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8. Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Teaching

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 8. Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Teaching

Bachelor of Music students who wish to undertake a primary or secondary teaching qualification and who have completed at least one year of the Bachelor of Music can apply to transfer to the combined Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Teaching - a five year full-time (or approved equivalent) program. The combined course comprises a total of 500 points with 350 points undertaken in the Bachelor of Music and 150 points in the Bachelor of Teaching. The first three years of the combined course are devoted to music subjects, with the Bachelor of Teaching subjects normally undertaken in years 4 and 5.

Graduates qualify for registration as specialist music teachers in primary or secondary schools in both classroom and instrumental teaching methods, and can also teach in private practice.

Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Teaching
Third year		Points
	740-347 Practical Study 3-1	12.5
	740-348 Practical Study 3-2	12.5
	740-355 Group Music Resources And Ensemble B	25
	740-385 Music Techniques 3	12.5
	740-342 Orchestration	12.5
	740-407 Conducting for Schools	12.5
	740-212 Music Technology Studies	12.5
Fourth year - Primary Strand
	483-122 Language in Education	6.25
	485-113 Computers and the Classroom	6.25
	485-136 Learning Area (TP) Mathematics 1	12.5
	483-146 Learning Area (TP) Arts	12.5
	483-145 Learning Area Primary English 1	12.5
	476-100 Learning & Teaching	12.5
	476-101 Curriculum & Assessment	12.5
	482-101 Education Policy, Schools & Society	12.5
	460-102 School Experience & Practice Teaching 1T	12.5
Fourth Year - Secondary Strand
	483-122 Language in Education	6.25
	485-113 Computers and the Classroom	6.25
	Music elective
	483-129 Learning Area (Sec) Music A	12.5
	483-130 Learning Area (Sec) Music B	12.5
	476-100 Learning & Teaching	12.5
	476-101 Curriculum & Assessment	12.5
	482-101 Education Policy, Schools & Society	12.5
	460-102 School Experience & Practice Teaching 1T	12.5
Fifth year - Primary Strand
	476-203 Teaching: Professional Perspectives	12.5
	460-203 School Experience & Practice Teaching 2T	12.5
	485-233 Learning Area (TP) Mathematics 2	6.25
	483-245 Learning Area Primary English 2	6.25
	485-234 Learning Area (TP) Science & Technology	12.5
	485-235 Learning Area (TP) Health & Physical Ed	6.25
	482-251 Learning Area (TP) SOSE	6.25
	460-204 Internship	25.0
	Plus either:
	460-424 Research Project	12.5
	or
	460-427 Honours Project	12.5
Fifth Year - Secondary Strand
	460-203 School Experience & Practice Teaching 2T	12.5
	Postgraduate Elective subjects
	460-204 Internship	25
	476-203 Teaching: Professional Perspectives	12.5
	Plus either:
	460-424 Research Project	12.5
	or
	460-427 Honours Project	12.5
Total Points		500.0

Note:

• students must have completed a minimum of 300 points in music subjects before being able to proceed to the Bachelor of Teaching subjects;

• students who are completing a Diploma (such as the Diploma in Modern Languages) concurrently with the Bachelor of Music must have completed a minimum of 300 points in the Music/Diploma course and have undertaken sufficient music studies to proceed to the Bachelor of Teaching component of the combined course.

Practicum Requirements

Bachelor of Teaching students complete a minimum of 45 days of supervised practice teaching in schools plpus an extended intenship in final year. BMus/BTeach students should note that they are expected to meet their practicum committments where these may occur in semester breaks when some music subjects are offered on an intensive basis.

Honours Degree

Students who wish to complete the Bachelor of teaching (Honours) within years 4 and 5 will be able to apply in the same way as all other BTeach students.

Deferral

Deferral of a place in the combined course is not available.

Part-time Studies

Part-time studies are available in the first three years of the combined course (the predominantly music component) but not in years 4 and 5 (the BTeach component).

Selection into the BMus/BTeach

Students must initially gain admission to the Bachelor of Music through the normal VTAC and audition processes. At the end of the first year of the BMus, students who have completed at least 87.5 (including Practical Study 1-1 and 1-2) points can apply for the combined course by submitting an internal transfer application to the Faculty of Education. Admission to the combined course is also possible provided that the prerequisite subjects for the two teaching areas have been completed.

Selection will be based on academic merit.

Further Information

Further information about the Bachelor of Music is available from the Music Faculty Office. Further information about the BMus/BTeach is available from the Music Faculty or Education Faculty Office.

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