Bachelor of Visual Arts and Bachelor of Education (Primary) for 2013

At a glance

2013 Handbook entry 

Career opportunities

After you register with the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT), you will be eligible to teach in Victorian primary schools and related teaching services.

You may also pursue a career in a creative arts, design and visual arts-related field, including painting, sculpture, print media and photo media.

Professional recognitions

Australian

Graduating from this program qualifies you to register with the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) - the statutory authority that regulates and promotes the teaching profession in Victoria. Like other professions that involve positions of trust and responsibility, teachers must be registered to practise their profession. The VIT registers teachers working in Victorian government, Catholic and independent schools.

International

If you want to teach interstate or overseas, you should check the registration requirements with local authorities.

Why study Bachelor of Visual Arts and Bachelor of Education (Primary)?

If you want to gain the knowledge and skills for a career in creative and visual arts, or visual arts education, this is the ideal course for you. This program will develop your artistic skills in one or more visual media, while also giving you the chance to share your passion and artistic creativity with primary school students.

Our visual arts program requires you to complete a major and minor sequence from a range of choices, including painting, sculpture, printmedia, photomedia, theory of art and design, and visual arts studio. You will develop your skills and creativity as you progress through the program, learning from active visual art practitioners.

Core education studies focus on teaching and children's learning in a social setting. You will complete units in learning areas, including English, the arts, mathematics, health and physical education, science, the humanities, and information and communication technologies. You will study teaching and learning theories for primary school children and curriculum development and implementation. When you graduate, you will be equipped to teach children to develop their creative, physical, intellectual and social abilities, as well as their literacy and numeracy skills.

You will gain valuable classroom experience by completing a minimum of 80 days of satisfactory professional placements throughout the course. These placements connect the theoretical components of your studies with the practical aspects of teaching. If you want the chance to teach overseas, you have the option of doing an international professional placement. This is an amazing opportunity to get first-hand teaching experience in locations such as the Cook Islands and South Africa.

This course consists of core primary education units, and a major and minor visual arts sequence.

All visual arts units are undertaken at our Caulfield campus. Education units are delivered at our Clayton campus in first year and at our Peninsula campus in the second, third and fourth years.

For more information on the course structure visit the coursemap page.

Entry requirements

Clearly in ATAR score (2013):

  • n/a (Peninsula)

View entry requirements and applications for domestic students

Duration

4 years full-time

Fees for 2013

Fees are subject to change annually.

Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
Average annual student contribution
$ 5,868 AUD
Note: see information on how average fee is calculated.

From 1 January 2012 all students pay a Student Services and Amenities fee each calendar year.

Intakes

First Semester (March)

Attendances

  • On-campus at Peninsula: full-time

Faculty

Faculty of Education

Course code: 3712

CRICOS code: 064796G

Find out more

Enquire now   Apply now   Entry requirements   Faculty of Education

  • 61 3 9904 4291

education.peninsula@monash.edu
www.education.monash.edu
Faculty of Art Design & Architecture

  • 61 3 9903 1517

artdes-enquiries@monash.edu
www.artdes.monash.edu

Entry requirements

View entry requirements and applications for international students

Duration

4 years full-time

Fees for 2013

Fees are subject to change annually.

International fee per 48 credit points
48 credit points represents a standard full-time course load for a year
$ 25,420 AUD

From 1 January 2012 all students pay a Student Services and Amenities fee each calendar year.

Intakes

First Semester (March)

Attendances

  • On-campus at Peninsula: full-time

Faculty

Faculty of Education

Course code: 3712

CRICOS code: 064796G

Find out more

Enquire now   Apply now   Entry requirements  

International Student Enquiries

Telephone: +61 3 9903 4788
Email: study@monash.edu

Admissions information for domestic students

Entry requirements

Minimum entrance requirements

Equivalent Australian Year 12. English requirements: See the English Language Requirements web page

VCE prerequisites

Units 1 and 2-two units (any study combination) of general mathematics or mathematical methods (CAS) or Units 3 and 4-mathematics (any). Units 3 and 4-a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English, and a study score of at least 30 in one of art or studio arts.

International Baccalaureate subject prerequisites

  • A score of at least 4 in English SL or 3 in English HL or 5 in English B SL or 4 in English B HL, and
  • A score of at least 5 in visual arts SL or 4 in visual arts HL, and
  • A score of at least 3 in any mathematics subject.

Special application requirements

Non School Leavers Only

Application Kit: Applicants must download a kit online by 30 September. Applicants can access the kit at Open Day. Telephone requests will not be accepted. Applicants must complete and submit the kit by 7 October.

Interview and folio presentation: Details will be sent to applicants by 7 November. Applicants must attend in November. Advisory letters will be sent to applicants by 12 December.

DIRECT APPLICANTS

International Applicants (Non School Leavers Only)

All applicants must submit a folio of 10-15 images of their work for assessment. Please refer to the Faculty of Art & Design website for further details.

Local Applicants: All applicants must apply through VTAC. Please refer to the information above.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Entry scores

Qualification Peninsula
2013 ATAR clearly in for CSP n/a

Applications

Semester one (March)

Applications for on campus studies should be made online through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre.

Semester two (July)

This course is not available for Second Semester (July) entry.

Admissions information for international students

Entry requirements

International entry requirements

2013 international qualification entry requirements and scores for this course are available from the Undergraduate Qualifications Database.

Equivalent Australian Year 12.

VCE prerequisites

Units 1 and 2-two units (any study combination) of general mathematics or mathematical methods (CAS) or Units 3 and 4-mathematics (any). Units 3 and 4-a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English, and a study score of at least 30 in one of art or studio arts.

International Baccalaureate subject prerequisites

  • A score of at least 4 in English SL or 3 in English HL or 5 in English B SL or 4 in English B HL, and
  • A score of at least 5 in visual arts SL or 4 in visual arts HL, and
  • A score of at least 3 in any mathematics subject.

English requirements for international students

See the English Language Requirements web page

Special application requirements

Non School Leavers Only

Application Kit: Applicants must download a kit online by 30 September. Applicants can access the kit at Open Day. Telephone requests will not be accepted. Applicants must complete and submit the kit by 7 October.

Interview and folio presentation: Details will be sent to applicants by 7 November. Applicants must attend in November. Advisory letters will be sent to applicants by 12 December.

DIRECT APPLICANTS

International Applicants (Non School Leavers Only)

All applicants must submit a folio of 10-15 images of their work for assessment. Please refer to the Faculty of Art & Design website for further details.

Local Applicants: All applicants must apply through VTAC. Please refer to the information above.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Entry scores

2013 international qualification entry requirements and scores for this course are available from the Undergraduate Qualifications Database.

Qualification Peninsula
A Level GCE (Click on the Undergraduate Qualifications Database link above for details on how the A-Level score is calculated.) 8

Applications

Semester one (March)

Current VCE or IB students studying in Victoria should apply online through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre

Applications are made directly to the University and can be made online via International Recruitment Services.

Semester two (July)

This course currently doesn't have places available for mid-year entry.

Enrolment obligation

International students enrolling in a CRICOS-registered course can study no more than 25% of their course by distance and/or online learning. Students cannot enrol exclusively in distance and/or online learning study in any compulsory study period. See standard 9.4 of The National Code 2007.