Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Education (Parkville Campus)
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The Bachelor of Education (Primary) award is gained upon successful completion of a four-year program. The degree qualifies you for registration and employment as a general teacher in primary schools and is recognised throughout Australia as a four-year teacher education award.
The compulsory program of studies in School Experience, Education, and Learning Area (Curriculum and Standards Framework related) components in each of the four years includes teaching experience in a range of primary schools, as well as studies in child development and special education, learning and the primary school curriculum, education theory, the role of the teacher in the classroom and the school, indigenous Australian studies and computers in the classroom.
Elective choice within the course is offered through advanced studies and the Learning Area Options.
Teachers who hold a Diploma of Teaching award and have completed at least one year of full-time teaching experience may also qualify for an award of Bachelor of Education (Primary) by undertaking a further year of full-time study or part-time equivalent in the BEd(Primary) fourth year course for post-initial students.
On completion of the Bachelor of Education (Primary) course graduates should be able to:
A high degree of proficiency in all aspects of English is desirable for prospective teachers. Applicants who have not completed VCE English may be required to undertake language tests as part of the process of selection.
The course comprises four years of pre-service full-time study or equivalent part-time study. Throughout the program you will accumulate points in the three major study areas: School Experience, Education Studies and Learning Areas.
To qualify for the Bachelor of Education (Primary) you must satisfy the following requirements:
Students who enrolled in the Bachelor of Education (Primary) prior to 1996 should refer to the 1995 handbook for details of course requirements.
The compulsory subjects after first year are offered at two levels - standard and advanced. The advanced level subjects have the same number of points and the same nominal amount of assessment, but they assume a strong interest and a more secure understanding, set higher expectations for the quality of work assessed, and have a more rigorous approach. Generally students work at a higher level in that subject. Most advanced subjects require an H2A result in the prerequisite subject(s).
To obtain an Honours degree you must:
In year 1 of the course, you undertake compulsory subjects in Education, School Experience and Learning Area subjects: Arts, Health and Physical Education, Language and Literacy, Mathematics, Science and Technology, and Society and Environment.
Education Studies, including Indigenous Australian Studies and Computers in Education, and School Experience continue in year 2 of the course, in conjunction with Learning Area subjects: Arts, Health and Physical Education, Language and Literacy and Mathematics. At this stage, you may opt to undertake advanced subjects, providing you meet the pre-requisites for those subjects.
In year 3 of the course, you will continue with Education, including Child Development and Curriculum Studies, plus Learning Area subjects: Language and Literacy, Mathematics, Science and Technology. You will also complete one Learning Area Option. You may continue with advanced studies in year 3.
Year 4 studies continue in Education, covering curriculum integration and practice, and the role of the teacher in the school, which includes an action-based research component. This is also the final year of the sequences in Learning Area subjects: Language and Literacy, Mathematics and Science and Technology, and the year in which you complete a second Learning Area Option. The year ends with the final placement in a school setting. In conjunction with year 4 advanced subjects you may undertake the Honours project in place of the action-based research project.
Lateral entry to this course will not be available in 1996. From 1997 normal credit provisions will be available to lateral entry applicants. However, students entering with credit will not normally be eligible for an Honours degree.
Bachelor of Education (Primary) students are eligible to apply for the Diploma in Modern Languages offered by the Faculty of Arts. Enrolment must be approved by both the Arts Faculty and the Faculty of Education.
Further details are available from the Arts Faculty Office.
If you hold an approved three-year teaching qualification and have completed approved teaching experience, you are eligible to apply for the BEd(Primary) fourth year course.
You select an Education subject to gain a total of at least 50 points in Education Studies and you must complete a total of at least 91 points in General Studies in a single Related Study Area.
One of School Studies D1 - Curriculum Integration, or School Studies D50 - Curriculum Integration and Practice, is a required study. You may select further School Studies subjects to extend the depth and breadth of your curriculum and teaching studies. School Studies D subjects are specifically designed for practising teachers. Alternatively, subjects in other areas may be taken to gain the overall 400 points required for the award of Bachelor of Education (Primary).
476-110 School Experience 1 (20 days) 10.0 points
476-112 Education 1: Children, Schools & 15.0
Society
Learning Areas:
483-124 Arts 1 10.0
485-130 Health & Physical Education 1 10.0
483-134 Language & Literacy 1 15.0
485-129 Mathematics 1 15.0
485-128 Science & Technology 1 15.0
476-111 Society & Environment 1 10.0
100.0
School Experience 2 (30 days) 15.0
Education 2A/2A Adv: Educational 15.0
Theories & Practices
Education 2B:Indigenous Australian 10.0
Studies
Education 2C:Computers in the Primary 10.0
Classroom
Learning Areas:
Arts 2/2 Advanced 10.0
Health & Physical Education 2/2 10.0
Advanced
Language & Literacy 2/2 Advanced 15.0
Mathematics 2/2 Advanced 15.0
100.0
School Experience 3 (30 days) 15.0
Education 3A/3A Adv: Curriculum & 20.0
Theory*
Education 3B/3B Adv: Child Development 10.0
Learning Areas:
Language & Literacy 3/3 Adv 15.0
Mathematics 3/3 Adv 10.0
Science & Technology 2/2 Adv 15.0
Option# 15.0
100.0
Fourth year
School Experience 4 (20 days) 10.0
Education 4A/4A Adv: Curriculum 20.0
Integration & Practice
Education 4B/4B Adv: Issues & Contexts 10.0
in Education
Education 4C: Research in an 10.0
Educational Context
OR Honours Project
Learning Areas:
Language & Literacy 4/4 Adv 10.0
Mathematics 4/4 Adv 15.0
Science & Technology 3/3 Adv 10.0
Option# 15.0
100.0
476-103 School Studies A (inc. 20 days School 25.0
based)
483-108 Foundation Studies in Language and 15.0
Literacy
485-183 Foundation Studies in Mathematics 15.0
485-186 Foundation Studies in 15.0
Science/Technology
483-119 Foundation Studies in the Arts 5.0
A-Level General Studies 25.0
100.0
476-210 School Studies B33 Child Development 10.0
483-221 School Studies B44 Literacy 10.0
485-231 School Studies B55 Numeracy 10.0
476-204 Education Studies B 20.0
460-202 School Experience B 16.7
B-Level General Studies 33.3
100.0
476-346 School Experience C 16.7
476-306 School Studies C1 20.0
483-207 School Studies B20 Arts 10.0
485-222 School Studies B30 Health and Physical 10.0
Education
483-321 School Studies C40 Language Arts 5.0
485-318 School Studies C51 Maths 5.0
C-Level General Studies and/or optional 33.0
School Studies
100.0
476-413 Education Studies D 33.3
476-414 School Studies D 30.0
Optional Studies and/or General Studies 36.7
100.0
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Education (Parkville Campus)
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 10 1995 Last modified: Oct 10 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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