2
• EDF4009 English and literacies 4
• EDF4091 Teaching technology
• EDF4092 Primary health and physical education
• EDF4093 Primary creative arts
• EDF4094 Primary humanities and social sciences
• EDF4095 Science education

And one of the Primary specialist sequences below:

English and literacy

• EDF4047 Leading literacy learning

Mathematics and numeracy

• EDF4078 Leading mathematics learning

Part C. Discipline studies (96 points for the double degree course)

Part D. Professional experience (0 points)

You must complete 80 days of supervised professional experience in primary schools.

You must complete the following:

• EDF1082 Primary professional experience 1A (0 points)
• EDF2081 Primary professional experience 2B (0 points)
• EDF3081 Primary professional experience 3B (0 points)
• EDF3087 Primary professional experience 3D (0 points)
• EDF4081 Primary professional experience 4B (0 points)
• EDF4085 Primary professional experience 4C (0 points)

Primary and secondary education

Units are 6 credit points unless otherwise stated.

Part A. Education studies (84 points)

You must complete the following:

• EDF1061 Working in education: An introduction to the profession
• EDF1062 Approaches to teaching and learning
• EDF1070 Understanding students as learners
• EDF1078 Beyond the classroom: Local and global learning
• EDF2062 Education policy and practice
• EDF2063 Planning for teaching and learning
• EDF2064 Assessing teaching and learning
• EDF3065 Including Indigenous perspectives and learners
• EDF3066 Inclusive education: Teaching learners with diverse abilities
• EDF3075 Developing transdisciplinary pedagogies
• EDF3076 Working in partnerships
• EDF4067 Evidence into action
• EDF4068 Teaching performance assessment (TPA)
• EDF4069 Transition to the profession

Part B. Curriculum studies (84 points)

You must complete the following:

• EDF1079 Digital technologies
• EDF1085 Learning and teaching across school contexts
• EDF2065 English 1
• EDF2066 Mathematics 1
• EDF2067 Health and physical education
• EDF2069 Primary creative arts
• EDF2070 Humanities and social sciences
• EDF3067 Mathematics 2
• EDF3068 English 2
• EDF4009 English and literacies 4
• EDF4095 Science education
• Secondary method 1A*
• Secondary method 1B*

And one of the Primary specialist sequences below:

English and literacy

• EDF4047 Leading literacy learning

Mathematics and numeracy

• EDF4078 Leading mathematics learning

* Corresponding to the discipline study taken in Part C below. Refer to the secondary specialist/discipline areas, prerequisites and units list.

Part C. Discipline studies (36 points)

Discipline study:

• a six-unit discipline study, chosen from the discipline studies list, which comprises six units in an elected discipline with at least 12 points each at levels 2 and 3.

*If you have entered the course via the Diploma of Higher Education you complete only four units in the discipline area.

Part D. Professional experience (0 points)

You must complete 85 days of supervised professional experience in primary and secondary schools.

You must complete the following:

• EDF1083 Secondary professional experience 1A (0 points)
• EDF2081 Primary professional experience 2B (0 points)
• EDF3082 Secondary professional experience 3A (0 points)
• EDF3087 Primary professional experience 3D (0 points)
• EDF4082 Secondary professional experience 4A (0 points)
• EDF4086 Primary professional experience 4D (0 points)

Fieldwork

85 days of professional experience completed in primary and secondary schools.

Primary and secondary inclusive education

Units are 6 credit points unless otherwise stated.

Part A. Education studies (36 points)

You must complete the following:

• EDF1061 Working in education: An introduction to the profession
• EDF1062 Approaches to teaching and learning
• EDF2063 Planning for teaching and learning
• EDF2064 Assessing teaching and learning
• EDF3065 Including Indigenous perspectives and learners
• EDF4069 Transition to the profession

Part B. Curriculum studies (84 points)

You must complete the following:

• EDF1085 Learning and teaching across school contexts
• EDF2065 English 1
• EDF2066 Mathematics 1
• EDF2067 Health and physical education
• EDF2069 Primary creative arts
• EDF2070 Humanities and social sciences
• EDF3067 Mathematics 2
• EDF3068 English 2
• EDF3070 Developing technological knowledge
• EDF4009 English and literacies 4
• EDF4095 Science education
• Secondary method 1A*
• Secondary method 1B*

And one of the Primary specialist sequences below:

English and literacy

• EDF4047 Leading literacy learning

Mathematics and numeracy

• EDF4078 Leading mathematics learning

* Corresponding to the additional discipline study taken in Part C below. Refer to the secondary specialist/discipline areas, prerequisites and units list.

Part C. Discipline studies (84 points)

You must complete the following:

Inclusive education

• EDF1086 Learning and teaching for students with diverse needs in various education settings
• EDF1087 Foundation to inclusive education
• EDF1088 Understanding behaviour in classrooms and schools
• EDF2077 Using assessment to respond to diversity across the school years
• EDF3077 Curriculum in inclusive education
• EDF3078 Teaching and learning of students needing increased support
• EDF4067 Evidence into action
• EDF4068 Teaching performance assessment (TPA)

Additional discipline

• six-unit discipline study, chosen from the discipline studies list, which comprises six units in an elected discipline with at least 12 points each at levels 2 and 3. Refer to the secondary specialist/discipline areas, prerequisites and units list.

Part D. Professional experience (0 points)

You must complete 85 days of supervised professional experience in primary schools, secondary schools and special education settings.

You must complete the following:

• EDF1083 Secondary professional experience 1A (0 points)
• EDF2084 Special professional experience 2A (0 points)
• EDF3082 Secondary professional experience 3A (0 points)
• EDF3087 Primary professional experience 3D (0 points)
• EDF4082 Secondary professional experience 4A (0 points)
• EDF4086 Primary professional experience 4D (0 points)

Fieldwork

85 days of professional experience completed in primary and secondary schools and special education settings.

Primary and secondary health and physical education

Units are 6 credit points unless otherwise stated.

Part A. Education studies (60 points)

You must complete the following:

• EDF1061 Working in education: An introduction to the profession
• EDF1062 Approaches to teaching and learning
• EDF1078 Beyond the classroom: Local and global learning
• EDF2063 Planning for teaching and learning
• EDF2064 Assessing teaching and learning
• EDF3065 Including Indigenous perspectives and learners
• EDF3066 Inclusive education: Teaching learners with diverse abilities
• EDF4067 Evidence into action
• EDF4068 Teaching performance assessment (TPA)
• EDF4069 Transition to the profession

Part B. Curriculum studies (78 points)

You must complete the following:

• EDF1079 Digital technologies
• EDF2065 English 1
• EDF2066 Mathematics 1
• EDF2069 Primary creative arts
• EDF2070 Humanities and social sciences
• EDF2075 Planning, teaching and learning in health and physical education
• EDF3067 Mathematics 2
• EDF3068 English 2
• EDF4009 English and litearcies 4
• EDF4095 Science education
• EDF4096 Senior secondary health education
• EDF4097 Senior secondary physical education

And one of the Primary specialist sequences below:

English and literacy

• EDF4047 Leading literacy learning

Mathematics and numeracy

• EDF4078 Leading mathematics learning

Part C. Discipline studies (66 points)

You must complete the following:

• EDF1073 Introduction to health and physical education
• EDF1074 Sociocultural foundations of health and physical education
• EDF1075 Biophysical and behavioural foundations of health and physical education
• EDF1076 Health and education: Frameworks, concepts and practices
• EDF2073 Rhythmic and expressive movement contexts
• EDF2074 Skill acquisition and models based practice
• EDF2076 Perspectives on health
• EDF3090 Inclusion and diversity in health and physical education
• EDF3091 Health, wellbeing and sustainability in global contexts
• EDF3092 Contemporary youth health issues
• EDF3093 Advanced sport and exercise science

Part D. Professional experience (0 points)

You must complete 85 days of supervised professional experience in primary and secondary schools.

You must complete the following:

• EDF1083 Secondary professional experience 1A (0 points)
• EDF2081 Primary professional experience 2B (0 points)
• EDF3082 Secondary professional experience 3A (0 points)
• EDF3087 Primary professional experience 3D (0 points)
• EDF4082 Secondary professional experience 4A (0 points)
• EDF4086 Primary professional experience 4D (0 points)

Fieldwork

85 days of professional experience completed in primary and secondary schools.

Secondary health and physical education

Units are 6 credit points unless otherwise stated.

Part A. Education studies (72 points)

You must complete the following:

• EDF1061 Working in education: An introduction to the profession
• EDF1062 Approaches to teaching and learning
• EDF1077 Games-based approaches to health and physical education
• EDF1078 Beyond the classroom: Local and global learning
• EDF2063 Planning for teaching and learning
• EDF2064 Assessing teaching and learning
• EDF2079 Educational technologies
• EDF3065 Including Indigenous perspectives and learners
• EDF3066 Inclusive education: Teaching learners with diverse abilities
• EDF4067 Evidence into action
• EDF4068 Teaching performance assessment (TPA)
• EDF4069 Transition to the profession

Part B. Curriculum studies (42 points)

You must complete the following:

• EDF1073 Introduction to health and physical education
• EDF1074 Sociocultural foundations of health and physical education
• EDF2075 Planning, teaching and learning in health and physical education
• EDF4096 Senior secondary health education
• EDF4097 Senior secondary physical education
• Secondary method 1A*
• Secondary method 1B*

* Corresponding to the discipline studies taken in section C below. Refer to the secondary specialist/discipline areas, prerequisites and units (http://monash.edu/education/current-students/courses/units/secondaryspecialisms/).

Part C. Discipline studies (90 points)

You must complete the following:

Discipline study 1: Health and physical education (66 points)

• EDF1075 Biophysical and behavioural foundations of health and physical education
• EDF1076 Health and education: Frameworks, concepts and practices
• EDF2073 Rhythmic and expressive movement contexts
• EDF2074 Skill acquisition and models based practice
• EDF2076 Perspectives on health
• EDF2085 Sport education
• EDF3090 Inclusion and diversity in health and physical education
• EDF3091 Health, wellbeing and sustainability in global contexts
• EDF3092 Contemporary youth health issues
• EDF3093 Advanced sport and exercise science
• EDF4098 Physical activity and sport in society

Discipline study 2 (24 points)

• four units in an elected discipline as listed below with at least 12 points each at levels 1 and 2.Refer to the secondary specialist/discipline areas, prerequisites and units list.

• Biology
• Business
• Chemistry
• English – four units in literature studies comprising two units at level 1 and two units at level 2.
• Geography
• Mathematics
• Social Education

Part D. Professional experience (0 points)

You must complete 80 days of supervised professional experience in secondary schools.

You must complete the following:

• EDF1083 Secondary professional experience 1A (0 points)
• EDF2083 Secondary professional experience 2A (0 points)
• EDF3084 Secondary professional experience 3B (0 points)
• EDF3089 Secondary professional experience 3C (0 points)
• EDF4083 Secondary professional experience 4B (0 points)
• EDF4087 Secondary professional experience 4C (0 points)

Fieldwork

80 days of professional experience completed in secondary schools.

Secondary education

Units are 6 credit points unless otherwise stated.

Part A. Education studies (66 points)

You must complete the following:

• EDF1061 Working in education: An introduction to the profession
• EDF1062 Approaches to teaching and learning
• EDF2063 Planning for teaching and learning
• EDF2064 Assessing teaching and learning
• EDF2079 Educational technologies
• EDF3065 Including Indigenous perspectives and learners
• EDF3066 Inclusive education: Teaching learners with diverse abilities
• EDF4067 Evidence into action
• EDF4068 Teaching performance assessment (TPA)
• EDF4069 Transition to the profession
• EDF4099 Developing literacy and numeracy

Part B. Curriculum studies (42 points)

You must complete the following:

• EDF2078 Creative and critical teaching
• EDF3096 Fostering classroom culture
• EDF3097 Adolescent development and learning
• Secondary method 1A*
• Secondary method 1B*
• Secondary method 2A*
• Secondary method 2B*

* Corresponding to the discipline studies taken in Section C below. Refer to the secondary specialist/discipline areas, prerequisites and units list.

Part C. Discipline studies (96 points)

You will undertake your discipline studies as part of the partner degree. You should consult the Faculty of Education course adviser regarding your choice of majors and minors within the partner degree course to ensure you are fulfilling the requirements of the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT). Refer to the secondary specialist/discipline areas, prerequisites and units list.

Part D. Professional experience (0 points)

You must complete 80 days of supervised professional experience in primary and secondary schools.

You must complete the following:

• EDF1083 Secondary professional experience 1A (0 points)
• EDF2083 Secondary professional experience 2A (0 points)
• EDF3084 Secondary professional experience 3B (0 points)
• EDF3089 Secondary professional experience 3C (0 points)
• EDF4083 Secondary professional experience 4B (0 points)
• EDF4087 Secondary professional experience 4C (0 points)

Fieldwork

80 days of professional experience.