D3010 Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Secondary Education

Double degree courses include the features of the component degree courses, except that electives may be reduced.

Education

The course develops through the five themes of Part A. Core studies, Part B. Education studies, Part C. Curriculum studies, Part D. Discipline studies and Part E. Professional experience. The nature and proportion of units required among these themes will differ depending on your course. In this double degree you will complete: 

Part A. Core studies

These studies include essential units that are part of every Bachelor of Education (Honours) course. These units are designed to ground you in evidence-based practices, preparing you to navigate diverse classroom environments and enhance student learning effectively. A key focus of this theme is developing your knowledge and skills to choose strategies that support students to learn, retain, and apply knowledge effectively.

You will explore effective teaching practices, such as sequencing for learning, modelling expected outcomes, assessing and reporting student progress, and providing constructive feedback to support student growth. Classroom management is another major component where you will learn to create structured, supportive environments using clear rules, routines, and high expectations. You will also develop skills to build positive relationships with students, engaging them actively in their learning journey. Inclusivity is embedded throughout the units and you will gain foundational knowledge of First Nations cultures and perspectives, along with other enabling factors that promote cultural responsiveness and support for diverse learners. These units will equip you to become an adaptable, culturally aware, and skilled teacher, ready to apply evidence-based practices for impactful and inclusive teaching and learning.

Part B. Education studies    

These units cover essential aspects of learning to teach and are tailored to prepare you appropriately to enter the secondary teaching profession. These studies include an examination of the learning and teaching relationship, adolescent development, alongside classroom culture and practice. You will build your professional skills, knowledge and understanding of teaching through a process of personal inquiry into effective teaching practices, informed by current research. These units will challenge you to consider global and local influences on education as well as the effective and innovative incorporation of emerging technologies 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.

Part C. Curriculum studies

With a focus on the Victorian Curriculum, these units will provide you with the content-specific knowledge pedagogies covering the Year 7–10 curriculum, as well as specific pedagogy appropriate for teaching VCE in a particular discipline or disciplines. You will develop the understanding and skills needed to become a skilled, innovative and effective educator who is able to draw on a repertoire of strategies to suit particular students, educational contexts and learning outcomes. You will learn how to design, plan and implement engaging learning experiences to meet diverse learners' needs. You will develop your knowledge and skills in key learning areas relevant to the educational level of your course, deepening your understanding of teaching and learning, assessment strategies, theories and practices related to the subjects you will be teaching.

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 expertise to share in the responsibility of educating literate and numerate learners.

Part D. Discipline studies

You will undertake your discipline studies as part of the partner degree. You should consult a 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 E. Professional experience 

Integral to the course, professional experience opportunities have been designed as a developmental learning sequence that you will engage with at every stage of your course. This component is an opportunity for you to build connections between the core, education, curriculum and discipline themed 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 interact with sector professionals as you work collaboratively with them whilst on placement. An opportunity to further explore these professional elements is facilitated through the Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA) unit.

Note: All first-year students must complete EDF1002 Preparing for the profession (0 credit points). This unit provides students with an early and consistent introduction to LANTITE requirements, preparation strategies and available support. It enables students to identify their literacy and numeracy strengths and areas for development, supporting early identification of students who may benefit from additional assistance. 

The course requires the completion of 204 credit points structured into five parts: Part A. Core studies, Part B. Education studies, Part C. Curriculum studies, Part D. Discipline studies and Part E. Professional experience and any special course requirements.

Note. Students are also required to complete the Supporting studies.

Units are 6 credit points unless otherwise stated.

Supporting studies - 0 credit points

You are also required to complete the following unit to support progression in your course.

• EDF1002 Preparing for the profession (0 credit points).

Part A. Core studies (42 credit points)

You must complete the following units:

• EDF1058 Learn to learn, learn to teach

• EDF1059 Fostering classroom culture

• EDF2088 Planning and assessing for teaching and learning

• EDF2099 Inclusive education: Teaching learners with diverse abilities

• EDF3064 Transition to the profession

• EDF3065 Reconciliation, respect and recognition: Indigenous Australian education

• EDF4068 Teaching performance assessment

Part B. Education studies (30 credit points)

You must complete 30 credit points, comprising:

- the following four units (24 credit points); and

- one elective unit (6 credit points).

• EDF2097 Adolescent development and learning

• EDF3062 Creative and critical teaching

• EDF4062 Emerging technologies and innovative practices in education

• EDF4067 Evidence into action

Elective unit (6 credit points)

You must complete a 6 credit point elective unit. You can select a level 2 or 3 unit from across the university in which you are eligible to enrol. You can also select from a range of flagship rich educational experiences (FREE), including the Monash Innovation Guarantee, RED or volunteering. These FREE units may be credited in place of your free elective if approved by the faculty.  

You must discuss your eligibility with your Education Success Adviser (ESA) prior to enrolling in FREE. 

Part C. Curriculum studies (36 credit points)

You must complete 36 credit points, comprising:

- the following two units (12 credit points); and

- the Secondary method studies (24 credit points).

• EDF2079 Educational technologies

• EDF4099 Developing literacy and numeracy

Secondary method studies 1A and 1B, 2A and 2B (24 credit points)

You must select secondary teaching method units based on your discipline studies taken in Part D. Refer to the full list of available secondary method units: https://www.monash.edu/education/students/courses/units/secondary-methods

You must compete 24 credit points, comprising:

• Secondary method 1A

• Secondary method 1B

• Secondary method 2A

• Secondary method 2B

Part D. Discipline studies (96 credit points)

You will undertake your discipline studies as part of the partner degree. You should consult your Faculty of Education Success Adviser (ESA) 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 E. Professional experience (0 credit points)

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

You must complete the following units:

• EDF1083 Secondary professional experience 1A (0 credit points)

• EDF2086 Secondary professional experience 2C (0 credit points)

• EDF3084 Secondary professional experience 3B (0 credit points)

• EDF3089 Secondary professional experience 3C (0 credit points)

• EDF4083 Secondary professional experience 4B (0 credit points)

• EDF4087 Secondary professional experience 4C (0 credit points)