Monash University > Publications > 2012 Handbooks > Areas of Study > Education---primary

Undergraduate - Area of Study Education - Primary

All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing faculty	Faculty of Education
Campus(es)	Gippsland, Peninsula

Notes

Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Students with a recognised degree or equivalent diploma may apply to undertake 0341 Graduate Diploma of Education (Primary). Some units in the Peninsula-based Education degrees require on-campus study at Clayton or Caulfield campuses. For details, refer to the course entry.

Description

This area of study applies to the double degree courses listed below. For the requirements of the single degrees 1514 Bachelor of Primary Education and 3750 Bachelor of Education (P-10) refer to their course entries.

A double degree with the Bachelor of Education (Primary) combines specific studies with the theory and practice of primary teaching. The education degree provides a comprehensive knowledge of the theoretical foundations of education, curriculum studies and provides practical experiences. Students complete professional placements in schools and other appropriate settings, including opportunities to gain overseas or remote practical experiences.

Requirements

Students undertaking a double degree with the Bachelor of Education - Primary complete all of the following units in the education component. For details of the non-education component of the double degree refer to the 'Requirements' section of the relevant course entry in the University Handbook.

First-year level

EDF1303 Learning and educational inquiry 1 (five days professional placement)
EDF1304 Learning and educational inquiry 2 (five days professional placement)

Second-year level

EDF1308 Early literacy (10 days professional placement)
EDF2302 Re-imagining children's learning (five days professional placement)

Third-year level

EDF2301 Multiliteracies: Mediating the world
EDF2304 Early numeracy
EDF3301 Numeracy
EDF3311 Understanding place and space (15 days professional placement)

Fourth-year level

EDF2303 Movement, environment and community
EDF3303 Integrating the curriculum 1: Creative exchanges
EDF3304 Integrating the curriculum 2: Different places
EDF3306 Literacy
EDF4311 Professional contexts 1 (20 days professional placement)
EDF4312 Professional contexts 2 (20 days professional placement), or (for Peninsula students only enrolled in course 1541) a LOTE unit
EDF4314 Entering the profession 2
one general elective from the list at http://www.education.monash.edu.au/units/general-electives.html

Relevant courses

Bachelors

Double degrees

1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education - Primary (See Coursemap at http://education.monash.edu.au/courses/coursemaps/1541.html)
4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education (Primary) (See Coursemap at http://education.monash.edu.au/courses/coursemaps/4208.html)
3717 Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Education - Primary (See Coursemap at http://education.monash.edu.au/courses/coursemaps/3717.html)
3711 Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Education - Primary (See Coursemap at http://education.monash.edu.au/courses/coursemaps/3711.html)
2070 Bachelor of Sport and Outdoor Recreation and Bachelor of Education - Primary (See Coursemap at http://education.monash.edu.au/courses/coursemaps/2070.html)
3712 Bachelor of Visual Arts and Bachelor of Education - Primary (See Coursemap at http://education.monash.edu.au/courses/coursemaps/3712.html)